JUNE 6 - 8, 2013 - Steve Azar Saint Cecilia Foundation

JUN E 6 - 8, 2013
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Hello Dear Friends,
Gwen and I want to welcome you to the second
annual Delta Soul Celebrity Golf & Charity event in my
hometown of Greenville, Mississippi. We are so happy
to have many of you back for year two and wish to
welcome those of you who are first-time participants!
We hope you have a terrific time.
To our celebrity and sponsors friends, we can't
thank you enough for sharing your time, gift of talent
and generous contributions to the St. Cecilia
Foundation. Also, a big thanks to all of our committee
members and other volunteers for putting in countless
hours day-in and day-out to make this event go off in
style! You all mean the world to us.
The participation last year paid great dividends to
the success of our inaugural event. Because of your help, the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation was able
to set up a scholarship fund that awarded 10 college scholarships to one graduate from each high school
in Washington County. In addition, we placed a music and arts program at St. Joseph Catholic High
School, where three generations of my family have attended, and we created and funded a unique
career planning program at Delta State University that integrates business students with music and art
students. Foundation contributions were also made to the Greenville Arts Council, the Delta 180
Degrees program and more music and arts related organizations.
The arts are such an important part of our Delta's culture and help to cement our place in history.
Known for everything from the birthplace of America's music to the home of Jim Henson’s Muppets,
the Delta has produced a plethora of prestigious authors, poets, sculptors, painters and musicians. We
must continue to nurture the arts in our children’s lives and in the lives of future generations. I have
witnessed the progress and difference we are all making together for the Delta.
We are anticipating an even greater level of success for 2013! Over the next few days, let's all put a
little soul in our summer and celebrate together all that we are accomplishing.
Blessings,
Steve
S c h e d u l e o f E ve n t s
June 6
Private Dinner at Doe’s Eat Place
June 7
Celebrity Challenge Golf Round
Greenville Golf & Country Club
The Big Night Party & Auction
The Terracina Home
June 8
Delta Soul Celebrity Golf Tournament
Greenville Golf & Country Club
Catfish Fry
Lakeport Plantation
Lake Village, Arkansas
Steve Azar & Friends Jam
Harlow’s Casino
D e l t a S o u l 2 0 1 3 C o m m i tt e e C h a i r s
Event Coordinators: Steve & Gwen Azar, Beth Mansour & Esther Virden
Public Relations & Ground Transportation: Lesa Wise
Celebrity Travel: Elisabeth Steele
Solicitations: Nadine Hayek
Graphic Design & Print: Doreen Muzzi (TKT Publications, Inc.)
Hospitality Suite: Cindy Abide & Julice Curry
Ladies Day: Greer Smith & Kim Taylor
Golf: Cassie Doolittle
Auction: Pam Miller
Thank you to all of our families and many volunteers who helped us this year.
Your support is greatly appreciated!
St e v e A z a r
Azar, a native of the Mississippi Delta, is a
country, blues and rock music songwriter,
artist and producer who released his debut
album in 2001 titled, Waitin’ On Joe. The
title track was a No. 1 hit video featuring
Academy Award winning actor Morgan
Freeman.
Steve’s song, I Don’t Have To Be Me, Til
Monday, received the Three Million Radio
Airplay Award and is the among the top five
most played songs on country radio in the
past decade.
Steve toured with Bob Seger's 2006-07
tour, ranked No. 1 by Pollstar, and has had his songs recorded by numerous other musicians including
Reba McEntire.
Azar also is an accomplished golfer and has been ranked as one of the top five musicians that play golf
by Golf Digest Magazine. He is a frequent guest at charity golf tournaments across the country.
He and his wife also founded the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation, and they host The Delta Soul
Celebrity Golf & Charity event annually. Steve has been honored with his own day in the state of
Mississippi on March 13th and in South Dakota on August 10th. Steve’s CD, Slide On Over Here,
featuring the hit single, Sunshine, was featured in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine’s 2011 list of top things
to buy at Christmas. And his song Doin’ It Right (Delta Mix) off of his latest release, Delta Soul Volume
One, is the feature track in Sony Pictures’ 2012 movie, Here Comes The Boom.
For more about Steve, visit the website, www.steveazar.com
St. Cecilia Foundation
The Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. The focus of
the foundation is to raise funds for charitable organizations, particularly in the Delta
region, that aid sick, disadvantaged and abused children. The foundation also supports
the promotion and growth of art and music within educational and cultural
institutions.
