Paul Mooney is a comic legend who has written for "Chappelle's Show, In Living Color, The Richard Pryor Show, Saturday Night Live, Good Times", and "Stanford and Son". He played Sam Cooke in "The Buddy Holly Story". His first comedy album, "Race", was nominated for a Grammy, and he recently appeared in his own comedy special, "Know Your History: Jesus""Was Black . . . So Was Cleopatra". He performs stand-up comedy to sold-out croweds around the country. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski wrote Ed Wood, for which they were nominated for Best Screenplay by the Writers Guild, and followed with The People vs. Larry Flynt, for which they won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay as well as a special Writers Guild Award. Milos Forman, two-time Oscar winner, previously directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Valmont, and The People vs. Larry Flynt.