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Actor, writer, author, comedian, and Emmy® award-winning producer Sean Kanan's first role in Hollywood was bad-boy "Mike Barnes" in the blockbuster franchise film Karate Kid III. In 2022 Kanan reprised his iconic role, receiving critical acclaim in the pop-culture hit series' 6th season of Cobra Kai, now streaming on Netflix. Kanan also appears as bad boy with a heart of gold, "Deacon Sharpe," on the world's most-watched daytime drama, CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, and has portrayed the same role on its sister show, the number one daytime drama in the U.S., The Young, and the Restless. Before joining the premiere daytime lineup, Kanan played "AJ Quartermaine" on General Hospital. His other credits include two 2021 films with Bruce Willis, Survive the Game and The Fortress, and the Lifetime movie Sinister Society. Join us as we chat with Dean Kanan, and see a side of him that you rarely see... the loving husband, compassionate industry professional, and mindful life coach. Get the inspiration and motivation that you didn't know you needed. Tap in! Find out more: https://linktr.ee/SeanKanan Follow and Subscribe to Leaders & Learners Podcast
Way of the Cobra ft. Sean Kanan Sean Kanan is our guest this week on Pop Culture Addicts, We talk with Sean about his work on Karate Kid III and if that will translate into Cobra Kai. We talk about his work on daytime dramas as Deacon Sharpe and AJ Quartermaine. We talk about his Emmy Award Winning show Studio City which can now be found on Amazon Prime Video! But also talk with Sean about his motivational book - The Way of the Cobra. Sean talk about the mistakes he's made in his life and how those experiences may help you in similar situations. Great, common sense advice offered in this book. You can buy an autographed copy from Sean Kanan on his website - https://wayofthecobra.com/ For more information on Sean Kanan, please visit the following - Twitter - @seankanan Instagram - @sean.kanan Buy us a Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/popcultureaddicts Be sure to check out our social media, as well: Twitter: @pcapodshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071131012500 Instagram: @pcapodshow Support Pop Culture Addicts by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/pop-culture-addicts Find out more at https://pop-culture-addicts.pinecast.co
In this show, Carlos will be interviewing A true renaissance man, Sean Kanan epitomizes the expression “triple threat“ having achieved success as an actor, producer and author. Sean's first book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan received rave reviews. His second book, Success Factor X, became an Amazon new release best seller one week after its release and was recently named one of the twenty most inspirational books in the last two decades by Book Authority. Sean has been interviewed numerous times by everyone from FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo to Katie Couric. He has hosted the Miss World Pageant in London and has appeared multiple times as a entertainment contributor to HLN's Showbiz Tonight. Sean's acting career exploded with his breakout performance as a villain, Mike Barnes, in the The Karate Kid III beating out over two thousand hopefuls in an open call to his iconic award winning roles in daytime television playing black sheep AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital to his critically acclaimed portrayal of Deacon Sharpe on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, television's most syndicated show in history seen in over one hundred countries. Having appeared in more than one thousand episodes of network television and fifteen feature films, Sean is recognized around the world. Most recently Sean has created and stars in the critically acclaimed and Emmy award winning, digital series, Studio City exclusively on Amazon Prime. For more information on Sean and to check out his new digital asset, go to: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?asin=B0831S9K6R&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web ♠️ ♠️ ♠️Carlos Fun Challenge ♠️ ♠️ ♠️
What exactly happened surrounding the death of one of General Hospital's most influential characters? Who killed him? Why? And did he deserve it? Join us as we take a look at The Murder of AJ Quartermaine.
