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2 episodes with Beverly Hills High School
2 episodes with Beverly Hills High School
2 episodes with Beverly Hills High School
Former United Healthcare workers and customers speak out about the horrors of the company. Update: Teacher sues Beverly Hills High School over claims of racism. Floyd Mayweather gets confronted by protesters. Host: Dr. Rashad Richey (@rashad_richey) Co-Host: Senator Nina Turner (@ninaturner) *** SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE ☞ https://www.youtube.com/IndisputableTYT FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK ☞ https://www.facebook.com/IndisputableTYT TWITTER ☞ https://www.twitter.com/IndisputableTYT INSTAGRAM ☞ https://www.instagram.com/IndisputableTYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elan Atias was just another graduate of Beverly Hills High School making YouTube videos. Then somehow, some way, he was chosen to become the Lead Singer of the Wailers. Uh, yeah, that Wailers. Of Bob Marley and the Wailers. From there, he has built a phenomenal career as a singer, songwriter, producer while still remaining friends with his old 90210 crowd. Listen to the amazing story of how a Jewish kid from BH came to front one of the biggest reggae acts in history.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/90who10/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Heather Pasternak started her entertainment career as a baby when Mom signed her up for commercials. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, she moved on to NYU where she continued to pursue acting and now has a thriving career as a stand-up comedian, with appearances on The Late Show with Steven Colbert, The Mindy Project and Netflix. But just in case, she also has a real estate license. Listen to the latest 90who10 episode where Heather recounts her winding journey through acting, writing, comedy, etc etc etc.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/90who10/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Burt Ward, the original "Robin” from the Batman TV Series, and his wife Tracy, have rescued more than 15,500 dogs and hundreds of cats in the last 30 years and they created Gentle Giants Natural Non GMO Ingredients Pet Foods to help all precious pets live longer and healthier. Dogs eating Gentle Giants Natural Non GMO Ingredients Dog and Puppy Food and following Gentle Giants Special Feeding and Care Program are living as long as 30 healthy, active years with a wonderful quality of life. They have also created Gentle Giants Natural Non GMO Ingredients Cat and Kitten Food to help cats live long, healthy, active lives, too. Learn more at GentleGiantsDogFood.com and GentleGiantsPetProducts.com. Little did aspiring actor Burt Ward know that learning martial arts in addition to his mental and athletic prowess would change his life forever. As a teen-age, Burt had all the makings of a true boy wonder. As an all around athlete, strong in martial arts, wrestling, track, tennis and golf, combined with a sharp intellect, playing "first board" in chess for Beverly Hills High School, achieving the top 3% in the U.S. in math and science tests at UCLA, and becoming the world's fastest reader - Burt tested before the American Medical Society in Beverly Hills, California and was clocked at 30,000 words per minute with 90% comprehension (the average reader reads 240 words per minute with 40% comprehension). Burt was featured in an article entitled, "Will the Real Boy Wonder Please Stand Up" and subsequently appeared on the national television educational show "Read Right." After signing with a Hollywood agent, Burt's first interview was set up at 20th Century Fox Studios, and a few weeks later, Burt was called back for a screen test with Adam West. Holder of a brown belt in karate at the time, Burt showed off his athletic ability for the producers by demonstrating some falls and tumbles, and even broke a one-inch pine board with his hand. Burt was friends with Bruce Lee. A special piece of movie trivia is that Bruce Lee's first filmed fight scene of his career was fighting Burt Ward. Executive Producer William Dozier commented about Ward's tall size in comparison to Adam West, and the new Boy Wonder prospect replied, "I promise you, sir, I won't grow anymore." Dozier laughed and told Burt that he would hold him to that. It wasn't until six weeks after the screen test that Burt learned that he had won the coveted role of Robin, the Boy Wonder in the new "Batman" TV series for ABC-TV. He was everything they wanted. All he had to do was just be himself. Batman Was an Overnight Sensation! Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)
A boy plays basketball in front of an oil well that is covered with large colorful flowers and is located next to Beverly Hills High School. Wells like this are hidden throughout Los Angeles. Photo by Sarah Craig / Faces of Fracking. In February, California's Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), the agency that manages oil and gas extraction in the state, formally announced its plan to phase out fracking in the state. The move came after years of campaigning by environmental and social justice groups and three years after CalGEM had essentially stopped issuing new fracking permits. While the move is an environmental justice and climate win, as always, there are some devils hiding in the details. To shine a light on those details, Earth Island Journal editor and Terra Verde-cohost Maureen Nandini Mitra speaks with Kobi Naseck, coalition director of VISION (Voices in Solidarity Against Oil in Neighborhoods). Learn more about the Big Oil-sponsored referendum that will allow drilling to continue near homes and schools. To find out if there's a neighborhood drilling site of any kind near you, visit vision-ca.org A public hearing on the fracking rulemaking will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 26. To offer your opinion you can register here or join by telephone: 404-443-6397 (English), 877-336-1831 (English), Conf Code: 148676 888-455-1820 (Español), Código: 3167375 You can also email your comment to CalGEMRegulations@conservation.ca.gov The post Is California Really Ending Fracking? appeared first on KPFA.
Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone and tells the story of Cher who is shallow, rich and socially successful at Beverly Hills High School. She sets out to make herself responsible to improve the social lives of others. The tag line for the film is Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Whatever. This was Amy Heckerling's directorial debut. It also stars Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd and Breckin Meyer. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:13 - Christi doesn't like Cher 5:35 - Heckerling adding language to the zest geist 10:41 - Was Elisha Donovan's character really evil 15:13 - Head Trauma 16:50 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 17:25 - Driving Review 23:02 - To the Numbers References from this episode: Colin From Accounts American Auto Thomas Guide Watch Mike talk about his latest film at the CMCS Live Screening and Panel Talk this Saturday (February 24, 2024) on YouTube. Next week's film will be When Harry Met Sally (1989) Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes! Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your host, Mike and Christi Dodge. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to visit our website, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media. Email at christi@dodgemediaproductions.com Need help editing or producing your podcast, let us help you. Also, you can get 2 months free on Libsyn click here: https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=SMOOCHIE
On Episode 427 of Sean's Sports Stop, Sean reports the biggest news in sports and gives his unique opinion on everything going on which includes: Aaron Rodgers saying it is unlikely for him to return this season (:30), Andrew McCutchen returning to Pittsburgh Pirates (4:25), Beverly Hills High School legend Chance Commanche murdering a prostitute with an HDMI cord (8:05), Ja Morant dropping 35 points and the game winner vs New Orleans Pelicans in his return after serving a 25 game suspension (8:00), My Top 50 NBA Players RIGHT NOW (9:30), C.J. Stroud likely to miss 2nd game in a row, vs Cleveland Browns (41:00), NCAA throwing recruiting violations at University of Michigan Head Coach, Jim Harbaugh (42:00), Seattle Mariners interested in trading for Cleveland Guardians' Josh Naylor (44:00), Philadelphia 76ers interested in Zach Lavine and OG Anonuby (45:00), Los Angeles Rams (8-7) likely securing a playoff spot after massive win vs New Orleans Saints (7-8) on TNF (46:00), AND LOS ANGELES DODGERS SIGNING YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO TO A 12 YEAR/ $325 MILLION CONTRACT!!! (48:00) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!! IF YOU ENJOY THE SHOW, PLEASE LEAVE A 5 STAR REVIEW ON ITUNES, FOLLOW ON SPOTIFY! Follow me on Instagram @elabusador62 Follow @lennyspicks on Instagram for the best sports picks! 18-2 today! Thanks to Crimson IT for Sponsoring this episode! Visit https://www.crimsonit.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seanssportsstop/message
Fat Mike from NOFX talks about what it was like to see G.G. Allin live. We ponder whether G.G. Allin would have been a Trump supporter or a Proud Boy if he was alive today. FRUMESS is POWERED by www.riotstickers.com/frumess GET 1000 STICKERS FOR $79 RIGHT HERE - NO PROMO CODE NEED! JOIN THE PATREON FOR LESS THAN A $2 CUP OF COFFEE!! https://www.patreon.com/Frumess
Southern California is filled with high school talent in every city and every position, and Jonathon Mani is one of the names to watch out for this upcoming spring. The very versatile 6'6 guard that can either post you up down low or get to his spot from the range is why he's made himself an intriguing recruit for schools like ASU and Montana. We got to talk today about what this past season leading Beverly Hills High School was like, how he's made himself into a 3-level scorer, and so much more! It's an awesome episode that is LIVE on all platforms now! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parker-g/support
Actor and Author, Ryan Cassidy, will join Billy and Frank on the March 22nd episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic. Ryan recently authored the book, “James Cagney Was My Baby Sitter.”Ryan is the youngest of the famous Cassidy brothers and the son of Academy Award-Winner Shirley Jones for Elmer Gantry, plus the hit, The Music Man.Ryan embarked on an acting career after graduating from Beverly Hills High School. During this time, he appeared in the Lionel Ritchie music video, Penny Lover, the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life as Kevin Metcalf (a role designed around Ryan, himself), and as Jake Hittman in The Centurions episode of the short-lived CBS series, Jesse Hawkes.Cassidy left show business in the '90s and pursued different avenues, finally settling on work behind the scenes, working first in the art department at Jim Henson Productions and, later, for such shows as, The King of Queens, My Wife and Kids, According to Jim, and Summerland.In 2000, Ryan re-established himself as an actor and pursued more dramatic roles. His portrayal of Chris McPherson in the 2002 stage production of The Family Game earned the praise of Daily Variety, and he worked on the independent film, Paradise.Be sure to join Mick, Mook and Ryan on March 22 to learn more about Cassidy's intriguing life.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has taken great interest in a case in which singer John Legend almost had his luxury car stolen in what some prosecutors in the office are calling blatant special treatment for a high-profile supporter of DA George Gascon. A Beverly Hills High School wrestling coach is fired after shoving a student. Raymond Tu joins the show to talk about his experience with Caterina's Club.
