Michael, from New York, NY, started skating at the age of 5. When he was only 11years old he moved away from home to begin training with World & Olympic Coach, Peter Burrows. His first trip to US National Championships was at the age of 15, and by 1991 was part of the National Team in the Senior Division (when he earned a 5th-place finish at US Championships). At the Skate America International Competition later that year he landed his first triple axel in competition, and in 1993 Michael was standing on the podium when he captured the country’s bronze medal! For the next two seasons Michael was a US world competitor. Over Michael’s competitive career he won numerous qualifying and international competitions including: the World University Games, the US Olympic Festival, the Norway International (twice), the Tropee De France, and the Nebelhorn Trophy (Germany). As a professional Michael has been a lead principal performer for “Holiday on Ice”, “Broadway on Ice” (National Tour), “Disney on Ice” (World Tour), “Snoopy’s Endless Summer”, and “Celebration on Ice” (Hong Kong). Michael originated the make soloist role in THE HOLIDAY ICE SPECTACULAR in 2008 and is thrilled to be rejoining the show for the 3rd tour in 2012!

Standing at 3 foot 6, Arturo Gil was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Art returned to New Orleans as a teen and began to pursue a career as a Disc Jockey. When disco was hot, he mixed and spun music at a popular club in the world famous French Quarter. Later he became staff volunteer at WWOZ FM producing Jazz and R&B programs and teaching new DJ’s how to use the equipment. With dreams of becoming a radio DJ in a major market, Art moved to Los Angeles in 1982. Instead, he started a film career first working on student and low budget films to gain experience. In 1986 his acting career progressed when he landed a part as one of the Dinks on Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”.

Art’s career expands over two decades and he has traveled the world working on various films and commercials. He’s a versatile actor and has played many different kinds of roles from mythical creatures, to aliens, to monsters, and even a drag queen in “Wasabi Tuna” staring Anna Nicole Smith. Art’s other film appearances include; “Monkeybone”, “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey”, “The Deported” and “Hercules Saves Christmas” starring Hercules from “Pit Boss”. TV credits include “Charmed”, “Ally McBeal”, “The Man Show”, “Passions” and “Overhaulin. Art currently stars on the popular Spanish variety TV show “Estudio 2” as Machete on the Estrella TV network.

Her skating began at 8 years old in Spokane Washington and she new early on this was her passion. She climbed the ladder of competitive skating and finished her competitive career as a double gold medalist at the Senior level by age 20. Meegan’s professional career began with DISNEY ON ICE - where she enjoyed touring the world with this legendary brand for several years. Additionally as a professional, Meegan has performed in three Nancy Kerrigan television specials, GREASE ON ICE, FOOTLOOSE ON ICE and in several with Rand Productions shows in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Macau, Lake Tahoe and Dallas to name a few.

Meegan currently teaches and choreographs in Seattle, Washington. In addition to working with competitive skaters she also choreographs for special events & competitions- eg: ‘Skate America’ [a world competition]. Meegan is excited to be making her first appearance in Biloxi at the Beau Rivage in THE HOLIDAY ICE SPECTACUALR— where she will also be one of the show’s assistant choreographers.

Stephanie Kuban, born in Puerto Rico, started skating at the age of nine and began skating competitively in singles. She soon found a love for pair skating and was a member of the national team at the senior level for 4 years. Stephanie turned professional at the age of 21 and has performed all over the world in principal roles as a soloist and adagio skater with Royal Caribbean on the Freedom, Liberty and Oasis of the Seas (worlds largest cruise ship!) Stephanie has also performed with BROADWAY ON ICE as well as done shows all over the Rocky Mountain region.

Being from Michigan, Jonathon Hunt, began skating almost as soon as he could walk. Over his 2 decade competitive career Jonathon reached heights that few seldom come close to—US Nation & International Team (1999-2006), Junior World Bronze Medalist (2003), US National Medalist (2004), and the list goes on! As a professional Jonathon has performed around the world, including 3 tours in Hong Kong with Rand Productions, numerous guest appearances in regional US & Canadian productions and was a featured skater for 4 seasons at Radio City Music hall in THE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR STARRING THE ROCKETTES.

Casey was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. She has had a passion for public speaking and performing since she was a child. Coming from a family of musicians, Casey started taking piano lessons from her aunt at the age of 5 and continued through high school. Casey got the ‘knack’ for speaking to large groups when in college (at Michigan State University), and became a public speaker— primarily speaking on dwarfism and diversity to many different schools and groups.

