Golden Globe nominee Eva Longoria Parker stars as Latin sexpot 'Gabrielle Solis' on the mega-hit "Desperate Housewives," the two-time Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild winning show with over 30 million viewers in the US and also seen in 208 countries around the world. 2005 People's "50 Most Beautiful," 2006's "100 Most Beautiful," as well as "#1 Hottest Woman in the World" on Maxim's annual "Hot 100" two years in a row, Longoria was also named one of Rolling Stone's "People of the Year." Longoria is the international face of L'Oreal Paris and is a spokesperson in American and Latin markets for Pepsi, Inc.
Longoria was recently seen as the female lead in The Sentinel, opposite Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland and Kim Basinger and alongside Christian Bale and Freddie Rodriquez in the indie film Harsh Times, written and directed by David Ayer, which received rave reviews at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Longoria also lends her voice to the upcoming animated film Foodfight, co-starring the voices of Charlie Sheen, Wayne Brady and Hilary Duff. Longoria also flexes her comedic muscles in Hot Tamales Live, a critically acclaimed comedy/variety show, in which she both stars and produces and is available on DVD/videocassette and pay-per-view.
The youngest of four sisters who grew up on a ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, Longoria attended Texas A&M-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent.
After landing roles on "The Bold and the Beautiful," "General Hospital" and co-starring on "Beverly Hills, 90210," she auditioned and won the role of "Isabella" on the popular series "The Young and the Restless." Longoria's career was successfully launched. She considers herself blessed to have had the opportunity to work on the #1 daytime drama, which was followed by a role as "Detective Gloria Duran" on Dick Wolf's "LA Dragnet."
Longoria currently lives in Los Angeles. She was recently honored with the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts' Horizon award. She is also the national spokesperson for Padres Contra El Cancer, a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and their families. She works with the Special Olympics and worked with the John Kerry/John Edwards and Clinton/Gore campaigns, educating Latino voters about the Presidential candidates. She also works closely with The United Farm Workers (UFW), The Mexican American Legal Defense Educational Fund (MALDEF), Dolores Huerta Foundation and, The National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
Paul Rudd (Henry)
Paul Rudd continues to surprise audiences with his widely diverse performances on stage, screen, and television. He will next star on the big screen in Amy Heckerling's romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. The film reunites him with Heckerling, who directed him in the 1995 hit Clueless. He recently appeared in his third collaboration with Judd Apatow in the feature Knocked Up, opposite Seth Rogan and Katherine Heigl, as well as David Wain's The Ten, a comedy spoofing the Ten Commandments featuring an ensemble cast including Winona Ryder, Amanda Peet, Jessica Alba, Justin Theroux, Ken Marino, Liev Schrieber, Famke Janssen and Adam Brody. He also served as producer on the film.
Rudd's other film credits include The 40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman, The Cider House Rules, The Object of My Affection, Wet Hot American Summer, The Chateau, and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, among others.
On Broadway, he starred in Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain opposite Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper, in Neil Labute's Bash in both New York and Los Angeles as well as Labute's The Shape of Things in London and New York. After successful runs on both the London and New York stage, LaBute brought The Shape of Things to the big screen.
Rudd made his West End debut in the London production of Robin Phillips' Long Days Journey into Night opposite Jessica Lange. Other stage credits include Nicholas Hynter's Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center Theater with a special performance, which aired on PBS' "Great Performances" and in Alfred Uhry's Tony Award winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
On television, he guest starred on Friends as Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) husband Mike Hannigan for the final two seasons and starred as Nick Carraway in A&E's production of The Great Gatsby.
Lake Bell (Ashley)
Lake Bell has emerged as one of Hollywood's new generation of talented actors, having easily segued from a busy television career to being an in-demand film actress. She will next be seen in director Gavin O'Connor's Pride and Glory opposite Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
Television audiences are very familiar with her from recurring roles on ER, The Practice and as a series regular on Boston Legal, Surface and Miss Match. She also starred in the NBC movie of the week War Stories opposite Jeff Goldblum. Film credits include: Rampage, I Love Your Work, Slammed and Fresh Out of Tears.
Among her varied stage credits are Move Over, Mrs. Markham, The Children's Hour, Six Degrees of Separation, The Pentecost, 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, The Body, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, The Seagull and Essex Girls.
Jason Biggs (Dan)
Jason Biggs quickly became one of Hollywood's most talked-about young actors after his breakthrough role in the American Pie trilogy. The three films combined to make over $350 million in the United States alone and helped cement Biggs as a household face in the industry.
