Richard Rugburn is a former Male Escort and Carnival barker from Wildwood, New Jersey. After the spectacular failure of his tiny sausage business, he moved on to a career in diplomacy, working for a while under a top C.I.A. Agent Chief for Crab Rangoon.
Our wonderful prize lady, Moist Towelette appeared, almost without accident. One Freaky Friday while spinning records in the bowels of The Rendezvous she met Carrot Bottom & Nelson Heston and instantly they all knew that it was a Super Match. Not allowed to speak since birth, Moist Towelette was made for the part of the "Prize Butterfly", you can tell by the way she flits around stage, sometimes almost seeming lost or with no direction, and she always seems to land right where she thinks she was supposed to be.
Betty Sommers has starred in many, many plays and movies through her years, including one with Tim Burton and Matt Dillon. To date Betty has never divulged when or where she was born. She claims she can't remember. Most choose to believe it was some in the middle of the Nevada desert. Betty Sommers. Mother. Daughter. Sister. Singer. Dancer. Writer. Producer. Director. Actor. Cougar. Love Her.
Kaleb Hagan-Kerr has been performing in and around the Pacific Northwest for over ten years. Writing all his own work, he has gained notoriety for his outlandish humor and striking sincerity in all his characters. Current and ongoing stage characters/performances include Bing Wheeler, host of Big Wheel Bingo; Pastor Kaleb of Pastor Kaleb’s Sunday Service; lead singer of the bands The Witness, and KPOP and the Coalition of the Willing; and regular MC/Host of Burlesque Behind the Pink Door. Kaleb has performed in many venues including the Moore Theater, Seattle Art Museum, Bellevue Art Museum, Triple Door, Twilight Performance Center, The Showbox, Can Can Cabaret, and the JewelBox Theater. Kaleb is always working and is tireless as a performer. He hopes to continue his search for new material, styles, and challenges. On Myspace and Facebook.
What can you say about Seattle's own Vincent Drambuie? How about he's a man with really low morals and a high bar tab? Vincent made his name hosting Burlesque shows all around the world from Vancouver B.C. to Berlin, Germany, but is now branding himself as an Actor and Comedian. Though he has appeared on Q.V.C and commercials for the NBA, one of Vincent's fave gigs is being on the Seattle hit MATCH GAME Belltown where each month he has to keep Clowns and Drag Queens from touching his no no zone under the table.
Born in Brownhole Oklahoma sometime during the Kennedy assassination, Nelson Heston Riley was left by his parents and ended up living like a Gypsy on many Indian internment camps during the very early to late 70's. It was during this time he was forced to sell fresh corn on the cob and fry bread at Pow-Wows, County Fairs, Swap Meets, Carnivals, K.O.A Campgrounds, School bake sales & road -side stands just to survive. In the 80's Nelson fell in love with Ronald Reagan, got the acting bug and starred in a movie with 2 80's icons, Mathew Modine and Madonna. That experience guided him to his next movie in the 90's, where he starred with Betty Sommers and Matt Dillon. In late 2006 Nelson bought his own casting couch, called a few friends, and started Producing one of Seattle's top Game Shows, MATCH GAME Belltown.
Lucky Penny has been delighting audiences in the Seattle area for years. She began her career as the doe-eyed darling, Honey D. Luxe, in the critically acclaimed Atomic Bombshells. Lucky Penny/Honey D. Luxe has been fortunate enough to have shared the stage with some of entertainments most intriguing performers: Dita Von Teese, Richard Cheese and Lounge against the Machine, Tura Satana, El Vez, Nelson Heston Riley and comedian Margaret Cho. These past years have been a whirlwind of excitement, having performed in the U.S, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Finland, and touring with The Atomic Bombshells to Portugal and Shanghai, China as part of an 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremonies Party. She has since branched out to perform solo as Lucky Penny, though still delights in performing with the Atomic Bombshells as well! theatomicbombshells.com The Atomic Bombshells on Myspace. Jvonstratton.com
Miss Anita Goodmann is a professional Female Impersonator based in Seattle, WA. She is the hostess and producer of "The Anita Goodmann Experience", a monthly experimental theater show staged at the Jewel Box Theater at the Rendezvous in Seattle’s Belltown Neighborhood. She has been a featured guest in many comedy and burlesque shows in the Seattle area including MATCH GAME Belltown, Big Wheel Bingo, Get Loweded, Bacon Strip and started her performing career as host of The Bedroom Club burlesque show. She will be starring as the hostess of a hellish cabaret called “Inferno!” directed by Adina Gillett of Wing-It! Productions in the Summer of 2010. Anita Goodmann on Myspace and Facebook
First time father, long time Gloryhole, looking to tap toes with anonymous Daddy (for me and not the baby) or big brother type to discipline naughty brother (also for me). All interested applicants will be given an in depth inspection from TOP to BOTTOM as well as be expected to pass an oral exam. Given by me, Gary Gloryhole, ORALLY. Leave time and place or meet me in one of the following locations: Mondays: Bon Marche' basement and 5th floor men's room; Tuesdays: Smith Hall, UW Campus; Wednesdays: Greenlake near the baseball diamonds; Thursdays: SeaTac Baggage Claim; Fridays: Taboo Video; Saturdays and Sundays: Truck stop off Highway 99.
Born in San Francisco, EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! was destined to be royalty. Upon relocating to Seattle, he claimed his throne as Your Raunchy Ruler, Your King of Queer, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Cumalot. This slinging singer and exposing composer had no choice to but to use his sparkle powers to enthrall and titillate all who are willing (and some that are not). In the 2 years since his Boylesque debut, EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! has taken Seattle by storm, performing in Venues from the alley behind The Turf to the Triple Door, he has toured Europe with the troupe Tempest Burlesque and appeared on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”. EmpeROAR was honored to be a panelist at the Boylesque, Queer Burlesque and Seattle Style panels at BurlyCon 2009. EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! is the Producer of "GAZM!", Seattles Premier Boylesque Troupe, which will have it's first full-length show in September of 2010. WATCH OUT SEATTLE!!! EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!
Jeff Taylor (OB GYN Kenobi) has a long history as a performer in Seattle, first appearing with Seattle's Shakespeare in the Park theater company GreenStage, a long, long time ago. He currently sits on the board of directors for GreenStage (GreenStage.org) and encourages you to see a play. He is thrilled to be a part of the MATCH GAME Belltown family and to have this opportunity to ask that you send him your mom's recipe for fried chicken. Jeff can be seen & heard performing in the Seattle based bands YokoKnievel and Huge Spacebird
Felice Navidad aka: Syfelice Navidad aka: Marilyn MANroe aka: Marilyn ManHo is a former high class fashion model for The Bon Marche', Nordstrom, and is Rosemarie's baby from Burien. Sometimes a lucky Leperchaun, this is what a Humper or Thumper bunny might look like behind Santa's mask.
Eddie Long began his theater career in Seattle Washington. In the mid 90's he was cast in all three productions of Roberta Gregory's stage productions of The Fantagraphicscomic " Bitchy Bitch." During the late 90's he continued to write and perform in a 16 millimeter short film entitled "Gak." In the new millennium he was a Stage Manager and Character Performer in Seattle's Notorious Punk - Drag Weekly, "Pho Bang", and also a monthly Resident DJ at "Comeback" for 3 years as the character MC Chompers." In 2007 Eddie started performing as Carrot Bottom on MATCH GAME Belltown. Now residing in Hollywood California he is writing screenplays for short films and hoping to look for his long lost twin brother.