Founded in 2006 by Steve and his wife Gwen, the foundation has raised funds
for many charitable organizations. For more information, visit www.steveazar/azar-foundation.com.
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Terry Ahola
Terry Ahola of Gladstone, Michigan was a member of the United States’
Ski Team from 1980 until 1984. He competed on the World Cup tour and
the Europa Cup tour, and achieved a national top three ranking. In 1984,
he turned professional and was named Rookie of the Year that year.
Ahola competed on the United States’ Pro Ski Tour through 1992.
The Ski Club Vail alumnus made Vail, Colorado his home base while
competing on the U.S. Pro Tour until 1986. He was named a 2013 Korbel
American Ski Classic Legend by the Vail Valley Foundation.
In 2008, Ahola was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of
Fame. According to the Daily Press News, Ahola recently raised the
necessary funds to open an ice skating rink in his hometown.
He is currently a member of the Banshee Music Family, and has previously been a commentator for
ESPN.
Mark Bryan
Mark Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism
from the University of South Carolina in 1989. He is a founding member,
songwriter and the guitar player for the multi-platinum band, Hootie &
the Blowfish. He has spent the last 20 years recording and touring, and
also has two solo albums to his credit.
Since moving to Charleston in 1999, Bryan has produced five fulllength albums, as well as co-written, and produced countless songs for
other artists.
Bryan also was instrumental in founding the College of Charleston’s
radio station, and is helping to develop a music industry concentration
there.
Recently, Bryan formed the Chucktown Music Group in order to release the material he is writing,
producing, and recording, and to help promote the Charleston music scene. He also is the chairman of
the board for Carolina Studios, a non-profit after school music recording and technology program for
children ages eight to 18.
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Ken Dorsey
Ken Dorsey is the winningest quarterback at the University of Miami with
a 38-2 record as a starter. While at Miami, Dorsey set school and Big East
conference records for touchdown passes (86), passing yards (9,565 yards),
and total offense (9,165 yards). He was named the Maxwell Award winner
as the most outstanding college football player in 2001. That same year,
Dorsey led the Canes to an undefeated season and the school's fifth
national championship with a 37-14 victory over Nebraska in the Rose
Bowl. In his senior campaign of 2002, he led the Canes back to the BCS
National Championship game. He was named a Heisman Trophy finalist in
2001 and 2002, and was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame
in 2013.
Dorsey was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. He spent six
years in the NFL with the 49ers and the Cleveland Browns, before spending the 2010 season with the
Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Dorsey was named the quarterback coach for the Carolina Panthers beginning with the 2013 season after
spending two years with the Panthers as a professional scout.
Dean Felber
Dean Felber first came into the limelight by following his passion for
music and joining a few friends at the University of South Carolina to form
what became one of the top-selling bands in history, Hootie & The
Blowfish. With Felber on bass, Hootie & The Blowfish changed the musical
landscape with their unique sound and style, achieving mass success across
radio and television, worldwide touring, and 25 million in album sales.
Felber, along with his bandmates, Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, and Jim
‘Soni’ Sonefeld, have made continued efforts throughout their career to
pay it forward. The Hootie & The Blowfish Foundation was established in
2000 to support public education issues in their home state of South
Carolina. Then in 2003, in conjunction with the Foundation, they began an
annual Homegrown Concert Series to expand their efforts to lacking school systems nationwide.
Felber is now able to indulge another passion - winemaking. Felber was elated to discover one of the
country’s best sommeliers, Mark Ray, also living in Charleston. Shortly thereafter, Perception Wines was
born. Perception Wines focuses on small-lot, handcrafted wines, which Felber enjoys sharing with friends
and family.
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Jackie Flynn
Jackie Flynn has emerged as one of the funniest comedians to come out
of Boston. He has quickly parlayed his success in stand-up comedy into an
established film and television career.
Flynn was discovered on stage in Boston by the Farrelly brothers, who
have since cast him in the films, Hall Pass, Three Stooges, King Pin, There’s
Something About Mary, Me, Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal, and Stuck on You.
He has also appeared in the movies, Mall Cop and Here Comes the Boom. In
addition, he portrayed one of the “men of the square table,” in the popular
Miller Lite Man Law commercials. He also appears in Barclays Bank
commercials.
