Anthony Natale
Anthony Natale is an actor who has performed in many movies and television shows such as" Jerry Maguire" and" Mr. Holland's Opus".
He portrays Cameron Bledsoe on the ABC series" Switched at Birth".
He teaches American Sign Language and enjoys fixing up houses in his spare time.
Felice Mancini
For Felice Mancini, Executive Director of The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and daughter of composer, Henry Mancini, there is no Wikipedia page.
Felice Mancini( born 10 June 1965) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
He is the father of Andrea Mancini.
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Patrick Sheane Duncan( born 1947) is an American writer, film producer and director.
A graduate of Grand Valley State University in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Duncan's career has been influenced by his Vietnam War experiences, which inspired the television mini-series" Vietnam War Story"( 1987) and its sequel" Vietnam War Story: The Last Days"( 1989) and the films" 84C MoPic"( 1989) and" Courage Under Fire"( 1996).
Additional writing credits include" A Home of Our Own"( 1993)," The Pornographer"( 1994)," Nick of Time"( 1995)," Mr. Holland's Opus"( 1995), and the television movies" A Painted House"( 2003)," Elvis"( 2005), and the" Little Red Wagon".
Duncan is a winner of the CableACE Award for Writing for a Dramatic Series for" Vietnam War Story: The Last Days" and a Christopher Award for" Mr. Holland's Opus", which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination.
He was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for" 84C MoPic" and" The Pornographer" and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and Best Screenplay for" 84C MoPic".
Duncan's play," Souls on Fire", was produced by Danny Glover's theatre company, Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
Jean Louisa Kelly
Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress.
After making her film debut as Tia Russell in "Uncle Buck" (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including "The Fantasticks" (1995) and "Mr. Holland's Opus" (1995).
From 2000 to 2006, she was known for portraying Kim Warner on the CBS sitcom "
Yes, Dear".
Alexandra Boyd
Alexandra Boyd is a British actress, screenwriter and filmmaker.
Her acting credits include Clarissa Mason in" Coronation Street" and Sarah Olmsted in Mr Holland's Opus.
In recent years she has turned to screenwriting and film directing.
She wrote and directed her debut feature" Widow's Walk".
On British TV she has appeared in several episodes of" Doctors" and guest starred in" New Tricks" and" Holby City".
She's been a guest on" Loose Women" and is the Head of the Delegation in the 2010 John Travolta/ Luc Besson action film" From Paris with Love".
Other film credits include" Mr. Holland's Opus" and James Cameron's" Titanic".
She wrote and directed her second film" Boxer on the Wilderness~ a" trailer for her feature screenplay(" The Wilderness").
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan.
The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, a high-school music teacher who aspires to write his own composition while struggling with a lack of quality time with his wife and profoundly deaf son.
The cast also includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, and Jay Thomas.
The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.
Richard Dreyfuss received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Gigi MacKenzie
Gigi MacKenzie( born 1962) is a smooth jazz artist, daughter of the singer Gisele MacKenzie.
MacKenzie has a number of credits as a studio singer in Los Angeles.
She has recorded national commercials and music for major movie soundtracks, including the hit movie" Mr. Holland's Opus" and the theme song to" Nash Bridges".
She has performed with Grammy award- winning artists such as Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Gladys Knight, Christopher Cross and Tom Scott, and many others.
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss( né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in popular films between the 1970s and 1990s, including" American GraffitiJaws Stand by MeClose Encounters of the Third KindDown and Out in Beverly Hill s The Goodbye Girl Tin Men"," StakeoutAlways What About Bob?" and" Mr. Holland's Opus".
Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for" The Goodbye Girl", and was nominated in 1995 for" Mr. Holland's Opus".
He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.
Robert W. Cort
Robert W. Cort is an American film producer.
Since 1985 he has produced forty- eight feature films which have grossed more than$ 2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
These include:" On the Basis of SexThree Men and a BabyCocktailJumanjiBill& Ted's Excellent Adventure The Cutting EdgeAgainst the RopesRunaway Bride", and" Save the Last Dance".
Cort also produced" Mr. Holland's Opus" and currently serves on the board of directors for The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Cort ’s HBO film," Something the Lord Made", won three Emmy Awards, including the 2004 Outstanding Film Made for Television.
The film also won the American Film Institute Award, the Director's and Writer's Guild Awards, the Christopher, NAACP Image Award and the prestigious Peabody Award.
His other television films have also won multiple honors, including the 1990 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program for" A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story".
His production of the family drama( English Title: A Year Ago in Winter), won the Silver Lola for Best Picture at the 2009 German Academy Awards.
Stephen Herek
Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director.
Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas.
He attended the University of Texas at Austin.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film Mr. Holland'S Opus?
Answer: San Antonio, Texas