Rod Stryker is a world-renowned meditation teacher, yoga educator, and thought leader. One of the world's leading yoga and meditation teachers, Rod Stryker, has dedicated the last 40 years of his life to improving the lives of others through his teaching, lectures, writing, leadership, and service. Rod is the founder of ParaYoga®, and the author of two books—his first, The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity and Freedom, and his second, Enlightened Sleep, soon to be released. He is the creator of one of the world's most comprehensive online yoga training programs and, most recently, Sanctuary with Rod Stryker: the meditation & yoga nidra app with deep sleep, yoga, and pranayama (breathing) practices. Rod has also written numerous articles on yoga and meditation, has been featured in countless interviews, and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at a multitude of conferences internationally. Rod Stryker is renowned for making ancient wisdom and practices accessible to modern audiences. He continues to share the gifts of his practice, discipleship, and life with diverse audiences beyond the yoga world––which is to say, anyone wanting to experience the tools (such as meditation and deep relaxation) that help them successfully navigate an ever-changing world, or those simply looking to improve their quality of life and well-being. Raised in Los Angeles, California, Rod attended Beverly Hills High School and the University of Denver, in addition to studying abroad. He was 19 years old when he began his study of yoga. He taught his first class in 1980 and led his first teacher training seven years later. In addition to mentoring hundreds of teachers and thousands of students worldwide, Rod Stryker also serves on the board of Give Back Yoga Foundation and is a featured faculty member of Yoga International. Rod is father to four amazing souls and currently lives in Boise, Idaho. https://www.instagram.com/rodstrykerofficial/
Paki & Chris invite the Founder & CEO of Money Train Management (MR. G6) @capitalg6 to join the CIRCLE for Episode 86.
Here is a little about Nancy in her own words. "I was taken to my first meeting of OA January 28, 1975 at Beverly Hills High School more than 45 years Ago. At that time I weighed approximately 300lbs. I was trying to separate from a man who was beating me up on a daily basis, now called a battered wife. I had a seven an 9 year old totally out of control from neglect. I had smuggled dope across border with Heroin Addicts to have friends. I thought if I helped them, I could have a friend. I was arrested and taken to jail. I was a fat kid and fat my entire life. Spent a decade on drugs given to me by top physicians in order to lose weight. My parents had me institutionalized. They mortgaged their home but I still got bigger. I now am a woman who has dignity. I put in my mouth what nurtures me and only have friends that are kind to me. They say beyond your wildest dreams. I had no dreams. This disease took them all away so how do I live now? ….free of shame and resentment and anger it is called happy, joyous, and free." Nancy is also active in AA and a member of alanon, aca, coda, and emotional health anonymous. I am a world service delegate and regional delegate and served on the local intergroup board and active in aa hospitals and institutions and worked as an addiction counselor. Reco12 is an organization with the mission of learning and sharing the similarities of addiction of all kinds and gaining and sharing tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path. Speakers from our past meetings have represented many fellowships and identify with addictions with such variety of alcoholism, drugs, food, sex, gambling, theft, just to name a few. Resources from this meeting:Overeaters AnonymousAlcoholics AnonymousAdult Children of AlcoholicsCODANarcotics AnonymousGamblers AnonyousFat is a Family Affair (book)Sugar Blues (book)Nanci's Prayer that she shared: Happy Moments Praise GodDifficult Moments Seek GodQuiet Moments. Worship GodPainful Moments. Trust GodEvery Moment. THANK GODIf you wish to contact Nanci, her email is: nancigo@yahoo.comOutro music is “Standing Still” by Cory Ellsworth and Randy Kartchner, performed by Mike Eldred and Elizabeth Wolfe. This song, and/or the entire soundtrack for the future Broadway musical, “Crosses: A Musical of Hope”, can be purchased here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosses-musical-hope-by-cory/528476262 This song is used with the permission of Cory Ellsworth.Support the show (https://www.reco12.com/support)
Your favorite muses are back for another episode of Pod Goals. Ben and Allie discuss their week including a Valentine's Day that was actually wonderful and a weekend in wine country. Julia and Ye are dunzo, so it's time to celebrate with some doritos and a Chinese chicken salad. Ben remembers the best summer ever, while Allie embarks on her solo pop career. Find out which celebs went to Beverly Hills High School and continue on our journey to assemble the ultimate taglines of BH with Adrienne Maloof's soapy chicken. Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/podgoalspod Cover art by Liat Veysey: http://instagram.com/madebyliat --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pod-goals/support
Jennifer Saginor, best-selling author of 'Playground: A Child Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion' on the double life she lived as a Beverly Hills High School student by day, Playboy Mansion party girl by night, Hugh Hefner's bisexuality and her father's relationship with Hefner. Love the show? Follow us and leave a review! And for more behind-the-scenes footage, follow Fiona on Instagram @FionaMoriarty and Twitter @FactswithFiona. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/factswithfiona/support
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Don Knotts' Daughter, Karen Knotts, Actress and Author of “Tied Up In Knotts, My Dad and Me”About Harvey's guest:Karen Knotts is an American actress and stand-up comedian and daughter of comedy genius Don Knotts.During her childhood and her teenage years, she and her father often "butted heads" over her desire to enter show business: "I always wanted to be an actress, even when I was young, but he said, 'No, that's not a good life for a child." She went on to say that he supported her "100 percent in the end". She studied at Beverly Hills High School, followed by USC School of Cinematic Arts.Knotts works as a stand-up comic and SAG/AFTRA actor. Her one-woman show, "Tied Up in Knotts", is the story of growing up with her comedian father. It was directed by Andersen Gabrych. She performed it at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008. She also performs standup comedy on the road. Her television and film credits include Return to Mayberry, An Occurrence at Black Canyon, One of Our Own, and the Vice Academy series.Knotts also writes for the stage; her one-woman play Roger and Betsy was nominated for the Merce Awards in 2009. She has written two plays, Dates from Hell the Musical, and a farce, But We Open Tonite.For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/https://karenknotts.com/https://www.facebook.com/KnottsKid/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYItwyUGkhe1xBT_84AgoAw #KarenKnotts #DonKnotts #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Festive favourite 'It's a Wonderful Life' originated as a short story transcribed into Christmas cards by its author Philip Van Doren Stern. But it received disappointing box office returns following its premiere on 20th December, 1946 - and was not considered ‘a classic' for decades.In the 1970s someone at Paramount forgot to renew its copyright, so the film became free for any TV channel to broadcast – which they did, time after time after time after time, right up until 1993 - solidifying America's relationship with Frank Capra's movie each December.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly conduct a risk assessment on Beverly Hills High School's ‘swim-gym'; ask if Jimmy Stewart gets off more lightly than Ebenezer Scrooge; and investigate the film's little-known ‘90s sequel, ‘Clarence'...Further Reading:• ‘IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - Official Trailer' (Paramount, 1946): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLR3gZrU2Xo• ‘How Frank Capra's ‘It's A Wonderful Life' Became a Christmas Classic' (History Hit, 2017): https://www.historyhit.com/1946-wonderful-life/• ‘How 'It's a Wonderful Life' transformed the use of fake snow' (NY Post, 2021): https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/how-its-a-wonderful-life-transformed-the-use-of-fake-snow/For bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/RetrospectorsWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/RetrospectorsThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode features Nancy Radin, if you went to Beverly Hills High School you might know her by her maiden name Nancy Fishman. She graduated from Beverly in 1970 and not long after came back to teach there in the Drama Department. Nancy and the other teachers had a profound influence on so many kids and so many of those kids are now bigshots in show business. Nancy talks about all her time at Beverly and also about her fight against cancer and how she uses her friends and humor to get through it. She keeps her spark through being a grandmother and continuing to do creative projects. Read her book: My Big C: Still Here After All These Years. Please Subscribe if you like what we're doing (or even if you don't) and give us a rating (only if you like us) and talk to us on Facebook or Instagram.Happy Indie Pop by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6777-happy-indie-popLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunnyLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, sits with a musical legacy, part of a family of accomplished musicians that goes back generations from New Orleans. Young Miller is the nephew of award winning and multi-million album selling rapper Master P. Young Miller grew up around music in one of the most dangerous projects in the United States, called Calliope. By luck, chance and the grace of the universe, Young Miller had the opportunity to move away from the dangerous streets to the exact polar opposite juxtaposed location, Beverly Hills, California. Young Miller said kids tried to bully him early and make fun of his accent, because people in the south use different terms and slang. He quickly made a name for himself amongst the "90210 and Clueless" crowd at Beverly Hills High School, attending at the same time and being friends with the real life players from the hit television show, "All American". He very early started collaborating with his cousin, "Lil Romeo", on music that would today influence him to make high energy party vibe songs such as "VIP" and "Clap Clap". Young Miller not only is a student of the music game, but has an expertise and professional approach to the business itself. He shares the reasons why many rappers arrive quick and disappear even faster. Fortunately growing up with moguls ahead of him with the "No Limit Soldiers", he learned how to master the business from a young age and is now taking over the industry with an independent label instead of choosing to go with one of the big corporate names.XXPlease Follow and Subscribe to the Podcast. Email: podcast@provenanceroom.comYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRF42UoBNLo9DXv5BYQQCqgHost Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kurt_caceres/Podcast Twitter:https://twitter.com/wyna_podcastPodcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/What.Your.Name.Again/Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wyna.podcast/Production Company Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/provenance_room/Website:https://www.provenanceroom.com/wyna
Just when you think you're starting to understand the vocabulary words unique to teens, some new word comes along that leaves you scratching your head. The word is Chew-gee, and it's spelled c-h-e-u-g-y. The word originated back in 2013 when Gaby Rasson was a student at Beverly Hills High School. She was looking for a word that described people who weren't in step with the latest trends. Since she couldn't find the right word, she made one up. People that are chuegy are out of date, not up with the latest styles, and trying too hard. Not surprisingly, the trend toward using Chuegy was fueled on the social media video app, TikTok, where kids were posting videos labeling people and things as cheugy. What's cheugy and not-cheugy is purely subjective in today's youth culture. And, as with all things style-related, what's cheugy today might not be cheugy tomorrow. So, today we're raising your parental awareness about this new word so that your vocabulary won't be cheugy!
