Burn Notice - Family Business - 7:00 pm Wednesday, July 22 on Great! Action

Jeffrey Donovan (Actor) .. Michael Westen

Born: May 11, 1968 in Amesbury, Massachusetts

Best Known For: Burn Notice.

Early-life: Jeffrey was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, on May 11, 1968. Jeffrey and his brothers, Michael and Sean, were raised by their mother, who struggled to make ends meet. During his childhood, Jeffrey moved about 10 times. He went on to attend Bridgewater State University before transferring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he graduated with a theatre degree. He furthered his acting studies in New York University's Acting Graduate program.

Career: Donovan's early acting career saw him switching from the stage to the screen. On TV, he has made guest appearances in Another World, Homicide: Life on the Street, Millennium, and Spin City. He had a recurring role in Touching Evil. His film credits include Sleepers (1996), Bait (2000), Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), Hitch (2005), Changeling (2008) and J Edgar (2011). His big break came in 2007 when he began playing the lead role in TV action drama Burn Notice. It ran for seven seasons until 2013.

Quote: 'I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate.'

Trivia: Donovan is a black belt in karate. He supports the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

Gabrielle Anwar (Actor) .. Fiona Glenanne

Born: February 04, 1970 in Laleham, Middlesex

Best Known For: Burn Notice.

Early-life: Gabrielle was born in Laleham, Middlesex, on February 4, 1970 to actress Shirley Hills and film editor Tariq Anwar. Gabrielle went on to study drama and dance at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. She made her TV acting debut in the miniseries Hideaway. Her first film role was in Manifesto (1988). TV parts followed in Summer's Lease, Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Press Gang. When she was dating American actor Craig Sheffer, she moved with him to Hollywood.

Career: After making a guest appearance in an edition of Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1992, Anwar starred in a number of films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Body Snatchers (1993), The Three Musketeers (1993), and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). Her big break came in 2007 when she began playing Princess Margaret in American drama The Tudors. She was later cast as Fiona Glenanne in the drama Burn Notice, which ran for seven seasons between 2007 and 2013.

Quote: 'I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest.'

Trivia: Anwar became an American citizen in 2008.

Bruce Campbell (Actor) .. Sam Axe

Sharon Gless (Actor) .. Madeline Westen

Born: May 31, 1943 in Los Angeles

Best Known For: Playing the long-suffering Christine in Cagney & Lacey.

Early-life: Sharon Marguerite Gless was born on May 31, 1943, in Los Angeles. After catching the acting bug, she attended the prestigious Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Following graduation, she pursued her acting dream and in 1969 Gless became the last-ever "contract player" at Universal Studios. A year later, she made her TV debut in the movie Night Slaves.

Career: Gless paid the rent with a series of TV offerings, including The Longest Night, McCloud, Cool Million, Ironside, Centennial and Hard Hat and Legs. In 1982 she became the third actress to play TV copper Christine Cagney in cult series Cagney & Lacey. The show turned her into a household name and paved the way for other projects, including several spin-off TV movies, as well as The Star Chamber, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, the US version of British drama Queer As Folk and political drama The State Within. She is currently starring in American drama Burn Notice. Stage roles have included Watch on the Rhine, Chapter Two, Misery, The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, and The Vagina Monologues.

Quote: "I have been very blessed my whole career. There was a slump when I got older and I changed physically, but now it's like those bad things never happened. I'm back and I'm having a very good time."

Trivia: Married Cagney & Lacey producer Barney Rosenweig in 1991.

Seth Peterson (Actor) .. Nate Westen

Marc Macaulay (Actor) .. Agent Harris

Scott Michael Campbell (Actor) .. Jake Miller

Guri Weinberg (Actor) .. Ari Zamar

Joel Swetow (Actor) .. Eli Zamar

Brandon Morris (Actor) .. Agent Lane

Sanford Bookstaver (Director)

Matt Nix (Writer)

Burn Notice: Family Business

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July 22 on Great! Action (42)

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Season 1, Episode 6

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