Flynn was a San Francisco Comedy Competition winner, and was a
featured performer at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Recently, he
was chosen to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
A comic’s comic, his unique brand of sarcastic observational humor puts him in a class all his own.
Audiences young and old appreciate his wit and rapid fire, take no prisoners delivery.
John Fox
One of the NFL’s most experienced and respected coaches, John Fox enters
his third season with the Broncos in 2013 as the franchise’s 14th head coach.
Fox joined the Broncos after spending nine seasons coaching the Panthers.
Fox has appeared in two Super Bowls and three conference championship
games as a head coach or defensive coordinator. He has coached 30 players to a
total of 57 Pro Bowl selections. In 2012, Fox led Denver to a 13-3 record and
the AFC’s No. 1 seed, while earning his 100th career victory in the Broncos’
regular-season finale. He became just the 10th coach in NFL history to deliver a
division title in each of his first two years with a team and just the third such
coach to do so after inheriting a team with a losing record.
Before joining the Broncos, Fox compiled a 73-71 regular-season record over
nine years with the Panthers. He led Carolina to three 11-win campaigns, two NFC South Division titles and three
playoff appearances. Prior to his tenure with the Panthers, Fox spent five seasons as the defensive coordinator
for the New York Giants, and led a defense that ranked among the league’s most productive units.
In addition, Fox served as a consultant for the St. Louis Rams, and had coaching stints with several teams
including the Raiders, the Chargers, the Steelers, and at his alma mater, San Diego State University.
He and his wife, Robin, have three sons: Matthew, Mark and Cody, and a daughter, Halle.
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Tim Fox
A native of Canton, Ohio, Tim Fox attended Ohio State University, and was
co-captain his senior year. One of only two players in history to play in four
straight Rose Bowls, Fox was a four-year starter for the Buckeyes, enjoyed a 382-1 regular season record, and won or tied the Big Ten Conference all four
years at Ohio State.
He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round (21st overall) of
the 1976 NFL draft, was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1980, and was named the
Patriots’ MVP in 1981. Fox was traded after the 1981 season to the San Diego
Chargers where he was selected to the Sports Illustrated All Pro Team in the
strike shortened 1982 season. He moved on to the Los Angeles Rams in 1985,
and ended his career with the Cleveland Browns during the 1987 player strike.
Fox resides in Hull, Massachusetts, and is currently the New England sales director for R.R. Donnelley & Sons.
He has two daughters, Landin, an Arizona State graduate, and Haley, an Ohio State graduate and former
Buckeye field hockey captain. He also has one son, Christopher, who played football for, and graduated from,
Boston College.
Robert Gamez
Robert Gamez is a three-time PGA tour winner, producing one of the
most memorable shots in golf his rookie year by holing out for eagle on
his final hole at the 1990 Nestle Invitational at Bay Hill to beat Greg
Norman. Gamez won twice during 1990 to claim PGA Tour Rookie of the
Year honors.
Since then he has put together a successful career with his most recent
win coming in 2005 at the Valero Texas Open. He ranks T22nd in victory
leaders on the tour.
Gamez spends his free time at the Walt Disney World theme parks
riding roller coasters, and giving back to his community through his
charitable foundation in Orlando.
Gamez began the Team Gamez Charitable Foundation in central Florida in hopes of supporting
charities that promote healthy lifestyles and education for children. Since his rookie year in 1990,
Gamez has given over $1 million to various children’s charities in Las Vegas and Orlando.
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Harold Green
Harold Green II is vice president of Pro Bowl Motors. He is a graduate of
the University of South Carolina with a degree in retail marketing, and had
an outstanding football career at the University where he rushed for 3,005
yards on 702 carries and scored 33 touchdowns. He was inducted into the
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
In 1990, Green began his NFL career as the 31st pick in the NFL draft for
the Cincinnati Bengals. He spent the next 10 years of his career with the
Bengals, the St. Louis Rams, and the 1990 NFC Championship Atlanta
Falcons.
Green established the Green Team Foundation in 1993 to provide
underprivileged children with an enrichment experience and the
opportunity for higher education. He also has participated in various local and national charities, and is
curently on the board of directors for the South Carolina Children’s Home, and the National Retail
Advisory Board fo the department of retailing at the University of South Carolina. He also previously
worked as a career development coordinator for the University of South Carolina’s athletic department.
Andy Johnson
A Georgia native, Andy Johnson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in
1970, but instead chose to play quarterback for the University of Georgia.
