ENDORSEMENTS

THE KIN - Touring the world with their co-led soaring vocals, wrenching melodic guitars and Shakerleg's explosive hand drumming. The live show has been crafted over hundreds of tour dates across the US, Canada, Australia, U.K. and France. The band is set to release, 'Live at Rockwood Music Hall' LP/DVD and their next studio LP.
http://www.thekin.com

FRANK VINCENT - Frank Vincent is an acclaimed actor, musician, comedian, author and producer. Best known for these performances - Raging Bull's arrogant "Salvi", Casino's suave "Frankie Marino", Goodfella "Billy Batts", "Phil Leotardo" on HBO's epic series The Sopranos, Do The Right Thing's "Charlie", and Jungle Fevers racist "Mike Tucci". "Save America's Cinemas is the backbone of our industry" - Frank Vincent
http://www.frankvincent.com

NICHOLAS PILEGGI - FAMOUS for writing "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family" which he adapted into the movie "Goodfellas" and for writing "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas" and the subsequent screenplay for "Casino". The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese. Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the fictional "City Hall", starring Al Pacino. He served as an Executive Producer of "American Gangster" starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. He is also the author of "Blye, Private Eye". Pileggi cowrote the pilot of the CBS television series Vegas which first aired in September, 2012. "Saving America's theaters is central to our enjoying movies. Sitting in a darkened theater with hundreds of strangers and all enjoying the laughs, gasps, and tears together is one of the experiences that has bonded our country.  Losing hundreds of these small theaters across the country because their non-corporate owners cannot afford to convert to a digital system would be a tragic.  And, once they are gone, they will never come back." - Nick Pileggi

JACK DOUGLAS - An American record producer who helped engineer albums for The WHO, John Lennon's classic Imagine album, and albums for Patti Smith, Blue Öyster Cult, the New York Dolls, Cheap Trick, Starz, Supertramp, Guns N’ Roses and most notably Aerosmith. Douglas engineered and produced many of Aerosmith's albums in the 1970s, including Get Your Wings (1974), Toys in the Attic (1975), Rocks (1976) and Draw the Line (1977), all of which have gone multi-platinum.

JAMES GANDOLFINI - AKA "Tony Soprano" - James Gandolfini is best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini's other roles include the woman-beating mob henchman Virgil in True Romance, enforcer/stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, Lt. General Miller in In the Loop, and the impulsive Wild Thing Carol in Where the Wild Things Are. "Please help us help the small cinemas across america procure the equipment they need to stay in business. Small town cinemas are essential to our culture in America. A culture that is already being overrun by large corporations destroying everything for their own profit. Lets keep all the small businesses we can alive. Hope you have a nice day, and can contribute to this worthy cause."

FRANKIE VALLI - is an American popular singer, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is well known for his unusually powerful falsetto voice. Valli scored 29 Top 40 hits with The Four Seasons, one Top 40 hit under The Four Seasons' alias 'The Wonder Who?', and nine Top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of The Four Seasons, Valli's number one hits included "Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll" (1964) and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. "You're Ready Now", a Valli solo recording from 1966, became a surprise hit in Great Britain as part of the Northern soul scene and hit number eleven on the British pop charts in December 1970. As a solo artist, Valli scored number one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease" (1978). Valli, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

JOE PESCI - is an American actor, comedian and musician, known for his collaborations with Robert De Niro. He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films including Goodfellas, (for which Pesci received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, in 1990), Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, and the Lethal Weapon series. He took a six-year hiatus from acting between 1999 and 2005 before returning for a cameo in The Good Shepherd (2006).
In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull. He also had a role in 1993's A Bronx Tale . The pairing with De Niro became famous enough to inspire a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, "The Joe Pesci Show." (The real Pesci and De Niro made a surprise appearance in one episode.) Pesci hosted SNL on October 10, 1992. During the monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II, which had been torn by Sinéad O'Connor on the previous broadcast; he demonstrated this by tearing up a photo of O'Connor, which was met with huge applause.

KRIS JENNER - An American businesswoman and television personality. In her television ventures, Jenner has appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, Khloé & Lamar, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Good Morning America, The Talk and America's Next Top Model. She has been married to 1976 Summer Olympic Games Decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner since 1991.

