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In 2007, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, became a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility. In the holiday season blockbuster, which grossed over $350 million worldwide, songwriter Dave Seville transformed singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore into pop sensations -- while the out-of-control trio laid waste to Dave's home, wreaked havoc on his career, and turned Dave's once-orderly life upside-down.
Before you could say, ``Alvinnnnn!!! talks began about a new ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS movie. Not content to rest on their laurels, the 'Munks came up with yet another ``first: a ``Squeakquel, in which Alvin, Simon and Theodore finally meet their match - and maybe more - in the newly arrived female trio, The Chipettes.
But this holiday season, the Munks are about to unleash their greatest, grandest and most spectacular adventure: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED, in which the vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become 'chipwrecked' on a remote island. As the 'Munks and Chipettes scheme to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
The new film has it all: Alvin running amok on a luxury cruise liner; an epic salsa dance face-off, an erupting volcano, anthropomorphized athletic equipment; a mysterious castaway; the Munks and Chipettes hurtling through the air via runaway kites and makeshift zip-lines - and the hottest Munk-ified music ever.
It's Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor as you've never seen them before. And here to tell the tale, are the film's stars and filmmakers:

EPIC ADVENTURE...AND EMOTION
ROSS BAGDASARIAN (Producer, and creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks): ``ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED is the biggest canvas we've ever worked on.
JANICE KARMAN (Producer, and creator of The Chipettes): ``CHIPWRECKED is both visually grand and yet personally intimate.
As the story opens, The Chipmunks, Chipettes, and their eternally beleaguered guardian, Dave Seville, are en route, on a luxury cruise liner, to the International Music Awards. Alvin, of course, cannot resist wreaking havoc on this ultimate playground. He attempts to steer the vessel, takes over the hot tubs, and dons a tuxedo - secret agent style - to work the baccarat and blackjack tables.
JASON LEE (who reprises his role as Dave Seville): ``As always, the operative words for Alvin are 'chaos' and 'action.' It's his first time out of the city, and he wants to make the most of it. Dave isn't happy about Alvin's shipboard antics - and lets him know it. It's not easy to be sympathetic, likable and charismatic when you're screaming 'ALVIIIIIN!' so loudly you're breaking windows around you!
ROSS BAGDASARIAN: ``Dave thinks he's taking The Chipmunks and Chipettes on a relaxing vacation cruise. Alvin has promised Dave to abide by Dave's rules (after all, Alvin has assured Dave that 'Rules is my middle name!', but of course within two seconds, we see that Alvin is not following anyone's rules but his own). And before long, he, Simon, Theodore and The Chipettes are flying off the ship, and ending up on a seemingly deserted island.
JUSTIN LONG (again voicing the role of Chipmunk frontman Alvin): ``Alvin wouldn't be Alvin if he didn't trigger and lead the mayhem. It's the Alvin we know and love...at least, at first glance. He's the reason they become chipwrecked.
The unexpected flight is on a runaway kite that whisks the Munks and Chipettes to their new home. In a way, it's a kind of homecoming for the boys, though not necessarily a welcome one.
ROSS BAGDASARIAN: ``Being stranded on the island takes the Chipmunks full circle. When we met them in the first movie, they were wild - living in the forest, foraging for nuts - and that all came very naturally for them. Then, they became domesticated, famous, pampered, and civilized. Now, finding themselves on a deserted island after all that domestication, they cannot figure out how to find a nut, or forage for anything but room service.
The new home leads to character-changing adventures, on a scale new to the boys and to the ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS films.
MIKE MITCHELL (Director): ``It's more of a question of what adventure isn't in this movie.
ANNA FARIS (who reprises her voice role of the Chipette, Jeanette): ``This film is full of heroic scrapes, narrow escapes, and huge escapades. It amps up the adventure, and takes the Chipmunks and Chipettes completely out of their element.
AMY POEHLER (who reprises her voice role of the Chipette, Eleanor): ``There's lots of jumping, running, wriggling under doors, and flying.
Adding to the adventure is the appearance of a character new to the Chipmunks universe - ``Simone, a swashbuckling Frenchman with a taste for adventure and a lust for life. If Simone looks familiar, it's because he's the alter-ego (and polar opposite) of buttoned-up and brainy Chipmunk, Simon, who transforms into Simone after he's bitten by a tropical spider. [Simon is again voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler; Simone is voiced by Alan Tudyk.]
MIKE MITCHELL: ``Well, everyone knows that's a common side effect of being bit by a tropical spider; you turn into a swashbuckling French chipmunk.
MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER: ``For most of the movie, Simon is not even Simon; he's Simone. But by the end of this adventure, Simon learns there's a little bit of Simone in all of us
Simon's transformation leads to changes for Alvin.
JANICE KARMAN: ``Simone acts before he thinks; he's very much about derring-do, no matter what the real-world consequences. In a way, he's become like a turbo-charged European version of Alvin. So now, to ensure that The Chipmunks make it off the island, Alvin has to step up and be the logical, responsible one. Alvin becomes Simon -- and a little bit, like Dave.
JUSTIN LONG: ``It's a good lesson for Alvin: When push comes to shove, and the stakes are high - you have to step up and take charge. (And by the way, adults need that message more than kids!)
Alvin's counterpart, the Chipette Brittany, also undergoes a metamorphosis, of sorts, as does her sister Eleanor.
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE (returning as the voice of Brittany): ``Brittany is kind of a control freak and prima donna - she worries that the tropical humidity will frizz her hair - but she changes from her adventure. Brittany is instrumental in their efforts to get off the island.
JANICE KARMAN: ``While on the island, Brittany discovers that she's not just 'the pretty one' she's also the 'smart one'.
AMY POEHLER: ``Eleanor, who's always the 'can-do' Chipette, sprains her ankle, which sidelines her. That's no small adjustment for Eleanor.
Theodore's always-adventurous spirit serves him well in his new locale, but being the youngest brother comes with its own challenges.
JESSE McCARTNEY (the voice of Theodore): ``Theodore is always down for a good time, but he's a little more timid than his brothers. On the island, he's trying to keep up with everyone - and avoid falling victim to the island's dangers.
ROSS BAGDASARIAN: ``By presenting these new aspects of the characters, the film builds emotional connections. We have a huge canvas, but the film also feels very intimate.
Among those dangers is what Theodore first sees as a monster, but who turns out to be a young woman named Zoe. Zoe was ...Cast Away...on the island years before the Chipmunks arrived, but she's been able to make some new friends along the way. Her island pals are: 'Spalding,' 'Calloway,' 'Rawlings', 'Dunlop' and 'Nerf -- respectively, a basketball, golf ball, baseball, tennis ball, and nerf football. She enjoys extended chats with her anthropomorphized sports gear, all of whom have faces presumably drawn by Zoe.
Given her vivid imagination, you'd think Zoe would be prepared for some talking chipmunks...but no. Upon her first close encounter with the 'Munks, Zoe says, ``I've been on this island so long I'm now imagining squirrels [yes, she said, 'squirrels'] can talk. The inadvertent discovery of some long-buried treasure adds to the dynamic - and danger - between Zoe and the Chipmunks/Chipettes. Zoe is portrayed by actor/comedian Jenny Slate, a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.