His name is Ben Baller, not Ben Humble & he's here to discuss: The BB x Gold Kingsford Grill Giveaway, the kids going back to school & the struggles of it, growing up with tough love in a Korean home, Bitchassness & Teaching Toughness, deep dive into his trying times of youth, Beverly Hills High School, parenthood, dealing with a bully, Tik Tok World, cryptocurrency, Podcast Recommendation, NBA Playoffs, Ben Baller Did The Strain, submitting fan questions & more. This episode is not to be missed! This episode is brought to you by BlueChew.com, promo code BALLER to receive your first month FREE. This episode is brought to you by www.Theragun.com/Baller If you are interested in NBA Picks/Parlays reach out to @DBPicksWin on Instagram Produced by: DBPodcasts www.dbpodcasts.com Follow @dbpodcasts on Instagram & Twitter Music by @lakeyinspired Available on all Podcast Platforms, YouTube & BehindTheBallerPod.com Behind The Baller Theme Music Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur) Produced by: Gene Crenshaw @yuyuthemaker
This spring and summer will see Gordon debuting a new anthology web series, “Pilot Season,” bringing five completely different stories to life, with a comedic tone she describes as somewhere between “Gilmore Girls” and “Better Things.” Meanwhile, she’s also preparing for a series of sold-out, socially distanced cabaret performances, after spending the past year perfecting her act in quarantine via a series of Twitch performances called “Live on Sunday.”Gordon grew up and attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated magna cum laude from USC before winning acclaim as a short filmmaker and continuing her lifelong passion for stage performance. It’s no surprise she turned to the performing arts, as her great-uncle Dr. Ernst Katz was founder and conductor of the legendary Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic, and her grandfather was television comedy writer Al Gordon, whose award-winning career spanned everything from “The Jack Benny Program” to “Three’s Company.” When you grow up with Army Archerd as a family friend and getting performance advice from the likes of Florence Henderson, like Gordon has, you develop a deep appreciation for the professional side of the business – and you also have a lot of great stories to share.Victoria Gordon is a vibrant bridge between the rapidly-fading show business past and the new era of digital native creators, finding a way to connect that legacy and tradition to the new technologies and platforms and a new generation of audiences. Whether she’s behind the camera or with microphone in hand, there’s no denying she’s got what it takes to entertain. It’s in her blood. https://www.thevictoriagordon.com/
I had the opportunity to sit down with celebrity cosmetic dentist, Dr. Bill Dorfman. We chatted about how he came up in the world from childhood to creating one of the most famous dentist practices in Studio City, CA. On top of the practice he created, he also started Discus Dental with a dear friend of his, which was a global leader in professional tooth whitening products with brands such as Zoom®!, BriteSmile®, and NiteWhite® and they eventually sold the company to Royal Philips Electronics for millions. Dr. Bill has appeared on Larry King Live, Oprah, The Doctors and was the only dentist to appear on ABC's Extreme Makeover. Now with his extremely successful career, he has turned some of his focus towards philanthropy and the LEAP Foundation for high school and college students. You're going to see this side of Dr. Bill and his passion towards entrepreneurship, success, giving back and his foundation. As always, thanks so much for listening to the podcast and I would so appreciate a rating of 5 starts and a review. It would really mean the world to me. Much love, Joe Dr. Bill Dorfman Celebrity Cosmetic Dentist, Partner of Discus Dental, Inventor of Zoom! and Founder of the LEAP Foundation Author of: Billion Dollar Smile: A Complete Guide to Your Extreme Smile Makeover Website: https://www.billdorfmandds.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbilldorfman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBillDorfman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbilldorfman/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrBillDorfman Podcast Music By: Andy Galore, Album: "Out and About", Song: "Chicken & Scotch" 2014 Andy's Links: http://andygalore.com/ https://www.facebook.com/andygalorebass If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit: https://joecostelloglobal.libsyn.com Subscribe, Rate & Review: I would love if you could subscribe to the podcast and leave an honest rating & review. This will encourage other people to listen and allow us to grow as a community. The bigger we get as a community, the bigger the impact we can have on the world. Sign up for Joe's email newsletter at: https://joecostelloglobal.com/#signup For transcripts of episodes, go to: https://joecostelloglobal.lybsyn.com Follow Joe: https://linktr.ee/joecostello Transcript Joe: Ok, my guest today is Dr. Bill Dorfman. Dr. Bill, welcome. Dr. Bill: Thank you. How are you? Joe: Great. So it's a pleasure to have you here with a lot of the guests that I have on, I really like to give the audience an idea of who you are and not just jump in to where we are today. So if can you give us some background of your time line, how you decided to get into dentistry where you grew up, just kind of bring us up to today is is slow, slower, as fast as you want to. Dr. Bill: Sure, I am a native of California, I grew up in Granada Hills as a little kid, I happen to have an accident where I knocked out my baby teeth. We had a great family dentist. And at some point I just thought this would be a cool thing to do and help people the way he helped me. And so at the age of about three, I said, I'm going to be a dentist. And it just never wavered. I was a weird kid. I mean, how many kids want to be a dentist? Right. But I've always been weird and I've always kind of marched to the beat of a different drum. I never felt like I fit into any, like, group or peg. I just kind of always did my own thing. I was like the Switzerland of a kid. I was friends with everybody, but not really part of anything, you know, like I swam. But I wasn't always with the swimmers and I played football, but I wasn't with the football players and student government. But, like, I just was kind of a free spirited kid that didn't really I didn't really, like, do what most normal kids do. I don't know. It was funny. I had this conversation with my parents recently and I said, you know. Dr. Bill: How was I as a kid, like was I easy to raise, hard to raise, and they're like, you are perfect like you. And, you know, and I honestly don't ever remember I never argued with my parents. I never got into trouble. I was a weird kid. I just I always just kind of did what I was supposed to do. I guess it was in my mind, like the path of least resistance. I didn't smoke. I didn't drink. I didn't do drugs. Like I mean, I always kind of just did what I was supposed to do and I was happy go lucky guy. And, you know, I went to school and it's funny because I was always voted most likely to succeed in kindergarten, in grade school and junior high and high. And I was like, why do people always say that? I don't know. It was just a weird thing, even in dental school and. You know, we grew up really poor. I mean, I was one of five kids, I started working when I was five years old. I had a job. I worked in in the in the yard for neighbors. I would go pick weeds. And then when I was old enough to push a lawnmower, I would pull weeds and do the lawn mower. Dr. Bill: And then when I got a little bit older, I got a job working at Ralph's, which is a grocery store. And then I worked as a janitor. My mother was a nursery school teacher. And so I would go to school and I would work as a janitor and clean the schools. And, you know, my parents, I would say we were rich, rich, rich in love, poor monetary things. And maybe that was good, you know? I mean, I literally supported myself. I mean, outside of buying food, all my clothes, everything I wanted, I just I bought you know, it's funny because I have three daughters and I almost feel like when they got into college, I got into college, too, because I was so active in helping them write their entrance stuff and did it. But my parents had no idea. You know, one day I got a letter, I'm like, Hey, Mom, Dad, I'm going to UCLA. They're like, Oh, that's great, sweetie. Then they'll clue, you know? I mean, it was just that's just how it was. I was the independent kid. I just did my own thing. I remember. Graduating UCLA, I got a call from the dean's office and I was awarded the outstanding senior award, which is kind of a big deal, right? Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: So I call my folks and my mom, dad, I get on the phone, they're both on the phone. I'm like, you won't believe this. I said, well, I just got a call from the dean's office and I'm going to be the outstanding senior at UCLA graduating class. My mother says, What's not to believe? A lot. They picked me, there's ten thousand students, Joe: Right. Dr. Bill: She goes, darling, do you really think there's somebody better? Joe: That's awesome. Dr. Bill: I'm like, Mom, you're like totally missing. My parents had no idea. And it was actually kind of funny, you know, and, you know, so, you know, I kind of went through and I graduate UCLA. I finished that, you know, going to UCLA. And then I got in a dental school. My first choice is dental, which was a great school. It was a three year program. And as I was entering my senior year, I realized, you know, I've never seen the world or anything. Actually, I had never even really been on an airplane. And it's like I need to open up this practice and be tethered to a specific area. Like I didn't want to do that. So I did some research and I found a program in Switzerland that was the only clinic literally in the world that wasn't a third world country where an American dentist could work legally. Problem is, there were four hundred applicants and only one position, and I was bound and determined to get that. So I had every professor in my dental school write me a letter of recommendation. And they were amazing letters, you know. I know. I wrote them all I Joe: That's Dr. Bill: Mean, Joe: Right. Dr. Bill: Basically, I would say, can you write me a letter and they do I know I have to Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: Write another letter and then say I'll write it if your personal lives. So I did that and I soon realized that was getting me nowhere. So then I started calling the director of the clinic back in nineteen eighty three. This was not easy. We didn't have cell phones. You know, I, you know, I couldn't make long distance phone calls from my dental school, you know, what am I getting like keep putting quarters like a lot of your millennialist. Don't you know that you actually used to have to put money in a pay Joe: Exactly, Dr. Bill: Phone. Right. Joe: I was there. Dr. Bill: Right. So there is and you can use a credit card and none of this. So I would have to time it at home. And and even then, it wasn't easy. A lot of times you couldn't get through. It didn't work at the bank. I start calling him and calling him and I tell kids and we'll talk about my leave program a little later on, there will be life defining moments in your life. Sometimes you plan on, sometimes you don't. Sometimes they just happen. And this was one that I really didn't plan, but it was so fortuitous that it happened. And I'm on the phone with the director. His name was Mr. Schreyer. And I said as I realized I was getting nowhere with these phone calls. Can I take you to lunch? Because I had heard somewhere that, like, you should take people to lunch Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: And the crazy thing is and he said it, he goes, But you're in San Francisco and I'm in Switzerland, I'm like, no problem, I'll fly there. Which is even crazier because I was broke like I had no money. I couldn't even afford, like the 30 cents to go on the bus every day of school. That's how broke I was. I would walk like two miles. And so he said yes. And I figured out a way to borrow money. And I went to Switzerland Joe: Wait, but don't Dr. Bill: And Joe: Go past Dr. Bill: I. Joe: This point. Wait, I want to know what you told your parents when you said I'm going to Switzerland to take the head of the department at the dental school. Out to lunch. I want to know what your parents said to that. Dr. Bill: They thought it was a great idea. Joe: That's incredible. Dr. Bill: Good luck. You know, Joe: That's Dr. Bill: I mean, Joe: Awesome. Dr. Bill: They had no clue. So anyhow, I did it. There was a girl that I had been friends with my whole life that, you know, I had kind of hoped that I would marry one day. That never happened. But we're still best friends. But I took her with me and I figured if I got stuck on words, she was very talkative and she could help me out. But the two of us took him to lunch and he hired me. Joe: That's Dr. Bill: And Joe: Incredible. Dr. Bill: It literally changed my life. I mean, I got an opportunity to live in Europe. For two years, I learned how to ski trip about salesmanship