{\rtf1\ans Gorgeous Tea Leoni (Jenny Lerner) stars in "Deep Impact" as an ambitious TV news segment producer who inadvertently stumbles on the world's most devastating story. Leoni was recently seen in Miramax's critically acclaimed comedy "Flirting with Disaster," co-starring opposite Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Mary Tyler Moore and George Seagal. Leoni is currently starring in the NBC comedy "The Naked Truth." Nicknamed Sarah Bernhardt because of her melodramatic tendencies, Leoni didn't pursue her craft immediately. Instead, she studied anthropology and psychology at Sarah Lawrence and then took time off from school to travel; living in Tokyo, Italy and St. Croix. Upon her return to New York, she went on her first audition. Competing with thousands of actresses from all over the country, she landed one of the coveted roles in "Angels '88," a "Charlie's Angels" spinoff. Having relocated to Los Angeles for the series, Leoni began to study her craft while waiting out her contract. |
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deRobert Duvall (Spurgeon Tanner) stars in "Deep Impact" as the former Astronaut brought out of retirement by the President to lead a crucial space mission: to break up the comet that's on a direct path to the Earth and minimize its devastation. An Academy Award winner as best actor for "Tender Mercies" (and Golden Globe Award), Mr. Duvall was nominated for best actor for "The Great Santini," and for best supporting actor for "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now." Mr. Duvall's primary residence is a horse farm near Leesburg, Virginia, and in addition to being considered an excellent horseman, he is a serious contender on the tennis court. An ardent dancer, Mr. Duvall frequents the tango clubs of Buenos Aires. |
Morgan Freeman (President Beck) stars in "Deep Impact" as the President of the United States whose job it is to inform the world of the comet's discovery and potential devastation. The three-time Academy Award nominee ("Street Smart," "Driving Miss Daisy" and "The Shawshank Redemption"), Freeman was seen in the successful thriller "Kiss the Girls," a David Brown production for Paramount. |
{\rtf1\ansi\a | {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg125 Gorgeous Leelie Sobieski (Sarah Hotchner) stars with Elijah Wood as teenagers who must make mature, profound choices in the face of a world shaking calamity. She spent last winter in London where she starred with TomCruise and Nicole Kidman in director Stanley Kubrick's highly anticipated "Eyes Wide Shut." Elijah Wood (Leo Beiderman) stars in "Deep Impact" as the high school student who discovers the new comet during an Astronomy Class field trip. "The Ice Storm."} |