Sean Kanan joins host Elias on the podcast. Sean’s acting career exploded with his breakout performance as a villain, Mike Barnes, in the The Karate Kid III beating out over two thousand hopefuls in an open call to his iconic award winning roles in daytime television playing black sheep AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital to his critically acclaimed portrayal of Deacon Sharpe on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, television’s most syndicated show in history seen in over one hundred countries. Most recently, he created and stars in the critically acclaimed digital series Studio City exclusively on Amazon Prime. He won the ISA (Independent Series Awards) for Best Actor in a Drama. The series, which was nominated for 12 ISA’s won an additional 3 awards - Best Writing for a Drama (Michele Kanan and Lauren de Normandie, as well as Patrika Darbo and Carolyn Hennesy who tied for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. Kanan also hosted the Awards ceremony, which was held virtually this year. Studio City was also nominated for eight Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other digital series on Amazon, including a nomination for Sean for Best Actor in a Digital Drama series. You can find Sean on Twitter @SeanKanan & Instagram @sean.kanan As always, please don't forget to follow us on Instagram @themccpodcast Twitter @themccpodcast & Facebook @themccpodcast and if you can leave a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe Thanks for Listening! https://linktr.ee/themccpodcast www.themccpodcast.com
Some know him as The Karate Bad Boy and Cobra Kai mercenary, Mike Barnes. Some recognize him as General Hospital heartthrob AJ Quartermaine. While others may know him as the cunning Deacon Sharpe on The Bold and The Beautiful/The Young and the Restless. Well, we know him as The Honorable Judge Sean Kanan, and he's here to kick these contestants into line! Mike Ranger from the Video Rangers podcast is back, and he's brought the best of May 1990. His first opponent Marc James answers that challenge with the finest May 1992 has to offer. After a stunning loss to Drew Zakmin last week, Mancrush completes this retro rampage with a stout helping of May 1983. Once again this episode is jam-packed with some mega nostalgia! After a couple of weeks digging through a week here and a week there, these boys finally get to look at an entire month, and they're stoked with their findings. This 80s and 90s clash was a close one! On this episode, Sean intimidates a man for a role, Sean saves the episode cause Mancrush's Internet sucks, everyone agrees that they like big butts, Kanan rates Daniel LaRusso's karate, a blockbuster finally emerges, a dude cheated on his wife and turned his pain into profit, kids run up the phone bill, Sean stars in Studio City on Prime, David Lee Roth has a few drinks, a sitcom that didn't jump the shark, Pauly gets hated on, explicit phone calls, The Clash gets bashed, tennis with the Dionne Warwick, Sean almost handed out roses, Mancrush's Karate Kid redux, seven degrees of Happy Days, careful kicking, Lorne Michaels bans someone else, ZZ Top delivers, Sean's thoughts on reality TV, GUI interfaces are all the rage, Marc takes us back to 10th-grade social studies, Mike says turn off the radio, Sean kills someone's pick, Marc brings some shareware you'll remember, Eine kleine Amerikaner, and how did cocaine just fall out of your pocket mister? Do you agree with Sean's rulings? Play at home and judge for yourself! While you're at it, send your rulings to our Facebook and pick up 20 points on the Dueling Decades Leaderboard! Please don't forget to subscribe and review! Want to share some of your own 1980s & 1990s memories? Join the other thousands of people in our Facebook group and get more original nostalgic content every day! If you're into the 1960s & 1970s, join our new group! Links below: https://www.duelingdecades.com https://www.facebook.com/duelingdecades https://www.twitter.com/duelingdecades https://www.instagram.com/duelingdecades https://www.facebook.com/groups/duelingdecades/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/duelingdecades60s70s/
A true renaissance man, Sean Kanan epitomizes the expression “triple threat“ having achieved success as an actor, producer and author. Sean’s first book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan received rave reviews. His second book, Success Factor X, became an Amazon new release best seller one week after its release and was recently named one of the twenty most inspirational books in the last two decades by Book Authority. Sean’s acting career exploded with his breakout performance as a villain, Mike Barnes, in the The Karate Kid III beating out over two thousand hopefuls in an open call to his iconic award winning roles in daytime television playing black sheep AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital to his critically acclaimed portrayal of Deacon Sharpe on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, television’s most syndicated show in history seen in over one hundred countries. Having appeared in more than one thousand episodes of network television and fifteen feature films, Sean is recognized around the world. Most recently Sean has created and stars in the critically acclaimed digital series Studio City exclusively on Amazon Prime. Sean is very active in numerous charitable organizations including The American Cancer Society, various animal advocacy groups and serves as the youth ambassador for Boo2Bullying. Sean and wife, Michele, split their time between Los Angeles and Palm Springs where he has a star on the walk of fame. He spends his free time practicing martial arts, cooking, traveling and studying multiple foreign languages. Please check out Sean's new digital series, “Studio City” https://watch.amazon.com/detail?asin=B0831S9K6R&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web Twitter @seankanan @studiocity_show @ontheroadwithj3 @guitaristjimbo @caseyschearer80 Instagram @sean.kanan @thestudiocityshow_byseankanan @ontheroadwithjimandcasey patreon.com/jimandcasey nophonynetwork.com
