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Brad Wilder was born on 12 October 1944 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He is known for Blade Runner (1982), Divergent (2014) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).

Dennis Stamp was born on 6 December 1946 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Paradise Alley (1978), Beyond the Mat (1999) and Ring Roasts 2 (2009). He died on 13 March 2017 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.

An aspiring country/rock musician from Brainerd, Minnesota, Steve Hall found his fame in the form of a hand-made cowboy puppet he purchased at a Minnesota pet and hobby store for $40. Hall and his puppet, now christened "Shotgun Red", crashed Ralph Emery's local Nashville morning television show with the intent of promoting the upcoming appearance of Hall's band (Southbound '76) in Seagrams 7 Battle of the Bands contest, and wound up with a job offer to become a recurring guest on Emery's upcoming "Nashville Now" talk show on The Nashville Network.

Viewers of "Nashville Now" grew fond of Shotgun Red, with the character receiving more fan mail than any other personality at The Nashville Network, despite the fact that Red only appeared on "Nashville Now" two times a week. Red's (and by extension Hall's) popularity continued to skyrocket with the creation of official Shotgun Red plush toys, recurring appearances in the final years of "Hee-Haw", a 1986 Christmas special, as well as becoming the host of his own weekly Country music video presentation series: "Country Clips".

Hall and Shotgun Red remained staples of The Nashville Network from it's launch in 1983 until the channel's rebrand to The National Network in 2000, and continued to maintain a devoted fanbase with countless live appearances all around the United States. In 2011, RFD-TV (a spiritual successor to The Nashville Network) recruited Hall and Red to host their own program entitled "The Shotgun Red Varity Show", which lasted for four seasons. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Hall and his band began performing "The Shotgun Red Show" live aboard the Nashville-based General Jackson showboat, which lasted for 15 years (the longest tenure of any act featured on the showboat).

In December of 2018, Steve Hall passed away of natural causes while visiting family in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Timothy J. Lonsdale was born on 21 September 1949 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He is an assistant director and production manager, known for Species (1995), Nothing to Lose (1997) and Hudson Hawk (1991). He has been married to Janet Lonsdale since 1987.

Steve Sedahl was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He is known for Let's Bowl (1998), Factory Accident Sex (2002) and Let's Bowl (2001).

Quin A. Blackburn was born on 19 June 1899 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Valeska Jessie O'Keefe. He died on 8 February 1981 in Boise, Idaho, USA.

Eileen Cornwell was born on 15 November 1921 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Twice in a Lifetime (1985). She was married to Henry Cornwell. She died on 13 January 2014 in Snohomish, Washington, USA.

Bradley Thoennes was born on 17 September 1962 in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for 21 (2008). He was married to Becky Briesacher. He died on 1 October 2011 in Escondido, California, USA.