Actors

LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson

From day one, LaDainian Tomlinson showed that he had the talent to be a successful running back in the National Football League. Not only is he the San Diego Chargers' most valuable player, he is also considered by many to be the NFL's most valuable player, and is well on his way to a Hall of Fame career. In many ways, Tomlinson's high school years on the football field at University High School in Waco, Texas were a sign of things to come. He earned Most Valuable Player for his district, and Offensive Player of the Year honors and even played against future Charger teammate Drew Brees in high school all-star games. Tomlinson played college football for the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University, where he set several school records: 21 games with 100 yards rushing, 54 touchdowns and 6,337 all-purpose yards. Although he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy following the 2000 season, Tomlinson finished fourth in the voting behind Chris Weinke, Josh Heuppel and high school all-star rival Drew Brees. Although he was snubbed in the Heisman voting, Tomlinson was definitely not snubbed by the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL draft. San Diego had the first pick in the draft, but decided to trade down to the fifth pick and get more picks, allowing the Atlanta Falcons to draft the highly athletic Michael Vick. It seemed like the hand of fate was at work as the Chargers picked Tomlinson and Brees for their first two picks. So far, Tomlinson has accomplished a great deal in his brief NFL career. He has set team records with 1,683 yards rushing and 2,370 all-purpose yards and is the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and catch 100 passes in the same season. It will be interesting to see how far he can go before his NFL career is over.
LaDon Drummond

LaDon Drummond

LaDon Drummond is an award winning actress and screenwriter. Born and raised in Texas, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Texas State University. In 1994, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood. Her first acting job was in CBS's mini-series: "The Siege at Ruby Ridge", directed by Roger Young. During the late nineties, LaDon appeared on shows such as "Days of Our Lives", "The Practice" and "Any Day Now". She continued to hone her craft while performing on various LA stages. In 2001, LaDon received critical acclaim for her leading role in "Flirting With Morty", at The Company of Angels. The late, great Mr. Blackwell reviewed, "I was completely overcome by LaDon Drummond's performance as Baby and I guarantee that she will become a major star very soon. There were times I thought of Lana Turner." In 2002, LaDon met Italian director/writer, Giorgio Serafini. They married in 2004 and together formed a production company, West Arts, in 2007. Their first collaboration is a short film "War", written by Giorgio. LaDon plays a US soldier in Iraq. The film was selected to numerous festivals and can be found as a feature on the DVD of "The Good War", starring Roy Schieder. In 2008, the couple were on location in Torino, Italy, where Giorgio was directing an Italian television series, "Il Bene e il male". On June 4th, LaDon's birthday, she gave birth to their son, Johnny Sinclair. West Arts with Smile Production released the feature film "Johnny's Gone", in 2010. The film toured the festival circuit worldwide receiving eight awards and four nominations, of which LaDon was awarded Best Actress and Best Screenplay. West Arts with Barter Films released another award-winner with the documentary "Sin Fronteras/Without Borders", in 2014. LaDon narrates the delicate story of what happens to the Mexican deported once they are sent back home. LaDon and Giorgio reside in Los Angeles with their son, Johnny, who is also an actor. Her film work is credited alongside William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Jean Smart, Esai Morales, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lungren, Billy Zane, Peter Bogdanovich, Dylan McDermott and Annie Potts.