of the scandal to I'm completely fluent in French. I Joe: Wow. Dr. Bill: And I was really not gifted in languages in school. I mean, and I still I have a godson in Switzerland. I mean and I still have very close friends there. So it was a great, great, great experience for me. And it really gave me an opportunity to see the world. I came back to L.A. I really became enamored with cosmetic dentistry as opposed to just general dentistry. And so I did something that we also teach Italy. It's called Kopi Genius. I realized that the last thing Beverly Hills needed was another cosmetic dentist. So I found the five most successful cosmetic dentists and I called all of them and I said, Can I come in Chattanooga? Shadowing wasn't even a thing back then like they were what do what Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: I'm like now coming to watch you. And I did. And, you know, there weren't a lot of students at the time doing this, but they all five of them said the same thing to me. You're really different. I think what they were saying in a nice way is you're weird, but they're really different, you know, because students would come in and watch me do dentistry. And that's not what I did. What I did was I went in, I wanted to see how they brought the patients in the intake forms, what they said to the patients, how they brought them back to the treatment rooms, how they presented the treatment, and then how they performed the treatment, and then how they took the patient out of the room, how they collected money. I wanted to get paid and I didn't know how to collect money from people working in dental school. They teach you how to drill teeth. And in the clinic in Switzerland, I didn't have to deal with money. I just did the work. So I wanted to learn how a business ran and all that. And I sat there like a sponge in these offices. And my goal was to make an office better than theirs, to take the best of the best from all of these these guys and make a better dental office. Dr. Bill: And within two years I did it. You know, I had the busiest and probably still have the busiest dental office in all of Beverly Hills because I copy Genius and that's what I did on Instagram and Instagram became popular. I didn't just do it. I hired a whole team. I'm only going to in the world with a million followers on Instagram. You know, I didn't just do it. One of the things I teach, at least when you go go big and that's what I do, if I'm going to do something, I commit and I do it. So, you know, I started this dental practice soon after that, I started a company called Discus Dental where I invented Zoom. And we grew that company from zero to one point three dollars billion in sales. And I did it by hiring a great team. My best friend, Robert Heyman, was my business partner and he was a genius. And his father was Fred Hammond, who created Beverly Hills Giorgio Cosmetics, two seven, three of all Fred. Joe: Well. Dr. Bill: So Robert grew up in that industry. So he knew marketing and manufacturing and advertising. I knew dentistry and advertising. And together we built the largest tooth whitening company in the world. Zoom became Q to became the number one to fly new product in the world. And then we sold that company to Phillips back in 2010. And since then, I've been the featured dentist on ABC's Extreme Makeover, CBS of Doctors New York Times, best selling author, 20 Lifetime Achievement Award. Three Children, two ex-wives. This Thrill Ride. Joe: Incredible. So I have to ask you, and this is for the entrepreneurs in the audience, because the question that would come to my mind is you're fresh back in the states from Switzerland and you decide that you're going to plant roots and probably one of the most expensive real estate areas in the world. How do you start up a dental office in the heart of Beverly Hills? Dr. Bill: So I basically didn't put all my eggs in one basket, I grew up in Granada Hills, the difference between Granada Hills and Beverly Hills is astronomical. The only commonality is the word Ilze. Right. But I didn't know where I would usually drive more. I had the advantage holes of all the people I grew up with living there and coming to me. But I loved the allure of Beverly Hills. So I worked as an associate in two different dental offices. So it didn't cost me anything. I was a hired gun. I would go in and work and bring in patients. And I soon realized that I loved cosmetic dentistry. I love the mentality of people in a business area like centricity and, you know, and not so much kind of like family dentistry. And so I pretty much closed down the office and Granada Hills worked in in Century City. And the plan was I was working with an older fellow to buy him out. Well, as soon as we started getting closer and closer to the buyout date, I think my enthusiasm became infectious. And he decided he didn't want to quit anymore. Joe: Oh. Dr. Bill: And he was very sweet. And he said, you know, Bill, he said, you can do this by yourself. He said, you don't need to buy my practice. I'm going to stay here, open up your own practice. You have enough pay. I had more patients than he did Joe: Oh, Dr. Bill: After Joe: Wow. Dr. Bill: Just two years. And so I did. It was really fortuitous that the dentist right next door to us moved out of the building. And so there was a completely furnished dental suite. I didn't have to do any build out at all. All of the plumbing, the gas, the soft, everything was there. So I was really lucky. I moved into that suite is on the 11th floor, my building, and the only thing I needed was all the dental equipment, the chairs and the Joe: Mm Dr. Bill: Lights Joe: Hmm. Dr. Bill: And this and then another stroke of luck. There was a dentist in our building who was four or five flights above me who passed away. And there was a fully furnished dental office up there of all this equipment. And the building didn't know what to do with it. And it was a mess. It was a mess. So I went up there and and I had it evaluated and assessed. I was going to try and take out a loan or something. And the appraisal came in at close to seventy five thousand dollars for all that. I had three thousand dollars in the bank at the time. I mean, that's it. And so I, I went and I spoke to the owner of our building and I said, listen, I've been up on in that suite and it's it's a mess. I mean, and it was it was really disgusting and dirty. And I said, I will empty the suite. I will take all of the equipment, I will clean everything up and get it ready for you to read. And I'll give you three thousand dollars cash. And he said, fine. Joe: Wow, that's Dr. Bill: And Joe: Chris. Dr. Bill: I still I still have a lot of those instruments, and I this is 40 years I've been practicing. I have all the surgical like four extractions and I have all that stuff still in my office with that doctor's name engraved in it. But that was how I really opened up my office. I had no budget. I had no ad budget. Like, I couldn't advertise, but I realized something. And as an entrepreneur, I would say you need to sit back, look at your situation and really think outside the box. And this is what I did. I thought, OK, I'm in Century City. There is a five block radius of buildings around my office with 20000 thousand people coming to work every day. Right. Joe: Hmm. Dr. Bill: We know on average that 50 percent of those people don't have a regular dentist. OK, so that's you know, what was I'm sorry. It was fifty thousand people in that area. So that's twenty five thousand people don't have a regular dentist that work for me. Of those, twenty five thousand eighty percent of them work in companies with dental insurance so they don't even have to pay anything. They just need to come in and because I'm so close, they can walk over, they wouldn't have to drive. So what I did is I hired five kids from Beverly Hills High School, which is right next door to my dental office. And I made up these flyers for I think I paid three hundred bucks and I had them put a flyer in every single office in Century City. Now, this was way before 9/11, so there was no restrictions Joe: Right. Dr. Bill: You could go. And so basically by doing that, the flyer gave people a great first time offering to my office. If they had dental insurance, it was free. And I got something like 80 patients the very first month. And if we continue to do that and so we were basically getting patients in two ways, internal and external. Internal was taking the patients that came in, giving them the greatest dental experience we could and asking them to refer friends and then externally going out and putting out more and more and more flyers and bringing in patients. The next month I got something like one hundred new patients. And honestly, since then I have probably had no less than 90 new patients a month my entire career. And there were I mean, and the average dentist gets like 20. But I have never not been busy even during the pandemic. We've been busy. I'm busier now than I've been in years because I always say I invented Zoom when people think I the video conference, what it was. But people are sitting on Zoom looking at their smile, Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: Going, I'm not really happy with that. I'm doing more cosmetic dentistry right now than I've ever done in my life. It's it's a Joe: That's Dr. Bill: Boom. Joe: Crazy. And when you said when you started your practice you were going to concentrate on cosmetic surgery, so were all of these new patients coming in just for cosmetic stuff, not for cleanings, or were you doing Dr. Bill: Well, Joe: That also? Dr. Bill: First of all, it wasn't cosmetic surgery, it was cosmetic dentistry, Joe: Ok. Dr. Bill: But as a cosmetic dentist, yeah, we do regular dentistry too and do Joe: At. Dr. Bill: Fillings and crowns and cleanings and everything else that you need to do to maintain your oral care. But the focus of my of my practice, the thing that really differentiates me from most dentists is the fact that I do, you know, cosmetic dentistry. And I have a very high profile clientele for that. Joe: Yep, so that's my next question, you get right into it perfectly. How did you get Dr. Bill: Ok. Joe: Like with any entrepreneur? Obviously, if you provide a really great service, you're going to get talked about right. And automatically you're going to get known. And like for my business, I have an entertainment booking agency here in Scottsdale and Phoenix. Somebody writes to me, calls me. They have an answer. Within an hour or so, I'm known for my response time. And then the product I deliver is a very high product with you. How did you get that first step into a clientele that you now have? Dr. Bill: So there's a few things. First of all, you said something, you said you automatically get no wrong. You don't automatically Joe: No, Dr. Bill: Get Joe: You Dr. Bill: No. Joe: Do it yourself, you write. Dr. Bill: You know, it takes work, Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: You know, I was really fortunate early on in my career, there's a woman that I went to high school with as very close. But if you came in and needed a lot of dental work and said, hey, do you want to barter what I got, even though the barter was Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: I was so naive when it came to business. And then I said, well, what do you do? She goes, I'm a publicist. I'm like, I don't need one of those. She goes, Yeah, you do. I'm like, I don't even know what one was. So I don't leap of faith. I thought, OK, fine, we'll barter and we'll do it. She was genius. I mean, she got me in magazines, journals. She got me listed as the best dentist in L.A. in L.A. magazine, which was huge that, you know, she she was friends with the editor. She got the whole editorial staff to come in and be my patient. They loved their experience. And so they ranted and raved about my practice. And those things started building up my practice. And, you know, I can get more into the whole PR thing, but that was really a big mindshift for me. I never thought as a dentist I would have like a publicist. I mean, and the crazy thing is today I'm probably the best known dentist in the world. Go figure. Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: Right. But a lot of things happen. And, you know, I always tell kids when they come to leak, if there's only two concepts that you walk away from from this whole program, these are the two that I think are most important. Number one, don't wait for opportunities in life. Make them, you know, I mean, if I meet another millennial who's sitting there waiting for the universe to do something, I want to scream and pull my hair out. Like the universe doesn't care about you at all. You need to care about you. And number two, when you get an opportunity in life, don't take it. M. it. There's a big difference Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: When ABC put me on Extreme Makeover dentistry, great TV, not so good. You know, if I watch the first two episodes of that show, I literally stunk like they should have fired me. But at least I was smart enough to know how bad I was. So instead of waiting to get fired, I was proactive. I took acting classes, hosting classes, teleprompter in class. I hired the woman who worked with all the kids on American Idol to sit down with me and teach me how to do what we're doing right now. To interview, to talk. I mean, this was not natural for me. It wasn't at all. But, you know, if you practice and you practice and you practice, you get better at things. And there's a big misconception. We always think practice makes what? Joe: Perfect. Dr. Bill: Ron. Joe: Right. Dr. Bill: Practice makes permanent. Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: So with your practicing in, you're not getting the results you want, don't keep doing that, get a mentor, get a coach, hire somebody and learn how to do it right, because you need to practice it the right way. Right. To make it perfect. And Joe: So. Dr. Bill: So there was a lot of learning for me. But, you know, at the end of the day, it paid off. Joe: Then would your grandmother say you look thin? Is that what she said? She looks. Dr. Bill: The first time I was on TV, I said, Grandpa, this is a woman who never said anything bad to anybody. I said, Gramps, did you see me on TV? She goes, Of course I did. I said, What do you think? She says? You look very Joe: If Dr. Bill: Skinny. Joe: It's. Dr. Bill: I'm like, But what do you think about what I did? She goes, I'm telling you, you were skinny. Joe: I want to talk a lot about Lee, because even though you said, like, the universe doesn't care, I I also believe and I'm a big Dave Meltzer fan and he's sort of my mentor at this point that we get in our own way. And so there is abundance out there. And if we get out of the way and we just know what we want and we ask for it and we act accordingly, things come. So this connection with you means a lot to me because of Lee. Before we get to that, do you want to talk a little bit about your own podcast? Just because the lead part of it for me is huge and I really want to concentrate on that until our time runs out, so. Dr. Bill: Well, I mean, the know the way that my podcast ties in the league is, Leape is a motivational leadership program for high school and college students that we do every summer. And it's always been at UCLA Live. Obviously, last year it was virtual. This year, I think we'll have probably one hundred students live and maybe ten thousand virtual. Joe: Oh, Dr. Bill: But Joe: My gosh. Dr. Bill: It's been amazing. And if any of your listeners have kids or no kids, fifteen to twenty five will be July 18th to the twenty fourth. They could get more information at w w w dot leap foundation dot com. We've had amazing speakers Paula Abdul, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Kathy Bates, Michael Strahan, Usher, Apollo Ohno, Jason Alexander. I mean, I could go on and on and on. And these people come, they speak to these kids and they they give them their pearls. They give them their words of wisdom to help these kids become successful. And it's it's an amazing program. And, you know, I was always fearful that people would look at is like one and done like we have them for a week. But by putting out content continuously, we're able to stay in touch with the kids and we have the students stay in touch with each other. And so because I've been able to interview all these amazing people, I started this podcast. It's called Meet the Mentor. And every week I. I interview another person. A big part of Leape is mentorship. The program culminates on Friday with a mentor workshop where I bring in doctors and lawyers and firefighters and writers and actors and actresses, you name it, and the kids get an opportunity to sit and talk to these people one on one and ask them about their careers. And it's so valuable. And it's it's literally the highlight of the week for these students. So I continue that throughout the year by doing this. Meet the Mentor podcast. How is it done? Crazy. I mean, we're number one in Yemen. We're number two in Iceland, number three in Finland. And I think I'm ninety fourth in the category of forty seven thousand of these podcast in the US. And it's it's it's been phenomenal. And the purpose is twofold. One, to keep students engaged and keep, you know, exposing them to different mentors and to to expose parents and friends and family to lead. And hopefully they'll send their kids to the program. Joe: So how did this come about? What was the light bulb that went off for you to say? This really speaks to me. I mean, I can imagine you are with all the things that you've done, your super busy, and then then all of a sudden have this light bulb go off and say, this is how this is. I want to give back and this is how I want to do it. Dr. Bill: You know, I've always been very philanthropic and it's funny because I had this common theme in my life where every time I've committed to do something purely for philanthropy, it's ended up becoming incredibly successful for me on a monetary basis with literally no hidden agenda. And I can give you an example after example after example. The first one being discussed, you know, I was working at at the sports club L.A., which is now an equinox. And a woman came up to me named Cynthia Hearn, who I didn't know and said, would you like to help raise money for children's cancer research? Well, I wasn't wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, but how can you say no to that? Right. Joe: Absolutely. Dr. Bill: So I said, sure. You know, she said, you are a dentist. I said, yes. And she goes, and you're single, right? I'm like, Yeah, but this is weird. She goes, Well, we're doing a bachelor auction and Joe: Oh, Dr. Bill: We need 10 bachelors that we can auction off to a thousand women for this charity, Joe: Oh. Dr. Bill: To be honest with you. That was stupid and humiliating. But out of that, I met Robert Hamit Robert Heyman with the other bats are standing in line beside me. By the way, Robert was over last night. We had dinner. We became instant. Best friends were brothers. Joe: A Dr. Bill: And Joe: Simple. Dr. Bill: Robert and I started discus dental and we literally brewed that company zero to one point three billion dollars. And along the way we've raised over forty five million dollars for children's charities. I mean, a lot of really cool things. But I was exposed to lead through another program that was very much like it was a precursor to lead. And that program was a program for students where they brought mentors in and they asked me to come as a mentor. And unfortunately, the founder of that program passed away. And when you did, I thought, you know, I can make this a nonprofit and keep it going so that that's how I actually got introduced to Lee. Joe: Wow, that's really interesting. So when did this start? By the way? Dr. Bill: So LEEP has been going this summer would have been our 13th, so the fourth theme fleet will come up this summer, but I've been doing the program prior to leave for probably 10 to 15 years before I started. Joe: That's incredible. And when they go out to you said it's on the UCLA campus and where are they staying in dorms, if they. Dr. Bill: Right, so students come from all over the world. We get kids from Australia, from New Zealand, from Europe and Asia and Africa, you name it, it's like a mini UN. It's really fun. And we get about five hundred kids. They all live in the dorms and we put on, you know, I think the best program of its type in the world. And a lot of the success of the program is the community. I mean, I get amazing speakers and they don't charge us. I mean, you couldn't afford to pay, you know, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg. I think we'll get Katy Perry this year. I mean, I we couldn't pay, but when I when I talk to him about the program and they see how much passion we put into this, they say, I'll do it, doc, I'll do it. And now with Zoom, it makes everything so much easier because they don't even have to show up prior to the pandemic. If I had told kids. Oh yeah. Mark Wahlberg told Zoom in maybe like and Joe: Yeah. Dr. Bill: Now it's like it doesn't it's like live or Zoom. They're happy to see him. Joe: That's incredible. It's just really the reason this speaks to me is because I feel like in the world that we're in and I'm I just turned fifty nine in February. So next year is a big year for me. And I think about all the time and I don't want to say it was wasted or regret or anything, but I think about that we end up trying to repair ourselves as adults on things that might not have happened. You had your life a little different. You knew exactly what you wanted to do. You followed your path that you're wired differently, your DNA, and you were able to just literally do all of these things. And I'm sure you've had your struggles. So I'm not I'm not painting this picture of, you know, none of that. But it would be so nice to get to these young minds early and explain that the world literally is your oyster. And you need to follow your. And sometimes I don't know. Right. So you say follow your heart. Sometimes they're confused about it. But I love the fact that you're getting to these young minds earlier and you're helping them to understand things sooner. And that's why this program speaks to me so much. I think it's incredible. Dr. Bill: Well, I'll tell you what I have found empirically to be one of the most important factors in all of this. When I sit back and I say, you know, what am I most thankful for, you know, from my parents now, they never bought me a car. They never gave me money. But you know what? They did give me confidence. And confidence is currency, if you are a parent, the greatest, greatest gift that you can give your kids is confidence. And the very first thing we do, at least when a kid walks in that door and I open the program, I say to them, hey, when you woke up this morning, whether you think you did this or not, you put a number on your forehead once the lowest 10, Zayat said. How many of you did not put a 10 on your head? They raised their hand. I said, Who picked the number? You did have to take a test. No, did have to do anything. No, I said wipe it off and put a 10 on that. I said, from now on, I want you to walk like a ten top like a 10, act like a ten. But most importantly, surround yourself with other kids who are tense because you're trying to be a 10 and everybody around you use it to guess what, you become a two. So we give the kids these pop soccer Joe: It's also. Dr. Bill: Support on their phone ten. And you might hear something super crazy. Joe, we sold discus dental on ten, ten, Joe: Oh, Dr. Bill: Ten Joe: Well. Dr. Bill: At 10 a.m. to Philipps. Joe: That's crazy. Dr. Bill: I think about October 10th, 2010, at nine a.m., the merger documents came on like this is you can't write this stuff. I'm waiting till exactly ten o'clock so that when I go to sleep in 2011, I could tell the kids what a perfect ten day looks like. And we I signed that paper and, you know. It was an emotional moment for me. I always knew as against. I'd be comfortable, I had no idea. That I had the ability. To make the kind of money I made when we sold my company, that was like funny money to me, I didn't even think something like that could happen. I didn't grow up that way, you know? And, you know, and I thank my lucky stars every day for for meeting Robert Haymond, for participating in that charity auction, for, I mean, all the things that led up to that. Because I wouldn't I mean, you should see where I'm sitting right now. I'm I'm on the 30th floor of this beautiful condominium in in Century City. I wake up every morning the happiest guy I know. And so, so grateful for everything. It's it's really it's really been amazing. Joe: Well, you know what? Good for you. Well deserved. I can just tell by I do a little bit of research up front for these. I want them to be somewhat spontaneous. But I when I went and looked at what I felt, I wanted to figure out more about who you are. I can tell I can tell from just how you look at the kids that are part of the program. I watched one of your talks to them, and I can tell it really it's super important to you and and your generous and loving and giving back. And it just it's very, very cool. And I appreciate you. Dr. Bill: Well, I think my my my mantra is. Learn so you can earn and then return. And I feel if you can really accomplish those three things, you'll have a lot of happiness and and self satisfaction in life. So that's really what I focus on. Joe: I agree. Well, I literally could talk with you forever. This is amazing. I'm honored that you came on my podcast. What is the best way for someone to get my guests in touch with you in regards to what do you prefer? And also, the lead program has Dr. Bill: Yeah, Joe: The best. Dr. Bill: I mean, believe it or not, I'm the only person I know with probably a million followers who actually answered all of their demands. So Instagram, I don't do tick tock or even Facebook, but if you really want to reach me, it's super easy. It's Dr. Bill Dorfman, D.R Bilel Dorfmann on Instagram. I promise. I answer one hundred percent of my DBMS. If if you're interested in the program, please go to Sleep Foundation dot com. You can sign your kids up right now. And yeah, I think that's. Joe: Well, thank you so much, I appreciate it. I look forward to to seeing more about what happens with LEEP, and I definitely want to stay in contact with you. And I wish you all the best. Dr. Bill: Well, thank you.
Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Actress Victoria Gordon. Victoria will discuss her how she started in acting, and her latest project Pilot Season. This spring and summer will see Gordon debuting a new anthology web series, “Pilot Season,” bringing five completely different stories to life, with a comedic tone she describes as somewhere between “Gilmore Girls” and “Better Things.” Meanwhile, she's also preparing for a series of sold-out, socially distanced cabaret performances, after spending the past year perfecting her act in quarantine via a series of Twitch performances called “Live on Sunday.” Gordon grew up and attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated magna cum laude from USC before winning acclaim as a short filmmaker and continuing her lifelong passion for stage performance. It's no surprise she turned to the performing arts, as her great-uncle Dr. Ernst Katz was founder and conductor of the legendary Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic, and her grandfather was television comedy writer Al Gordon, whose award-winning career spanned everything from “The Jack Benny Program” to “Three's Company.” When you grow up with Army Archerd as a family friend and getting performance advice from the likes of Florence Henderson, like Gordon has, you develop a deep appreciation for the professional side of the business – and you also have a lot of great stories to share. Victoria Gordon is a vibrant bridge between the rapidly-fading show business past and the new era of digital native creators, finding a way to connect that legacy and tradition to the new technologies and platforms and a new generation of audiences. Whether she's behind the camera or with microphone in hand, there's no denying she's got what it takes to entertain. It's in her blood.
Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Actress Victoria Gordon. Victoria will discuss her how she started in acting, and her latest project Pilot Season. This spring and summer will see Gordon debuting a new anthology web series, “Pilot Season,” bringing five completely different stories to life, with a comedic tone she describes as somewhere between “Gilmore Girls” and “Better Things.” Meanwhile, she's also preparing for a series of sold-out, socially distanced cabaret performances, after spending the past year perfecting her act in quarantine via a series of Twitch performances called “Live on Sunday.” Gordon grew up and attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated magna cum laude from USC before winning acclaim as a short filmmaker and continuing her lifelong passion for stage performance. It's no surprise she turned to the performing arts, as her great-uncle Dr. Ernst Katz was founder and conductor of the legendary Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic, and her grandfather was television comedy writer Al Gordon, whose award-winning career spanned everything from “The Jack Benny Program” to “Three's Company.” When you grow up with Army Archerd as a family friend and getting performance advice from the likes of Florence Henderson, like Gordon has, you develop a deep appreciation for the professional side of the business – and you also have a lot of great stories to share. Victoria Gordon is a vibrant bridge between the rapidly-fading show business past and the new era of digital native creators, finding a way to connect that legacy and tradition to the new technologies and platforms and a new generation of audiences. Whether she's behind the camera or with microphone in hand, there's no denying she's got what it takes to entertain. It's in her blood.
Like most Jewish men in their 50's Joshua and Kenny were in Fiddler on the Roof together in high school. Strangely, Kenny the lesser talent of the two had a lead role, Fyedka, whereas, Joshua, the much greater talent, had the tiniest of roles as, The Rabbi. But Kenny's role (And I can say this because I am Kenny) was not memorable…O, he looked good, but the acting…meh. On the other hand Joshua's 2 minute role turned into a show stopper! Damn, he was good! Joshua went on to star in his own network TV show called, The Marshall Chronicles, for 6 episodes at least.As 14 years old kids Joshua and Kenny met in the Intro to Performing arts class in 9th grade at Beverly Hills High School. Two kids from different sides of the tracks found a community and forged an enduring friendship. Join us as we reminisce about our highs and lows, the lessons we learned, and the people who made it all so special. (Mentioned in this episode: Kevin Goldberg, Mark Kaplan, Amanda Sutton, Zina Goldrich, Crispin Hellion Glover, Marsh Monroe, Janet Kurtzman, and Nicolas Coppola/Cage)
Jim talks to Tokyo about Amanda Nunes, not being able to receive the award for Class Clown in high school due to being in rehab at Princeton, the drug of sex, his process for coming up with new material, the origin of the boxing sports term bantamweight, a few different movies including but not limited to Scarface and Injustice for All, the cult she was in, KISS, Beverly Hills High School, Chip Chipperson, and more, believe it or not! Music by Tokyo's band Neopatra with keyboardist and songwriter Jamie Muhoberac, who now tours with Jon Mayer. Song featured: "Cricket City." Stay tuned for Neopatra EP release coming up. Follow Jim on Instagram and Twitter @jimnorton and Get Kuntpunched @iamhungyung.
G6 is a 15 year veteran of the music and entertainment industry. G6 moved to California from Washington, D.C. in 1989. He attended West Angeles Christian Academy, Amazing Grace Conservatory (AGC), Beverly Hills High School and City of Angeles High School. After high school graduation he attended Santa Monica College majoring in Business Administration. He has gained additional experience in the Entertainment Business as a songwriter, producer, director, acting in various school theatre productions, appearing in music videos, modeling, dancing and as a member of various local singing groups. In 2008, G6 founded Loyalty Is Everything Entertainment (L.I.E.E.) an independent artist label focused on the independent rap and R&B artist. In his role as CEO he was involved in finding and developing talent, selecting producers, song selections, promotion and video production. In 2015, G6 created MoneyTrain Management (MTM) which focuses on talent Management, consulting, integrating high level press releases and social media growth. Current roster of clients include: BWare, Verse The Legend, Hope, Mic SmooV, ItzCartier, Michael White and DmackSwagger. Verse the Legend, a D.C. native, has 3 books, a novel and 7 albums to his credit. He currently does public speaking on Brain Optimization through Perseverance for the National Security Agency. He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he is heavily respected and knows what makes the entertainment world kick. His voyage is historic; and you can find your own voyage in "His Story Explained". @capitalg6 @verse_the_legend www.maybelifeisatest.com www.linktr.ee.com/fadedtruth
Growing Up Beverly Hills welcomes Stacy Margolin Potter to talk about going from Beverly Hills to becoming a professional tennis player. We hear all about her childhood, pro career and then how she went back to school and reinvented her life after retiring from tennis. Some of the highlights include becoming the number one player on the boy's tennis team at Beverly Hills High School and dating John McEnroe when they were just youngsters on the tour. Please remember to Subscribe and give us a Rating!Happy Indie Pop by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6777-happy-indie-popLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunnyLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, singer/songwriter Mami Moon (Arielle Lavian) comes on the podcast to discuss her new song "Kissing on me". They also talk about her experience at Beverly Hills High School, what precipitates clique-y Persians girls saying "we can't be friends with you", what it meant to be Persian at Beverly High and the different types of Persians there, reclaiming her Persian identity after resenting what it meant for years and contrastingly, how it's trendy to be ethnic now. Music video for Mami Moon's "Kissing on me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTk_WcTAbwM&ab_channel=MamiMoonhttps://mamimoonmusic.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/persiangirlpodcast)
In this episode, singer/songwriter Mami Moon (Arielle Lavian) comes on the podcast to discuss her new song "Kissing on me". They also talk about her experience at Beverly Hills High School, what precipitates clique-y Persians girls saying "we can't be...
In this episode, singer/songwriter Mami Moon (Arielle Lavian) comes on the podcast to discuss her new song "Kissing on me". They also talk about her experience at Beverly Hills High School, what precipitates clique-y Persians girls saying "we can't be...
JT The Brick chats with former Raiders fullback Jarrod Bunch and tackle Robert Jenkins to discuss their time as a Raider and life after football.
Join the ladies as they talk about the decline of America, Teddi Mellencamp's problematic diet program, and the importance of Sharpay.
GT Dave, a.k.a. the “King of Kombucha,” is the founder of GT’s Kombucha (now known as GT’s Living Foods), the #1 selling Kombucha brand in the world and the originator of bottled kombucha. Born and raised in LA, GT dropped out of high school and started the company at just 15 years old, and over the past 25 years, they’ve pioneered and dominated a whole category of beverages that merely didn’t exist before GT bottled his first kombucha in 1995. Today, the company is worth over $1 billion.In this episode, we talk to GT about his upbringing and the roles spirituality and faith have played throughout his life, dropping out of high school after going through an identity crisis, his thoughts on the education system in America, how going against the grain and challenging the status quo helped him as an entrepreneur, the multiple signals he received that inspired him to start bottling kombucha, and some of the early challenges he faced getting the business off the ground.Towards the end, GT also shares what some of his personal aspirations are outside of running his company and how he got into art collecting and architecture.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletterFOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhourFOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhourINTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com
In this episode, Millie and Natalie return from a brief hiatus. They talk about what they've done since quarantine began, modernization, the extinction of old traditions, Persian parents on the internet, Beverly Hills High School, Whatsapp conspiracy...