Most people know this week's guest from his many roles on daytime TV as Deacon Sharpe, AJ Quartermaine, or Jude Cavanaugh, but of course, we are talking about the great Sean Kanan. Doug talked to Sean about his iconic role as Mike Barnes in Karate Kid Part III. Doug and Sean talked about his first movie role in a low budget horror, auditioning for Karate Kid Part III, transitioning into the soap world, the two books he wrote, and his stand up comedy. This guy does it all. Follow him on Instagram @ sean.kanan and Twitter @seankanan Here is the link to his newest book he co-wrote "Success Factor X" https://www.amazon.com/Success-Factor-Inspiration-Wisdom-Americas/dp/1462136079/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U7B1K6RRHF4G&keywords=success+factor+x&qid=1569422224&sprefix=bonzai+tree%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1 Follow us on all social media @sequelsonly
On today's Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe dish the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Ridge tries to take Rick's job from him at Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. Will Deacon mix it up with Quinn when he arrives in town. Will and Sonny say "I Do" on Days of Our Lives. The wedding provided fans with a bunch of great moments, including Sami and Adrienne sparring. Is DAYS the best soap at featuring well rounded core families? Alicia Leigh Willis drops by DAYS. General Hospital celebrated its 51st anniversary with a Carlypalooza featuring Sarah Brown and Tamara Braun returning to make a cameo. Find out which of the Carly scenes the DC gang enjoyed most. The 51st anniversary also featured AJ Quartermaine's death and walking into the light. Find out what the DC crew thought of another Quartermaine being killed off. Nikki and Jill team up to try and fix Billy and Victoria's message, but should they give it up. Is it a cop out to have Sharon be treated with shock therapy? Is it ok for Neil and Devon to fall for the same woman on The Young and the Restless? All this and much more on today's Daytime Confidential podcast!.
♥I was fortunate enough to attend this year's General Hospital Fan Club Weekend, which is extra special since it's the 50th Anniversary. I'll recap the entire weekend,the events that I attended including: Genie Francis, Lisa LoCicero, Finola Hughes, Main Cast Event, Dominic Zamprogna & Jason Thompson, Past Cast Event, Kimberly McCullough's secret event & Carolyn Henessy... ♥Then stick around- Sean Kanan took the time out of the busy weekend to chat about General Hospital, his own radio show, & what he thinks of this frenzied weekend!
Daytime's very own bad boy, Sean Kanan, joins us to discuss being back to Port Charles as AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital on ABC, plus his time as Deacon Sharpe on CBS' The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. He also chats about his new radio show, "Kanan's Rules" and his book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan. We also take fan calls at the end!
Daytime's very own bad boy, Sean Kanan, joins us to discuss being back to Port Charles as AJ Quartermaine on General Hospital on ABC, plus his time as Deacon Sharpe on CBS' The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. He also chats about his new radio show, "Kanan's Rules" and his book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan. We also take fan calls at the end!
Sean Kanan is an internationally renowned actor best known for is iconic role as Deacon Sharpe in the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. He recently reprised the role of A. J. Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama, General Hospital. Sean has been a hard-working actor ever since receiving his degree from UCLA. Shortly after graduation, he landed one of the major roles in the megahit Karate Kid III, starring as Ralph Macchio's nemesis. He followed quickly followed with roles on the TV series produced by Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders, and Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. He subsequently moved to network television with roles on General Hospital, Sunset Beach, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. Recently, with soap opera fans clamoring for his return, Sean revived his role as Deacon Sharpe on The Young and The Restless, the show from which The Bold and The Beautiful was spun off.Sean also recently completed filming of Prodigal, the directorial debut Julie Pacino, the daughter of Al Pacino, in which he was cast as in the leading role. Other TV credits include guest roles on Freddy, Who's the Boss?, VIP, The Nanny, Walker: Texas Ranger, Lois and Clark, and True Jackson VP. Film credits include Hack, where he starred and served as Executive Producer, as well as the comedy, Chump Change, the action films Chaos Factor and Extreme Limits, and the independent film 10 Attitudes. Sean drops by on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 5pm EST, to discuss his return to General Hospital & his impeccable career.
