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The Story Craft Cafe Podcast
Lou Diamond Phillips - Crafting Stories in your Genre | SCC 190

The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 42:35


Lou Diamond Phillips is currently starring in the FOX series “Prodigal Son,” having recently starred on the acclaimed Netflix series, “Longmire,” based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson. Other recent credits include Amazon's “Goliath,” SyFy's “Stargate Universe,” CBS' “Blue Bloods,” and recurring roles on Fox's “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and Netflix's “The Ranch.” He received an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Drama or Comedy” for his roles in both Amazon's “Conversations in LA” and History Channel's “Crossroads of History.” Recent film credits include Warner Brothers' “The 33,” “Created Equal” directed by Bill Duke, and Sundance Festival favorite “Filly Brown,” for which he was named Best Actor at the Imagen Awards.  As a director, Phillips recently helmed episodes of AMC's hit series “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Longmire,” and ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As a writer, Phillips has co-written the screenplays for ‘Trespasses,' and HBO's ‘Dangerous Touch.' He wrote the Miramax feature ‘Ambition.' He recently produced his play ‘Burning Desire,' a romantic comedy in two acts, which received it's world premiere at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut. Phillips was also asked by his good friend, novelist Craig Johnson, to write the forward to his collection of short stories ‘Wait For Signs.'  Originally born in the Philippines, Phillips was raised in Texas and is a graduate of University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in Drama.  Drawing from a lifetime of work in the film industry, Lou used his screenwriting experience in order to write an original science fiction novel called The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira. It is his first novel, inspired by a reading of the famed fable of the same title by Hans Christian Andersen.

WorshipPlus Podcast
Episode 10 - "Personal Journey of Worship" with J. Mark McVey

WorshipPlus Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 48:56


Join Rev. Tim as he has a fireside chat with J. Mark McVey - broadway actor and singer! Mark made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables' after having won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor while in DC. He is the first American to perform Valjean in London's West End, reprising the role with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and once again in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables where he won the Ovation Award and the Broadway.com Award on his way to eclipsing more than 3,200 performances in the worlds favorite musical Les Miserables. But with all of this comes a fierce devotion and love for God and using his gifts to bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ! Listen to this powerful episode about a dark past, a bright future, and the God in the middle of it all! Join J. Mark McVey and Rev. Timothy J. Mercaldo for "Broadway for the Narrow Way" - limited tickets now available! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broadway-for-the-narrow-way-tickets-1003082134667?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Yellowjackets Hive Podcast
'Fallout' the TV Series Adaptation vs. the 'Fallout' Video Games

Yellowjackets Hive Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 91:11


Join  @MediaMelanieTV and Emily Ahmed as we dive into the world of video game to TV adaptations with a focus on "Fallout" on Prime Video. We're joined by 3 gamers: Chris, Sergio, and Sarah for their takes on what the TV series got right (hint: A LOT), some differences between the show and the video games, and some perspective into gaming and adaptations as a whole. We really appreciate their perspectives given Melanie and Emily are NOT gamers, at all, and approached our "Fallout" coverage as TV viewers. Let's just say we learned a lot! What better a time to highlight the "Fallout" TV adaptation than ahead of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards Award ceremony on September 15, 2024? Amazon MGM Studios has received 62 nominations, including 17 for Fallout. Walton Goggins got a nod for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for "Fallout," but we're pretty bitter our girl Ella Purnell (Jackie in #Yellowjackets) didn't get one. BOO! Best of wishes to the series though in the Outstanding Drama Series category and its other nominations. Let's hope for at least one "Fallout" trophy. Don't worry, we chat about the Emmys in this video! This was a fun one and a little different than our usual TV content, thank you for your patience as it took a little bit to get it recorded and edited. Huge thanks to Chris, Sergio, and Sarah for joining us! As always, thank you for buzzing in! Be sure you're subscribed and if you'd like to support us, visit our Patreon hive: https://www.patreon.com/YellowjacketsHivePodcast Shop our fan-created Yellowjackets-inspired merch:* https://yellowjackets-hive-shop.printify.me/products & https://www.spreadshirt.com/shop/user/yellowjackets+hive+podcast/ *Note: we can't control pricing or shipping but can add new items/colors/sizes so email us anytime for that - yellowjacketshive@gmail.com #Fallout #fallout3 #fallout4 #fallout76 #falloutshow #ellapurnell #waltongoggins #scifi #dystopian #postapocalyptic #tv #primevideo #tvpodcast #gaming #gamers #videogames #videogameadaptation #tvshows #tvseries #tvtalk #primevideo #bethesdagames #falloutonprime --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yellowjackets-hive/support

Amplified!
Dr. Smiley and Kim Estes International Women's Day

Amplified!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 60:00


Please join your host Dr Smiley Ken Rochon, The Umbrella Syndicate, Perfect Publishing and Founder of the Keep Smiling movement as he interviews Emmy Award Winning actor Kim Estes. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2501/amplified. Sponsors: The Umbrella Syndicate, TheKeepSmilingMovement.com, VoiceAmerica Influencers Channel. #KeepSmiling #Amplified #Speaker #KeepSmilingMovement #Smiles #KenRochon #Amplify #Authors #Influencer #Influence #Business #Entrepreneurs #Networking #Consulting #Coaching #Training #Radio #TalkShow. Kim Estes received the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series - 2017 - Dicks His television credits include . How To Get Away With Murder . I'm Dying Up Here . Brooklyn 99, . Hot Wet American Summer 10 Years Later . Pitch, . The Real O'Neals, . Secrets and Lies, . Fresh off the Boat, . Stalker, . State of Affairs, . Pretty Little Liars, . The Matador, Rake, The Fosters, The Bridge, NCIS, How I Met Your Mother, Private Practice, Law & Order: LA, House, 'Dexter,, The Closer, Hawthorne, Body of Proof, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, and others Kim has starred in many films, including Underdog (Ritchie Greer), Playing Beethoven (Catherine Shefski), Crossroad (directed by Shervin Youssefian), Not 4 Sale and Each Other (both directed by Roger Melvin), Volcano Girl (directed by Ashley Maria), Free Denmark (directed by Ricardo Korda) and The Birthday Gift (directed by Marie Tang). In addition, he has appeared in the films Five Hour Friends (produced by Ron Jackson), Viral, Breathing Room, the 400 (all produced by John Suits) and Save Me (directed by Jennifer Getzinger). His stage credits include the staged performance reading of Buried in the Night at The Blank Theatre, Private Eyes at the Little Fish Theatre, HellCab at the Lillian Theatre, Frankincense and Henry V at the Pacific Resident Theatre Company, Changes in the Mating Strategies of White People at the Lounge theatre (Nominated by NAACP for Best Actor 2014) and Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant (Nominated by NAACP for Best Actor 2012) at the Lillian Theatre.

Filmmaker Mixer
From Second City to Hollywood with Sal Velez Jr.

