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Dave Rhodes
  1. Name: Dave Rhodes
  2. Age: Old enough to drink, not old enough to listen to KDKA radio
  3. Neighborhood: Reserve Township in Shaler
  4. Occupation: Professional smart-ass and Director
  5. Best part of job: The relaxed dress code, creative co-workers and free daily pedicures
  6. Pets: Too many - a collie-mix dog named Jake; a cross-eyed cat named Magoo, and a bigger, younger cat named Bandit that beats up on Magoo
  7. Movie you could watch over and over again: Once again, too many but let's start with - Trainspotting, Dazed and Confused, Goodfellas, Godfather 1 & 2 but not 3, Ocean's 11 but not 12, and Embrace of the Vampire
  8. Who would play you in a movie? As a youngster - Haley Joel Osment, as an adult - Michael J. Fox, as a retiree - Bob Newhart
  9. Favorite place to eat: In my free time - J. Clarks in the North Hills, but whenever we are on shoots - we always end up at The Clark Bar on the North Side or Roberto's Pizzeria in Bellevue
  10. Favorite thing about living in Pittsburgh: The great weather, fast travel through the tunnels and the lack of road construction
  11. Favorite Color: Taupe. Actually, I just like saying Taupe, I don't know what color that really is
  12. Current Read: I try to avoid reading because it makes me sleepy
  13. Greatest Accomplishment: I hardly ever get carded in liquor stores
  14. Three people you'd like to have dinner with from any period, dead or alive: I've quit having dinner with dead people, frankly, because of the smell, but, I'll go with Alyssa Milano (star of Embrace of the Vampire), OJ (to get him drunk and find out the real story, plus we can play golf after eating), and Donald Trump (I'm pretty sure he would pay and I'd try to get him to fire me before dessert).
  15. Three things in the fridge: coils, compressor, freon.
  16. First job: Sodajerk, no lie.
  17. Influences: BTO, Wings, The Beatles, and early Tiffany.
  18. What would you do if you hit the lottery? I don't play the lottery. I like to think of it as winning $1 every day.
  19. Best piece of advice? Don't spit in the wind seems too cliché, although I've tried it and it's hard, so I'll go with - Remember who your friends are and keep your mouth shut.
  20. People would be surprised to know that: I'm the tallest 5'7" man in the World, look it up.
Dave Hallewell
  1. Name: Dave Hallewell
  2. Age: Somewhere between Pampers and Depends
  3. Neighborhood: LA, no not Los Angeles, Lawrenceville
  4. Occupation: Big TV star/Astronaut
  5. Best part of job: Trashing hotel rooms and free Tang
  6. Pets: a "Liger"
  7. Movie you could watch over and over again: Repo Man, Sin City, Life Aquatic, Napoleon Dynamite, Endless Summer and Endless Summer 2 to name a few
  8. Who would play you in a movie? Christopher Walken, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, or Mr. Incredible
  9. Favorite place to eat: The Pittsburgh Zoo. Mmm... zebra!
  10. Favorite thing about living in Pittsburgh: What happens in Pittsburgh stays in Pittsburgh
  11. Favorite Color: I like my Christmas lights blue and green. Suntan for everything else
  12. Current Read: "Modernism Rediscovered" by Pierluigi Serraino and a stack of Photoshop books
  13. Favorite Band/CD: In the changer the week of 1/1/06, CDs by: The Fathoms, LA Guns, The Surfcoasters, Deadbolt, Buckwheat Zydeco and Testament.
  14. Three people you'd like to have dinner with from any period, dead or alive: Sade, Aquaman and Terry Bradshaw. And I'd like Giada De Laurentiis to do the cooking.
  15. Three things in the fridge: Guinness, a can of Redi-Whip for the unexpected guest, and for some reason, mint jelly
  16. First job: Guy at the bowling alley who sprayed the shoes and taught the kids how to bowl
  17. Influences: Dean Martin, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and Myron Cope
  18. What would you do if you hit the lottery? Two words... Blue Lagoon!
  19. Best piece of advice? Joe Dirt put it best, "Life's a garden, dig it."
  20. People would be surprised to know that: I do all my own stunts
Frank Caloiero
  1. Name: Frank Caloiero
  2. Age: 10 in turtle years
  3. Neighborhood: Ross
  4. Occupation: Cameraman/Editor
  5. Best part of job: Working with Dave & Dave
    5a. Worst part of job: See above
  6. Pets: 2 cats, Valentino & Pia, 2 fish and some sea monkeys
  7. Movie you could watch over and over again: Scarface and Monsters Inc.
  8. Who would play you in a movie? Brad Pitt
  9. Favorite place to eat: Roberto's Pizzeria located in Bellevue. Tell 'em I sent you!
  10. Favorite thing about living in Pittsburgh: It's home
  11. Favorite Color: Depends on my mood
  12. Current Read: I've been trying to finish "Collapse" by Jared Diamond, a non-fiction book about why civilizations crumble
  13. Favorite Band/CD: Paul Anka "Rock Swings"
  14. Three people you'd like to have dinner with from any period, dead or alive: Stacy Smith, Chris Moore and Carol Lee Espy
  15. Three things in the fridge: Romano cheese, Guinness and mold
  16. First job: Washing dishes at a restaurant
  17. Influences: Michael Bartley
  18. What would you do if you hit the lottery? Donate every penny to my favorite charity, The F.J. Caloiero Fund
  19. Best piece of advice? Don't ever take anyone's advice
  20. People would be surprised to know that: I have no idea what I'm doing

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