Tom Cavanagh and Gavin DeGraw

Tom Cavanagh is a Canadian actor whose work has expanded across Broadway, primetime television, and film. Currently, Mr. Cavanagh stars in the new television drama Trust Me, which began in January 2009 and airs weekly on TNT. He is most recognized for his role as the title character in the NBC television program Ed, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination and TV Guide Award. Mr. Cavanagh also produced and directed a number of episodes. The show ran for four series and concluded in 2004.

Mr. Cavanagh’s career took off in 1989 when he was cast in a Broadway revival of Shenandoah. His stage credits also include productions of Grease, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Urinetown. Most recently, Mr. Cavanagh starred in the play Some Americans Abroad, which ran throughout the summer of 2008 in New York City. He is also known for his recurring roles in the sitcoms Providence and Scrubs, and appeared in the ABC series Eli Stone during spring 2008. Prior to Ed, Mr. Cavanagh's film appearances were mainly in supporting roles. He has since held starring roles in Heart of the Storm, Alchemy, Gray Matters, Two Weeks, and Breakfast with Scot. Also, in 2002, he starred in the Showtime film Bang Bang You're Dead, which won a Peabody Award.

Mr. Cavanagh was born in Ontario, Canada, and when he was six moved with his parents to a small city in Ghana, where his father educated local school teachers. During his time in West Africa, Mr. Cavanagh contracted malaria, an experience that motivated him to get involved and devote much of his time to charitable initiatives like the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign.

Mr. Cavanagh’s family moved back to Montreal when he began high school. He attended Queen’s University in Kingston, where he became interested in theater and music and played ice hockey and varsity basketball; he graduated with degrees in English, Biology, and Education. He married his wife Maureen Grise in July, 2004 and together they have a daughter and a son in New York.

Gavin DeGraw is a premier American singer-songwriter and musician who broke through the music industry in 2003 and has released two successful studio albums. Recently named as Neon Limelight’s number one male vocalist in 2008, Mr. DeGraw has produced three hit singles, appeared on numerous television shows, and had his work chosen as the theme song to the hit TV show, “One Tree Hill.”

Mr. DeGraw grew up playing music at home with piano studies beginning at eight and later playing in cover bands with his older brother in upstate New York. After training at the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, Mr. DeGraw moved to New York City to pursue his career in singing and songwriting. Upon his arrival in the late 1990s, Mr. DeGraw made an impression with local crowds and his fan base grew steadily. He eventually signed a record deal with Clive Davis and his J Records imprint.

Mr. DeGraw's debut album Chariot arrived in the summer of 2003 and slowly built momentum, selling over a million copies and earning platinum certification. By 2004, its first single, "I Don't Wanna Be," had become a Top 40 number one hit, and the album was re-released in an acoustic version, billed as Chariot -- Stripped. Mr. DeGraw's next single, "Chariot," was also met with positive response and climbed the charts in 2005. Mr. DeGraw's self-titled album Gavin DeGraw was released in 2008.

Mr. DeGraw has used his success to raise awareness and money for charitable causes. He is an ambassador for VH1’s Save the Music, a mission to restore instrumental music education in America’s public schools. Additionally, in 2008 he joined the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign and has raised over $6 thousand with his personal NET-raiser team.