Cast & Crew

ROSALIE THOMASS

the acclaimed German film star, makes her U.S. debut as “Ulrika Schmidt,” an overworked business executive sent to Arizona to close a pickle factory, in THE DOG WEDDING. Also in February 2016, her lead role in famed Director Doris Dörrie’s GREETINGS FROM FUKUSHIMA debuts at the Berlin International Film Festival. Ms. Thomass starred opposite Peter Dinklage (GAME OF THRONES) in the feature film TAXI in 2015. She rose to prominence in Universum Film’s box office hit ONE HOT NUMBER and 20th Century Fox’s coming-of-age trilogy BEST CHANCE.

MATTHEW BLOOM

known worldwide as a professional wrestler with WWE, makes his feature film debut as “The Manimal,” a kind-hearted pro wrestler ill-prepared for the human connection he finds at the dog park. Mr. Bloom is the newly minted Head Coach of WWE NXT and a star of the WWE reality series “Breaking Ground.” The 6’8” 360-pound Mr. Bloom’s career highlights include defeating Kane for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Madison Square Garden and battling Undertaker with Big Show at WrestleMania XIX.

BERNHARD SCHÜTZ

is a prolific German actor who has appeared in over 80 films and television programs. Mr. Schütz made his U.S. film debut alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright in A MOST WANTED MAN. In THE DOG WEDDING, he is ferociously funny as “Dieter Schmidt,” the CEO of a pickle empire fighting to maintain his grip on the daughter he groomed to be his successor.

DEANNA “QUEEN KONG” BOOHER

is a pioneering professional wrestler best known as a star on the 1980s television series Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.) and immortalized as the “Bearded Lady” in SPACEBALLS.
In THE DOG WEDDING, “Queen Kong” is the inventor of canine marriage ceremonies, a tradition her son “The Manimal” pledged to continue.

PRINCE & QUEENIE

two lovable English bulldogs, are real-life sweethearts. THE DOG WEDDING is their first film.

JAMES LEFKOWITZ

directed THE DOG WEDDING. As Producer, his two prior feature films won Best Picture at Slamdance (TIJUANA MAKES ME HAPPY) and Milan (PICTURE ME). Mr. Lefkowitz is also Producer of WIN IN CHINA, a documentary with Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba Group, about that nation’s entrepreneurial revolution. A film and technology entrepreneur, Mr. Lefkowitz is the founder of 25th Frame, an award-winning film production company; the Neighborhood Film Academy, a non-profit organization that works with inner city youth; and Prophase CLMS, a developer of FDA-compliant training systems for mental health professionals. His background in psychology adds a unique perspective to his filmmaking. Mr. Lefkowitz began his career in film production, working extensively with ZDF, NHK, MTV, Disney, Sony, Viacom and Arte. He is an honors graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.