Filmmaker Mixer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 55:05


Buckle up for a fun and lively conversation as Filmmaker Mixer chats with versatile actor, Sal Velez Jr. Sal Velez Jr. has received extensive praise for his outstanding performances, positioning him as a contender for prestigious accolades. He was notably considered for esteemed award ceremonies, including the 2019 Emmys in the category of "Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series" and the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Drama Series," recognizing his portrayal in Netflix's "Black Summer." Additionally, his role as Miguel in the acclaimed film "The Way Back" alongside Ben Affleck was singled out by Screen Rant Magazine as a standout performance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmmakermixer/message

THINK BIG with Michael Zellner
'Days of Our Lives' soap opera star Thaao Penghlis talks about playing Tony and Andre Dimera

THINK BIG with Michael Zellner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 87:30


Episode 146 Part 2 with Thaao Penghlis Thaao has appeared for 5 decades on Days of Our Lives as Tony/Andre DiMera. He also appeared on General Hospital, Santa Barbara. He has won 2 Soap Opera Digest Awards and 3 Daytime Emmy Awards, including 2 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He first appeared on television having guest appearances on popular shows such and also starred in network television show Mission; Impossible. He is an actor, author, writer and now hosts his own podcast called 'The Lost Treasures', which we talk about the four episodes in our conversation.   We like to thank our sponsors Roof and Nail and Buckley's Grill. For access to all other social media platforms and podcast click here: linktr.ee/thinkbigwithmichaelzellner

STAGES with Peter Eyers
‘Give ‘Em A Show That's So Splendiferous' - Stage Titan; Anthony Warlow Pt3

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 46:15


Anthony Warlow has been thrilling audiences from the moment he arrived on the theatrical scene and has successfully inhabited a diversity of roles in opera and musical theatre, his versatility gaining him an honoured place on the international stage.From his debut with the Australian Opera in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980, he has left an indelible stamp on the industry both at home and abroad. Anthony's lengthy stage credits include the London National Theatre production of Guys and Dolls, making his music theatre debut with the role of Sky Masterson in 1986, creating the role of Enjolras in the Australian production of Les Misérables (1988), and the title role of the Phantom in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1990 and 2007-2008). In 1995 he enjoyed a joyous season in Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden as Archie Craven, and collaborated with her again in 2010, creating the role of Dr Yuri Zhivago in the Australian premiere production of Doctor Zhivago: The Musical. Other highlights include Australian tours of Annie (2000 and 2012), seasons with Opera Australia and a critically acclaimed performance as Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof in 2016.Anthony made his Broadway debut in 2013, portraying the iconic role of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in the 35th Anniversary production of Annie, directed by James Lapine. His performance won him several Broadway nominations (Drama Desk, Drama League, People's Choice), and in 2015 he was invited to return to the US to perform the dual roles of Miguel De Cervantes/ Don Quixote in The Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington production of Man of La Mancha. This portrayal won him the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. The same year he replaced Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, playing the roles of Charles Frohman/ Captain Hook.Anthony made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 but is no stranger to the concert platform, performing around Australia with our Symphony Orchestras. His studio recordings have spanned more than 20 years and include solo albums, cast recordings and live performances in concert and with Opera Australia. His love of “flawed anti-heroes” continued with his portrayal of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. His performance was hailed by critics and was a welcome addition to his theatrical canon.Anthony has been honoured by the nation receiving the title of Living National Treasure, and his outstanding achievements acknowledged with his investiture as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the performing arts. He is married to Amanda and divides his time and career between Australia's capital cities and New York.Anthony Warlow is back on the boards and will step into the shoes of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in audience favourite; CHICAGO. The musical opens in Perth on November 21st, prior to a national tour.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

STAGES with Peter Eyers
‘When the Momentum and the Moment are in Rhyme' - Stage Titan; Anthony Warlow Pt2

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 50:39


Anthony Warlow has been thrilling audiences from the moment he arrived on the theatrical scene and has successfully inhabited a diversity of roles in opera and musical theatre, his versatility gaining him an honoured place on the international stage.From his debut with the Australian Opera in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980, he has left an indelible stamp on the industry both at home and abroad. Anthony's lengthy stage credits include the London National Theatre production of Guys and Dolls, making his music theatre debut with the role of Sky Masterson in 1986, creating the role of Enjolras in the Australian production of Les Misérables (1988), and the title role of the Phantom in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1990 and 2007-2008). In 1995 he enjoyed a joyous season in Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden as Archie Craven, and collaborated with her again in 2010, creating the role of Dr Yuri Zhivago in the Australian premiere production of Doctor Zhivago: The Musical. Other highlights include Australian tours of Annie (2000 and 2012), seasons with Opera Australia and a critically acclaimed performance as Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof in 2016.Anthony made his Broadway debut in 2013, portraying the iconic role of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in the 35th Anniversary production of Annie, directed by James Lapine. His performance won him several Broadway nominations (Drama Desk, Drama League, People's Choice), and in 2015 he was invited to return to the US to perform the dual roles of Miguel De Cervantes/ Don Quixote in The Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington production of Man of La Mancha. This portrayal won him the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. The same year he replaced Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, playing the roles of Charles Frohman/ Captain Hook.Anthony made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 but is no stranger to the concert platform, performing around Australia with our Symphony Orchestras. His studio recordings have spanned more than 20 years and include solo albums, cast recordings and live performances in concert and with Opera Australia. His love of “flawed anti-heroes” continued with his portrayal of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. His performance was hailed by critics and was a welcome addition to his theatrical canon.Anthony has been honoured by the nation receiving the title of Living National Treasure, and his outstanding achievements acknowledged with his investiture as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the performing arts. He is married to Amanda and divides his time and career between Australia's capital cities and New York.Anthony Warlow is back on the boards and will step into the shoes of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in audience favourite; CHICAGO. The musical opens in Perth on November 21st, prior to a national tour.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

STAGES with Peter Eyers
‘To Run Where the Brave Dare Not Go' - Stage Titan; Anthony Warlow Pt1

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 57:17


Anthony Warlow has been thrilling audiences from the moment he arrived on the theatrical scene and has successfully inhabited a diversity of roles in opera and musical theatre, his versatility gaining him an honoured place on the international stage.From his debut with the Australian Opera in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980, he has left an indelible stamp on the industry both at home and abroad. Anthony's lengthy stage credits include the London National Theatre production of Guys and Dolls, making his music theatre debut with the role of Sky Masterson in 1986, creating the role of Enjolras in the Australian production of Les Misérables (1988), and the title role of the Phantom in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1990 and 2007-2008). In 1995 he enjoyed a joyous season in Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden as Archie Craven, and collaborated with her again in 2010, creating the role of Dr Yuri Zhivago in the Australian premiere production of Doctor Zhivago: The Musical. Other highlights include Australian tours of Annie (2000 and 2012), seasons with Opera Australia and a critically acclaimed performance as Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof in 2016.Anthony made his Broadway debut in 2013, portraying the iconic role of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in the 35th Anniversary production of Annie, directed by James Lapine. His performance won him several Broadway nominations (Drama Desk, Drama League, People's Choice), and in 2015 he was invited to return to the US to perform the dual roles of Miguel De Cervantes/ Don Quixote in The Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington production of Man of La Mancha. This portrayal won him the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. The same year he replaced Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, playing the roles of Charles Frohman/ Captain Hook.Anthony made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 but is no stranger to the concert platform, performing around Australia with our Symphony Orchestras. His studio recordings have spanned more than 20 years and include solo albums, cast recordings and live performances in concert and with Opera Australia. His love of “flawed anti-heroes” continued with his portrayal of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. His performance was hailed by critics and was a welcome addition to his theatrical canon.Anthony has been honoured by the nation receiving the title of Living National Treasure, and his outstanding achievements acknowledged with his investiture as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the performing arts. He is married to Amanda and divides his time and career between Australia's capital cities and New York.Anthony Warlow is back on the boards and will step into the shoes of the cunning and charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in audience favourite; CHICAGO. The musical opens in Perth on November 21st, prior to a national tour.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Antonio Sabato Jr., Renowned Actor, Producer & Author