In this episode, Millie and Natalie return from a brief hiatus. They talk about what they've done since quarantine began, modernization, the extinction of old traditions, Persian parents on the internet, Beverly Hills High School, Whatsapp conspiracy threads, uptight Persian households, if returning a dirty utensil at a restaurant on the first date is acceptable, conservative Persian responses to BLM protests, and much more...
In this episode, Millie and Natalie return from a brief hiatus. They talk about what they've done since quarantine began, modernization, the extinction of old traditions, Persian parents on the internet, Beverly Hills High School, Whatsapp conspiracy...
Laura and Johnnie are joined by top business manager and certified money and financial coach Carrie Hausner Casden (Summit Financial Management). In the discussion, Carrie shares advice and insider tips on how to maximize pre and post divorce finances before and after the dissolution of a marriage is completed. Carrie, who went to Beverly Hills High School with our hosts, also quizzes Laura and Johnnie about their “Money Personalities,” which reveals some surprising results you won’t want to miss. The All’s Fair with Laura Wasser podcast (hereinafter referred to as the “All’s Fair”) represents the opinions of Laura Wasser and her guests to the show. All’s Fair should not be considered professional or legal advice. The content here is for informational purposes only. Views and opinions expressed on All’s Fair are our own and do not represent that of our places of work. All’s Fair should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Listeners should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information on All’s Fair without first seeking legal advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on All’s Fair. In no way does listening, reading, emailing or interacting on social media with our content establish an attorney-client relationship with Laura Wasser, or any of her guests. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Laura Wasser does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned on All’s Fair, and information from this podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced on All’s Fair do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of Laura Wasser. ALL’S FAIR AND LAURA WASSER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Coach Burns talks about his football playing and coaching career and how you used life experiences to be a professional in your chosen career field. He also mentioned that each must makes the decision in life on if you are Living to play or playing to live? Coach Akili Smith talks about motivation and works ethic to be a professional at everything that you do. Coach Burns was formerly the defensive line coach at UTEP, the defensive line coach and Defensive Coordinator at Texas Southern. Prior to that, Burns coached for the National Football League Washington Redskins, the Florida Gators, at Linfield Christian High School, Bishop Amat High School and at Beverly Hills High School.Akili Smith is a former American and Canadian Football Quarterback. He emerged from Abraham Lincoln High School, in San Diego as a standout multi-sport All Americans rated as the 3rd High School QB in the nation. He was drafted in Minor League Baseball by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of high school, before returning home to San Diego to pursue his primary passion football.Akili attended Grossmont Community College were his stellar performance at not only earned him a scholarship to the University of Oregon but years later an induction to the California Community College Hall of Fame. At Oregon University, his performance with his rocket-like arm has been summed up in the 2009 book “What it Means to be a Duck: Mike Belotti and Oregon’s Greatest Players” by Rob Mosley as, “ the best Offense in Oregon history....the 1998 unit quarterbacked by Akili Smith.” In 1998 while at the University of Oregon, Akili threw for a 3,763 yards (a record held until 2014 when broken by Heisman Winner Marcus Mariota). His performance at of Oregon earned him Second Team All-America Honors, Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and a Heisman candidate. The outcome of his tenure at the University of Oregon was his selection in the first round (3rd overall pick ) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Akili was with the Bengals for 3 years before moving on to the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Frankfort Galaxy (NFL Europe), and Calgary Stampeders (CFL).After retiring as a professional athlete, Akili’s passion for football led him towards coaching. He's coached at the junior college level and spent a season with his former Quarterback Coach Jeff Tedford at The University of California, Berkley before he found his niche in high school football. He currently trains Elite Quarterbacks of all ages throughout San Diego and the Inland Valley. Akili’s experience at all levels of football has empowered him with a lifetime’s worth of wisdom through experiences both high and low. These experiences have given him the passion to share with young aspiring youth and athletes.Support the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Peiman Raf is the co-founder and CEO of Madhappy, an optimistic lifestyle clothing brand focused on positivity and mental health.Peiman was born in Italy but moved to America at a young age. His parents are Iranian immigrants who ultimately brought their family to America for a better life and more opportunities for Peiman and his younger brother, Noah.Before launching Madhappy in 2017, Peiman worked as an investment banker in New York for several months after graduating college but quickly realized he wasn’t on a path that he wanted to go down. Over the holidays, while on a ski trip, he reconnected with a couple of friends from high school and discussed the idea of starting a clothing brand - they decided to call it Madhappy (a catchy name that their co-founder and friend, Mason, had come up with a few months prior).Since then, the four founders (Peiman, Noah, Mason, and their friend Josh), along with their growing team, have gone on to build an incredible community and a brand that stands for something. They’ve put on pop-ups, thrown massive parties, and sold millions of dollars worth of product. In May 2019, they raised a strategic round of capital from high-profile investors such as LVMH, Tommy Hilfiger, and the founders of Sweetgreen.In this episode, Pat and Posh hang with Peiman at Madhappy HQ to chat about the early days of starting the brand, the mistakes and lessons they’ve learned, and what’s to come for the growing label. They also discuss the topic of mental health and the personal connection to the founding team, how Peiman maintains his own mental sanity while building the next big clothing brand, and his advice to anyone who’s just starting out in the space.SUBSCRIBE TO TFH NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletterFOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhourFOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhourINTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com
This week the sisters sit down with Spencer Paysinger, a former professional football player turned Consulting Producer on the hit CW drama “All American,” which is loosely based on his life growing up in South Central LA and commuting to Beverly Hills High School to play football. Spencer talks about his early upbringing, as well as what it was like to play college football at University of Oregon, and the ups and down of spending seven seasons as a linebacker in the NFL (including winning a Super Bowl in his first season with the New York Giants in 2011). Despite his success in Football, Spencer dreamed of achieving more, and cultivated a mindset early on to develop skills and interests off the field that would allow him to thrive in all aspects of his life. In this episode Spencer also discusses: What it was like to commute from South Central every day and be surrounded by extreme wealth and privilege at Beverly Hills High The distinction of football as a “job” VS a “career” The experience of being a collegiate athlete: juggling daily practice, homework, exams, friends and finances His thoughts on the Pay for Play bill recently passed in California The early life experiences and mentorships that helped him achieve success outside of football His experience in the NFL, winning the Superbowl then changing teams The process of writing and selling through the script (for All American) His relationship with the stars of the show How his community has responded to the portrayal of South Central in the show His non profit work with KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) – accessible education for low income communities His other entrepreneurial ventures including film-making and hospitality His family life and goals for the future! +++ Rye and Jess also share their tips for finding mentors and seeking out new skills, interests or career path (in the intro to the episode). Resources Watch Season 2 of All American on the CW, new episodes Mondays @ 8pm (Season 1 also on Netflix!) KIPP – Knowledge is Power Connect with us! Solo 2.0 Podcast on Instagram Jessica Suchan on Instagram Ryan Burch on Instagram Email us: Solo2.0Podcast@gmail.com
The truth is, love does not conquer all, which is why you may be ready to say f*** it and get a divorce. Laura is joined today by two divorcees—top New York City Realtor Katherine Gauthier and entrepreneur Steve Kane, the author of the book "F*** it. Get a Divorce.” Both guests open up about their own recent divorce stories, revealing what it is that finally propelled them to make this profound change. You'll also hear tips to help make the next chapter way better than the last. On the Sunny Side Up Report, Laura and Johnnie are joined by Beverly Hills High School royalty, Homecoming Queen Leslie Paul. The three former schoolmates go through the divorce stories of the day including who is faking their marriage these days, the rock and roller who sobbed over their son's divorce, the latest “B-ossip” and some surprising ways to save your marriage.
The truth is, love does not conquer all, which is why you may be ready to say f*** it and get a divorce. Laura is joined today by two divorcees—top New York City Realtor Katherine Gauthier and entrepreneur Steve Kane, the author of the book "F*** it. Get a Divorce.” Both guests open up about their own recent divorce stories, revealing what it is that finally propelled them to make this profound change. You’ll also hear tips to help make the next chapter way better than the last. On the Sunny Side Up Report, Laura and Johnnie are joined by Beverly Hills High School royalty, Homecoming Queen Leslie Paul. The three former schoolmates go through the divorce stories of the day including who is faking their marriage these days, the rock and roller who sobbed over their son’s divorce, the latest “B-ossip” and some surprising ways to save your marriage. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Dangerous fumes. Explosions. Terrorism. Lisa Korbatov has cited all sorts of dire threats in her efforts to prevent LA Metro from digging a subway tunnel under Beverly Hills High School — without success. Now, with the project about to break ground, Korbatov has one last hope: an appeal to her friend in the White House. Journalists Matt Smith and Lance Williams from the Center for Investigative reporting join Alta's podcast to detail this extraordinary fight — and one extraordinary fighter. Show notes: Read Matt and Smith's feature in Alta Magazine Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal podcast Follow Lance Williams on Twitter Follow Matt Smith on Twitter Follow Alta on Twitter
The underdog South Central LA native attended Beverly Hills High School via a permit, the start of an unlikely story that inspired the CW television Series "All American.” But the against-all-odds nature of Spencer Paysinger's (@pysngr) story didn't end there. The undrafted rookie won a Super Bowl with the NY Giants in the season following a heartbreaking loss on a last second field goal with Oregon in their first ever national championship game. With a goal to leave the NFL before age 30, Spencer taught himself screenwriting as an escape from football – a hobby that would lead him to pitch the premise for the television series “All American,” inspired by his life story, which was green lit, and debuts in primetime less than ten months after the 7-year NFL linebacker hung up his cleats. On this episode, you'll hear the behind the scenes underdog account of Spencer's incredible and inspiring story of how he made his big jump from the NFL to Hollywood. Episode Webpage Show notes, links to people mentioned, guest social media links, and behind-the-scenes photos are available at: www.thebigjumpshow.com/episodes/spencer-paysinger Sponsors Thank you to GRAND VOYAGE, who GQ says is "changing the fashion game” with their leather street shoes and luxury bags – designed in LA and handmade in Italy. Get $35 off at www.thebigjumpshow.com/shoes Thank you to AUDIBLE audiobooks, an Amazon company – new Audible members can start off their account with a FREE AUDIOBOOK by choosing any of their 180,000 titles FREE. Just go to www.thebigjumpshow.com/audiobook
Guest is Gregg Riesenberg. He is a football/baseball coach at Beverly Hills High School.
