Team Vickie members are devoted to the cause of making the Vickie series of books into a TV series as well.
Vickie TV Series pitch on IMDB
For information about this project contact Mike Sims.
Vice President, International Sales & Marketing
Global Brand Launches, Marketing & Strategy Consultant
Writer ▪ Speaker ▪ Mentor
Northern Response (International) Ltd.
Email: Nicole@Nresponse.com
Web: www.NorthernResponse.com
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleali/
Nicole Andani joined the International Team of Northern Response (based in
Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada) in 1996 to build and expand their International
Sales and Marketing.
Now reaching 90 countries worldwide from TV, Live Shopping, Retail, Duty Free &
Travel Retail and Online/Social Media, Northern Response has become renowned
for the distribution success of such winning campaigns as:
* Billy Blanks’ "TAE BO"
* Joy Mangano (Hollywood movie "JOY") “Huggable Hangers”
* Beach Body's “Turbo Jam”, “Hip Hop Abs”, “P90X” , "Insanity" and more..
* Guthy Renker's, "Wen", "Sheer Cover", "Meaningful Beauty"
* Nestle/Guthy Renker's "Proactiv Acne Skin Care Systems"
* Vince Offer's “Shamwow” and "Slap Chop"
* Dr. Ho's wellness line of products
* Georges St.Pierre's "RUSHFIT" Workout Program
* "UFC Fit" Workout System
* "Tub Shroom", "Sink Shroom" and "Shower Shroom"
* "3-Second Lashes"
* “Ped Egg”
..and many more.
Nicole is an ex-officio Chair of the Asia Committee Membership of ERA, sits on
the Advisory Committee for the ERA Magazine and serves as an Awards Judge for
the Moxie's (Industry Awards) held annually.
Nicole is an invited speaker at many industry conferences and continues to
participate in providing content for many International branding or marketingfocused
articles and magazines in addition to being a mentor at Futurpreneur
Canada.
Born in Linares, Spain, Leni Rico used to be a professional basketball player for 11 years assisting her teammates to triumph in Spain's 1st Division Championship. After graduating in Tourism Management she quickly moved from the tourism industry and from the luxury cars sales to performing. Though she loved to play basketball professionally too she realized that her real passion was acting. she followed her real passion that was acting. She first started performing when she was a child in small neighborhood performances. Once she made the choice to go into acting she, enrolled in the best acting, modeling and dancing schools in the south of Spain, at Escuela de Artes Escénicas de Malaga, ESAEM. Leni soon got her first movies, short films, and pilots in Spain. Leni had a great beginning on her performance of multiple leading roles in the award winning western musical, "La Debutante" in the 48 Hours Film Festival in Granada. Leni also starred in the dramatic film "The Print" directed by Ibai Fernandez. The Print was selected from over 600 entrees to be screened at the Phillips Cinema Parallel Lines Contest and was judged by 3-time Academy Award nominee Sir Ridley Scott. Due to such a great feedback and Leni's outstanding performance in "The Print" she was asked to star in Ibai Fernandez next movie "6:09" which was selected to be screened at the Los Baños del Carmen Film Festival in Malaga. On a trip to Miami she got a spot in a soap opera and the idea of living in USA entered her mind. Soon she moved to LA. "I chose LA because it's the best place for actors."
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Maria Densley
Wrote and executive produced GUERNICA (2016, Amazon), a war romance set in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War, against the backdrop of the bombing of Guernica.
For television, Cohen is in development on an hour drama at Warner Bros. based on a 2013 New York Times best-seller set in the California wine country, and is also in development on another hour drama, an original, semi-supernatural crime series based on an NYPD “urban legend” with the “Blacklist” people.
Cohen co-created the USA Networks’ series FOREVER KNIGHT which debuted as his CBS television movie and became one of the TV Guide, "25 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (70 episodes) and wrote and produced the Showtime movie SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, which launched the even longer running sitcom of the same name, on which he served as an exec. Cohen also wrote and produced DOOM RUNNERS, Nickelodeon's first-ever television movie, and he is currently developing feature length scripts in several genres, which, like “Knight” and “Sabrina,” are designed to be movies or telemovies that launch sequel franchises and/or episodic television.
Cohen’s filmed production of the musical FOREVER PLAID played the NCM Fathom network (600 movie theatres, one night only) followed by “pledge weeks” on PBS. Three quarters of the show’s cast plus Daniel Reichard of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys” and David Hyde-Pierce were joined by Carol Channing performing live. Oscar winner (“All That Jazz)” Alan Heim edited.
Cohen's past writing/producing work also includes major television movies like NEXT DOOR (with James Woods and Randy Quaid directed by Oscar winner Tony Bill), which Variety called “an intriguing, disturbing and over-the-top black comedy,” and SAHARA, a re-make of the classic WWII film with James Belushi in the Humphrey Bogart role, which The New York Times called, "a stunning exception to the usual rule about TV re-makes." His other television movies have aired on CBS, Showtime, and ABC.
His other feature screenplays include the horror films FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (Paramount) and KILLER PARTY (MGM), and the time-slip period piece, FRENCH QUARTER (Crown), a low budget historical fiction, which Leonard Maltin gave three stars.
Cohen’s animation credits include THUNDER CATS and HE-MAN: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (in fact, his episode, "Evil Seed," was voted #1 by "He-Man" fans and is credited as such on the recently released "Collectors Edition" of the ten best episodes of that show).