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 70:27


Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Antonio Sabato Jr., Renowned Actor, Producer & Author About Harvey's guest: Today's guest, Antonio Sabato Jr., is a highly popular and immensely likeable actor, producer and writer who first made a splash as Janet Jackson's sexy dancing partner in her hugely successful 1990 music video, “Love Will Never Do Without You”.   He then went on to play the charismatic “John Jagger Cates” in the daytime drama, “General Hospital”, earning 3 Soap Opera Digest Award nominations.  He returned to that role in 2008 in “General Hospital: Night Shift”.    He's appeared in many feature films and TV movies including “The Big Hit”, “High Voltage”, “Fatal Error”, “Mindstorm”, “Ghost Voyage”, “If Looks Could Kill”, “Shark Hunter”, “Guilty as Charged”, “Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas”, for which he won a Best Actor Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, “Grace By Night”, for which he won TWO Best Actor Awards at prestigious international film festivals, “One Nation Under God”, for which he won TWO Best Supporting Actor Awards at the Christian Film Festival, and of course, he also appeared in the wonderful 1999 miniseries, “Tribe”.    You've also seen him in dozens of TV shows including “Earth 2”, “Melrose Place”, “Charmed”, “The Help”, “Hilton Head Island”, and he portrayed “Dante Damiano” on “The Bold and the Beautiful”, earning 2 NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.   He's also starred in 2 reality shows: “My Antonio”, and the immensely popular “Fix it and Finish it”, in addition to appearing many times on “The Balance”, starring Eric Bolling.  And who can forget his sexy dance routines with Cheryl Burke in Season 19 of “Dancing with the Stars”?   And if all of that weren't enough, in the late-90s, our guest became a global sensation as a model and representative for Calvin Klein.  His iconic photos wearing Calvin Klein underwear appeared in EVERY magazine, and he was even featured on a 90 foot billboard overlooking Times Square, causing traffic to stop and hearts to palpitate.  In 1999 our guest released a terrific book entitled, “No Excuses: Workout for Life”, all about his approach to physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.  That book sold 300,000 copies.   And in 2020, he released a deeply personal, heartfelt and poignant memoir entitled, “Sabato:  The Untold Story”, chronicling his family history, his determination to succeed, and his resilience in an industry that can sometimes be brutal.  He also provides a frank account of the struggles he faced as an actor seeking to continue his film and television career following his groundbreaking speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention and his run for Congress.  The book is now being revised to include great photographs and updated chapters about our guest's newly revitalized career.   After reading his book, I was compelled to invite him on our show, because he has an inspirational story that everyone needs to hear. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Antonio Sabato Jr., go to:https://www.facebook.com/VoteAntoniohttps://www.instagram.com/antoniosabatojrhttps://twitter.com/AntonioSabatoJr #AntonioSabatoJr  #harveybrownstoneinterviews 

THINK BIG with Michael Zellner
'Days of Our Lives' Soap Opera Villian Tony DiMera and his twin brother Andre, played by Thaao Penghlis

THINK BIG with Michael Zellner

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 87:32


Episode 142 Part 1 with Thaao Penghlis Thaao has appeared for 4 decades on Days of Our Lives as one of the top Soap Opera Villains, Tony DiMera and his twin brother, Andre. He also appeared on General Hospital and Santa Barbara. He has won 2 Soap Opera Digest Awards and 3 Daytime Emmy Awards, including 2 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He first appeared on television having guest appearances on popular shows such as Magnum, P.I., Who's the Boss, and several others. Thaao was also in the 1980's series, Mission: Impossible and he did the miniseries, Memories of Midnight. He is an actor, author, writer and now hosts his own podcast called 'The Lost Treasures'.

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Bob Gunton, Legendary Actor, Star of “The Shawshank Redemption”

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 67:18


Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bob Gunton, Legendary Actor, Star, “The Shawshank Redemption” About Harvey's guest: Today's special guest, Bob Gunton, is a veteran actor whose prolific body of work over the past 5 decades has created some of the most memorable roles in movies, on television and on the Broadway stage.   On the big screen, he brought us “Chief George Earle” in "Demolition Man", “Mr. Pease” in “Delores Claiborne”, “Pritchett” in “Broken Arrow”, medical school dean Dr. Walcott in "Patch Adams", Cecil Dobbs in “The Lincoln Lawyer”, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in "Argo".   But the one role, more than any other, that has guaranteed him cinematic immortality, is his chilling portrayal of the despicable Prison Warden “Samuel Norton” in "The Shawshank Redemption".   On television, in addition to many guest appearances on shows like “Miami Vice”, “L.A. Law”, “CSI”, “Nip/Tuck”, “Boston Legal”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “The Blacklist”, and dozens more, he played Governor George Wallace in “Unconquered”, he played Tommy Dorsey in the 1992 miniseries “Sinatra”, he played President Woodrow Wilson in “Iron Jawed Angels”, he played President Nixon in “Elvis Meets Nixon”, and he played President Roosevelt twice: once in the TV movie, “Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long”, and again in the miniseries “World War 2: Behind Closed Doors”.   He also had recurring roles, as Dr. Leonard Schrader on “Hothouse”, “Judge Homer Conklin” in “Courthouse”, “Mayor Smith” in “Peacemakers”, “Noah Taylor” in “Desperate Housewives”, the Secretary of Defense, then Chief of Staff, then Secretary of State “Ethan Kanin” on “Twenty-Four”, “Leland Owlsley” in "Daredevil", “General William Collins” in “Royal Pains”, and “Jeremiah Davis” in “Trial and Error”.    And if all of that weren't enough, our guest is a Broadway superstar.  He originated the role of “Juan Perón” in the Broadway premiere of Evita, receiving a Tony Award nomination AND a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.  And he played the title role in the Broadway revival of “Sweeney Todd”, earning a second Tony Award nomination, and nominations for an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk Award.   His other Broadway credits include “King of Hearts”, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, “How I Got That Story”, for which he won an Obie Award, a Clarence Derwent Award, and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Play, “Big River”, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, and “The Great Ostrovsky”, for which he received a Barrymore Award Nomination for Excellence in Theatre. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Bob Gunton, go to:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348409/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Guntonhttp://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/78189%7C0/Bob-Gunton/ #BobGunton    #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Acting Business Boot Camp
Episode 225: Guildhall's Ken Rea Returns