MIKE STARR - Mike Starr is an acclaimed actor featured in notable films such as Goodfellas, The Bodyguard, Ed Wood, Miller's Crossing, Jersey Girl, Dumb and Dumber, and The Ice Harvest plus numerous TV hits such as Crime Story, Frasier, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Early Edition, Home Improvement, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, Law & Order, NCIS, The Office, The Young and the Restless, Glee, and Days of our Lives.

TONY DANZA - Tony Danza is an accomplished actor, Global Globe Award winner and 4 time emmy nominee featured in many films. Tony is well know for his iconic performances as the main character in Taxi and Who’s The Boss. Tony hosted his own talk show “The Tony Danza Show” Starred on Broadway and had a successful boxing career before being discovered by a producer while training in a gym.
http://www.tonydanza.com

LOUIS VANARIA - Louis Vanaria is an accomplished young actor who has starred in major motion pictures, among them “A Bronx Tale”, “This Thing Of Ours”, “Don’t Say A Word”, “Searching For Bobby DiNiro”, “A Soldiers Sweetheart”, “Bringing Our The Dead”, “Growing Down In Brooklyn” as well as the Television shows Law and Order, N.Y.P.D. Blue, Kirk, Young At Heart, HBO Hardcore, The Bureau and more.
http://www.louisvanaria.com

EDDIE LYNCH - Eddie Lynch is an accomplished actor who has been featured in many films such as “Who Doesn’t Kill You”, “Las Vegas”, “This Thing Is Ours”, “Jack”, “The Mouse”, “One”, “The Exorcist”, and television shows “B.L. Stryker”, Different Strokes”, “The A Team”, and “Rage of Angels”.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528281

SALLY KELLERMAN - Sally is an American actress and singer known for her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the film MASH (1970), for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She portrayed psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Dehner in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the second pilot for Star Trek (1966). She also appeared in The Outer Limits (1963) episodes "The Human Factor" with James B. Sikking, "The Bellero Shield" with Martin Landau, written by Joseph Stefano, Centennial (1978), and in the 1998 Columbo episode "Ashes To Ashes".

CHUCK ZITO - plays Frankie Diamonds on the #1 show on TV "Sons of Anarchy" this season on FX. -- Actor: played Italian wise guy Chucky Pancamo on the hit HBO prison drama Oz. -- Radio personality on Howard Stern's 101. Also known as a stuntman, bodyguard, author, boxer & martial artist.
http://www.chuckzito.com

TONY SIRICO - Film and television actor has played gangsters in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Mob Queen, Gangsters, Love and Money, Fingers, The One Man Jury, Defiance, The Last Fight, Innocent Blood, Bullets Over Broadway, The Pick-up Artist, Gotti, Cop Land, Turn of Faith, and Mickey Blue Eyes. He also played the part of Paulie Guatieri in the Sopranos. He also played policemen in the films Dead Presidents and Deconstructing Harry.

DEBI MAZAR - Television and film actress in Madonna's music videos"Papa Don't Preach," "True Blue", "Justify My Love", "Deeper and Deeper" and "Music" the movies Goodfellas, The Doors, Bullets Over Broadway, and Batman Forever She gained her first real following from playing a character on Civil Wars in the early 1990s. When that series was cancelled her character was brought over as a recurring role between 1993 and 1994 season of the TV drama L.A. Law plus other films and television shows.

JOHN GALLAGHER - John Gallagher is a New York-based director, writer, producer, author, historian and educator, with a record of discovering and mentoring new talent both in front of and behind the camera. His films as director and/or producer have earned two dozen awards at international film festivals. John currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Real Theatre Company and is the owner and president of 305 Media Group.

KATHRINE NARDUCCI - Kathrine is a well known American actress, famous for her role as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. In addition to her role on The Sopranos, she starred in Chicago Overcoat along with other film credits including A Bronx Tale, Two Family House and some other TV appearances on shows such as Law & Order, NYPD Blue and Third Watch.

