Nola Roeper

A comedic actress in the 70's, Nola Roeper co-starred during the golden age of television with Dean Martin, Zsa Zsa Gabor and John Belushi. Director James Burrows told her she was too big a personality for TV. He recommended Broadway and cast her in "Last of the red Hot Lovers". They opened at Arlington Park, Chicago. The theatre was next to a Thoroughbred Racetrack. While performing in Chicago she met and ran away with a jockey and followed him to Lexington, Kentucky. They started a horse farm called Paris Hills and began a thoroughbred breeding operation. Ms. Roeper became famous for her organization of Kentucky Derby parties hosted by worldwide horse owners and orchestrated a novel party held in a field where orchestras played, wood nymphs served gourmet food and cocktails were delivered to guests by nude Lady Godivas on horseback. The party was such a success it is still a yearly event attended by Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries from around the globe. It has also morphed into a charity event for American Cancer Council and is one of their larger contributors. Through the 1980's she was the morning radio personality on WNEW radio. Her popularity soared and she found herself the daily TV host of WPIX's "Best Talk in Town". In 2003, Ms. Roeper started furniture import-export in a warehouse in L.A. with Christian Behm. Together they began developing an event party for Disney at the Biltmore estate. The event was hosted by Morgan Freeman. The pool was transformed into an arctic setting complete with 5 floating icebergs and four 3-D monitors, looping penguin images, floating shark shadows and they managed to have Sea World loan them live penguins. The show resulted in the solidification of Roeper&Behm Productions, a prime address for major celebrity events. From 2004 to 2010 Roeper&Behm also co-produced 21 highly successful Lionsgate Studio feature films made by Ulli Lommel through Hollywood Action House.