Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay created and wrote every episode of the acclaimed BBC political comedy series Yes Minister (1980) and Yes, Prime Minister (1986). The series received numerous accolades including three BAFTA (British Academy) Awards, two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and two Pye Television Writers Awards. It also won four BAFTA Awards for the star, Nigel Hawthorne. Lynn also won the BAFTA (British Academy) Writers Award. In the US he won the ACE Award for Best Written Comedy Series on cable television, having also been nominated the previous year. In addition, for "Yes, Minister" Lynn was given a Special Award from the Campaign For Freedom Of Information. He wrote three best-selling books, "The Complete Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Volumes 1 and 2" based on the series. All went to #1 on the London Sunday Times best-seller list. Between them they have sold over a million copies in hardback, were in the top ten best-sellers for three years and have been translated into numerous languages. "The Complete Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Volume 2" were the 2nd and 3rd British best-sellers of the decade, 1980-1989.
史蒂夫·马丁，被称作好莱坞“白头翁”，1945年出生于美国德克萨斯州的瓦考，在他10岁时，他的家庭迁到了加利福尼亚的花园路。
丹·艾克罗伊德的祖父是皇家骑警，父亲Peter是政府官员，哥哥是精神病专家。1969年进入渥太华的卡勒顿大学，主修刑事犯罪学和社会学。青年时期的他非常叛逆，曾多次退学，最终在多伦多著名喜剧团体“Second City Stage Troupe”中开始了自己的演艺事业——最初是在一家叫Sock\'n\'Buski...
海德利最初以舞台剧演员的身份出道，曾和苏珊·萨兰登（Susan Sarandon）合作出演《以牙还牙》（Extremities）；也和凯文·克莱恩（Kevin Kline）、劳尔·茱莉亚（Raul Julia）合作出演《武器和人》。上世纪80年代，她开始接演电视剧，迅速成为一名小有名气的电视剧演员，其中代表作包括《寂寞之鸽》（Lonesome Dove）、《卡罗莱纳的私生女》（Bastard Out of Carolina）、《急症室的故事》（ER）、《神探阿蒙》（Monk）等等，她也凭借《寂寞之鸽》、《卡罗莱纳的私生女》两次荣膺艾美奖迷你剧/电视电影最佳女配角提名。2017年6月传出去世消息。
Max Casella is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Doogie Howser, M.D., Vinyl, Cro and the voice of Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series.
John Ortiz was born on May 23, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Fast & Furious (2009) and American Gangster (2007). He is married to Jennifer Ortiz. They have one child.
Actor Austin Pendleton was born March 27, 1940 in Warren, Ohio to Frances and Thorn Pendleton. He graduated from Yale University. He later became an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and acted in several of the theater's productions. His first film appearance in Petulia (1968), a minor and uncredited role. Since, he has made over 100 appearances in television and film.
1965年2月7日生于南卡罗莱纳州的Georgetown，成长于纽约市布鲁克林的黑人社区，从小即梦想成为一名喜剧演员。18岁开始参加纽约喜剧剧团的巡回演出，期间得到黑人巨星艾迪·墨菲的赏识。得以参加银幕处女作《比佛利山超级警探2》的演出，并从此跨入影坛。1990年开始在著名电视节目《周...
拉丁裔美国人、1970年出生在美国加州洛衫机，小克利夫顿·克林斯的祖父是五六十年代好莱坞演员Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez，小克利夫顿·克林斯运用自己变色龙般的演技成功塑造了从警察、到拳击手到连环杀手等多样化有血有肉的形象，真正地在好莱坞主流表演界站稳了脚跟。