Acting Business Boot Camp

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 53:00


Ken Rea's Outstanding Actor Masterclass About Ken: Professor Ken Rea is a theatre director, internationally acclaimed acting teacher, and author of the bestselling book, The Outstanding Actor, Seven Keys to Success Starting out in New Zealand, he worked with the country's leading theatres and in television drama. In 1973 he formed the Living Theatre Troupe, one of New Zealand's most important experimental companies. He went on to study theatre in China, Japan, and India, then moved to Europe, where he studied with leading European teachers. As Professor of Theatre at the renowned Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Ken has trained some of Britain's top actors and film stars, including EWAN MCGREGOR, LILY JAMES, JOSEPH FIENNES, DOMINIC WEST, JODIE WHITTAKER, DAMIAN LEWIS, HAYLEY ATWELL, RHYS IFANS, MICHELLE DOCKERY, FREDDIE FOX, SIMON RUSSELL BEALE, ORLANDO BLOOM, PAAPA ESSIEDU, and DANIEL CRAIG. Ken is in regular demand internationally and has previously taught at the national drama academies of China, India, New Zealand, and Italy, and he has given courses in the UK, Canada, Indonesia, Germany, USA, and Singapore. As a journalist, he has been a regular feature writer for The Times and was for 15 years a theatre critic for The Guardian. As a public speaker, Ken has given many large-scale presentations in the worlds of business and the arts. He also trains top executives throughout Europe in presentation skills and personal impact. He is about to launch his major online course: Ken Rea Teaches Acting.  How do I get better work? And it's a really interesting question so you don't feel stuck in your career. Ask yourself what would that next level look like for you. Let's think about the acting itself. What would that look like? And so that immediately gives you a target. I want to be like this. So you know where you're going. So the next question to ask yourself is, where do you feel you are now? Which then shows you the gap between now where you are and there where you want to be. Then the next question you could ask yourself is, what would you like to have more of in your work?  You know, for example, would you like to have more personality in your acting, more sense of danger in your acting, more gravitas, more presence, more charisma, more twinkle in the eye, more playfulness? And that immediately is going to take you out of your comfort zone. Progress happens not inside that comfort zone, but just outside it. That's the life of an actor, to be comfortable being uncomfortable. And that's your life as an actor, constantly taking risks, working outside that comfort zone.  How can you be out of your comfort zone and still enjoy that, you know, and love performing? If you want to be more playful, more twinkle in the eye, more dangerous, what is stopping you from bringing that into the work that's stopping you from being out of your comfort zone? And what can you do about that? It takes a certain amount of comfortability in being yourself to know that you can go emotionally to a specific place and also know and play there, and it is out of your comfort zone and in a danger zone and in a scary zone, a risk zone, as you put it, but also always knowing that you have that anchor in yourself that you are able to handle it. Am I going to be good enough? Will I be found out? And I think as you get older, you make it about them, not about you. I find what works for me is, is to get the right mindset. It's about them, the energy going outward and forward with the focus on them, on what I can bring to them. Prepare meticulously. Outstanding Actor So I think the preparation is important and the mindset.  You know, you can coach yourself a lot these days just by trying things out on your laptop, on your phone, recording, and playing it back. Start to experiment with things. Be very specific in your choices.  Using contrary action as an actor. And it helps get that kind of volcano principle, you know, just the rumbling underneath the volcano before it erupts. Before it explodes, which creates, as you mentioned before, a sense of danger.  Danger, I tend to think of that as you set up a tension between yourself, the actor, and the audience, thinking, "Oh, wow, where's she going with this? What's going to happen next?" Because audiences love to be thrilled and surprised, don't they? We lose that sense of playfulness that is the source of our charm, our creativity, and our imagination in adult life. And so a lot of the journey of the actor is to go back the wheel turns full circle back to that, to find at the adult age. I think that it's more fun to play the game if you know that you are capable and can handle whatever circumstance comes your way in life.  Knowing you are capable, I think, is such an important part of being a good actor because you need to feel safe. So a good question to ask yourself then is okay, if there is fear, what is the source of the fear? Ken's New Exercise  Ken's Secret Weapon Exercise And I think a lot is about paring away the clutter. I use that phrase a lot, you know, just to find a simplicity and an energy that comes from a calm center but is fully concentrated. As the actor, you play with the other actor, but you're also playing with the audience and have to make sure they're enjoying being there.

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cmdOS 210: Farmers Anonymous

cmdOS

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 126:43


Τραγωδία στη ζωή, περιπέτεια στα IKEA, ελπίδα για διαβητικούς και θεωρίες για XR headsets. Προσπαθούμε να ξεχαστούμε, όπως όλοι. Το παρόν επεισόδιο φτάνει σε εσάς με την υποστήριξη της: LEAP Επικοινωνία με την εκπομπή: Email | Facebook Group | Twitter Λεωνίδας Μαστέλλος: Facebook | Twitter | Spotify Μάνος Βέζος: The Vez | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Apple Music FU: 16.4 Everything New in iOS 16.4 Beta 2: Apple Books Changes, Apple Music Classical Mentions, Apple Pay in South Korea and More - MacRumors Apple TV+ Apple Original Films Emancipation star and producer Will Smith wins NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Apple TV+ Press Apple Original Films lands four Annie Award wins for Academy Award nominee “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” including Best Special Production - Apple TV+ Press Apple announces new documentary series “Real Madrid: Until The End,” introduced by David Beckham, to premiere March 10 - Apple TV+ Press Apple Arcade Lifeline+ στο App Store 3nm Apple Orders Entire Supply of TSMC's 3nm Chips for iPhone 15 Pro and M3 Macs - MacRumors App Store και Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Apple Apple Responds to EU's Decision to Narrow Antitrust Case Involving Spotify - MacRumors European Commission: Apple's Abuses Harm Consumers Windows, Apple Silicon, Phone Link Introducing a big update to Windows 11 making the everyday easier including bringing the new AI-powered Bing to the taskbar | Windows Experience Blog Microsoft Announces iMessage Support on Windows With Several Limitations - MacRumors Rumours Kuo: Apple Working on iPhone SE 4 With 6.1-Inch OLED Display - MacRumors 2024 OLED iPad Pros Set to Be a Lot Pricier Due to Costly Panel Production Process - MacRumors Mysterious New 'Compute Module' Found in Apple Beta Code - MacRumors XDG και ζάχαρο Apple's Noninvasive Blood Glucose Technology for Future Apple Watch Reaches 'Proof-of Concept' Stage - MacRumors Apple's Health VP Talks Glucose Monitoring on Apple Watch Amid Rumors of Noninvasive Tracking Breakthrough - MacRumors Apple Reportedly Has Secretive 'Startup' Team Working on Experimental Technologies for Future Devices - MacRumors XR Gurman: Apple Headset Could Feature 'In-Air' Typing for Text Input, No iPhone Pairing Required - MacRumors Apple Working on AR/VR Headset Technology to Help People With Eye Diseases - MacRumors This is Meta's AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years - The Verge

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cmdOS 210: Farmers Anonymous

halftone.fm Master Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 126:43


Τραγωδία στη ζωή, περιπέτεια στα IKEA, ελπίδα για διαβητικούς και θεωρίες για XR headsets. Προσπαθούμε να ξεχαστούμε, όπως όλοι. Το παρόν επεισόδιο φτάνει σε εσάς με την υποστήριξη της: LEAP Επικοινωνία με την εκπομπή: Email | Facebook Group | Twitter Λεωνίδας Μαστέλλος: Facebook | Twitter | Spotify Μάνος Βέζος: The Vez | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Apple Music FU: 16.4 Everything New in iOS 16.4 Beta 2: Apple Books Changes, Apple Music Classical Mentions, Apple Pay in South Korea and More - MacRumors Apple TV+ Apple Original Films Emancipation star and producer Will Smith wins NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Apple TV+ Press Apple Original Films lands four Annie Award wins for Academy Award nominee “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” including Best Special Production - Apple TV+ Press Apple announces new documentary series “Real Madrid: Until The End,” introduced by David Beckham, to premiere March 10 - Apple TV+ Press Apple Arcade Lifeline+ στο App Store 3nm Apple Orders Entire Supply of TSMC's 3nm Chips for iPhone 15 Pro and M3 Macs - MacRumors App Store και Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Apple Apple Responds to EU's Decision to Narrow Antitrust Case Involving Spotify - MacRumors European Commission: Apple's Abuses Harm Consumers Windows, Apple Silicon, Phone Link Introducing a big update to Windows 11 making the everyday easier including bringing the new AI-powered Bing to the taskbar | Windows Experience Blog Microsoft Announces iMessage Support on Windows With Several Limitations - MacRumors Rumours Kuo: Apple Working on iPhone SE 4 With 6.1-Inch OLED Display - MacRumors 2024 OLED iPad Pros Set to Be a Lot Pricier Due to Costly Panel Production Process - MacRumors Mysterious New 'Compute Module' Found in Apple Beta Code - MacRumors XDG και ζάχαρο Apple's Noninvasive Blood Glucose Technology for Future Apple Watch Reaches 'Proof-of Concept' Stage - MacRumors Apple's Health VP Talks Glucose Monitoring on Apple Watch Amid Rumors of Noninvasive Tracking Breakthrough - MacRumors Apple Reportedly Has Secretive 'Startup' Team Working on Experimental Technologies for Future Devices - MacRumors XR Gurman: Apple Headset Could Feature 'In-Air' Typing for Text Input, No iPhone Pairing Required - MacRumors Apple Working on AR/VR Headset Technology to Help People With Eye Diseases - MacRumors This is Meta's AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years - The Verge