Media Nite Radio welcomes to the airwaves actor/author Sean Kanan. Daytime audiences know him from his portrayal of Deacon Sharpe on daytime dramas, Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful. Most recently, Sean reprised the role of A.J. Quartermaine on the Emmy Winning Daytime Drama, General Hospital. Sean has done a multitude of things in his career. He started his journey in acting when he received his big break working for Academy Award winning director John Avildsen in the Karate Kid, Part III. He went onto star on televisons shows such as The Outsiders and then daytime came calling in the form of A.J. Quartermaine on the Emmy winning daytime drama, General Hospital. After his time on GH, Sean then joined the cast of the now defunct, Sunset Beach in the role of Jude Cavanaugh and remained wih the show until its cancellation. Sean then moved onto the daytime drama, Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Deacon Sharpe. After Sean left daytime, he starred in several films & competed in the third season of the Italian version of Dancing With The Stars. When Sean returned to daytime, he reprised his role of Deacon Sharpe when he crossed over to sister soap, Young and the Restless. While on Young and the Restless, he also wrote a book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan. published by Dunham Books. After a brief stint as Deacon on Bold, Sean returned to where it all started for him in daytime, A.J. Quartermaine. In addition to his role on GH, Sean has also been portraying the character of Pierce Sterling in Scandal Crest, a new improvised soap opera TV series from the World famous ACME Theater in Hollywood, CA. You can catch Sean in the last installment of Scandal Crest on Dec. 7 at ACME or watch at scandalcrest.com
On today’s Daytime Confidential episode join Luke, Regan, J Bernard and Karen from Wubs.net as they are joined by Jamey Giddens reporting live from Daytime Emmy Weekend in Las Vegas. Listen as he recounts encounters with the legendary Agnes Nixon, spending time in the Emmy Gift Suite with Days of our Lives’ Molly Burnett and Casey Deidreck. Find out who Jamey may or may not have married at an Elvis wedding chapel. Find out what Julie Pinson thinks of portraying characters that get in the middle of popular couples. Forget Brad and Angelina, can you guess which two actors–who portray an onscreen couple–got mobbed when they entered the room? Jamey was there when General Hospital alums Sean Kanan and Drew Garrett posed for AJ Quartermaine and Michael Corinthos photos. Jamey shares all this and much before weighing in on the Brandon Buddy Twitter story and Stacy Haiduk being snapped up by Days of our Lives. After Jamey leaves to go in search of more scoop Luke, Regan J Bernard and Karen continue their discussion of Brandon Buddy and Stacy Haiduk. Luke believes Drew Garrett would make an excellent Cole recast if Buddy were ever to leave. Days of our Lives laid Alice Horton to rest this week. Luke reads some Daytime Confidential reader’s comments and shares how the storyline reminded him of his great grandfather’s passing. All My Children has cast Trent Garrett as Asher Pike, a love interest for Colby. Should Damon be worried now that he has competition or should AMC pursue a Damon and Liza romance? Jeff Branson made his The Young and the Restless debut this past week and Luke spotted chemistry between him and Eden Riegel. Can Branson’s character help make Chance more interesting than he is? Nick has found out about Bridget being pregnant with Owen’s baby on The Bold and the Beautiful and he isn’t taking it well. Will he be able to come around to Bridget, Jackie and Owen’s more “enlightened” family concept? Steffy has already figured out that Owen and Brooke had sex at Hope’s party, now all she has to do is prove it. As the World Turns is winding down with its wrap party, its final taping and the last cast photo. Luke and Bernard discuss what they’d like to see happen in the remaining episodes. General Hospital has cast Adrienne Barbeau as a character connected to Brenda. What is their connection to Franco and will Franco interact with more characters this time around? Regan enjoyed the scenes between Luke and his two sons Ethan and Lucky this past week. Karen weighs in on the immerging trend of fans loathing Lulu and Dante. Are these two suffering from the Sonny and Carly syndrome that permeated Port Charles in the 1990s?
Former "General Hospital" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" star Sean Kanan will be appearing on BuzzWorthy Radio Friday, March 28. Kanan will talk about his upcoming improv event, "Daytime After Dark," that is at The Brea Improv in California for one night only. He will be also joined by Tyler Christopher (Nikolas, GH) at the event as well. It is April 2, 2008 at 8:30 PM PDT, and for more info you can visit www.improv.com