Jim Gaffigan (Owen Fenby)
Raised in Indiana, Jim made the move to New York City in pursuit of a career in acting and stand up comedy. After the first of five appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Mr. Letterman personally chose Jim to develop a sitcom for his production company, World Wide Pants.

A year and half later, Welcome to New York debuted to critical acclaim, boasting a cast of Christine Baranski, Rocky Carroll, and Sara Gilbert. The Wall Street Journal declared Jim "a true find" and TV Guide nominated Jim for Best New Actor in a Sitcom Award. He followed that success with another audience-pleasing stint as Rusty Carnouk, Ellen DeGeneres’ ex-boyfriend on The Ellen Show.

Jim has also guest starred on many other network and cable television shows, including Law & Order, Third Watch, Lateline, Sex in the City, Law and Order: SVU, Soul Man, and Conrad Bloom. Jim was also a cast member of the VH1 sketch show Random Play. In addition to No Sleep ‘til Madison, his film credits include Igby Goes Down, Hacks, Three Kings, Road Trip, Endsville, Personals, and Entropy. Jim also appeared in two films chosen for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life.

Many people recognize Jim from his numerous commercial campaigns, which include ads for ESPN, Saturn, and Rolling Rock beer. In 1999, Business Week recognized Jim’s considerable commercial presence by naming him "Salesman of The Year."

As a stand up comedian, Jim's cutting edge style has earned him appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and Comedy Central's Dr. Katz. Jim performed his own half-hour comedy special for Comedy Central, and has also performed at the prestigious HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, as well as the Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival in Montreal.

T.J. Jagodowski (Greg)
T.J. Jagodowski has quietly earned a reputation as one of Chicago’s finest improv performers. He has been featured in major productions for The Second City’s Mainstage, The Second City National Touring Company, ImprovOlympic, and the Annoyance Theatre.

His many talents were recently recognized at the 2001 Del Awards, where he walked away with an unprecedented three honors, including Most Impressive Reference, Most Supportive Player, and, to no one’s surprise, Sexiest Male Player.

In addition to his starring role in No Sleep, T.J. has appeared in several movies, including Soul Survivors and Janey Van Winkle.

During agonizingly long delays on the set of No Sleep, T.J. delighted both cast and crew with impersonations of a Southern land baron and, with Jed Resnik, a lost Russian cosmonaut.

Michael Gilio (Tommy)
Michael began writing and acting in Chicago while attended Columbia University.

His film and television credits include a co-starring role with Sydney Poitier on To Sir With Love 2 (directed by Peter Bogdanovich); Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King (with Ving Rhames); Love & Action in Chicago (with Kathleen Turner and Jason Alexander); and guest roles on The Profiler, Chicago Hope, and Early Edition.

In addition to No Sleep ‘til Madison, he has starred in several independent films, including Flowers, 2 Weeks 1 Year and Kwik Stop (which he wrote and directed). He was recently nominated for the Someone to Watch Award sponsored by the 2002 Independent Spirit Awards.

Ian Brennan (Dave)
Ian’s performance in a 1998 production of Finian’s Rainbow earned him a prestigious Joseph Jefferson nomination from the Kennedy Center. He is currently appearing at Chicago’s Goodman Theater in Tennessee Williams’s The Rose Tattoo. His many Chicago stage credits include The Royal Family and Mother Courage and Her Children at Steppenwolf, The Romeo and Juliet Project at Ravinia, As You Like It and All's Well That Ends Well at Chicago Shakespeare, Booth at Writers Theatre, and Experiment with Pump at Nothlight.

In addition to No Sleep ‘til Madison, he has starred in Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr’s Too Much Flesh.

Throughout production of No Sleep, Ian displayed remarkable self-discipline by using his limited free time to study for his finals, despite constant harassment from his fellow cast members. Ian also developed a reputation for spectacular, unplanned pratfalls on-camera, one of which is preserved in the film’s final scene.

Jed Resnik (Vern)
Now residing in New York City, Resnik’s acting and writing career has included stints at Chicago's Second City Communications, Annoyance Productions, and ImprovOlympic. His Chicago stage appearances include Apocalypse at Victory Gardens, JTS Brown at ImprovOlympic, and The Hart Karl at Comedysportz. Before his starring role in No Sleep ‘til Madison, Resnik appeared in the movies Big and Spanking the Monkey (although the role he’s most proud of was his two-week engagement on the TV show, Romper Room). Resnik recently flew to Los Angeles to screen-test for a Carsey/Werner pilot and Steve Martin’s sketch comedy show, and recently appeared in Bob Odenkirk's Melvin Goes to Dinner.

Jed wants everyone to know his experiences making No Sleep ‘til Madison were positive. Even the horrible car crash.

Rebekah Louise Smith (Beth)
Rebekah is a graduate of Southern Methodist University where she earned her BFA in Theatre. From there she moved to Chicago where she was a founding member of the Collective Theatre Company.

Her film roles include McAmmond in John Hughes’ New Port South, Ellie in The Watcher (with Keanu Reeves), and Bonnie in Ian Keiser’s independent film, Danny’s Wish. She also appeared in Just Visiting (with Jean Reno).

Recent TV appearances include Early Edition, Charmed, and Family Law, along with numerous TV commercials. Rebekah currently resides in Los Angeles.

Molly Glynn Hammond (Loretta)
Molly received her BA in Drama and English from Tufts University. Extensive on-camera work includes commercials, industrial and feature films, and television projects (Early Edition, The Untouchables, Unsolved Mysteries). Chicago theatrical credits include Fox Theatricals/ Steppenwolf, The Goodman Theatre, Bailiwick Repertory, Seanachai, Strawdog, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Borealis, and the Playwrights Center. Regional credits include The Tempest, Cyrano de Bergerac, among many others. Molly is currently performing in Famous Door's Hellcab and teaches at the Audition Studio in Chicago.