Baring It All with Call Me Adam
Season 3: Episode 8: Brandon Victor Dixon Interview: MacGyver The Musical + Backstage Broadway Stories

Baring It All with Call Me Adam

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 15:34


Broadway Actor Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton, The Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar) discusses being part of the world premiere recording of MacGyver The Musical in this interview with Adam Rothenberg, host of the entertainment website Call Me Adam. Based upon the 80s TV Show MacGyver, MacGyver The Musical's cast recording will be released on January 27, 2023 on Broadway Records. In this interview we discuss: The backstory to how Brandon got involved with the recording of MacGyver The Musical How Brandon prepared for this role How Brandon "MacGyvered" his way back onto various Broadway stages The boundaries Brandon puts up when he is in a show or working on a project We wrap things up with some Rapid Fire Questions More on Brandon Victor Dixon: Brandon Victor Dixon is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer. As a musical theatre actor, he is known for Tony Award-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016). He originated both roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical (2013) on Broadway, which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton. Off-Broadway as well as in London's West End, Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. As a producer, Dixon's credits include Broadway revivals of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Of Mice and Men (2014); the former won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical. In 2018, Dixon portrayed Judas Iscariot in NBC's live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Like What You Hear? For more Call Me Adam interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook & Instagram Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview. Watch it on Call Me Adam's YouTube Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
Ep250 - Brandon Victor Dixon: Driving Change Using the Arts

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 52:18


Driven to inspire other people with art, Brandon Victor Dixon has been sharing his talent with the world for decades now. And this month, the actor slash theatrical producer is part of the much-anticipated world premiere of the award-winning "MacGyver: The Musical's" album which will be released on January 27th. Apart from theatre, Brandon is also doing advocacy work. He talks about the We Are Foundation which he created, and how he uses it to bridge gaps between art and us as communities. He brings up a good point on human behavior, what makes it for some people to be kind, and how art can be a gateway to understanding and helping them. In choosing a role or a piece, he considers the tools that can make his role and the exchange between him and the audience the most effective. He adds that the pieces choose him and come into his life at a time when he needs them the most. When he was just starting, Brandon had to pause his graduation to go on a national tour, come back, finish school, and then originate a role on Broadway for which he got a Tony nomination. He recalls his audition process for the role of Simba, why he thinks he shouldn't have been cast, and how he overcame his doubts and the challenges he encountered as it was happening. As one of the stars in the world premiere album of “MacGyver: The Musical”, Brandon talks about his character, doing comedy, and how his process usually adapts to the show his doing. Brandon reflects on his role as Haywood Patterson in “The Scottsboro Boys”, why he considers it his favorite role, and how it ultimately goes back to his advocacy: to change and help people with the power of art. Brandon Victor Dixon is an actor, singer, advocate, and theatrical producer known for his Tony Award-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical "The Color Purple" and Eubie Blake in "Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed". Apart from originating both roles, he also originated the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Broadway's "Motown: The Musical", which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Brandon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of "Hamilton". He also played the role of Hayward Patterson in "The Scottsboro Boys" both Off-Broadway and in London's West End, and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. As a producer, his credits include Broadway revivals of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch which won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical, and "Of Mice and Men". In 2018, he played Judas in NBC's live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice's rock opera, "Jesus Christ Superstar" where he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. His other stage credits include "Chicago", "The Lion King", "The Color Purple", "Rent", and "Shuffle Along" among others. His tv credits include "Power", "She's Gotta Have It", "Modern Love", and "The Best Man: The Final Chapters". Brandon is part of the much-anticipated album of the award-winning "MacGyver: The Musical'" which will be released on January 27th, 2023. Connect with Brandon: Instagram: @brandonvdixon Twitter: @brandonvdixon Website: www.brandonvictordixon.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musical Theatre Radio presents
Be Our Guest with Brandon Victor Dixon

Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 13:12


Brandon is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer. As a musical theatre actor, he is known for Tony Award-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016). He originated both roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical (2013) on Broadway, which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton. Off-Broadway as well as in London's West End, Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. As a producer, Dixon's credits include Broadway revivals of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Of Mice and Men (2014); the former won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical. In 2018, Dixon portrayed Judas Iscariot in NBC's live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. His latest endeavor is performing on the new World Premiere Recording of MacGyver the Musical on Broadway Records

The Executive Appeal
Ep 74: How to stand out from the competition with Mark Christopher Lawrence

The Executive Appeal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 33:13


Take it from a pro on how to stand out from the competition. Like professional comedian and award winning actor Mark Christopher Lawrence.Mark Christopher Lawrence (MCL)is the 2012 recipient of the San Diego Critics Circle's Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Actor Of The Year. He's an international headliner that has worked with the likes of Sinbad, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jeff Foxworthy as well as, having headlined clubs and colleges all over the USA and Canada.MCL is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He recently completed production on the hit ADULT SWIM TV show BLACK JESUS and is recurring on The PureFlix Show Malibu Dan The Family Man. He can be seen on the Disney Channel's original TV movie LifE Is Ruff and guest appearances on Lab Rats, Good Luck Charlie, Heroes, Weeds, My Name Is Earl, Reba, Grounded for Life, Crossing Jordan, and Amazing America with Sarah Palin. MCL is in pre-production on several projects as a writer and/or producer and has just released on PureFlix.com his hilarious talk show Pure Comedy, which he also hosts. On video, you can watch MCL's work in The Pursuit of Happyness, The Island, Garfield, Terminator II, Fear of a Black Hat, and Cooties to list a few.Other awards and nominations that MCL has been blessed to achieve are as follows: NAACP Award for Best Ensemble - Glasshouse2010 San Diego Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actor - Boy Willie - Piano Lesson2012 San Diego Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor of the Year - A Raisin In The Sun/TopDog UnderDog2012 San Diego Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actor - Walter Lee - A Raisin In The Sun2012 San Diego Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actor - Lincoln - TopDog UnderDogMain takeaways from the episode:Key TakeawaysFailures can help you grow. Some people do not start off as great right off the bat while others could get success initially but get failures later on. The point is to learn from this.Whether you are doing comedy, public speaking or a presentation, you should always be prepared for what you are talking about. You should practice to a point that you come off as authentic and unscripted to your audience.You need to know your material so well that you can go off on a tangent ans still stay on track. Nothing does well if you are not prepared for it.Always learn, watch and grow while you are working with people that are in positions that you want to be in. You can learn from your peer's achievements and failures.Always take time to reflect on your life. Celebrate the wins and achievements that you have made while appreciating the growth. Looking back on where you have been also helps to direct where you want to go in the future.Remember to control what you can and let go of what you can't.If you have certain dreams or aspirations that are unfulfilled, you will regret it. Don't leave them at the table, instead go out and try it. Win or lose, the point is to try.

