Jim Babjak
Jim Babjak( born November 17, 1957) is an American guitarist and banker.
Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Babjak's music can be heard in the films Bull Durham, Backdraft, Encino Man, Time Cop, Romy& Michele's High School Reunion, Boys Do n't Cry, The Burglar, Cruel Intentions 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck& Larry.
The band made a cameo appearance in the film Class of Nuke' Em High.
Other accomplishments include musical compositions and performances for the soap operas" Passions" and" The Guiding Light", as well as television and radio commercials for Dairy Queen and Nissan Maxima.
Television credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Unplugged, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Uncle Floyd Show, CBS's This Morning, The Dennis Miller Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show.
Babjak now lives with his family in Manalapan Township, New Jersey.
When he is not performing music, Babjak has a day job working at a bank.
Deborah Walley
Deborah Walley( August 12, 1941 May 10, 2001) was an American actress noted for playing the title role in" Gidget Goes Hawaiian"( 1961) and in several Beach Party films.
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Barton Dugan( born September 5, 1946) is an American director, actor, writer, artist and comedian.
He is known for his partnership with comedic actor Adam Sandler, with whom he directed the films" Happy Gilmore"( 1996)," Big Daddy"( 1999)," I Now Pronounce You Chuck& Larry"( 2007)," You Do n't Mess with the Zohan"( 2008)," Grown Ups"( 2010)," Just Go with It"( 2011)," Jack and Jill"( 2011), and" Grown Ups 2"( 2013).
Kevin James
Kevin James( born Kevin George Knipfing; April 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
He is best known for his role as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom" The King of Queens"( 1998 – 2007), for which he was nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
He starred in another CBS sitcom," Kevin Can Wait"( 2016–2018) for which he was nominated for a 2017 People's Choice Award.
James has appeared in the films" Hitch"( 2005)," I Now Pronounce You Chuck& Larry"( 2007),( 2009)," Grown Ups"( 2010)," Zookeeper"( 2011)," Here Comes the Boom"( 2012), and" Pixels"( 2015).
He has also done voice work for" Barnyard"( 2006)," Monster House"( 2006), and the" Hotel Transylvania" film series( 2012–2018).
Paul Wendkos
Abraham Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1925 - November 12, 2009) was an American television and film director.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck& Larry( also simply known as" Chuck& Larry") is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan.
It stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James as the title characters Chuck and Larry, respectively, two New York City firefighters who pretend to be a gay couple in order to ensure one of their children can receive healthcare.
The film was released in the United States on July 20, 2007, and was Sandler's first role in a Universal Pictures film since" Bulletproof" in 1996.
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Timberlake(" née" Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress, model, producer, and singer.
Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series" 7th Heaven"( 1996 – 2006), for which she achieved recognition.
The series is the longest- running series that aired on The WB channel and the longest- running family drama in television history.
In 1997, she won the Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film" Ulee's Gold".
She received further recognition for her lead role as Erin Hardesty in the horror film" The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"( 2003).
Biel has since starred in such films as" The Rules of Attraction"( 2002),( 2004)," Stealth"( 2005)," The Illusionist"( 2006)," I Now Pronounce You Chuck& Larry"( 2007)," Valentine's Day"( 2010)," The A- Team"( 2010)," New Year's Eve"( 2011)," Total Recall"( 2012), and" Hitchcock"( 2012).
In 2017, she was the executive producer and star of the USA Network limited drama series" The Sinner", for which she received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 musical romantic comedy film starring Deborah Walley and James Darren.
Released by Columbia
Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra Dee" beach movie" vehicle" Gidget".
Dee was under contract to Universal for the rival series film" Tammy Tell Me True"( 1961) and would not be released to Columbia to reprise her hit role.
The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girl's romance with her college sweetheart Moondoggie.
The film is the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos.
The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner, who also wrote a novelisation of the film in 1961.
Actor James Darren reprised his 1959 role of" Moondoggie", and another veteran of the 1959 film, Joby Baker, makes an appearance.
" Gidget Goes to Rome" follows the film sequentially.
" Gidget Goes Hawaiian" has been released to VHS and DVD.
Jim Taylor (writer)
Jim Taylor( born 1963) is an American producer and screenwriter who has often collaborated on projects with Alexander Payne.
The two are business partners in the Santa Monica based Ad Hominem Enterprises, and are credited as co-writers of six films released between 1996 and 2007:" Citizen Ruth"( 1996)," Election"( 1999)," Jurassic Park III"( 2001, with Peter Buchman)," About Schmidt"( 2002)," Sideways"( 2004), and" I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"( 2007, with Barry Fanaro and Lew Gallo).
His credits as a producer include films such as" Cedar Rapids" and" The Descendants".
Rachel Dratch
Rachel Susan Dratch( born February 22, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer.
Born and raised in Lexington, Massachusetts, she graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988 and moved to Chicago, Illinois, to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic.
Her breakthrough came on the NBC television show" Saturday Night LiveSNL"), where she was a cast member from 1999 to 2006.
In addition to her work on" SNL", she has appeared as a guest star in television shows such as" The King of Queens" and" 30 Rock", as well as films such as" Click" and" I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry".
In 2012, she published her autobiographical book" Girl Walks Into a Bar: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters and a Midlife Miracle".
She also portrayed the museum guard in Sesame Street's" The Cookie Thief".

Question: Do both films: Gidget Goes Hawaiian and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes