Christy Carlson Romano is an actress, director, producer, singer, and writer. She's one of Disney Channel’s original household-name brands having been the first to act in three series’ that aired simultaneously; starring in Even Stevens, Cadet Kelly and attaining an Emmy-nomination for her animated series, Kim Possible. Kim Possible became an icon for girl-power and inspired an adventure ride at Disney's Epcot; it also went on to have two full-length animated features. She was the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children franchise and has continued success as a voice actor in shows like Family Guy and Big Hero 6. She had an incredibly successful 31-week run playing ‘Belle’ in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, and had a wonderful run starring in Avenue Q on Broadway. She released a Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits CD with Walt Disney Records, wrote and sang tracks for the Princess Diaries franchise, and went on to be signed by Atlantic Records. Romano penned the YA novel, Grace’s Turn, with Hyperion, which was awarded The New York Public Library’s Teenage Book of the Year. Her feature length directorial debut, Christmas All Over Again, which she also acted in, co-wrote, and produced, was the #1 Family Film On Demand during its holiday run. Romano graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies and is currently writing, producing, and starring in the hit YouTube variety series, Christy’s Kitchen Throwback.
Brendan Rooney is a writer-producer. He served in the Marine Corps from 2001-2005. He went on to get his BA from Columbia University and his MFA from the American Film Institute. Brendan's creative vision and unique military skill set have proven him to be a force in the production space. He's written and produced the independent sci-fi drama, Prism, as well as the Lionsgate Holiday Film, Christmas All Over Again, which was the #1 film On Demand for families during its holiday run. Brendan is a known entity in the new media space, having created the hit variety series, Christy’s Kitchen Throwback, as well as having produced a number of music and branded content videos, which have gone on to accrue over 100 million views. Brendan has a knack for making content go viral.