CAST BIOGRAPHIES


ELISHA CUTHBERT
Sixteen-year-old ELISHA was born in Calgary, Alberta, modeled in Vancouver , British Columbia and now has the coolest job on the planet. She's returning for her THIRD season as co-host of the award-winning POPULAR MECHANICS FOR KIDS, seen around the world! Loving every minute of show biz, ELISHA has appeared in such films as "Who Gets the House," "Dancing on the Moon," "Nico the Unicorn" and the Disney production "Mail to the Chief." As if she's not busy enough with PMK and the movies, ELISHA is also one of the campfire kids on the TV show, "Are you Afraid of the Dark?" (Family Channel). In addition to working in front of the camera, ELISHA also enjoys being on the other side and is discovering the art of photography. She's also perfecting her snowboarding technique and still loves a good game of basketball. She's looking forward to another year with PMK because she says "the perks are the best" and she loves to travel and she loves to meet new people! ELISHA, you have the perfect job!




TYLER KYTE
At fourteen years old, TYLER is a real entertainment dynamo! The acting bug bit early for PMK's co-host when, at five years old, he watched "Home Alone" and decided he could do that. A few years later, he proved he sure could do that and a whole lot more with roles in the musicals "Tommy" and "Joseph" and many TV shows including "Due South" (CBS) and"Goosebumps" (FOX Family). When TYLER isn't on stage, in front of the camera or doing off-camera voice-overs, he prefers spending time with his dog, two cats and serious collection of music from the '70's. He's also been called a pretty good hockey and basketball player and an avid snowboarder and skateboarder. TYLER says he's thrilled and delighted to return to PMK and is looking forward to a brand new season with all kinds of wild and crazy adventures.





VANESSA LENGIES

Standing just 4'8" tall, thirteen-year-old VANESSA is the newest member of the PMK family and is a real bundle of energy! She packs a lot of talent in her small frame with a starring role as one of the Midnight Society Kids on "Are you Afraid of the Dark?"(Nickelodeon/Family Channel) and playing Sara Lee in the brand new series "Radioactive"(FOX Family). Relatively new to show business, VANESSA made her debut just last year with a guest lead on "Lassie" (Animal Planet) although her voice may be familiar from such animated shows as "Little Lulu" (HBO) and "Arthur"(PBS). As if that isn’t enough, VANESSA also sings and is working on her own CD. To keep things in the family, VANESSA has just hired her Dad as producer! Although she used to have ducks in her backyard, she says she now is real proud of her budgie bird named Duffus who she has to hand-feed! VANESSA is a good soccer player and swimmer and says she’s determined to learn snowboarding next year. If she plays her cards right, she may be able to convince TYLER and ELISHA to give her a lesson or two! Good things sure do come in small packages and the whole cast of PMK welcomes VANESSA as our newest co-host.



CHARLIE POWELL

Returning for the third season of PMK, CHARLIE is the elder of our team but brings tons of energy and expertise to the job of our resident "fix-it-shop" owner. Texas born and bred, CHARLIE has been in all kinds of movies including the Oscar nominated film "Affliction," the nail biting sci-fi film "Screamers," the dramatic adventure film "Grey Owl" and the suspense thriller "The Intruder." He's also no stranger to television audiences. In addition to PMK, he's also acted in the mini-series "Million Dollar Babies", "The Lost Daughter" and most recently "The Patty Duke Show Reunion." But Charlie isn't all show business, he holds a BA in Science from the University of Texas at Austin and as he tells it, plays a mean blues harmonica! Unlike the other three PMK hosts, CHARLIE hasn't attempted snowboarding yet but stay tuned!!