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CLARISSA D'ANGELO

☆ FULL NAME: Clarissa “Lissa” Erika D'Angelo ☆ GENDER: Ciswoman ☆ PRONOUNS: She/Her ☆ AGE: 35 (August 29th, 1989) ☆ TYPE: Half sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: Milan, Italy ☆ JOB: Twitch Streamer; Content Creator; Musician ☆ SCHOOL: PSU Alumni ☆ SEXUALITY: Pansexual ☆ FACECLAIM: Taylor Swift

ABOUT CLARISSA

Brianna Hawthorne and Max Anderson had a heated, but short lived, affair on the set of a movie the pair filmed together. She was a barely on screen side character and he was the star. She was, at the time, unaware of who exactly he was, much less that he had a wife, and when the filming ended, so did their contact. Shortly after, Brianna met her husband, Antonio D'Angelo, and then found out she was pregnant. Antonio, being a stand up guy, and loving Brianna, saw no harm in staying with her and married her. Then, Clarissa was born in Milan, Italy on August 29, 1989.

The family moved every few years due to her father’s job, resulting in a number of younger siblings born in various places around the world. Over the years, they lived in Greece, England, France, Spain, and Japan, before eventually settling down in Tennessee, where Brianna had once called home before becoming an actress. This led to a lot of language learning for Clarissa, as she wanted to be on top of the language for wherever they were headed next, and because she liked it. She enjoyed learning and in time picked up Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean, on top of English, Italian, Greek, Spanish, French, and Japanese.

One of the most constant things in Clarissa’s life from a young age was archery. It was something she could do no matter where they moved and she was really good at it. She competed internationally as a child, including going to the Youth Olympic Games and winning gold there a number of times. At sixteen she began her training for the 2008 Olympic Games and made it, competing for her home country of Italy, instead of the United States. Not only did she make it, she won Gold and her name exploded all over social media. And with her name, the reputation that she was high and mighty, having done a lot of interviews at the Olympics in the interviewer’s native tongue. The easy-going but confident air about her sparked rumors that she believed she was better than anyone else and to people who hadn’t followed her career, it looked like she was raw talent. Ignoring the years and years of practice and work she’d put into everything she did.

When Clarissa was seventeen, it became known that she had actually started losing her eye sight. It was gradual and uneven, which meant that she still had a number of years left as an archer, before her eyesight became too bad to keep going. She kept it a secret from anyone outside her family and close friends, while she set her sights (no pun intended) on a future outside of archery. She competed in the 2012 Olympic Games, at the end of which she announced the end of her career as an archer and went public about losing her eye sight. Clarissa then devoted her time to her new career, as well as ways to keep archery in her life, despite the continuing deterioration of her eye sight. Across the two Olympic games she competed in, Clarissa earned four gold medals, two individual, and two team.

Worried that whatever was wrong with Clarissa’s eyesight might be genetic, Brianna braved the backlash and reached out to Max when Clarissa was eighteen. She wanted to, at minimum, warn him that his other children might suffer from similar. Max’s response was to send money to keep Brianna quiet, money that Brianna put away for Clarissa. It was at this time Clarissa was made aware of who her biological father was, though she didn’t much care at the time. In her eyes, she was Antonio’s child and it didn’t matter that, that wasn’t biologically.

Between Antonio’s business and Brianna’s acting career, Clarissa was accepted into PSU, studying Kinesiology with a focus in Occupational Therapy, as well as a psychology minor. She later applied to, and was accepted into, the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Pittsburgh. By the time Clarissa started her career as an occupational therapist, she was considered legally blind. However, a combination of a strong contact prescription, adaptive technology, and a lot of determination it didn’t really change much for her. She went into business and, after a number of years, at 27, she left Pittsburgh for New York when she was offered a better job and the chance to possibly aid in developing better assistive technology for people like herself, as her eyesight continued to deteriorate.

