Comedian Martin Amini was just hitting his stride in Los Angeles when the pandemic hit in March of 2020 and forced him to leave his dreams behind in Los Angeles and move back in with his family in Montgomery County where he grew up.
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“Hocus Pocus” has enchanted audiences as a Halloween classic for decades, but did you know there’s a fascinating connection to Montgomery County (MoCo) in the beloved 1993 film?
Halloweentown has become a cherished Halloween staple for families since its debut in 1998. With its whimsical portrayal of a magical world filled with witches and goblins, the film captivates audiences each year as they revisit Marnie Piper’s enchanting journey. Kimberly J. Brown, widely recognized for her role as the teen witch Marnie Piper in the Halloweentown films, is from right here in Gaithersburg.
As noted earlier this year, Montgomery College will host “In Conversation with Giancarlo Esposito” at the Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville on Thursday, November 7. Esposito is perhaps best known for his role as Gustavo Fring in AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”
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Beef was one of Netflix’s top shows in 2023 and was a breakout role for Montgomery County, MD native Young Mazino (born Christopher Young Kim). Since then, he has signed on to join the cast of hit HBO series The Last of Us, playing Jesse– “an important member of his community whose selflessness sometimes comes at a cost.”
The first season of The Golden Bachelorette will star Montgomery County’s very own Joan Vassos. The show will premiere on Wednesday, September 18th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, and streams on Hulu the following day.
Montgomery County native Jon Bernthal has won his first Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, thanks to his performance in The Bear episode “Fishes” (clip can be seen below).
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Update: LA Knight has won the WWE’s United States Championship by defeating Logan Paul.
Before he was LA Knight, one of the hottest superstars in professional wrestling today, Shaun Ricker was a kid growing up in Hagerstown, Maryland. He graduated from North Hagerstown High School (class of 2000), where he was in the band and ran track, but always dreamed of becoming a professional wrestler. On Saturday night, he takes on WWE United States Champion Logan Paul in Paul’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Jelly Roll, a popular rapper, singer, and songwriter who rose to mainstream prominence in 2022 following the release of two singles, “Son of a Sinner” and “Need a Favor”, has released a new single called “Lonely Road” featuring MGK. The road he’s referring to can be found right here in Montgomery County, MD.
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Hootie and the Blowfish will be returning to the area with two local concerts in August. The first will be in Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 3rd followed by a show in Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live on August 17th. This is somewhat of a homecoming as half of the band, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, are graduates of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown.