ABOUT: Billy Zane

Billy DaMota, Casting Director
Born and raised in San Francisco, Billy DaMota was an integral part of the entertainment business in the Bay Area in the early 1970s.
July 07, 2006 | Back Stage
Billy Zane Tapped for ABC Pilot
Billy Zane has been tapped to star opposite Teri Polo in ABC's drama presentation "Finnegan."
June 03, 2008 | Back Stage
Producer Judy Arnold Dies
Prolific theatre producer Judy Arnold, responsible for giving hundreds of actors work on L.A. stages, died Nov. 10, apparently of a massive, sudden heart attack.
November 14, 2007 | Back Stage
A Life in the Daytime
The Emmy Award-winning Eric Braeden is doing something unprecedented. He is taking a five-week break from his 27-year stint on the daytime drama 'The Young and the Restless' to star in a feature film.
May 25, 2007 | Back Stage

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