Over the years pubic speaking her desire to perform (and act) intensified, and she recently had her first major break in 2011 when she was cast as a munchkin in Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful”, starring James Franco and Mila Kunis, and Michelle Williams, which will be released in 2013.

Casey is currently involved in organizing the local operations for the World Dwarf Games 2013 (the Olympics for little people) that will be taking place at her Alma Mater, Michigan State University next year. She is very excited in playing this important role, with becoming an advocate for dwarf sports, which allow little people to compete with others at their same level.

She is thrilled to be performing in THE HOLIDAY ICE SPECTACULAR, and is thankful in being able to play a part in bringing that magic & excitement to live audiences this season

Gia began her skating career at the age of 10 on synthetic ice in Florida. After falling in love with the sport she transferred to real ice and had a successful competitive run as a USA double gold medalist. She found that performing was her true love and turned professional in 2001. She has traveled the world doing shows. She began in America with Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede(Myrtle Beach), Busch Gardens(Tampa), Kings Island(Ohio), and Cypress Gardens(Florida) just to name a few. In 2008 she was in the inaugural cast of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Arena Tour featuring the world famous Rockettes. She then moved on to do Festival On Ice in Mexico, several shows with Holiday On Ice in Europe, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Kacey has been skating for nearly 20 years and is a US Figure Skating Double Gold Medalist in freestyle and moves and the field. She has spent time training with world renowned coaches in both Colorado Springs, Colorado and Lake Arrowhead, California. She competed for the University of Denver Figure Skating Team from 2008-2011, and graduated with a degree in Marketing in 2011. She now specializes in event, restaurant, and retail marketing. This is Kacey’s first appearance with Rand Productions.

Pamela “Pam” Cunningham-a professional skater who toured the US and Canada performing in The Ice Capades, and skated in Wilma Leary Productions touring the Caribbean. Her most recent engagement was skating in Wonderland on Ice at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. When not touring, Pam coaches skaters of all levels in both recreational and competitive venues for ISI and USFS programs. Her memberships include Ice Skating Institute-gold rated judge, Professional Skaters Association -rated, and the United States Figure Skating Association.

Elaina began skating at the age of four in Belmont, California. She trained with two coaches throughout her career, Katherine Faynor (who skated with Shipstads & Johnson Ice Follies) and Sergei Ponomarenko (1992 Olympic Champion in Ice Dancing). After competing for 12 years she finished testing as a US Figure Skating Double Gold Medalist (Freestyle & Moves in the Field). In 2007 she took a small break from skating and graduated UC San Diego with a BA in Human Development. She returned to skating at the age of 22 as a principle skater with Royal Caribbean. The Holiday Ice Spectacular is Elaina’s first show with Rand Productions.

Samantha was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She is a USFSA double gold medalist in moves and freestyle. She is also a five time Eastern Great Lakes Regional medalist. While performing in her home skating club’s ice show for ten years Samantha discovered that performing is her passion. Starting her professional skating career with Disney on Ice (4 years world tour), then as an ensemble skater in Snoopy’s Endless Summer (Charlotte, NC) She has also skated along side Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek and Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto in their holiday benefit show in Detroit. MI.

Jamie was born and bred in Lancashire, England, where he started ice skating at age 7. He completed the British test structure, whilst becoming British ice dance bronze medalist and British Junior solo ice dance champion. Jamie graduated from Blackburn Sixth Form College, England with qualifications in dance, performing arts, physical education and politics. The college presented him with excellence in dance and sport awards. Jamie had dreamed of living in the USA since childhood and moved when given the chance to further his ice skating career. Training in Pennsylvania, he won gold medals at Skate San Francisco, Cherry Blossom Open and the Welsh Open Championships. Turning to shows, Jamie has performed on board Color Line cruise ship in Norway, Holiday On Ice and Snoopy’s Big Bow Wow. He is thrilled to perform in the Holiday Ice Spectacular for the first time.

Karel was born in the Czech Republic and began skating at the age of 7. He won both the junior and senior men’s national titles for his home country, and he went on to compete at both the European and World Championships. In 2001 Karel turned professional and since then he performed for leading production companies around the world— eg: Holiday on Ice, Spotlight Production (Germany), Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (Worldwide) and Rand Enterprises & Productions (Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Japan, China). This will be Karel’s first visit to Biloxi, MS where he is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Holiday Ice Spectacular!