He was recently seen in Eight Below, directed by Frank Marshall and co-starring Paul Walker and Bruce Greenwood, and Guy X alongside Natasha McElhone, Jeremy Northam and Michael Ironside. Other film credits include Jersey Girl, written and directed by Kevin Smith, alongside Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, the Woody Allen project Anything Else; the film adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's best-selling biography Prozac Nation, opposite Christina Ricci; the romantic comedy Saving Silverman with Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Amanda Peet; the Amy Heckerling film Loser; and the romantic comedy, Boys and Girls opposite Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Claire Forlani. Biggs began his career in television on the soap opera As the World Turns, for which he won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. He also appeared on the shows Drexel's Class and Total Security.
The Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey native started acting at the age of five, with national commercials and modeling. At age thirteen, he made his Broadway debut opposite Judd Hirsch in the critically acclaimed Broadway play, Conversations with My Father. Other Broadway credits include the U.S. production of The Graduate opposite Kathleen Turner. Biggs was most recently seen on the New York Stage in Daniel Goldfarb's play, Modern Orthodox, opposite Craig Bierko and Molly Ringwald.
Lindsay Sloane (Chloe)
Lindsay Sloane is one of today's busiest young and versatile actresses. Television audiences know her from her role as Valerie Birkhead on the long running popular series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She was most recently seen cast as Ted Danson's daughter in Help Me Help You. She also starred in the short-lived series Mr. Rhodes, Grosse Pointe and had a recurring guest role on the series My So-Called Life and The Wonder Years. Sloane's also appeared in the CBS Schoolbreak Special Between Mother and Daughter and has guest starred on such shows as Entourage, That '70s Show, The Stones, Miss Match, Greg the Bunny, Going to California, The West Wing, Working and M.Y.O.B. She began her acting career at age 13 by voicing a character in the animated special Why, Charlie Brown, Why.
Sloane recently wrapped the feature The Accidental Husband with Uma Thurman. Among her other movie credits are Bring It On and The In-Laws.
Stephen Root (Sculptor/Angel)
Stephen Root is among the most prolific of television and film character actors working today, including lending his voice to many animated characters. Mike Judge, creator of the Emmy winning hit animated television series King of the Hill cast him as the voice of 'Bill,' Hank Hill's next-door neighbor and 'Mr. Strickland,' Hank's boss, on the series. For television, he was also heard as 'Chode' in Tripping the Rift and lent his voice to 'Dick' on the animated series American Dad. Animated features include the voice of 'Bubbles' the fish in the hit, Finding Nemo, Ice Age, in which he voiced a hilariously menacing 'Rhino,' and 'Zeb' in Country Bears. He provided voices for The Big Guy and Rusty the Robot, as 'Donovan' and Star Command, as 'Sheriff.'
Root starred as the eccentric station owner 'Jimmy James' on the series News Radio for five seasons. He was a series regular on Ladies Man with Alfred Molina and Harts of the West with Beau and Lloyd Bridges. He also had recurring roles on The West Wing, the award-winning series From the Earth to the Moon, as well as the television series Grounded for Life, Civil Wars and L.A. Law. He also has guest starred on many series, including: Frasier, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Just Shoot Me, DAG, Seinfeld, Chicago Hope, Christy, Cybill, Sweet Justice, Roseanne, Night Court, Murphy Brown, Northern Exposure and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
He has also appeared in The Path to 9/11, the miniseries Pandora's Clock and received a nomination for a Cable ACE Award for his performance in the cable movie Road to Galveston, with Cicely Tyson and Piper Laurie.
On film, he starred as the put upon 'Milton Waddams' in Office Space, with Jennifer Aniston. This comedy re-teamed him with director Mike Judge. He also co-starred as 'Gordon' in the hit feature Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn and appeared in Anchorman with Will Farrell. Other theatrical performances include the Coen Brothers' features O' Brother, Where Art Thou? as the blind 'Radio Station Man' and The Ladykillers, Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl opposite Ben Affleck, Surviving Christmas, Raising Genius, Bicentennial Man, Krippendorf's Tribe, Bye Bye Love, Extreme Justice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Robocop III, V.I. Warshawski, Ghost, Black Rain, Crocodile Dundee, Guilty by Suspicion and Stanley and Iris.
Root majored in acting and broadcasting at the University of Florida and then left before graduating when he won a regional audition for the National Shakespeare Company. After three years of touring the U.S. and Canada with the troupe, Root settled in New York, honing his craft in regional theatre and starring in off-Broadway's Journey's End and The Au Pair Man. His Broadway debut came in So Long on Lonely Street, followed by the Tony award-winning production of All My Sons, in which he starred opposite Richard Kiley. He also starred in the national tour of Driving Miss Daisy.