JENNY SLATE: ``I was really impressed by the scale of the production. When I walked onto the set, my heart beat faster because it reminded me of those classic family movies, like 'Swiss Family Robinson.' And the story - domesticated, fancy chipmunks being stranded on a crazy, mysterious island! It's eternally exciting!
So where's Dave, while all this epic island action is unfolding? He's searching for his boys and the Chipettes, of course. After hang gliding from the ship to the island, Dave is on a quest. His unexpected ally: arch-nemesis Ian Hawke, the villain you love to hate, who has transitioned from fallen music executive to shipboard entertainer...dressed as a penguin. When Dave is finally reunited with his young charges, he discovers they've changed, in some impressive and relatable ways.
MIKE MITCHELL: ``A key theme in this movie is about the Chipmunks growing up, and how hard it is for a parent - in this case, Dave - to let his kids be independent. But kids (and chipmunks) are going to grow up and they're going to be independent. It's inevitable, of course. I think that idea is going to resonate with kids and parents. Everyone can relate to the story, even though it's a singing/dancing/adventure-seeking Chipmunk movie. And, who hasn't gone on family vacations? They're wonderful nightmares!
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE: ``This film is the most fun of them all. I love a movie that plunks you into the tropics and makes you feel like you're on vacation with six chipmunks.
The story's impressive scale is reflected in the locations where the filmmakers captured the action. Principal photography took place in Hawaii, home to the island sequences; Florida, where cast, crew and Munks boarded a luxury cruise liner; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where interiors (ship's state rooms, casino) were filmed.
MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER: For the Chipmunks, Hawaii was the rough part of the shoot. The mix of their fur and the humidity wasn't ideal.
AMY POEHLER: ``Hawaii and The Chipmunks are not a good mix. Most of us think of Hawaii as a place of wonderful relaxation, but for the Chipmunks it's much too hot. They do better under a blanket.'
Music always plays a key role in an ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS film, and ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED features songs by a number of today's top artists. Alvin, Simon, Theodore and The Chipettes, perform pop favorites, from classics like Vacation (originally immortalized by The Go-Go's) to current hits like S.O.S. (made famous by Rihanna) and Bad Romance (a Lady Gaga favorite).
The film's soundtrack album, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - Music from the Motion Picture, follows two hugely successful Alvin and the Chipmunks soundtrack collections: 2007's RIAA platinum-certified, Alvin and the Chipmunks - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which became a gold-certified top 10 success on the Billboard 200.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CHIPMUNKS
Alvin and The Chipmunks have been delighting audiences around the world for over 50 years. From the moment they sprung into being with their 1 Christmas hit ``The Chipmunk Song, the creative brainchild of singer/songwriter Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the 'Munks' catchy sound has been a pop culture mainstay, for both young and old.
In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. was a down-on-his-luck musician/songwriter with a family to feed. He was signed with Liberty Records, a struggling label desperate for a hit. In the spirit of a true artist, Bagdasarian, Sr. was a risk taker. He cleaned out the family's savings account and bought a state-of-the-art tape recorder, then he sat down and tried to figure out what he would do with it. Looking around his desk, he saw a copy of a book called Duel with the Witch Doctor. That was his inspiration for the number one hit song ``Witch Doctor, an instant smash that everyone knows by its nonsensical refrain: ``OO EE OO AH AH ting tang wal-la wal-la bing bang.
Bagdasarian employed a unique technique for the voice of the Witch Doctor. He slowed the tape recording speed down and recorded the lyrics in a slow, low voice, then played it back at regular speed. This technique would later come to define the iconic voices of Alvin, Simon and Theodore.
As ``Witch Doctor surpassed the million-selling copy demarcation, Liberty Records found themselves flush with cash. But the money wasn't enough to save the label indefinitely and Liberty soon needed another hit ... so once again they called on Bagdasarian.
Tapping back into his surroundings for inspiration, Bagdasarian found himself listening to the insistent refrain of his four-year-old son begging to know when it would be Christmas - this was in the heat of summer 1958 - and he penned the perennial Christmas favorite, ``The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) ... but he didn't title it that because The Chipmunks didn't exist yet.
Bagdasarian loved the voice he created for the Witch Doctor, but he wanted to take it somewhere new, imbue it with personality, he just didn't know in what way. One day, as he drove through Yosemite National Park, a chipmunk ran in front of his car, stopped in the road, rose up on its haunches and seemed to challenge Bagdasarian to pass. The rest is history ... as that little chipmunk became Alvin.
Bagdasarian created two sidekicks for the mischievous Alvin: Simon, the intellectual and practical one; and Theodore, the giggling one that loved to eat. Together they were Alvin and The Chipmunks, deriving their names from three of the executives at Liberty: Al Bennett, Si Waronker and Theodore Keep. A few years before, Bagdasarian began recording under the stage name, David Seville. So this new musical act was born, David Seville and The Chipmunks.
Although it was a bit of a struggle to get ``The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) radio air play in the beginning, Bagdasarian found a small station in Minneapolis willing to play it before the Christmas season officially began. The switchboards lit up like a you know what, and word of mouth got the song rotation on more and more stations until it became the fastest-selling number one hit single up to that time, over four and a half million copies in seven weeks (that milestone was eventually surpassed by The Beatles with ``I Want to Hold Your Hand in 1964), and would go on to win three Grammy(R) Awards and be nominated for a fourth.
The Chipmunks made their network television debut - as puppets performing with ``Dave Seville (Bagdasarian) - on ``The Ed Sullivan Show. Again, they were an immediate success. People were clamoring for more of the 'Munks, and a look was designed that was very different than what we have come to associate with The Chipmunks. In the beginning, The Chipmunks looked, well, very much like chipmunks ... not quite photo-realistic, but based more on the animal than on a plushy derivative. A cottage industry ensued with all kinds of 'Munk toys and memorabilia, and of course, records.
The Chipmunks were huge. People couldn't get enough of them. After the 1960 release of the single ``Alvin for President, Bagdasarian received a letter of support from then senator John F. Kennedy, a Presidential candidate. Kennedy wrote back to Bagdasarian saying that he was glad to know he had at least one worthy opponent. There seemed to be no limit to their popularity. In three short years, The Chipmunks had sold sixteen million records, won several Grammys among numerous nominations, and were riding the crest of an unprecedented merchandising campaign. It was time to bring them to life in a dynamic, visual medium.
The Alvin Show debuted on television in the fall of 1961 and with it, a new look for Alvin, Simon and Theodore - and for that matter, Bagdasarian since the character of Dave Seville was now born into the world of animation.