A judgmental 15 year old meddles, gives make-overs, and match makes at her Beverly Hills High School until she learns her lesson and kinda stops. Then to muck up a mostly normal plot she falls in love with her step-brother played by the dreamy Paul Rudd. Chelsea Bunn (Missed Connections ATX, Loverboy) joins us to discuss Clueless, and whether or not Alicia Silverstone is both the antagonist and protagonist of the film.
Today is the 95th birthday of television personality Betty White. Here are some things you may not have known about her. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1922. Betty is her given name, and not a shortened form of Elizabeth. During the Great Depression, her family moved to California, where her father built radios, which he would occasionally exchange for dogs. While at Beverly Hills High School, White wanted to be a forest ranger, but because women weren’t allowed to be rangers at the time, she pursued an interest in writing. It was through writing that she found a love of performing. Movie studios rejected her as being “unphotogenic,” so she started working in radio. She began working in television in 1939 on an experimental channel in Los Angeles. During World War II, she joined the American Women’s Voluntary Services. Following the war, she appeared on several radio shows, eventually getting her own show called, “The Betty White Show.” In 1949, she became the co-host of the variety show, “Hollywood on Television.” By 1952, she was hosting the show solo. The show, which ran for five and a half hours six days a week, was largely ad-libbed. The show earned White her first Emmy nomination for best actress. She co-created the show “Life With Elizabeth” in 1952, becoming one of the first actresses with full creative control over their show. At the time, she was 28 years old and lived with her parents. She hosted the annual Tournament of Roses Parade for 19 consecutive years in the 1950s and 60s. She has been a frequent talk show and game show guest over the course of her career. Among the shows she frequently appeared on were “Password,” “What’s My Line?”, “To Tell The Truth” and “Match Game.” In 1963, she married Allen Ludden, the host of “Password.” During the fourth season of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” she joined the cast as Sue Ann Nivens. The character, who was the host of a cooking TV show, was sweet and innocent on the air and sarcastic and man-hungry off air, allowing White to satirize her own persona. In 1985, she was cast as Rose Nylund, in “The Golden Girls.” Rose, the innocent and naive widow from St. Olaf, Minnesota, lived with three other retired women in Miami. White was originally offerred the role of Blanche, which would be played by Rue McClanahan. White was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series every year of the show’s run. She won the award once. Since “The Golden Girls ended in 1992, White has worked steadily as a guest star on many television series. In 2010, she hosted “Saturday Night Live” after a grassroots Facebook campaign. She won her seventh Emmy award for the appearance. From 2010 through 2015, she appeared on the series, “Hot in Cleveland.” In 2010, the United States Forest Service named White an honorary forest ranger, fulfilling her high school ambition. In a 2011 poll, she was named the most trusted celebrity among Americans, beating Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks. Betty White is the only woman to receive an Emmy in all comedic performing categories. She also holds the record for the longest span between performance Emmys — she won her first in 1951 and her most recent in 2011. She won a Grammy 2012 for the audio recording of her memoir. Our question: Who was the musical guest when Betty White hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2010? Today is unofficially Customer Service Day, Cable Car Day, and Hot-Buttered Rum Day. It’s the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who was born in 1706; gangster Al Capone, who was born in 1899; and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, who is 53. Because Betty White was born before 1960, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1965, the top song in the U.S. was “Downtown” by Petula Clark. The No. 1 movie was “My Fair Lady,” while the novel “Herzog” by Saul Bellow topped the New York Times Bestsellers list. Weekly question: What is the name of the current venue of the New York Philharmonic? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on Friday’s episode. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White https://www.checkiday.com/01/17/2017 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-january-17 http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1965_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9 Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m
On this date in 1946, “It’s a Wonderful Life” was released in the United States. Here are some things you may not have known about the classic Christmas movie. It’s based on a story called “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern, who wrote it in 1939. After failing to sell the story, he made it into a Christmas card and send copies to friends and family in 1943. One of these cards came to the attention of a producer at RKO Pictures, which bought the story intending to make it into a movie starring Cary Grant. RKO shelved the project after three unsuccessful screenplay attempts were made. Director Frank Capra read the story and saw its potential. His production company bought the rights and the three screenplays for $10,000. Capra worked with a team of writers, including Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Jo Swerling and Dorothy Parker. The popular belief is that the role of George Bailey was all but written for Jimmy Stewart, however film historian Stephen Cox claims that Henry Fonda was also considered. The part of Mary was offered first to Jean Arthur, Olivia de Havilland and Ginger Rogers before it finally went to to Donna Reed. Vincent Price and Charles Bickford were considered for the part of the villainous Mr. Potter, who was eventually played by Lionel Barrymore. Filming took place largely at RKO’s studio in Culver City, California and the RKO movie ranch in Encino, California. The only filming locations that remain intact are the home that the Martini family buys in the film, and the gymnasium at Beverly Hills High School with its swimming pool under the gym floor. It’s widely believed that “It’s a Wonderful Life” was originally a box office flop and was dislike by critics. However, this isn’t entirely true. The film made $3.3 million dollars in 1947, placing it 26th among more than 400 films released late in 1946 and in 1947. The reviews were mixed, with Time magazine and Variety praising it, and the New York Times and New Yorker magazine panning it. It went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Capra and Best Actor for Stewart. It won an Oscar for technical achievement for a new method of simulating falling snow. It lost the Best Picture Oscar to “The Best Years of Our Lives.” The single event that made the film a Christmas classic didn’t happen until 24 years after it was released. In 1974, the company which owned the rights to the film didn’t properly renew the copyright. This allowed the film to be shown inexpensively on hundreds of local television stations. The film was believed to be in the public domain until 1993, when Republic Pictures proved that it still owned the film rights to the original short story, and because of that, to all derivative works, including “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The movie is now licensed to NBC, which shows it twice during the Christmas season, including on Christmas Eve. Our question: Which television villain was inspired by the character of Mr. Potter? Today is unofficially Cathode-Ray Tube Day, Games Day, and National Sangria Day. It’s the birthday of tire magnate Harvey Firestone, who was born in 1868; author Sandra Cisneros, who is 62; and actor Jonah Hill, who is 33. Because our topic happened before 1960, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1968, the top song in the U.S. was “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye. The No. 1 movie was “Oliver!,” while the novel “The Salzburg Connection” by Helen MacInnes topped the New York Times Bestsellers list. Weekly question What was the first broadcast network in the United States? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll reveal the correct answer on Friday’s episode. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Wonderful_Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Potter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Rogers http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2009/12/22/the-martini-house-from-its-a-wonderful-life/ https://www.checkiday.com/12/20/2016 http://www.biography.com/people/groups/born-on-december-20 http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1968_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers_of_1968 iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9 Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m
Kira Sits down with SNL Alumni and co-founder of the Groundlings, Laraine Newman and her husband, Director and funny man, Chad Einbinder. Laraine Newman a Los Angeles, California, native and the granddaughter of a cattle rancher from Arizona. Her family is Jewish. She is the youngest of four children and a twin. Her sister, Tracy Newman, is an Emmy Award winning television writer. Newman attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Newman married actor-writer-director Chad Einbinder in 1991. They have two daughters, Lena (born 1991) and Hannah (born 1995). Newman and Einbinder, a Philadelphia native, regularly join comedian Craig Shoemaker and other friends at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, California, to watch Philadelphia Eagles games.Chad Einbinder makes people laugh. As a successful actor, writer, and now director, Chad has helped audiences experience the absurd side of life for almost 20 years. A former stand-up comic and once opening act for Three Dog Night. Chad is best know for his work in front of the camera having appeared in over 70 national TV spots, and roles on E.R., Grey's Anatomy, CSI, Crossing Jordan, as well as 3 seasons recurring as “Rico” on 3rd Rock from the Sun. As a copywriter he has worked for NBC's Agency 2000 special launch projects on shows like Frasier, and Scrubs. Chad has also written multiple 1/2 hour episodes of TV animation shows for Warner Bros. and ABC/Disney.
90210 may seem like an unlikely zip code for a story about an environmental disaster, but sadly, this is no Hollywood script. It's reality. As our national debate about energy continues to grow, the true environmental cost of oil and gas exploration is being understood more clearly. In Hollywood, where an oil rig and power plant sit just outside the schoolyard fence, thousands of recent graduates are blaming their cancer and other illnesses on the environmental impact of those industrial operations. Similar situations are playing out in schools across the country. On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug welcome author and journalist Joy Horowitz, whose compelling book ‘Parts Per Million: The Poisoning of Beverly Hills High School‘ tells the complex story of toxic environmental pollution, large-scale corporate arrogance and the manipulation of science. For this and other Green Street shows, visit our website www.GreenStreetRadio.com or follow us on Spotify.
This week Alec talks with playwright Jon Robin Baitz, whose Broadway play, Other Desert Cities, is up for a Tony later this month. Baitz grew up in Brazil and South Africa -- transferring to Beverly Hills High School for his final year of school where he says he “became friends ... with fellow freaks.” He's been writing ever since -- even though “writing plays has always been very tricky.” Baitz talks about the origin of the new play, his short-lived adventures writing for television in Hollywood, and the relief of coming back to the American theater. For Baitz, “it's a privilege to be in [the theater]. I'm lucky to have found my way back to it.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Jacob Freydont-Attie is a writer, independent filmmaker, and freethinker based in rural northern California. A second generation flower-child, he was raised in the woods without electricity, television, telephone, indoor plumbing, or Hostess products. At fifteen he moved to Los Angeles to attend Beverly Hills High School where he began a tumultuous relationship with theater arts […] The post “String Theory” the Movie appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.
An unsettling and timely investigation into the ties between Beverly Hills, its oil wells, and a local cancer cluster. A compelling legal drama by a journalist and member of the Beverly Hills High School class of '71.
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