He was a three-year football starter at Georgia, while also playing third
base on the Bulldog’s baseball team.
In 1974, Johnson was drafted by both the New England Patriots and the
Baltimore Orioles. He chose The NFL and the Patriots. Johnson was drafted
as a running back, but also played wide receiver, and at one time was listed
at five positions on the depth chart. He played with the New England
Patriots until 1982, and then spent one season with the Boston Breakers in
the USFL before retiring.
In 1996, Johnson was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and
in 2000 he was inducted into the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2009, during the Patriot’s 50th
anniversary season, he was selected as a member of the All-Decade Patriots Team for the 1970s.
Johnson and his wife live in Athens, Georgia and have three children and two grandchildren. He has been
in the insurance business since retiring from football. He is active in charity events, has served on the board
for Hope Heaven, a school for the handicapped, and also is vice president of the University of Georgia
Lettermen’s Club.
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Richard Karn
Richard Karn is well known to television audience for his success as “Al” on
eight seasons of Home Improvement, and his four years starring as the host
of the hit game show, Family Feud.
After receiving a master’s degree from the Professional Actors Program at
the University of Washington, Karn began his acting career in New York
City, performing both on- and off-Broadway. He starred in the plays, The
Foreigner, Me and My Girl, Losing It, and The Other Shore (in which he met
his wife, actress Tudi Roche). Recently, Karn starred in the 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee in Kansas City, and performed in the play,
Your Life as a Feature Film, opposite his wife, Tudi, and son, Cooper.
Currently, he is starring in Game Show in Calgary, Alberta.
Karn has had numerous television appearances on shows such as Carol Burnett’s Carol & Company, and he
most recently guest starred in ABC’s, Last Man Standing. In addition, he appeared in multiple sequels to
the Air Bud franchise, and also produced and starred in an ABC television movie, Picture Perfect.
Katherine LaNasa
Katherine LaNasa, a New Orleans native, is a classically trained
ballerina, studying the craft at a young age at the highly regarded North
Carolina School of the Arts. Later, LaNasa took on an apprenticeship
with the Milwaukee Ballet and then danced with Salt Lake City’s Ballet
West and the Karole Armitage Ballet.
LaNasa eventually moved to Los Angeles where she caught the acting
bug, landing roles on several television series including a lead role on
the NBC comedy series, Three Sisters. Since then, LaNasa has made a
number of primetime appearances including memorable roles on Two
And A Half Men, Big Love, Lie to Me, Justified, and House.
On the big screen, she appeared in the 2004 remake of Alfie as well as
2010’s feature film, Valentine’s Day and the 2012 comedy hit, The Campaign as Will Ferrell’s better
half, “Rose Brady.” Just off the heels of NBC’s Deception, LaNasa can be seen this summer on the
second season of A&E’s Longmire and in the Billy Bob Thornton directed film, Jayne Mansfield’s Car.
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Ray Lloyd
As a youngster growing up in the South, it didn't take long for Ray Lloyd to
discover the outrageously popular world of professional wrestling.
Although Lloyd admired the larger-than-life characters in the ring, he never
considered becoming a professional wrestler until, after finishing a successful
football campaign at Valdosta State University and preparing for graduation,
he was challenged by a local professional wrestler to a workout. After a few
minutes in the ring, he was hooked and earned the title of professional
wrestler.
Lloyd experienced success early on in his career, wrestling throughout the
United States and Japan. In 1996, he signed a contract with World
Championship Wrestling (WCW). Lloyd exploded on to the scene with a new
look and the new name of Glacier. He brought a new style of wrestling to WCW and became known for both his
skill and his elaborate ring entrances.
Lloyd still makes appearances at professional wrestling events as Glacier. He continues to pursue his passion
for performing as an actor, appearing on television shows such as Burn Notice, The Game, and Meet the Browns.
Steve Lundquist
Steve Lundquist, better known as “Lunk the Hunk” in the swim world,
was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Swim Team when the United States
boycotted the Olympics.
He rose to fame in 1984 when he won Olympic gold medals in both the
100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay. He also was the
first swimmer to break the two-minute barrier in the 200-yard
breaststroke.
Lundquist won every 100-yard breaststroke event he entered from 1980
until 1983. At the age of 17, he broke his first world record, and during his
career he broke international swimming records and American records on
15 different occasions. In 1990, Lundquist was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame.