MUNKOGRAPHY: A CHIPMUNK TIMELINE - HIGHLIGHTS
1958 - ``Witch Doctor released
``The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) released
Chipmunks first appear as puppets on The Ed Sullivan Show
1959 - ``The Chipmunk Song is nominated for 4 Grammys and wins 3 of them
Chipmunks release their first album Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks
Chipmunk merchandise licensing campaign launched
1960 - ``Alvin's Harmonica wins a Grammy(R)
``Alvin for President released; JFK writes to Bagdasarian, Sr.
1961 - ``The Alvin Show debuts in prime time on CBS
``Let's Sing with The Chipmunks wins Grammy
``Alvin for President nominated for two Grammys
1962 - The Alvin Show album nominated for a Grammy
1963 - The Chipmunk Songbook nominated for two Grammys
1964 - The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles' is released and goes multi-Platinum.
1965 - ``The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles wins Grammy (for best engineered recording- special or novel effects)
1966 - ``Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is nominated for a Grammy
1972 - Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. passes away
1978 - Ross Bagdasarian & Janice Karman plot the rebirth of The Chipmunks
1980 - ``Chipmunk Punk is released goes Platinum and wins NARM's Best Selling Children's Album
1981 - ``A Chipmunk Christmas animated special airs on NBC. The companion soundtrack album goes Platinum.
``Urban Chipmunk is released goes Platinum and wins NARM's Best Selling Children's Album
1983 - ``Alvin and The Chipmunks animated television show debuts on NBC and is immediately a runaway 1 hit seen by more than 10 million viewers per week.
The Chipettes are introduced
1985 - ``Alvin and The Chipmunks is nominated for an Emmy(R)
1987 - ``The Chipmunk Adventure animated theatrical feature is released
``Alvin and The Chipmunks is nominated for a second Emmy
``Alvin and The Chipmunks is nominated for a Young Artist Award
1988 - ``Alvin and The Chipmunks is nominated for a third Emmy
``The Chipmunk Adventure is nominated for a Young Artist Award
1990 - ``Rockin' with The Chipmunks special for NBC features Will Smith.
1992 - ``Chipmunks In Low Places is released and goes Platinum. It features Alan Jackson, Charlie Daniels, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Aaron Tippin and Billy Ray Cyrus.
1994 - ``A Very Merry Chipmunk is released. It features Celine Dion, Alan Jackson, Kenny G, Gene Autry and Patty Loveless.
1995 - ``When You Wish Upon A Chipmunk is released
1996 - ``Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes is released
1998 - ``The A-Files: Alien Songs is released
1999 - Alvin and The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein video is released
2000 - ``Alvin and The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein wins Golden Reel Award
``Alvin and The Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman video is released
2007 - ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS live-action film w/ redesigned CGI Chipmunks becomes a blockbuster motion picture event.
1 Family/Comedy DVD of 2008 (and 2 overall)
Platinum soundtrack album.
Wins Best Soundtrack Album at the 2008 American Music Awards
Wins Favorite Movie at 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, beating out the likes of Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
2008 - 50th Anniversary of The Chipmunks
2009 - ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL grosses over $440 million worldwide
2011- ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED in theaters everywhere

ABOUT THE CAST
JASON LEE (Dave), with a flourishing career that includes an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in writer-director Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy, and memorable roles in features for Smith, Cameron Crowe and Lawrence Kasdan, has solidly established himself among critics, directors and peers.
In 2007, Lee starred in the blockbuster Alvin and the Chipmunks, which grossed over $350 million worldwide, then made a cameo appearance in the hit Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, released in December 2009.
In the can is the indie thriller Columbus Circle, written by Kevin Pollack. The film centers on a reclusive heiress in an upscale Manhattan apartment building who is brought face-to-face with her fears when a detective shows up to investigate a homicide that occurred in the apartment next door. Lee and Amy Smart play a couple who end up moving into the now empty apartment. The film, directed by George Gallo (Bad Boys), also stars Selma Blair and Giovanni Ribisi.
Currently, Lee can be seen on NBC's new hit comedy Up All Night. The series revolves around new parents Reagan (Christina Applegate) and Chris (Will Arnett). Chris is a stay-at-home dad, and Reagan produces a talk show for host and best friend Ava (Maya Rudolph). Lee plays the role of Kevin, their next door neighbor who unexpectedly sweeps Ava off her feet.
Lee starred for two seasons on the TNT series Memphis Beat. The guitar-laced sounds of Memphis set the stage for the hour-long show, in which Lee played Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police detective with a deep connection to the city and its music.
Prior to Memphis Beat, Lee starred in and produced the NBC comedy series, My Name is Earl, about a hapless crook who has an epiphany after winning a small fortune in the lottery. Determined to change his karma, Earl sets out to right all the wrongs he has inflicted on others. Lee received two Golden Globe(R) nominations and two SAG Award(tm) nominations for his role of Earl Hickey. In addition, the show won the People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy. My Name is Earl was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ran for four seasons.
Lee co-starred as the voice of Syndrome in Walt Disney Pictures' and Pixar's Award-winning animated feature The Incredibles. He voiced a character in Sony's motion-capture feature Monster House, about three teenagers who discover their neighbor's house is a monster. Additionally, Lee voiced the title character in Underdog, Spyglass Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures' live-action adaptation of the classic 1960s cartoon.
Born and raised in Huntington Beach, CA, Lee turned a childhood pastime of skateboarding into a professional career. After moving to Los Angeles during his early twenties, he began developing an interest in acting.
Lee's big break came in 1995 with the lead role in writer-director Kevin Smith's comedy, Mallrats, in which Lee deftly portrayed the inconsiderate slacker, Brodie. Lee went on to star in Smith's Chasing Amy, for which the actor won an Independent Spirit Award for best supporting male for his role as Ben Affleck's insecure, outspoken roommate Banky. Lee went on to showcase his intuitive timing as the demonic Azrael in Smith's supernatural comedy, Dogma. He reunited with Smith in the comedies Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II, and Cop Out. In 2006, Lee wrote and directed the short film, The White Door, starring Giovanni Ribisi and Beth Riesgraf.
Lee starred in writer-director Cameron Crowe's ensemble feature, Almost Famous, in the role of Jeff Bebe, the lead singer of a 1970s rock band called Stillwater. The film won the Golden Globe award for Best Film. He then re-teamed with Crowe on Vanilla Sky, for Paramount Pictures. Lee played the best friend to Tom Cruise's character.
After working with director Lawrence Kasdan in the ensemble comedy, Mumford, Lee reunited for the director's suspense thriller, Dreamcatcher. Other film credits include writer-director Rebecca Miller's The Ballad of Jack and Rose, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener, director Barry Sonnenfeld's ensemble comedy, Big Trouble, Enemy of the State, and Kissing a Fool.
Lee is a professional photographer, as well as an avid supporter and collector of the arts. He is also actively involved with his skateboard company, Stereo Sound Agency, which recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary.