In 2022, Clarissa made her way back to California for a medical trial regarding her sight loss. The next two years were rough and resulted in nothing but mounting frustrations regarding her eyesight. It was also around this time that Clarissa started streaming on Twitch under the username Pasta4Arrows. It started as just her playing video games to kill time and make the most of being unemployed, but soon developed into a career all its own. Something she was grateful for, as the paperwork that accompanied being an occupational therapist was starting to become near impossible for her to keep up with due to her sight loss. She also found a group of fellow archers with sight loss as a way of keeping herself busy.

Outside of archery and playing video games, Clarissa is an avid musician. It was something she picked up more as her eyesight deteriorated. She used music to cope, realizing that her eyesight wasn’t needed for it as much as she once thought it had been. In a lot of ways, it’s the best thing she has going for her. She’s learned to play the guitar and the piano, and sings relatively often. She is also a lover of cooking. Whether it’s baked goods or elaborate meals, Clarissa has taught herself the best ways to do so. Both of these, alongside typical video game content and disability advocacy, are featured heavily on Clarissa’s twitch and other social media.

Clarissa can be sarcastic as hell, but overall is very laid back. She knows what she’s good at and she’s not afraid to admit to it. While this makes her seem cocky, being so confident while also being laid back, she’s actually extremely hardworking. She knows what it means to put in the work and expects others to do the same. When people have ideas of who she is, she lets them believe what they want. To her, there’s no reason to try and change someone’s mind if they’re not willing to get to know her. She can be really sweet and caring when someone doesn’t have preconceived notions of who she is. She’s pretty nerdy, at her core. Clarissa is a little awkward under it all, having not had much socialization outside of her siblings and competing, so she often stays quiet when she doesn’t know what to do or say in a given situation. This lends itself to her being easily ignored and lets her move about without people noticing her, just to startle them when she finally speaks up.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

When Paula dela Cruz, an up and coming singer, met then C-list actor Max Anderson at an industry party, sparks flew instantly. With them both being busy trying to catch their respective big breaks, real love blossomed between the pair, and they did their best to make a long distance relationship work. When Max’s first leading role in an independent film became an instant cult classic, landing him his first Emmy and Oscar nominations, things started to escalate quickly for his career while Paula was still performing as an opening act for bigger artists. But regardless, she stuck by his side, which was why he ultimately proposed and then married the love of his life. They were barely married for a full year before they started growing their family. Her music career took the back seat as she raised the couple’s children, and over the years, she found herself feeling like a single mother with how little time Max was able to spend at home. As their children grew older and they spent less time together, both of them found other ways to be happy, even if it has landed them on TMZ from time to time.

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BLAINE ANDERSON

☆ FULL NAME: Blaine Devon Anderson ☆ GENDER: Cisman ☆ PRONOUNS: He/Him ☆ AGE: 26 (April 5th, 1998) ☆ TYPE: Half sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas ☆ JOB: Actor (Stage, screen and voice); Singer-songwriter; PSU Musical Theatre & Music Theory and Composition Guest Lecturer ☆ SCHOOL: PSU Alumni ☆ SEXUALITY: Homosexual ☆ FACECLAIM: Anthony Keyvan

ABOUT BLAINE

tw: homophobia, assault, cheating

Blaine Anderson was the product of yet another one of Paula Anderson's short-lived affairs, but at first glance, no one really noticed. A young Blaine was the spitting image of his mother, both in appearance as well as in his passion for music, and the fact that he also showed a lot of interest in his father's craft made no one question whether Blaine was biologically his. He started to sing as soon as he learned to talk, could spend hours sitting at the piano and loved putting on plays for anyone who would watch. While Blaine explored all kinds of interests and tried several sports as a kid, music and acting were what he was most passionate about, and what he excelled in. His parents enrolled him in piano lessons when he was five, which were soon followed up by singing and dancing lessons as well as several other instruments, and Blaine performed at local talent shows quite frequently. Most of his summers were spent at theatre camp, as long as it didn't conflict with any of the other trips the family had planned, and he got involved in local theatre, starring in his first regional production at the age of nine. Blaine started dreaming even bigger after that and he begged and begged his parents to let him audition for a Broadway show, but the answer was always no, due to New York City not exactly being around the corner. So Blaine decided to try the next best thing: acting in front of a camera. He followed in his older brother's footsteps, but after appearing in one commercial and guest starring in a couple of Disney shows, Blaine realised that it didn't quite compare to the feeling that being on stage gave him, and he stopped auditioning.