As an actor, Lundquist found roles in films such as, Earth Girls are Easy, Killer Tomatoes Eat France, Return
of the Killer Tomatoes, and Killer Tomatoes Strike Back.
He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate
School of Management.
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Branford Marsalis
Jazz Master Branford Marsalis is a revered instrumentalist. The three-time
Grammy Award winner is a composer, and the head of Marsalis Music, which
allows him to produce both his own projects and those of the jazz world’s most
promising new and established artists.
Making his Broadway debut as composer for the Tony Award winning
Broadway revival of August Wilson’s play, Fences, he received a Tony
nomination for Best Original Score and a 2010 Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Music in a Play. Following these successes, Marsalis was asked to
score the 2011 Broadway premiere of The Mountaintop. Leader of one of the
finest jazz quartets today, and a frequent soloist with classical ensembles,
Marsalis is increasingly sought after as a featured soloist. And in 2011, the
National Endowment for the Arts conferred the prestigious Jazz Masters Fellowship on the Marsalis Family.
Marsalis, along with Harry Connick, Jr., conceived the New Orleans Habitat Musicians' Village, the newly
constructed community in the city’s historic Upper Ninth Ward that provides new homes for displaced
residents, including displaced musicians and their families. At the heart of the Village stands the Ellis Marsalis
Center for Music, a facility with performance, instructional and practice spaces and a recording studio.
Deuce McCallister
Mississippi native Deuce McCallister attended the University of
Mississippi where he broke and set many records as a running back for the
Ole Miss Rebels. McCallister is the only player in the history of Ole Miss to
record three seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards. In 1999,
McCallister won the Conerly Trophy, which is awarded to the top collegiate
football player in Mississippi.
McCallister finished his football career at Ole Miss with records for carries
(616), yards (3,060), rushing TDs (36), total touchdowns (41) points (246),
and 100-yard games (13).
In 2001, he was drafted in the first round as the 23rd overall selection by
the New Orleans Saints. He rushed for more than 1,000 yards in three
straight seasons with the Saints, and set multiple franchise records for the team. In 2008, McCallister set
the all-time rushing touchdown record for the Saints, and he holds the all-time New Orleans Saints record
for most career rushing yards and touchdowns.
In addition, McCallister was a two-time Pro-Bowl selection and a two-time All-Pro selection. He retired
from football in 2010, but within a few weeks he had re-signed with the Saints and in February of that year
the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV.
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Corey Miller
A three-year starter at the University of South Carolina, Corey Miller
was named the 1989 Defensive Player of the Year for South Carolina,
was a two-time All Independent player, and was an honorable mention
All American. A lineman, he also was selected to University of South
Carolina All Time Team.
Drafted in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL draft by the New York
Giants, Miller remained in the Giants’ starting line-up for eight years.
He played nine seasons in the NFL, and currently has the statewide
sports talk show, The Corey Miller Show, based in Columbia, South
Carolina.
At a recent Charleston Day School annual celebration of sports, Miller
spoke to encourage students to follow their dreams.
Chris Rich
Dallas born actor Chris Rich is best known for his roles on the television
series, Murphy Brown and Reba.
Rich first became popular playing the role of Alexander "Sandy" Cory on
the daytime drama, Another World, from 1981 to 1985. During the 1990s,
he had guest appearances in several television shows such as Renegade, The
Nanny, Suddenly Susan, and ER, among others. He also had recurring roles
in The George Carlin Show (as Dr. Neil Beck), Murphy Brown (as Miller
Redfield), and Nash Bridges (as Agent David Katz).
In 2001, Rich joined the cast of Reba playing Brock Hart, the ex-husband
of the title character played by Reba McEntire. Rich stayed in the show until
it was canceled in 2007. During this time, Rich also had a recurring role on
Boston Legal playing attorney Melvin Palmer. After that, he played Bree's book publisher, Bruce, on two
episodes of ABC's Desperate Housewives and the dad of Mel in the ABC’s TV series, Melissa and Joey.
Chris is married to Eva Halina, a former Miss Poland and Olympic gymnast. They have twin daughters, and
he also has a teenage daughter from his first marriage.
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Sterling Sharpe
A former NFL wide receiver and an analyst for the NFL Network, Sterling
Sharpe attended the University of South Carolina, and played with the Green
Bay Packers from 1988 to 1994.