DAVID CROSS (Ian) is an Emmy(R) Award winner and Grammy(R) Award nominee, and an inventive and funny performer on stage and screens, both big and small.
Cross created, co-wrote and produced the original series, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and stars in the title role as a witless temp who inadvertently finds himself heading up a UK energy drink company. The first six episodes debuted on IFC in October 2010 and will be released on DVD on December 27, 2011. The final six original episodes of the series will premiere on IFC on January 6, 2012.
Cross recently completed production on the independent feature, It's a Disaster, alongside Julia Stiles and America Ferrera, for writer-director Todd Berger.
As a stand-up comic, Cross was named by Comedy Central as one of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. In 2009, he embarked on his first stand-up comedy tour in six years in support of his first book, entitled I Drink for a Reason, which was released by Grand Central Publishing. The book spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and the tour played to packed venues in cities across the United States.
The hugely successful comedy show was filmed at Boston's Wilbur Theater and premiered on EPIX on April 10, 2010. This marked Cross' first broadcast stand-up special in ten years. His previous special, David Cross: The Pride is Back, aired on HBO in 1999. The new special, entitled Bigger and Blackerer, was released on CD and DVD by Sub Pop on May 25, 2010.
Cross released two comedy CDs on the Sub Pop label: Shut Up You F***ing Baby!, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2004, and It's Not Funny. In 2003 he released the DVD, Let America Laugh, a documentary film of the stand-up comedian's tour of small alternative rock clubs.
In 2009, Cross starred as Cain, opposite Paul Rudd's Abel, in the Harold Ramis comedy, Year One. His additional film credits include Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman, the sci-fi comedies Men in Black and Men in Black II, the indie cult comedy Ghost World, Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Todd Phillips' School for Scoundrels, the independent feature I'm Not There, and the children's films Megamind, Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Curious George, for which he provided his vocal talents.
Cross starred in Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the ``squeakquel, as villainous music executive Ian Hawke.
Cross is probably best known for his role as Dr. Tobias Fünke on the critically acclaimed Emmy-winning comedy series, Arrested Development. As part of the ensemble cast, Cross was twice nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award(R) for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
His introduction to the TV scene came on The Ben Stiller Show, where Cross honed his comedy writing chops and shared a 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program.
Cross would go on to earn three more Emmy nominations as one of the creators and writers, along with Bob Odenkirk, of the groundbreaking HBO comedy series, Mr. Show with Bob & David. The series ran on the cable network for four years and gained a huge cult following.
More recently Cross starred opposite Will Arnett in the FOX comedy, Running Wilde, and wrote, produced and starred in the Comedy Central animated series Freak Show, which he co-created with H. Jon Benjamin.

JENNY SLATE (Zoe) is a longtime fixture on the downtown and Brooklyn alt-comedy scenes, and a durable standup with long stands at UCB, Rififi, Comix, Piano's, and the P.I.T. In 2009, Jenny presented her one-lady show, Jenny Slate: Dead Millionaire, to sold-out audiences in New York and Los Angeles, and revived it at UCB in 2010. Last season, Jenny joined the Saturday Night Live cast as featured performer and created such memorable characters like ``Tina Tina, the doorbell saleslady. Before joining SNL, Jenny was cast in the HBO comedy series Bored to Death, as Stella, the stoner girlfriend to Jason Schwartzman. Most recently, Jenny shot a supporting role in This Means War, to be released by Twentieth Century Fox. Additionally, Jenny is developing Marcel the Shell into a book series and TV show.

JUSTIN LONG (Voice of Alvin) has established himself as a natural talent in film and television. Last year, Long was seen in the films, The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford, Going the Distance, in which he stars opposite Drew Barrymore, as well as The Weinstein Company's Youth in Revolt, where he starred alongside Michael Cera and Steve Buscemi.
Long also appeared in After Life, starring opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci, as well as in New Line's adaptation of the popular book, He's Just Not That Into You, as part of the ensemble cast including Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin and Scarlett Johansson. Long can be seen in the films Drag Me to Hell, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Funny People, and Serious Moonlight. He was the voice of Lem in Planet 51, released in November 2009. In 2007, Long starred in the blockbuster hit Live Free or Die Hard, opposite Bruce Willis.
As a member of Vassar College's comedy troupe, Laughingstock, Long got his start in the comedy world, which led to his first starring roles in films such as Galaxy Quest and Jeepers Creepers. He then shifted to the small screen for his role on the quirky NBC series Ed and ventured into the world of offbeat comedies with his first box-office success, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. From there, Long had roles in comedies such as Accepted, produced by Tom Shadyac, and The Break-Up opposite Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. He also appeared in the Adam Sandler-produced Strange Wilderness, along with Steve Zahn, and had a cameo in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show. In addition to his film career, Long has established himself as a household name with his portrayal as the Mac Guy in the Apple Mac versus PC commercials.

MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER (Voice of Simon), a native of Las Vegas, is an accomplished filmmaker, model and actor. He attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in film. Since graduating, he has directed the short films The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man, Claude: A Symphony of Horror, Life Aquatic: Intern Journal, and Tippi's Picnic.
Gubler starred opposite Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the Fox Searchlight Pictures comedy 500 Days of Summer. His earlier film credits include R.V, Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Great Buck Howard, and How to be a Serial Killer. In 2007, Gubler voiced the role of Simon in Twentieth Century Fox's blockbuster Alvin and The Chipmunks, reprising the voice role in 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Gubler is a series regular on Criminal Minds, where he plays Dr. Spencer Reid. In his spare time on set, he directed and starred in Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentaries, which can be seen on YouTube. He also directed, edited, and co-produced The Killer's Don't Shoot Me Santa music video, is an accomplished water color painter, and recently started his own music label, Cornstalk Recordings. As a model, Gubler walked the runway for such fashion designers as Marc Jacobs, Burberry and Louis Vuitton. He was featured in Paper Magazine's 8th annual Beautiful People issue.

JESSE McCARTNEY (Voice of Theodore) is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling musician, and actor. With his musical accolades cemented with platinum albums and a number one hit, McCartney is making a successful turn into acting, appearing in, and providing vocal talent for, some of the most successful films, television shows, and Broadway shows of the past few years.
McCartney was last seen in the independent film, Beware the Gonzo, opposite Zoe Kazan, which premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
McCartney reprised his role as the voice of Theodore for Twentieth Century Fox's Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which grossed over $440 million worldwide. The first film in the franchise, Alvin and The Chipmunks, was also a box office hit and grossed over $360 million worldwide. Additionally, McCartney has been heard as the voice of Terence in Tinker Bell, and is the voice of Robin, a young superhero character in Cartoon Network's Young Justice.
On television, McCartney appeared in six episodes of ABC Family's Greek and appeared in an episode of Law & Order: SVU, where he played murder suspect, Max Matarazzo. He starred on the hit television show Summerland, which aired on the WB for two seasons. In that series, McCartney played Bradin Westerly and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama. He first appeared on screen in ABC's All My Children, as Adam Chandler Jr., for which McCartney earned two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series.
On stage, McCartney made his Broadway debut at the age of ten in The King and I, opposite Hayley Mills. He starred in Roger Daltrey's take on the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol, at Madison Square Garden.
Last year, McCartney released his fourth album Departure: Recharged, which featured the top 20 single How Do you Sleep with Grammy Award winning rapper Ludacris. McCartney received the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Best Male Artist.
In 2008, he released his third solo album, Departure. The first single off the album, Leavin. was 1 on the Top 40 charts for over five weeks, sold over 1.3 million copies, and was the 1 most played Top 40 single released in 2008. McCartney co-wrote the hit song Bleeding Love performed by Leona Lewis which was 1 in 36 countries. The song was awarded Song of the Year by ASCAP in 2009 which is one of the highest honors for a songwriter.
In 2004, McCartney released his debut album Beautiful Soul, which sold over 1.5 million copies. That same year, he was nominated for an American Music Award for Best New Artist, an MTV VMA Award for Best Pop Video and won three Teen Choice Awards for Choice Male Artist, Breakout Artist and Crossover Artist.

AMY POEHLER (Voice of Eleanor), an Emmy Award nominee, stars as mid-level bureaucrat Leslie Knope on the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. The series is a half-hour mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government.
The year 2008 was a very busy year for Poehler: she starred in her seventh season of NBC's Saturday Night Live (and her fourth as the co-anchor of Weekend Update), and appeared in a trio of films and a new animated project for Nickelodeon.
Poehler received her first Emmy nomination in 2008 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live. Due to a change in eligibility, this is an unprecedented nomination, making her the first performer in SNL history to land a spot in this category.
Poehler also will continue to produce, write and provide the voice of Bessie in the new Nickelodeon animated television series The Mighty B.
Poehler could be seen starring opposite Tina Fey in Universal Pictures' hit comedy film Baby Mama, and lent her voice to the animated film Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! with Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. Poehler had a starring role in the ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory, alongside Will Ferrell, Will Arnett and Jon Heder, and she provided the voice to the box-office smash Shrek the Third, as Snow White. Her other feature credits include Mean Girls, Mr. Woodcock, Southland Tales, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, The Ex, Wet Hot American Summer, and Envy.
Poehler joined the SNL cast from the Upright Citizens Brigade, a sketch/improv troupe originally formed in Chicago. She and the U.C.B. relocated to New York, where they had a sketch show on Comedy Central for three seasons on which she was both a writer and performer. In addition, they opened a theater currently regarded as the premier sketch/improv comedy venue in New York City. Poehler and the U.C.B. were featured in A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv, an improvised comedy special on Bravo.
Poehler made memorable appearances on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien (as recurring character Stacey, Andy Richter's little sister), Arrested Development, Wonder Showzen and Undeclared. She also was a voice on O'Grady and The Simpsons.