Built For The Stage Podcast
#174 - Nnamdi Nwankwo - FOR COLORED BOYZ

Built For The Stage Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 39:10


NNAMDI K. NWANKWO / @nnamdinwankwo NNAMDI K. NWANKWO (man in orange) (he/him) is a Chicago-based actor, singer, director, and writer. As a versatile performer, he has performed in various genres of performance like opera, musical theatre, theatre, film, commercial, and voiceover. Recent engagements include “Once on this Island” at Town Hall Arts Center for which he received a Henry Award nomination for Outstanding Actor, and the world premiere of critically acclaimed “Elephant” at Benchmark Theatre as well as workshopping Intelligence, a new opera by American operatic composer/librettist duo, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, with Eklund Opera's New Opera Workshop.” Try a Free Trial of BFTS and work 1 on 1 with Coach Joe! https://builtforthestage.com/free-trial www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Built For The Stage Podcast
#174 - Nnamdi Nwankwo - FOR COLORED BOYZ

Built For The Stage Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 39:10


NNAMDI K. NWANKWO / @nnamdinwankwo NNAMDI K. NWANKWO (man in orange) (he/him) is a Chicago-based actor, singer, director, and writer. As a versatile performer, he has performed in various genres of performance like opera, musical theatre, theatre, film, commercial, and voiceover. Recent engagements include “Once on this Island” at Town Hall Arts Center for which he received a Henry Award nomination for Outstanding Actor, and the world premiere of critically acclaimed “Elephant” at Benchmark Theatre as well as workshopping Intelligence, a new opera by American operatic composer/librettist duo, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, with Eklund Opera's New Opera Workshop.” Try a Free Trial of BFTS and work 1 on 1 with Coach Joe! https://builtforthestage.com/free-trial www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Times
Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech

American Times

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 26:59


Chadwick Aaron Boseman (/ˈboʊzmən/; November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, among other accolades. He was also nominated for an Academy Award.After studying directing at Howard University, Boseman began his career in theatre, winning a Drama League Directing Fellowship and an acting AUDELCO, along with receiving a Jeff Award nomination for his 2005 play Deep Azure. Transitioning to the screen, his first major role was as a series regular on the NBC drama Persons Unknown (2010) and he landed his breakthrough performance as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the 2013 biographical film 42. He continued to portray historical figures, starring as singer James Brown in Get on Up (2014) and as attorney Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017).Boseman achieved international fame for playing the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2016 to 2019. He appeared in four MCU films, including an eponymous 2018 film that earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. As the first black actor to headline an MCU film, he was also named in the 2018 Time 100. Boseman's final performance as the character in the Disney + anthology series What If...? (2021) earned him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer. He kept his condition private, continuing to act until his death in 2020 from the illness. His final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, was released posthumously the same year to critical acclaim, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Boseman also received four nominations at the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work in Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the most for a performer at a single ceremony, winning Male Actor in a Leading Role for the latter.

Super U Podcast
Jason Sudeikis

Super U Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 18:01


Jason Sudeikis, an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer, gives us insights on how improv and comedy help shape ideas. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live and starred as a cast member from 2005 to 2013. In 2020, he co-created and began starring as the lead in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, which earned him four nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, two wins for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022 and for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling. Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com Motivational Speaker | Erik QualmanErik Qualman Disruptive Storytelling As the founder and owner of Equalman Studios, Qualman brings a unique video-story teller style to his audiences. Equalman Studios produces award-winning films and animation for leading brands like Oreo, Chase, CompuCom, Cartier, IBM, Disney... has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Digital Leadership. Learn more at https://equalman.com

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!
Meet the Emmy Award Winning cast of the hit TV Show, Studio City

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 47:16


Season two of Studio City just dropped and is streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime. This show was a long-time dream of actor Sean Kanan and his wife Michelle. that became a reality with the support and efforts of many wonderful people in the industry! Proving that hard work and dedication make dreams come true, even in Hollywood. Last year, the show garnered 16 Daytime Emmy nominations and took home the gold in three categories, including Outstanding Limited Series! This project was the epitome of “the little engine that could.” This year, they are eligible for the Prime-Time Emmy competition and Studio City is qualified in the prime-time category of Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama, and Variety Series and both Outstanding Actor and Actress in an Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Take a look at the series on Amazon and studiocity.show

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!
Meet the Emmy Award Winning cast of the hit TV Show, Studio City

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 47:16


Season two of Studio City just dropped and is streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime. This show was a long-time dream of actor Sean Kanan and his wife Michelle. that became a reality with the support and efforts of many wonderful people in the industry! Proving that hard work and dedication make dreams come true, even in Hollywood. Last year, the show garnered 16 Daytime Emmy nominations and took home the gold in three categories, including Outstanding Limited Series! This project was the epitome of “the little engine that could.” This year, they are eligible for the Prime-Time Emmy competition and Studio City is qualified in the prime-time category of Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama, and Variety Series and both Outstanding Actor and Actress in an Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Take a look at the series on Amazon and studiocity.show

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!
Meet the Emmy Award Winning cast of the hit TV Show, Studio City

The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 47:16


Season two of Studio City just dropped and is streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime. This show was a long-time dream of actor Sean Kanan and his wife Michelle. that became a reality with the support and efforts of many wonderful people in the industry! Proving that hard work and dedication make dreams come true, even in Hollywood. Last year, the show garnered 16 Daytime Emmy nominations and took home the gold in three categories, including Outstanding Limited Series! This project was the epitome of “the little engine that could.” This year, they are eligible for the Prime-Time Emmy competition and Studio City is qualified in the prime-time category of Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama, and Variety Series and both Outstanding Actor and Actress in an Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Take a look at the series on Amazon and studiocity.show

Novaseek Success Podcast
Claim Your Dream

Novaseek Success Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 2:47


Today's clue is provided to us by Denzel Washington, through the acceptance speech he gave, when winning the Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.Claim your success dream, never give up, start by being committed and finish by being consistent.Your journey to success will most likely not be easy. If the journey to success was easy, we would not have great inspirational and motivational icons, nor would there be a Denzel Washington.As Denzel Washington says, keep working, keep striving, never give up, fall down seven times and get up eight times and claim your successful dream.

Still Toking With
S3E9 - Still Toking with Kevin Spirtas (Actor)

Still Toking With

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 49:41


S3E9 -- Join us we dive in to the mind of heart throb actor Kevin Spirtas as he takes us on his journey from The Days of our Lives to The Hills have Eye's   ————————————————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 https://thedorkeningpodcastnetwork.com/ ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorkening Twitter.com/TheDorkening   Dead Dork Radio https://live365.com/station/Dead-Dork-Radio-a68071   Check out Green Matters: https://www.facebook.com/GreenMattersMiddleboro/   Follow Kevin http://kevinspirtas.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0819099/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spirtas https://twitter.com/kevinspirtas?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/kevin.spirtas.3 https://www.instagram.com/kevinspirtas/?hl=en https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/KEVIN-SPIRTAS/ https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64721-kevin-spirtas?language=en-US   Kevin Spirtas started his career as a stage actor on Broadway, and then worked his way into film and television. Starting in 1995, he began using the name Kevin Spirtas professionally. He is known for starring in the films Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), as Nick, and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984), as Roy, and for his runs on Days of Our Lives (1965) and Winterthorne (2015). He co-created and stars in a web soap opera called "After Forever", where he plays a gay character, something that feels right for the openly gay actor.   Spirtas is perhaps best known for his roles as Dr. Craig Wesley on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, Jonas Chamberlain on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and as Nick in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988). Spirtas has worked on Broadway, with roles including Hugh Jackman's understudy in The Boy from Oz. He began using the name "Kevin Spirtas" professionally in 1995, having been previously credited as "Kevin Blair".   In 2015, Spirtas portrayed Dominic Delacort on the soap opera web series Winterthorne. In 2016, he was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for the role. Find out more at https://still-toking-with.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Storybeat with Steve Cuden
Robert Cuccioli-Actor-Singer-Director-Episode #188