But while having a famous father had its perks, that certainly didn't mean that being an Anderson was always easy. Dealing with critical siblings who loved to boss him around, an emotionally unavailable father who wasn't around very often and the pressure that came with having to live up to the Anderson could be quite challenging, especially when you're still trying to figure out who you are. Blaine always felt a strong need to please everyone and to make sure he was perfect at anything he did, and he is still very much a perfectionist and people-pleaser to this very day.

The relationship with his father seemed to become even more strained once Blaine had reached his teenage years, although he couldn't quite put his finger on why. He wondered if it was the fact that he had just come out, or if his father perhaps saw stage acting as inferior to screen acting. Or maybe their personalities simply clashed. There had been some attempts at bonding, like the summer when they had rebuilt a car together, but Blaine couldn't help but wonder if his dad thought getting his hands dirty might somehow magically make him straight. No matter how hard Blaine tried, he felt like he could never do things right in his father's eyes. It started to feel like this constant balancing act where Blaine felt like he was either too much or not enough, not just to his father but to his entire family.

The fact that his peers started to bully him just made things even more complicated, and things got especially bad when Blaine came out. When he asked another boy to the annual Sadie Hawkins dance months later, it ended in disaster when the two of them were attacked in the parking lot after the dance. After being released from the hospital, Blaine transferred to a different private school. He took up boxing and self-defence and attended weekly therapy sessions, but the many hours he spent scribbling down song lyrics in a notebook were especially cathartic to him.

While Blaine had been counting the days until graduation so he could finally follow his own path and make his great escape to New York City, he ended up following in his siblings' footsteps and attending PSU instead because it was the college his then-boyfriend had chosen to attend. The guy broke up with him barely two months into his first semester, but while Blaine was heartbroken, PSU had already started to feel like home, so he ended up staying. He double majored in Musical Theatre and Music Theory & Composition, and his following on TikTok and YouTube, where he posted covers and the occasional original song, started to increase during his time at PSU.

After graduating, Blaine finally made the move to New York that he'd been dreaming of for so long, and the city instantly felt like home. While he didn't regret his decision to study at PSU instead of in New York (except for the reason why he'd decided to go there in the first place), the city truly felt like the place where he belonged. It wasn't long until Blaine made his Broadway debut, portraying Doody and understudying Danny Zuko in the revival of Grease. He soon got to take over the role of Danny, and later starred as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Tony in West Side Story and most recently as J.D. in Heathers. After landing a record deal, he also found the time in his busy schedule to work on his first solo album, which was released earlier this year.

Up until recently, Blaine had never really considered giving screen acting another try. But when he got the opportunity to audition for a new musical TV show that would revolve around a college glee club, both his agent and boyfriend insisted that he should at least give it a try. Little did Blaine know that his boyfriend may have had ulterior motives when he encouraged Blaine to audition. The very same day that he got offered a role in the show, his boyfriend broke up with him, which came out of nowhere for Blaine. The two of them had been together for three years (minus a few short breaks) and Blaine, who couldn't picture a future without him anymore, had even started preparing a proposal.