ANNA FARIS (Voice of Jeanette) recently wrapped shooting the female lead role opposite Sacha Baron Cohen in Paramount's The Dictator.
Previously, Faris executive produced and starred in the comedy What's Your Number? and produced and starred in the hit film The House Bunny.
Faris co-starred in the Oscar- winning film Lost in Translation, alongside Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, for director Sofia Coppola. The critically acclaimed box-office hit earned Faris rave reviews. Faris' additional feature films include: Observe & Report, Brokeback Mountain, Smiley Face, Yogi Bear, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Take Me Home Tonight, Mama's Boy, Just Friends, Waiting, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, and Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, Scary Movie 3, and Scary Movie 4. The Scary Movie franchise represents Dimension Films' most successful franchise to date.
On television, Faris has had memorable recurring roles on Entourage as Herself and on the final season of Friends, playing a surrogate mother to Monica and Chandler's adopted baby.
Originally from Seattle, Faris started acting in the theatre at a young age. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE (Voice of Britanny) stars as Reagan, a career-driven and energetic woman trying to juggle the demands of career, marriage and motherhood, on NBC's new comedy Up All Night.
Applegate has endeared herself to audiences and received accolades for her strength and versatility in theater, film and television. With Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony(R) nominations to her credit, she has proven herself to be one of Hollywood's most influential leading ladies.
Applegate first gained widespread attention as the sexy and sarcastic Kelly Bundy on the long-running series Married with Children. After a very successful 11-season run, she furthered her television success by starring in her own NBC comedy series, Jesse. In 1999, the highly-rated show garnered Applegate a People's Choice Award as Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series, and a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical.
Most recently, she was seen in Nanette Burstein's romantic comedy feature, Going the Distance, with Justin Long and Drew Barrymore. Last summer, Applegate played the voice of Catherine in the animated 3-D comedy, Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore.
In December 2010, she starred as Brittany, the lead Chipette, in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. The film was number one at the box office and remained in the top five through January. She had previously voiced the role in Alvin and the Chipmunks. She also joined Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Jenna Fischer in Hall Pass.
Applegate's performance as the title character in the series Samantha Who?, garnered her a third SAG Award nomination in 2010. Previous nods include two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical and a Prism Award nomination for Performance in a Comedy Series. In addition, Applegate served as a producer for the show, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy during its first season.
Additional film credits include The Rocker from director Peter Cattaneo, where she starred opposite Rainn Wilson; Surviving Christmas for director Mike Mitchell; the comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy with Will Ferrell; the raucous comedy The Sweetest Thing, alongside Cameron Diaz and Selma Blair, which garnered Applegate critical praise; Wonderland; View from the Top with Gwyneth Paltrow; and Stephen Herek's Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.
In 2005, Applegate made her Broadway debut in the starring role as Charity Hope Valentine in the revival of Sweet Charity, which earned Applegate a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical as well as a Drama Desk Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Other stage credits include an appearance in John Cassavetes' Los Angeles production of The Third Day with Gena Rowlands, The Axeman's Jazz, Nobody Leaves Empty Handed, The Run-Through and The Grass Harp.
In 2008, after receiving her breast cancer diagnosis through an early, doctor-ordered MRI, Applegate founded Right Action for Women (RAW) to educate young women about their risk for breast cancer, while encouraging them to speak with their caregivers about appropriate screening. Additionally, RAW provides financial assistance to qualified women to cover the high costs associated with breast screenings. In 2003 and 2009, she served as the ambassador for Lee National Denim Day, one of the largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer in the country.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
MIKE MITCHELL (Director) has worked with DreamWorks Animation since 1996, directing Shrek Forever After, and storyboarding/consulting on such films as Antz, Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda, and Monsters vs. Aliens.
Mitchell has directed live-action features such as Sky High, a Disney movie starring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston, and Touchstone's Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, produced by Adam Sandler. In addition, Mitchell directed television pilots for the FOX and ABC networks.
Mitchell's other animation work includes writing and storyboarding for The Ren and Stimpy Show and Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants. He storyboarded on Disney's James and the Giant Peach, and on commercials and music videos for filmmakers such as Spike Jonze.
Mitchell has received numerous awards for his work, including the 1999 Spirit of Slamdance Award for his short film, Herd, and the Sundance Film Festival's 1993 Best of Fest Award for his animated short, Frannie's Christmas.

JONATHAN AIBEL & GLENN BERGER (Written by) have been writing partners for more than ten years. Aibel was born and raised in New Jersey and attended Harvard University, where he studied psychology and music. While at Harvard, he co-wrote the Hasty Pudding show and was music director of the world-renowned vocal group, The Din & Tonics. Berger grew up in Smithtown, New York. He studied Japanese and economics at Brown University, where he began performing stand-up comedy.
The two met right out of college while working as management consultants in Boston. It was there they both discovered their passion for comedy writing and lack of passion for management consulting. So they threw away their suits and briefcases and moved to Los Angeles to become writers.
They began their career writing for television and were part of the original staff of Fox's hit animated series King of the Hill. They remained at the show for six seasons, rose to become executive producers, and garnered four Emmy nominations and one win.
They've since transitioned to writing feature films, doing numerous rewrites and original live action scripts for studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., New Line, Universal, and Fox. For DreamWorks Animation, Aibel and Berger penned the Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda and Monsters vs. Aliens, which was DreamWorks' first 3D movie. Combined, these movies have taken in more than one billion dollars in worldwide box office. For their screenplay of Kung Fu Panda, they received the Annie Award, the animation community's highest honor.
Aibel and Berger wrote the box-office smash Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. They recently wrote and co-produced Kung Fu Panda 2, and consulted on Shrek Forever After.

JANICE KARMAN (Producer) is president of Bagdasarian Productions, along with her husband Ross Bagdasarian. They operate the Santa Barbara-based company responsible for the phenomenal success of the films Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Karman met Bagdasarian shortly after his father, the creator of Alvin and The Chipmunks, had passed away. They initially teamed to create the million-selling albums, Chipmunk Punk (1980), Urban Chipmunk (1981) and A Chipmunk Christmas (1981). Karman and Bagdasarian garnered multiple Grammy nominations for these efforts and expanded to television that same year, 1981, with The Chipmunks' first prime time special, A Chipmunk Christmas. The special, which Karman co-wrote, co-produced and co-voiced with Bagdasarian, has become a holiday favorite and has been seen by over one hundred million people.
The success of the Christmas special led to The Chipmunks' hit TV series, Alvin and The Chipmunks, which debuted in 1983 and, against the formidable competition of Charlie Brown and Bugs Bunny, became the top-rated show. Over its eight year run, the hit series was nominated for five Emmy Awards and was seen by more than ten million people a week. In addition to voicing the lead character of Theodore (as well as the female chipmunks, The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor) and writing many of the hit network TV series episodes for The Chipmunks from 1983 to 1991, Karman also wrote the lyrics to The Chipmunks' network hit theme song, ``We're The Chipmunks.
By 1986, Karman was not only overseeing a cottage industry that included a hit TV series, hundreds of licensed products, million-selling albums and successful live touring show, but was also the first female director of a full length feature film - The Chipmunks' first motion picture, A Chipmunk Adventure. As if that wasn't enough, Karman also was designing a new home for her husband and herself in Santa Barbara.
To complicate matters further, she was also pregnant with her first child. Karman had read an article that mentioned how expectant mothers in a primitive society were waited on hand and foot and that this luxury was responsible for creating the most precocious children known to man. This was exactly what Karman wanted for her pregnancy. Unfortunately, a hit TV show, cottage industry, feature film and home construction were uncooperative. The day after giving birth, with her new baby in tow, Karman was back at work directing the animated motion picture. Since then, she has produced another wonderful child Michael, born in 1990 and co-created platinum selling albums for The Chipmunks.
Karman completed the first five episodes of a new project, Little Alvin, which features The Chipmunks and Chipettes as preschoolers. This breakthrough show focuses on the emotional IQ of children and teaches them that their emotions are not only normal, but healthy. The series deals with a variety of family issues, including sibling rivalry, feeling left out, child separation, lying, stealing, learning to share and taking responsibility. In addition to playing the main character of La Lu, Karman also wrote and created the show, wrote or co-wrote all of the songs, provides the voices of Theodore and The Chipettes, and is the production designer. This show is a wonderful blending of Karman's talents and is enthusiastically endorsed by child psychologists, educators, parents and children.
Janice Karman and her family reside in the house that Alvin and The Chipmunks built in Santa Barbara, California.