Sharpe was chosen by the Packers as the seventh overall pick in the first round
of the 1988 draft. In his rookie season, he started all 16 games and caught 55
passes. During his second season with the Packers, he led the league with 90
receptions, the first Packer to do so since 1945, and broke records for
receptions and receiving yards in a season.
In the final game of the 1992 season, Sharpe caught his 107th reception of
the year, which broke the NFL's single-season receptions record, set in 1984. He
became one of only seven players in NFL history to win the Triple Crown at the
receiver position, leading the league in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and receptions. In 1993, he broke
his own record, with 112 receptions, making him the first player with consecutive seasons of 100-plus
receptions. His 18 touchdown receptions in 1994 were the second most in league history at the time.
A 1994 neck injury ended a career in which Sharpe was named an All-Pro five times.
Grant Show
The only son of Ed and Kathleen Show, Grant was raised in San Jose,
California with his older sister, Kelly Show. He studied acting at Samuel
Ayer High School, and then majored in theater arts at UCLA.
His first professional role was “Rick Hyde” in Ryan’s Hope. He then
took a year sabbatical to study at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Arts. After returning to America, he worked in the theater,
while starring in the occasional television show.
In 1992, he was cast as “Jake Hanson” in the television hit, Melrose
Place with recurring appearances on its sister show, 90210. Since then,
he has starred in numerous shows, including Swingtown, Private
Practice, and HBO’s Big Love.
Appearing again in primetime, Grant will star as “Spence Westmore” in the Lifetime summer series,
Devious Maids, alongside Judy Reyes and Susan Lucci premiering Sun., June 23 at 10 p.m./9p.m.
Central Time.
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Jimmy Shubert
Jimmy Shubert’s full-contact comedy has led him to headlining at the
Comedy Store in Hollywood and the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, to his own standup special on Comedy Central, and to five years on King of Queens and several
appearances on Entourage. As an original member of The Outlaws of Comedy,
Shubert toured with the late Sam Kinison for five years. Shubert is a nationally
touring headliner, with three comedy CDs, a half-hour Comedy Central special,
and a self-produced comedy DVD, Alive N’ Kickin, to his credit.
On television, he’s played everything from a prison guard in a hostage crisis
to a murder victim on Monk. His other TV credits include, Off Their Rockers, 2
Broke Girls, Just Shoot Me, Heist, ER, Reno 911, Sonny with a Chance, and
Disney’s hit show, Zeke and Luther. Shubert also was featured in the films,
Wedding Jimmy, Uncle Melvin’s Apartment, and Cut Off.
A veteran of live performance, he has performed all over the world, and in 2009, he performed for U.S.
military stationed in the Middle East as part of the America Supports You program.
Shubert currently resides in Los Angeles where he hosts the golf-themed podcast, Tee2Grin.com.
Reggie Smith
Baseball legend, Reggie Smith, batted .287 with 314 homeruns and
1,092 RBIs in 17 major league seasons with the Boston Red Sox, the St.
Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. He
was selected to the Boston Hall of Fame in 2000.
He batted over .300 seven times in his major league career and hit over 20
home runs eight times in his career. A seven-time All Star, Smith won his
first Rawlings Gold Glove in 1968, was voted Dodgers’ Most Valuable Player
in 1977, played in four World Series and appeared in three league
championship series. After finishing his baseball career in the United
States, Smith played two season in Japan with the Tokyo Giants, becoming
only the second foreign player to have won both the World Series and the
Japan Series.
Smith served as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first base and batting coach from 1992 to 1998. He also was the
Dodgers’ minor league field coordinator and hitting coordinator from 1989 to 1994, and served as batting
coach for the 2000 men’s Olympic gold medal winning baseball team.
He currently owns and operates Reggie Smith Baseball Centers in the Los Angeles area where he provides
instruction to students of all ages, abilities and experience.
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Paula Trickey
For five seasons and 101 shows, Paula Trickey was the star of USAʼs hit
show, Pacific Blue, as the character of Sgt. Cory McNamara.
For two seasons she recurred on The OC as Veronica Townsend. She
has been the lead in the movies The Base, and Blood Shot, and several
Hallmark movies including McBride, Gone But Not Forgotten, A Carol
Christmas, as well as the star of the Lifetime movies Maternal
Obsession, Past Tense, Till Lies Do Us Part, and Betrayed at 17. Sheʼs
had memorable guest star roles on television series such as, CSI , CSI NY,
and One Tree Hill, and numerous recurring roles on Walker Texas
Ranger, Beverly Hills 90210, and Renegade.