Prior to his film and television career, Cohen was a journalist for The New York Times (among others), a career that took him around world, during which time he wrote several non-fiction books including The Proud (Morrow) about the United States Marines during Desert Storm.
Best known as "Lacey Underall" in Caddyshack, and "Yori" in TRON, Cindy Morgan was born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29 in Chicago, Ill, not far from Wrigley Field. The daughter of a Polish factory worker and German mother, Cindy attended 12 years of Catholic school and was the first in her family to attend college.
While studying communications at Northern Illinois University, Cindy spun records on the radio. A commercial station in town wanted her to report the news for them as well, and so a slight deception was needed. She used the name Cindy Morgan, taken from a story Cindy read about Morgan le Fay, when she was twelve years old.
After graduation, Cindy gave all the latest meteorological news on a TV station in Rockford, Ill. She also kept her hand in radio by working the graveyard shift at a local rock station. Then she returned to Chicago and deejayed on WSDM (now WLUP). During a labor dispute at the station, she literally quit on the air and walked out with a record still spinning on the turntable.
She found employment at auto shows for Fiat, which took her to both coasts. Cindy moved to Los Angeles in 1978, and became the Irish Spring girl. While she did TV commercials, she studied acting, and was rewarded with her first screen role in "Caddyshack", playing the role of "Lacey Underall", an over-amorous ingénue.
Cindy is also lent her interest in playing Elizabeth Childers-Wright in the Vickie TV series pitch and Sheila Sommers, prime minister of Australia in the Southern Cross movie pitch.
We are deeply saddened by the passing away of Cindy. She was a very interesting person with a lot of life stories that she shared with Mike many times. She will be missed greatly.
"Irish" Jack O'Halloran was a rated heavyweight boxing contender in the middle '60s & early '70s. The 6'6" native of Runnemede, New Jersey, was considered one of boxing's most promising heavyweight hopefuls after he remained undefeated in his first 16 professional matches. O'Halloran went on to defeat former title contenders Cleveland Williams, Terry Daniels, Manuel Ramos and Danny McAlinden. In 1972 he won the California state heavyweight championship with a victory over Henry Clark. Scoring an upset victory over eighth-ranked Al "Blue" Lewis in 1973, O'Halloran was on the verge of a bout with Muhammad Ali when he was shockingly knocked out by Jimmy Summerville in Miami Beach, Florida. Even though he knocked out Summerville in the rematch, O'Halloran was never in contention again. He retired in 1974, because of a tumor of the pituitary gland, with a record of 34-21-2 with 17 knockout victories. He lost to future heavyweight champions George Foreman and Ken Norton. He achieved World ranking for several years and was the California Heavyweight Champion in 1972 & 73. He was also inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Following his retirement he launched a successful career as a character actor in such films as Farewell, My Lovely, King Kong, Superman, Superman II, The Baltimore Bullet, Hero and the Terror, Dragnet and more. He is a published author with Family Legacy.
Jack also has lent his interest in playing Senator Harrison from the Vickie TV series pitch and same character in Southern Cross Movie pitch.
Joel Weiss has been an actor for more than 40 years and has appeared in more than 75 films, 60 plays and 40 television shows, and dozens of commercials, including multiple requests by acclaimed film directors Walter Hill, Garry Marshall and Robert Townsend. Joel kicked off his career as one of the stars of the classic cult film “The Warriors” as Cropsey, the Rogue gang member who has the unforgettable part of driving the Hearse http://thewarriors.neoseeker.com/wiki/Rogues%27_hearse. In 2019, the film is celebrating its 40th anniversary with celebrations worldwide, including ones Joel is an invited guest at in England, Ireland, Scotland, Chicago and the film’s birthplace of New York City. Other cult roles are in the sci-fi/horror film “Congo” and as Cal Rooney, the carnival barker serial killer killed by fellow serial killer Dexter in the hit TV series “Dexter” http://dexter.wikia.com/wiki/Cal_Rooney. Another of Joel’s recruited appearances was in the recent sequel to another cult film, in The Bronx Bull/Raging Bull 2. In addition, he has appeared in some of television’s most-loved iconic shows, like multiple episodes in both “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” and “Mike Hammer, PI” with Stacy Keach as his loveable but unlucky jailed bookie Morrey. MTV featured Joel as one of four actors, including Blair Underwood, in “True Life: I’m an Actor.” Joel recently wrapped a long run as the tortured newly deceased father Jean in the original play, “Angel Academy” at Actors Studio West in the heart of Hollywood, has had starring roles in productions of beloved plays like “The Front Page” (Earl Williams), “Career” (Pinkie Bonaparte) and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (Billy Bibbit). He recently finished “Dirty,” “Spaceman,” “Lost Angela,” “Killer Therapy” and “9/11,” his second of three requested films by director Martin Guigui. Joel is currently set to star in the film “86” from director David Diaz. Joel is a graduate of both Bronx Community College, where he teaches annually and is a spokesman recently honored at New York City Hall, and Lehman College in the Bronx, from which he has a Bachelor of Arts in theatre and speech.
Pictured left next to Val Kilmer, Melinda is instrumental in beta reading Mike's books as well as other author's books Mazzaroth deals with. She is an avid reader and very detailed as a good pre-editor to editing professionals that later polish up the books.
Having a BBA degree from the University of Houston in marketing gives her a keen since of what works and not work in this industry. She in the past has taken this expertise to manage and promote social media for not just books and authors but schools.
As wife of author Mike Sims, she is always behind his efforts with sage advice and encouragement.