After the messy breakup, Blaine suddenly felt desperate for a change of scenery. So while he initially hadn't been sure if he even wanted to go back to LA to be part of the TV show, he found himself on a flight there as soon as he could, after trying his best to keep himself together for the final two weeks of performances of Heathers before its closing night. He's only been back in LA for about a week now, and rehearsals for the TV pilot will start soon. While his emotions are still a little all over the place, he's happy to be reunited with so many familiar faces, and he's ready for his next adventure.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

When Paula dela Cruz, an up and coming singer, met then C-list actor Max Anderson at an industry party, sparks flew instantly. With them both being busy trying to catch their respective big breaks, real love blossomed between the pair, and they did their best to make a long distance relationship work. When Max’s first leading role in an independent film became an instant cult classic, landing him his first Emmy and Oscar nominations, things started to escalate quickly for his career while Paula was still performing as an opening act for bigger artists. But regardless, she stuck by his side, which was why he ultimately proposed and then married the love of his life. They were barely married for a full year before they started growing their family. Her music career took the back seat as she raised the couple’s children, and over the years, she found herself feeling like a single mother with how little time Max was able to spend at home. As their children grew older and they spent less time together, both of them found other ways to be happy, even if it has landed them on TMZ from time to time.

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COOPER ANDERSON

☆ FULL NAME: Cooper Jay Anderson ☆ GENDER: Cisman ☆ PRONOUNS: He/Him ☆ AGE: 32 (August 1st, 1992) ☆ TYPE: Half sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas ☆ JOB: Struggling Actor ☆ SCHOOL: PSU Alumni ☆ SEXUALITY: Bisexual ☆ FACECLAIM: Manny Jacinto

ABOUT COOPER

tw: cheating, parental rejection, bribery 

Cooper Anderson was the product of a very short lived affair between Mo Yuan, a Chinese-American actor, and Paula Anderson. The affair and the result was kinda an open secret, but she never told Cooper who his real father was. Cooper showed an interest in acting as a young child, and he did a few commercials and guest starred on a few Disney shows/movies. Cooper loved it. He love the applause and the attention - something he felt he was missing from his dad who he felt never gave him any attention. His father worked a lot. But there was something different from the way his dad treated his siblings as him. It wasn’t until he was 15, when he found out the truth. He overheard his mom arguing with his dad, and the affair and his true father was brought up. He reached out to try to contact his father, but the man told him to never talk to him again. He was heartbroken by this, but never told anyone about the truth of his biological father. When he was 18, the truth came out. His biological father reached out to Cooper, asking for money. Cooper told him to get lost. Soon later, it was released to the press about the truth about Cooper’s true biological father.  Cooper tried to get acting roles after that, but Disney execs didn’t like the press and he soon found himself not acting. He found himself partying instead of doing his homework and almost flunked out of his senior year of high school until his mom paid the high school off and got him a tutor. He straightened up, barely passing High School.

When it got time for Cooper to go to college, he didn’t want go. His mom forced him and once again, Cooper really only got into PSU since of who his mom was. With a new so called freedom, Cooper found himself back to his old ways. He was partying again, sleeping his away around the college campus and auditioning for roles. He dropped out of college after he landed a role in a cheesy action movie that ended up being a flop. Cooper didn’t care, he finally was acting again. After a two years of nothing and pressure from his mom to do something with his life, he enrolled back into college and finished his degree in theatre arts. It surprised everyone that he graduated really, but he found it easy to do something when he was interested in the subject. Cooper struggled to book roles, and lived in his parents basement for a while. A few years later after graduation, he booked a commercial for fastest growing international credit rating website.The commercial was a success, with many people coming up to him singing the jingle. This lead to more commercials with the company. He hasn't booked much since, but now he's living at home, going on auditions whenever he can. 

FAMILY BACKGROUND

When Paula dela Cruz, an up and coming singer, met then C-list actor Max Anderson at an industry party, sparks flew instantly. With them both being busy trying to catch their respective big breaks, real love blossomed between the pair, and they did their best to make a long distance relationship work. When Max’s first leading role in an independent film became an instant cult classic, landing him his first Emmy and Oscar nominations, things started to escalate quickly for his career while Paula was still performing as an opening act for bigger artists. But regardless, she stuck by his side, which was why he ultimately proposed and then married the love of his life. They were barely married for a full year before they started growing their family. Her music career took the back seat as she raised the couple’s children, and over the years, she found herself feeling like a single mother with how little time Max was able to spend at home. As their children grew older and they spent less time together, both of them found other ways to be happy, even if it has landed them on TMZ from time to time.