Storybeat with Steve Cuden

Play Episode Play 26 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 57:20


The brilliant actor, singer, and director, Robert Cuccioli, is renowned for his critically acclaimed, Tony-nominated dual performance as the good Dr. Henry Jekyll and his sinister alter ego, Mr. Edward Hyde, in Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical. Prior to his sensational run in Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway, Robert dazzled audiences across America in the show's pre-Broadway, first national tour. Both the tour and Broadway featured Linda Eder and Christiane Noll. For Broadway, Robert received Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and FANY Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. For the record: April 28, 2022, marks the 25th Anniversary of Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical opening at Broadway's Plymouth Theater (now called the Schoenfeld Theater).Robert's other Broadway appearances include playing Javert in Les Miserables, and his high-flying performance in another dual role, Dr. Norman Osborn aka The Green Goblin in the rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Robert's first big break was playing Lancelot opposite the legendary Richard Harris's King Arthur in the U.S. and Canadian tours of Camelot. He's also performed in Kander and Ebb's, And The World Goes ‘Round, Off-Broadway as Nathan in The Rothschilds, and years later as Mayer Rothschild in Rothschild and Sons, which was also staged in London's off-West End.Robert's undertaken challenging roles at numerous theaters all over the U.S., appearing in Maury Yeston's and Arthur Kopit's Phantom of the Opera, leading roles in numerous productions of Shakespeare plays, and in classic plays and musicals like Amadeus, 1776, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, The Sound Of Music, Funny Girl, Oklahoma!, The Man of La Mancha, Jesus Christ Superstar and many more. He's created roles in new musicals and plays, including, White Guy on The Bus, A Moon To Dance By (with Jane Alexander), and Bikeman: A 9/11 Play, among others.TV credits include: The Sinner, Elementary, White Collar, Baywatch, Sliders, recurring roles on All My Children, One Life To Live, Loving and The Guiding Light. Also, you can see Robert in such movies as: The Stranger, The Rest of Us, Impossible Monsters, Columbus on Trial, and Woody Allen's Celebrity. As a director Robert has staged Jekyll & Hyde at Houston's Theatre Under The Stars, the Westchester Broadway Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, and here in Pittsburgh at the CLO. He's also directed productions of The Glass Menagerie and The Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Robert has sung at a host of venues around the U.S., and his exceptional voice can be heard on the original Broadway cast recording of Jekyll & Hyde, and on the cast recordings of Rothschild and Sons, And The World Goes ‘Round, The Maury Yeston Songbook, and Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris. And please be sure to check out Robert's debut solo album, The Look Of Love.             Please note: our humble apologies for technical audio issues mid-show that were beyond our control. Despite the less than ideal sound quality, Robert gives us the gift of his great experience and deep wisdom 

STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.
Rodney Hicks: Guided By Gratitude

STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 26:55 Transcription Available


Lisa and Broadway veteran Rodney Hicks go deep into the journey toward knowing ourselves and how going off of social media has freed him. “I had to make a choice as a human being. How do I want to walk in this world as an artist, a human being? And do I want to call out or do I want to call in? And as a black, gay, queer, gender non-conforming man, that was a lot.” Rodney Hicks  Guest Bio:RODNEY HICKS (pro-nouns: he/they) is a Meditator, Broadway/TV/Film actor, and Playwright. Plays include: THE FLAWED PLAY, FLAME BROILED. or the ugly play, MS. PEARL'S CABARET, and JUST PRESS SAVE. Rodney is currently writing an original book to a new jukebox musical called,  1 9 6 8. BROADWAY actor credits: Original Cast of COME FROM AWAY "Bob & Others” Directed by Tony Award Winner Christopher Ashley, Musical Staging by Olivier Award Winner Kelly Devine; Original Cast of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS "Clarence Norris" Directed and Choreographed by Tony Award Winner Susan Stroman; 2000 revival Jesus Christ Superstar "Peter" Directed by Gale Edwards, Choreographed by Anthony Van Laast; Original Cast of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award musical RENT Directed by Tony Award Nominee Michael Greif, choreographed by Tony Award Nominee Marlies Yearby. REGIONAL: Grateful to have over 25 years of regional theatre credits to their name, from originating roles, to stepping into newly envisioned ones. In 2011, Rodney had the distinct honor of being the first African-American ‘Curly' in a professional production with the first all Black production of Rogers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! at Portland Center Stage. Rodney received a 2012 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS portraying "Haywood Patterson" at The Philadelphia Theatre Company. TV: Leverage; GRIMM; Hope & Faith; Student Affairs (Pilot); Law & Order: CI; NYPD Blue; Dance Party USA. FILM: Paramount Pictures' Mighty Oak (Apple TV, Amazon); RENT: Filmed live on Broadway (Apple TV, Amazon); django. Original Cast Recordings: COME FROM AWAY, The Scottsboro Boys, 2006 Off-Broadway Cast Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, The New Picasso (concept recording) and RENT.This conversation was recorded Rodney Hicks Friday December 10th @ 1:00 2021Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/STOPTIME)

STAGES with Peter Eyers
'An American, in Paris, in Australia' - New York City Ballet Principal & Broadway Leading Man, Robbie Fairchild

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 47:12


Robert Fairchild began dancing at the age of four in Salt Lake City. He began his training at the School of American Ballet at the age of 15 and shortly after rose through the ranks of the prestigious New York City Ballet. He became an apprentice with NYCB in June 2005. The following June, he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. He was promoted to soloist in May 2007 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in October 2009.Robert Fairchild made his Broadway debut with his breakout role as ‘Jerry Mulligan' in the Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, and won the 2015 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, the 2015 Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer, and the 2015 Theatre World Award. He was also nominated for the 2015 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.He appeared for 12 years in NYCB's seasons at the Lincoln Center. His roles ranged from Prince Desirè in The Sleeping Beauty to works by world renowned choreographer William Forsythe.Television appearances include Julie's Greenroom on Netflix, Romeo in NYCB's Romeo and Juliet and Carousel Boy in NY Philharmonic's Carousel, both for PBS; Live From Lincoln Center, Dancing With The Stars, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Live with Kelly and Michael, CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes.On film, Robert played a regal Munkustrap in the screen adaptation of Cats.He is charm personified and easily carries the mantle of Song & Dance man. STAGES caught up with him soon after his arrival in Australia, as he prepares to commence rehearsals for An American in Paris down under.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations
Conversations with Richard Jenkins (2017)

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 77:46


Career Q&A with Richard Jenkins, currently starring in THE SHAPE OF WATER. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Academy Award nominated Richard Jenkins is one of the most in-demand character actors in Hollywood, having appeared in over 80 films. In 2016, Jenkins was seen in John Krasinski's THE HOLLARS opposite Margo Martindale for which they won an AARP award for Best Grownup Love Story. He was recently nominated for an Independent Spirit award for his work in Craig Zahler's BONE TOMAHAWK. His notable film credits include THE VISITOR, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, STEP BROTHERS, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, EAT PRAY LOVE, CABIN IN THE WOODS, JACK REACHER, FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, NORTH COUNTRY, BURN AFTER READING, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, RANDOM HEARTS and THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE. Jenkins is currently filming a second season of "Berlin Station" on Epix. He starred in the acclaimed TV show "Olive Kitteridge," which he received an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series, and played Nathaniel in "Six Feet Under."

The Steve Harvey Morning Show
David & Tamela Mann of “Tyler Perry's Assisted Living,” Keshia Knight Pulliam & Cassi Davis Patton of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," & educ

The Steve Harvey Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 32:30 Transcription Available


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Making Conversations
David & Tamela Mann of “Tyler Perry's Assisted Living,” Keshia Knight Pulliam & Cassi Davis Patton of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," & educ

Money Making Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 32:20


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Second Chance Cinema
Law Abiding Citizen (Be Kind, Rewind Edition!)

Second Chance Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 61:40


Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx and takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009. The film was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, but lost to Inglourious Basterds. The film also garnered NAACP Image Awards nominations for both Jamie Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and F. Gary Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture).