She is heavily involved in fundraising and celebrity golf tournaments
and also has hosted her own golf tournament in Los Angeles, The Deal or No Deal Celebrity Golf
Classic benefiting St. Jude Childrenʼs Research Hospital.
Kris Tschetter
Kris Tschetter was raised in South Dakota and educated at Texas Christian
University. She started playing on the LPGA tour in 1988.
Tschetter and Billy Andrade teamed up to win the JC Penney Mixed Team
Classic in 1991 and the Northgate Computer Classic in 1992. She finished
second in two majors, the 1996 U.S. Open and the 1997 Nabisco Dinah
Shore Tournament.
Tschetter has earned nearly $3 million in prize money in her career and
her eight under par, 29, still stands as a British Open nine-hole record.
She received the Heather Farr Award in 2000 after coming back from her
first of many hip surgeries and in 2002, she was named one of 10
outstanding young Americans presented by the United States Junior
Chamber.
Tschetter’s heartwarming account of her 15-year friendship with Ben Hogan, Mr. Hogan, the Man I Knew,
was recently published to rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
She now resides in Warrenton, Virginia with her husband, Kirk Lucas, one of the top golf teachers in the
Washington DC metro area, and daughters Lainey and Kyra.
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Dan Tyminski
Fourteen-time Grammy winner Dan Tyminski is counted among the most
recognizable and popular male vocalists on today’s bluegrass and country
music scenes. Since 1994, his instrumental skills and tenor singing have been
key components of the band, Alison Krauss and Union Station.
Tyminski was the singing voice of George Clooney in the film, O Brother,
Where Art Thou? His rendition of, “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow,” became a
surprise hit single and was named CMA’s Song of the Year, the International
Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Song of the Year, and a Grammy winner
for Country Collaboration with Vocals.
He has been named Male Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA four times and was
recognized as 2004’s Male Vocalist of the Year by the Society for the
Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America. Tyminiski also has released two solo albums, Carry Me Across the
Mountain and the Grammy-nominated Wheels. Wheels was named IBMA’s 2009 Album of the Year.
When not on the road, Tyminski lives in the Nashville area and works on his golf game. He often participates in
charity and celebrity golf tournaments, and was named by Golf Digest as one of the top 10 golfers in music.
Gary Valentine
Valentine is well known for his nine seasons as “Cousin Danny” on the CBS
sitcom, The King of Queens. In addition to appearing on screen, he cowrote a few of the show’s episodes. Valentine also appeared on the
television show, Men of a Certain Age, and starred in his own half-hour
special on Comedy Central along with hosting, the X Show on FX.
Valentine got his start in show business on the stand-up comedy stage.
After an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left his native
New York for Los Angeles. There, Valentine quickly landed spots on various
talk shows including, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Late Night
with Conan O’Brien, and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, among others.
He’s been headlining comedy clubs and theaters ever since.
On the big screen, Valentine has appeared in such films as, Stuck on You, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and
Larry, Here Comes the Boom, Zookeeper, and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
Valentine also makes frequent appearances as a round table comedian on the popular E! Network’s latenight talk show, Chelsea Lately.
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Al Wisne
The unlikely celebrity success of Detroit “car guy” and mechanical engineer
Al Wisne was no accident (although the insurance company ruled the fire and
subsequent sinking of his boat just that).
Wisne made his debut role playing a terrorized citizen in the Michigan filmed
movie, The Carrier. He was hard to recognize, most likely due to the garbage
bags over his head and body, but his acting is generally regarded as the best
part of that movie.
The year 2006 heralded his breakthrough music video performance on Steve
Azar’s, “You Don’t Know a Thing.” Al went on to establish his amateur golf
career by winning the Nationwide Pro-Am in 2006, the Monday After the
Master’s in 2010 (with Azar).
In the 2009 music video “Moo La Moo,” Steve Azar created Al’s most
challenging acting role: Al the Bartender. The script called for Al to perform feats he had never done before ...
sweeping the floor and washing and polishing glass. Although his role in the 2011 blockbuster, Hall Pass, was
changed from “young buff dude” to “Clyde, the gym owner” after he was cast. In the words of Bobby Farrelly...
“he nailed it.” Bobby didn’t say what “it” was.
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