ROSS BAGDASARIAN (Producer) and his wife Janice Karman are responsible for building the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise as it exists today. Taking the helm in the late 1970s as chief executive officer of Bagdasarian Productions, Ross and Janice built a multi-faceted company involved in animation for television, features and commercials, as well as records, home videos, live costumed characters and merchandising.
In 2007 they decided to bring The Chipmunks to the big screen with a live action/CGI motion picture Alvin and the Chipmunks, which became a blockbuster holiday hit grossing more than $350 million worldwide. The second film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, grossed over $440 million worldwide.
The firm's most popular personalities, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, collectively known as The Chipmunks, were created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. When Bagdasarian's father passed away suddenly in 1972, Bagdasarian didn't want to see The Chipmunks die prematurely with him. Ross took over the family business in 1977 and along with Karman, brought a new commitment to the characters. Together, they created all-new material for Alvin and The Chipmunks, including platinum-selling albums and number one rated television shows, prime time specials and an animated feature, The Chipmunk Adventure.
Having celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2008, The Chipmunks have sold nearly 50 million records, garnered six Grammy's, sixteen Gold and Platinum albums and watched merchandising sales exceed one billion dollars.
Bagdasarian graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, later attending Southwestern School of Law and passing the California bar exam in 1975. He entered the family business of vineyards and wineries, but as a tribute to his father was intrigued with the notion of resurrecting The Chipmunks. No one shared his enthusiasm until he met his wife and partner-to-be, Janice Karman.
Bagdasarian is involved in the day-to-day operation of Bagdasarian Productions, which includes writing, producing and supplying the voices for the characters of Alvin, Simon and Dave Seville for their many television and recording projects.
Bagdasarian and his wife and two children reside in Santa Barbara, CA in a house The Chipmunks built.

KAREN ROSENFELT (Executive Producer) is a film producer based at Twentieth Century Fox, where she has produced such features as The Devil Wears Prada, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Marley & Me, The Big Year, Yogi Bear, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. She is serving as a producer of Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga franchise, based on Stephanie Meyer's hugely popular book series.
For 16 years, Rosenfelt was a creative production executive at Paramount, where she oversaw the live action features The First Wives Club, Indecent Proposal, Runaway Bride, Save the Last Dance, Coach Carter, and Mean Girls.
She was instrumental in setting up Paramount's partnership with Nickelodeon Movies, overseeing the film adaptations of the Nickelodeon television properties Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as the best-selling children's book Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Rosenfelt began her career at ICM, as an assistant to talent agent Sue Mengers. She went on to become a creative executive at Jerry Weintraub Productions and a senior vice president at MGM.

ARNON MILCHAN (Executive Producer) is widely renowned as one of the most prolific and successful independent film producers of the past 25 years, with over 100 feature films to his credit. Born in Israel, Milchan was educated at the University of Geneva. His first business venture was transforming his father's modest business into one of his country's largest agro-chemical companies. This early achievement was a harbinger of Milchan's now-legendary reputation in the international marketplace as a keen businessman.
Soon, Milchan began to underwrite projects in areas that had always held a special interest for him - film, television and theater. Early projects include Roman Polanski's theater production of Amadeus, Dizengoff 99, La Menace, The Medusa Touch and the mini-series Masada. By the end of the 1980s, Milchan had produced such films as Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy, Sergio Leone's Once Upon at Time in America and Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
After the huge successes of Pretty Woman and The War of the Roses, Milchan founded New Regency Productions and went on to produce a string of successful films including J.F.K, Sommersby, A Time to Kill, Free Willy, The Client, Tin Cup, Under Siege, L.A. Confidential, The Devil's Advocate, The Negotiator, City of Angels, Falling Down, Natural Born Killers, Entrapment, Fight Club, Don't Say a Word, Daredevil, Man on Fire, Guess Who, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Fountain, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jumper, What Happens in Vegas, Marley & Me, and Bride Wars, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Love and Other Drugs, and In Time.
Along the way, Milchan brought on board a powerful investor and partner who shares his vision: Twentieth Century Fox. Today Fox owns a part of Regency and distributes its films worldwide. Milchan also successfully diversified his company's activities within the sphere of entertainment, most specifically in the realm of television through Regency Television (Malcolm in the Middle, The Bernie Mac Show, Windfall, and Roswell) and sports where the company was at one time the largest shareholder of PUMA, the worldwide athletic apparel and shoe conglomerate based in Germany, which was taken from the brink of bankruptcy and turned into a seven billion dollar company. In addition, Regency has acquired the worldwide television rights to Women's Tennis Association Tournaments from 1999 through 2012 and has licensed these rights to Pan European Broadcaster Eurosport S.A.

NEIL MACHLIS (Executive Producer) has become one of the entertainment industry's busiest and most highly respected producers. His film career has spanned more than 30 years.
Machlis has worked with some of the great directors in recent history, including Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse, Ron Howard and Joel Schumacher. His list of producing or executive producing credits is equally impressive: Garfield, Are We Done Yet? First Sunday, The Birdcage, Dr. Doolittle 2, Primary Colors, Honeymoon in Vegas, Bedazzled, What Planet Are You From?, I.Q., Lenny, Postcards From the Edge, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Born and raised in Belle Harbor, New York, Machlis earned a B.A. degree from American University, and began his film career at Astra Films in Washington, D.C. During the social unrest of the late '60s, Machlis found himself at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, filming commentary for the U.S. Senate during that historic period.
The following year, Machlis moved back to New York and entered the Directors Guild of America's training program. He was one of only ten trainees accepted from more than 1,500 applicants. Under the guidance of the training program, he began his formal training in filmmaking.
Machlis was associate producer of the hit films Grease, American Gigolo, Johnny Dangerously and Cujo.