VINCENT PASTORE - Film and television actor featuring Goodfellas, Carlito's Way, The Jerky Boys, HBO television movie Gotti, the series The Sopranos, as well as Mickey Blue Eyes, Two Family House, Under Hellgate Bridge, Riding in Cars with Boys. Deuces Wild, Made, Mafia!, The Hurricane, Serving Sara, Carlito's Way, American Cousins, A Tale of Two Pizzas, This Thing of Ours, Remedy, Shark Tale, Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits, and Guy Ritchie’s Revolver. He served as Associate Producer of the film, Doughboys. Television credits include Grounded for Life, Son of a Beach and Law & Order

FRANKIE AVALON - Singer and Actor famous for the hits "Venus", "Why", "Just Ask Your Heart", Wait For You", "Bobby Sox to Stockings", "A Boy Without a Girl" Frankie starred in a number of popular "beach party" comedy films during the mid-1960s. The wholesome and romantic coupling of "Frankie and Annette" in summer movies such as Beach Party and Beach Blanket Bingo became iconic figures in American films during that era. He had dramatic parts in The Alamo, as well as the science-fiction story Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Materializing as a character called Teen Angel, his performance of "Beauty School Dropout" in the hit 1978 film of the musical Grease introduced Avalon to a new generation of viewers. Frankie Avalon appeared in nearly two dozen TV episodes.

CATHY MORIARTY - Accomplished actress famous for her roles in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull in 1980, as Vikki LaMotta, the wife of Robert De Niro's lead character. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1981 she starred in the cult movie Neighbors. She had many supporting roles in popular films, including Kindergarten Cop and Soapdish. She also appeared opposite Andrew Dice Clay in the CBS sitcom Bless This House. Later, she appeared as the villain Carrigan Crittenden in the 1995 film Casper and as Rose Donlan, wife of Harvey Keitel's corrupt cop in 1997's Cop Land. She reunited with De Niro for Analyze That, in which she played female Mafia boss Patti LoPresti.

STEVIE VAN ZANDT - Stevie is a famous American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin, and an actor in the television drama The Sopranos (1999–2007), in which he played the character Silvio Dante. Van Zandt also had his own solo band called "Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul" in the 1980s.

MICHAEL IMPERIOLI - best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared as Det. Ed Green's temporary replacement, Det. Nick Falco, in the TV drama series Law & Order. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars. He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the new ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7

TOM SIZEMORE - is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Heat, Strange Days, and Pearl Harbor. Sizemore is also known for his supporting roles in well known films such as True Romance, Natural Born Killers, The Relic, Devil in a Blue Dress, and Wyatt Earp.

FRANK STALLONE - is an American actor, singer/guitarist and Golden Globe and Grammy Award-nominated songwriter. He has appeared in many Hollywood films and television. He is the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone. Stallone wrote and performed "Far From Over" for the 1983 film Staying Alive. The song was released mid April 1983. The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his only major pop hit. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture and a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.

SAL RICHARDS - Sal is an accomplished actor appearing in such films as Rounders, Fighting Back and Love is All There Is, among others. He co-starred with Steven Segal in the film Out for Justice. Sal just finished a cameo with Harvey Keitel in the soon to be released My Sexiest Year. His acting has also spanned into Television where he has appeared in programs such as, Law and Order Criminal Intent, Deadline, and had a starring role in the sitcom Bachelor Life.

MELISSA PROPHET - Melissa payed roles in Casino, Goodfellas, and various other movies and was also a former beauty queen as she was Miss Los Angeles and Miss California. Third runner-up in the Miss World Pageant as well as the Miss USA Pageant. Won 14 first place trophies in various contests.

TERRY JOHNSON - Terry Johnson is an original member of The Flamingos and is the singer, songwriter, musical arranger and vocal arranger of The Flamingos biggest hits including "I Only Have Eyes for You" During a 50-plus year career of performing with the original Flamingos and later his own Flamingos incarnations, Terry Johnson was recruited by Smokey Robinson to write and produce at Motown and following a tenure there, was recruited by Harold Melvin to act as musical director for The Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass until the last show they performed together in 1976.

TONY DARROW - After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Tony received an offer to appear in what turned out to be a cult film, "Street Trash". He played a mobster in the film. Several months after Street Trash, Darrow was contacted by the famous film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen Street Trash and wanted him to audition for a role in "Goodfellas". The audition proved to be good, earning Tony a small part in the film as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Tony was also in the Woody Allen films "Bullets Over Broadway", "Mighty Aphrodite", "Deconstructing Harry", "Small Time Crooks" and "Sweet and Lowdown".