Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand-born novelist, playwright, journalist, television writer, and four-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker. His nonfiction work,
Darkest Hour, was a London
Sunday Times #1 bestseller. He has written seven novels and twelve stage plays, including
Ladies' Night, which won France's Molière Prize in 2001.
George Newbern is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a television and film actor best known for his roles as Brian MacKenzie in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as Danny in Friends. As a voice actor, he is notable for his role as Superman on the Cartoon Newtork series Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. He has guest starred on many television series, including Scandal, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI: Miami, and Numb3rs. He holds a BA in theater arts from Northwestern University.