STEVE WATERMAN (Executive Producer) is the president of Waterman Entertainment, Inc., established in 1989 to produce The Adventures of The Black Stallion. Waterman started his career as an agent with the Sy Fischer Agency, later becoming vice president of television at International Creative Management. He has more than twenty years of experience in production, executive management, creative development, merchandising, licensing and marketing.
Waterman packaged all forms of programming, toy properties and projects for many of the world's largest suppliers of family programming, including Hanna-Barbera, HIT Communications, Henson, DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Pictures. He served as senior vice president of Taft Entertainment, which produced or developed Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ironweed with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, Monster Squad, Crime in America, Jon Sable, Sam Houston, Trivial Pursuit, and Double Take. Separately, Waterman packaged and sold the series Smurfs, Scooby Doo, Ghostbusters, Slimer, Super Mario Bros., G.I. Joe, Muppet Babies, Teddy Ruxpin, Pound Puppies, Where's Waldo, Madeline, Berenstein Bears, Life With Louis, Punky Brewster and Swamp Thing.
Waterman served as executive producer on the theatrical features Kull the Conquerer with Universal, the acclaimed Stuart Little and its sequel with Columbia Pictures, Alvin and The Chipmunks and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, with Twentieth Century Fox.
His television productions include the following series: The Black Stallion with Mickey Rooney, African Skies with Robert Mitchum and Catherine Bach, Catwalk with Neve Campbell, Boogie's Diner with James Marsden, High Tide with Rick Springfield, Could It Be A Miracle? with Robert Culp, Mike Hammer - Private Eye with Stacy Keach, Mowgli: The New Adventures of The Jungle Book and Puppy Plays. He was an executive producer on Born Free - The New Adventure, and produced the animated series Stunt Dawgs with Hasbro, and Electronic Arts' Mutant League. Additionally he has produced twenty-six action hours of Air America with Lorenzo Lamas, and Born Free - The Series, based on the Joy Adamson bestseller, in conjunction with Columbia Pictures Television. Concurrently, Waterman has consulted for and represented numerous television and motion picture companies, including DIC Entertainment, HIT Entertainment, Sextant Entertainment, Kirch Media, Alliance/Atlantis, Canal Plus, Belo Productions, Hanna-Barbera, Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Pictures and theme parks. Waterman has wrapped production on Doctor Dolittle: The Adventures on Language Island.

THOMAS ACKERMAN, ASC (Director of Photography) has been a feature film cinematographer for over a quarter-century. His many credits include Back to School, Beetlejuice, Christmas Vacation, Jumanji, George of the Jungle, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and Scary Movie 4. He was second unit director/director of photography on Hop, and second unit director on Alvin and the Chipmunks. Ackerman was director of photography on the famed Tim Burton short, Frankenweenie.

RICHARD HOLLAND (Production Designer) is a highly-respected production designer for films, television and commercials. For the past twenty years, his work has spanned productions from inside Russia to the outer reaches of Antarctica. Holland's best work is produced when the imaginative meets the everyday - from science fiction fantasies to visions of the past, to the present. His notable credits include Alvin and Chipmunks, Sound of Thunder, Batman and Robin, Last of the Mohicans, The Russia House, Licence to Kill, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Never Say Never Again, and Superman III.

PETER AMUNDSON (Editor) was editor on Gamer, Underworld: Rise of the Licans, Shoot 'Em Up, Hellboy, The Butterfly Effect, Blade II, The Skulls, Godzilla, DragonHeart, Daylight, and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. He served in various editorial capacities on Thirteen Days, Mortal Kombat, Jacob's Ladder, The Right Stuff, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Poltergeist, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH (Music), an Emmy Award winning composer, has written the music for more than 70 film and television projects. He first came to prominence in the music world in the 1970s as lead singer and keyboard player of the progressive new wave/rock band DEVO, who released a series of highly eclectic and satirical albums including Are We Not Men? and Freedom of Choice.
In the mid-1980s, Mothersbaugh began to write music for commercials, receiving a Clio award for his work. He then composed music for numerous television projects, including the memorable theme song and underscore for Pee-Wee's Playhouse. He then scored the popular children's series Rugrats. He also wrote the music for the hugely successful The Rugrats Movie.
In 1996, Mothersbaugh met Wes Anderson and scored the filmmaker's critically acclaimed Bottle Rocket. He wrote the music for Anderson's Rushmore starring Bill Murray and The Royal Tenenbaums starring Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston and Owen Wilson. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou marked Mothersbaugh's fourth collaboration with Anderson.
Mothersbaugh's other feature film credits include Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen, Joe and Anthony Russo's Welcome to Collinwood, starring George Clooney, Happy Gilmore, starring Adam Sandler, 200 Cigarettes, and The New Age, from director Michael Tolkin and producer Oliver Stone, Ramona and Beezus, and the upcoming thriller, Safe, starring Denzel Washington. .
Mothersbaugh was the recipient of BMI's distinguished Richard Kirk Lifetime Achievement Award. Recent television credits include HBO's Big Love, and Sci-Fi's Eureka.
Further extending his musical palate, Mothersbaugh has scored numerous video games including The Sims.
Mothersbaugh is a world-renowned artist who cites Andy Warhol as inspiration. His paintings and drawings have been shown in galleries around the world. He continues to perform with DEVO, which has had resurgence in recent years. The group has played concerts across the country including Central Park in New York last summer.
Mothersbaugh was born in Ohio and studied at Kent State University.

JULIA MICHELS (Music Supervisor) was music supervisor on such high profile titles as The Blind Side, It's Complicated, The Devil Wears Prada, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Sex and the City, and Marley and Me.

ALI DEE THEODORE (Executive Music Producer) was the song producer on the 2007 blockbuster hit Alvin and The Chipmunks. Early in his career, Theodore joined legendary producer Bomb Squad production team, working on the Juice motion picture soundtrack; Aaron Hall's Don't Be Afraid, which reached the top of Billboard's R&B chart; and on remixes for Public Enemy. Additionally, Theodore wrote for Big Daddy Kane, Eric B and Rakim, YBT, and Juvenile Committee.
In 1993, Theodore became an independent producer-writer, working for the next fifteen years with some of the world's premier artists, including Mary J. Blige, Natalie Imbruglia, Shakira, M.O.P, Rev Run (from RUN DMC), Fabolous, Jadakiss, Kool G Rap, Silkk The Shocker, Busta Rhymes, Natasha Bedingfield, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Keke Palmer, Baby Cham, and Mya.
More recently, Theodore produced and/or wrote songs for the hit motion pictures Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Sex and the City 2, Marmaduke, Little Fockers, Going the Distance, The Adjustment Bureau, Iron Man, What Happens in Vegas, Hotel for Dogs, Friday the 13th (2009), Hannah Montana: The Movie, G-Force, Jumper, Fool's Good, Shutter, Transformers, Night at the Museum, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

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