Michael, an indigenous Alaskan native of the Aleut tribe, began his skating journey at the young age of 12 years old where his successful amateur career lead him to the U.S. Jr. Nationals. His training included both World & Olympic Coaches, Utako Nagamitsu & Takeshi Honda as he trained along side Japan’s Daisuke Takahashi in Osaka, Japan. The cast of Disney’s High School Musical, the Ice Tour, Disneyland Adventure & Holiday on Ice highlight his professional career across North America, Asia & Europe. He has performed in shows with Johnny Weir in the Australian Harbor Town Christmas Show. Michael is very passionate about the art of skating and performance and hopes to continue sharing his love of performing to audiences across the world.

Michael, from New York, NY, started skating at the age of 5. When he was only 11 years old he moved away from home to begin training with World & Olympic Coach, Peter Burrows.

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Samantha began her skating career at the age of 11 and immediately began competing.  She competed as part of the Senior Level United States Figure Skating team for over 9 years and won the International Ensemble Champion title 5 times with THEATER ON ICE.

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Massachusetts born, Colleen Maguire has been skating since she was a young child. In 1991 she earned a Gold Medal in the New England Ladies Senior Championships and continued to win numerous regional titles throughout her competitive career.

Josiah Modes has been skating for over 20 years. He was a U.S. National team member from 1994 through 1998 in both singles and pairs.

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Mikey is a little person and is three feet two inches tall. He was born in Columbus, Ohio but soon after his birth he and his family moved to Roswell, Georgia, where he lived for 22 years. He attended Performing Arts School at North Springs High School, studying different acting techniques and performing in numerous plays. After high school, he attended the University of Georgia and auditioned for commercials and movies while pursuing his bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems Technology.

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Juli was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She is 1 of 5 children, so she says growing up was, “Filled with building circuses & performing in the driveway for family and friends, making ‘leaf forts’ and ‘fantasy worlds’ in the backyard, and\or roller skating at ridiculous speeds in the basement!” Theater was a big part of Juli's life in middle school and high school. As a professional, Juli's largest role was in 2008 with Radio City Productions in the touring Rockette Christmas show.

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Jered has been on the ice for the majority of his life. At the age of 5 he performed in his first holiday ice show and by 10 he had already captured a juvenile men’s national champion title. Jered began competing consistently at the US National Championships by 14, and soon after his 16th birthday Jered captured his 2nd national title, but this time in the junior pairs division.

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Brandee Malto’s love for dance began was she was just 3 years old.  She started with classical ballet and moved right into jazz, funk and hip hop by the age of 6.  She later transferred her dance training to the ice and skated competitively in both singles and ice dancing.

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Alicia is a USA triple gold medalist (Singles, Pairs & Moves in the Field) and was a US National team member in 2001. She accepted her first professional contract in 2002 and for the first 5 years  Alicia performed as a principal soloist around the world with HOLIDAY ON ICE (EUROPEAN TOUR), FESTIVAL ON ICE and on board the ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES

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Christopher is celebrating his 16th year in this business we call "show." Not only as an ice skater, but also as an actor, dancer, gymnast, choreographer, and director. He is thrilled to join the talented cast of Holiday Ice Spectacular and to spend some time in Atlanta!

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Katie, from New Baltimore, Michigan, started skating at the age of 8. She was a member of the US National Team for 4 years (in pairs skating) and won medals at both the US National Figure Skating Championships as well as international competitions representing the USA.

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Michael's skating career started in his home state of Utah. He quickly advanced through the ranks earning top placements at both regional and sectional competitions, which earned him a place on the US National Team.  

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Aleksey is a Russian national who resides in the USA and still performs around the world. As a trained ice dancer Aleksey achieved consistent national rankings (in Russia) throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. Aleksey turned professional in 1996 when offered a world tour contract with DISNEY ON ICE.

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Inna is from Minsk, Belarus and was 5-time Blarusian Women's Skating Champion. She represented Belarus at 2 European Championships (1993-94) and 1 World Championship (1994). In 1996, Inna turned professional and was offered a 3-year contract by DISNEY ON ICE to portray "Snow White" in their world tour.

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Jeb K. Rand, President and Executive Producer of Rand Productions, Inc and Family Entertainment, LLC has been involved in figure skating for over 30 years. During this time he achieved exceptional successes as a skating producer\director and professional performer.

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Billy Chapel was a US World & International Team Member, A US triple gold medalist and a Canadian double gold medalist. He was the male star of Ice Capdes for 8 years and was featured in numerous TV specials. Billy and his partner, Peter Gordon, created and produced shows in dozens of cities around the world.

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