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations
Conversations with Michael Shannon (2016)

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 74:00


Career Q&A with Michael Shannon on January 8, 2016. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Academy® Award nominee Michael Shannon is making his mark working with many of the industry's most honored talents and treading the boards in the world's most respected theatres. With over forty roles in film, Shannon's credits include Siofra Campbell's thriller THE PRICE, Werner Herzog's SALT AND FIRE, Matthew M. Ross' FRANK & LOLA, Liza Johnson's ELVIS & NIXON, Peter Sollett's FREEHELD, Jeff Nichols' MIDNIGHT SPECIAL and TAKE SHELTER, John McNaughton's THE HARVEST, Jake Paltrow's THE YOUNG ONES, Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL, Ariel Vromen's THE ICEMAN, David Koepp's PREMIUM RUSH, Liza Johnson's RETURN Marc Forster's MACHINE GUN PREACHER, Floria Sigismondi's THE RUNAWAYS, Werner Herzog's MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE and BAD LIEUTENANT, Sydney Lumet's BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, Oliver Stone's WORLD TRADE CENTER, William Friedkin's BUG, Curtis Hanson's LUCKY YOU, Michael Bay's BAD BOYS II, Curtis Hanson's 8 MILE, David McNally's KANGAROO JACK, Cameron Crowe's VANILLA SKY, Michael Bay's PEARL HARBOR, John Waters' CECIL B. DEMENTED, Noah Buschel's THE MISSING PERSON and Shana Feste's THE GREATEST, Ramin Bahrani's 99 HOMES, and Sam Mendes' REVOLUNTIONARY ROAD. For all his roles on screen, Shannon maintains a connection to theatre. In 2012, Shannon appeared opposite Paul Rudd, Ed Asner, and Kate Arrington in “Grace” at the Cort Theatre. For his portrayal of 'Sam,' a distrustful and lonely computer genius who had recently lost his fiancé in a car accident, Shannon was nominated for a 2013 Distinguished Performance Drama League Award. In 2010, he led Craig Wright's off-Broadway play, “Mistakes Were Made,” at the Barrow Street Theater. Directed by Dexter Bullard, Shannon portrays 'Felix Artifex,' a small time theatre producer, who gets in way over his fast-talking head when he takes on an epic about the French Revolution. The play received its world premiere at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago in 2009 with the same cast and director. The critically acclaimed production garnered numerous accolades for Shannon, including an Outstanding Lead Actor Lortel Award nomination, an Outstanding Actor in a Play Drama Desk Award nomination, an Outstanding Solo Performance Outer Critics Award nomination, and a Distinguished Performance Drama League Award nomination. Additional theatre credits include “Uncle Vanya” (Soho Rep Theatre), “Our Town” (Barrow Street Theatre), “Lady” (Rattlestick Theatre), “The Metal Children” (Vineyard Theatre), “The Little Flower of East Orange” (Public Theatre), “The Pillowman” (Steppenwolf Theatre), “Bug” (Barrow Street Theatre, Red Orchid Theatre and Gate Theatre), “Man From Nebraska” (Steppenwolf Theatre), “Mr. Kolpert” (Red Orchid Theatre), Killer Joe (SoHo Playhouse, Next Lab Theatre and Vaudeville Theatre), The Idiot (Lookingglass Theatre), The Killer (Red Orchid Theatre), and Woyzeck (Gate Theatre). On television, Shannon's credits include Martin Scorsese's HBO series, “Boardwalk Empire,” co-starring Steve Buscemi and Kelly Macdonald. Based on Nelson Johnson's book of the same name, the series centers on an Atlantic City liquor distribution ring at the onset of Prohibition. In the series, Shannon portrayed 'Nelson Van Alden,' a dedicated senior agent with the Treasury Department who has a strong interest in controlling bootlegging. Michael Shannon grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and began his professional stage career in Chicago, Illinois.

Enterprise Sales Show
#327 Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable.

Enterprise Sales Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 6:58


My recent podcast, “How to visualise”, has certainly resonated with the Enterprise Sales community. Many found it a practical exercise; some of you commented it was a reminder to take back ownership of your own careers and a few of you have fully embraced the value of daily visualisation to create your next job opportunities. This quote from performance psychologist Dr Michael Gervais, has refined my ability to embrace and teach visualisation: “The visualisation process needs to be as real as possible… not just vision but all senses if possible. It requires a disciplined approach of embodying and experiencing life-like images.” Knowing the best route for your next large enterprise deal or career trajectory is tough at the best of times. Then add in the after-effects of the pandemic, little face-to-face contact, and pressure to over-deliver in the day job. The life of a sales professional can be really difficult. I recently explored outside our field to gain some inspiration and insights. I read the book The Outstanding Actor, by Ken Rea, Professor of Theatre at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, which outlines how to overachieve in this field. The book has three themes that we can learn from: · Embrace the learning of your craft and always get better · Know your values and build your character · Always be at peak condition, ready to perform This final one struck me. Sir Laurence Olivier, who was the outstanding actor of his generation, was still having weekly voice lessons at aged 68. He was ready for his next performance, even if not always sure when it would come to him. He was considered very gifted. Yet on further inspection of his back story, he was extremely hard working, always rehearsing, deliberately practising and refining his relentless work ethic at the Old Vic and his pioneering work at the National Theatre. His dedication, scholarship, determination, practice and sheer grit is what made him one of the greatest actors – if not the greatest – of the twentieth-century. This sounds like ‘the talent code', rather than a gift from God, as highlighted by author Daniel Coyle in his exceptional book, The Talent Code – Greatness isn't born. It's grown: “Although talent feels and looks predestined, in fact we have a good deal of control over what skills we develop, and we have more potential than we might ever presume to guess.” There are many parallels with acting in enterprise sales such as long periods of work before consistently producing the ultimately exceptional performance. Recently, I have noted from a number of my clients that they are at the peak of their sales career, the more experienced they are. They are adding greater value to customers, having a broader impact, and closing larger deals than ever before. This is best summed up by Rob Howes, co-founder of ESC, who in his day job is an overachieving Strategic Account Manager at Collibra: “I could not have closed this significant deal at any other stage of my career. It is as if I needed all those previous experiences and engagements to bring this together.” ...As one of Britain's most decorated Olympians, Sir Chris Hoy, said to author of the stellar book - In The Zone, Clyde Brolin: “People think champions are a different breed, but we all underestimate what we're capable of…” Why not raise the level of ambition of the size of your next deal? You will be surprised at what can be achieved. Our purpose at Enterprise Sales Club is to enable SaaS Sales Professionals to achieve their potential through the power of life-enhancing connections, shared experiences, and collaborative learnings. If you have found this podcast valuable, please like, re-share and pass onto a work colleague or someone within your network whom it could help at this stage of their career. To discover exclusive content for our community, go to https://www.enterprisesalesclub.com.

The Steve Harvey Morning Show
Interview of the Week: Award-winning Actors David and Tamela Mann talk starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET

The Steve Harvey Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 32:15 Transcription Available


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Making Conversations
Interview of the Week: Award-winning Actors David and Tamela Mann talk starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET

Money Making Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 26:50


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Steve Harvey Morning Show
Award-winning Actors David and Tamela Mann talk starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET

The Steve Harvey Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 32:23 Transcription Available


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Making Conversations
Award-winning Actors David and Tamela Mann talk starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET

Money Making Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 26:45


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Steve Harvey Morning Show
Full Episode: David & Tamela Mann of “Tyler Perry's Assisted Living,” Keshia Knight Pulliam & Cassi Davis Patton of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," & educator Dr. Steve Perry

The Steve Harvey Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 112:21 Transcription Available


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Keshia Knight Pulliam- Actress, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur discusses the new season of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" on BET. She is a graduate of an HBCU, Spelman College, and she did it with honors with a BA in sociology and concentration in Film. She is an Emmy-nominated actress, runs the Kamp Kizzy Foundation, The Fearless Fund, co-founded with her business partner Arian Simone and sells culinary products on her Keshia's Kitchen website.Cassi Davis Patton- Actress, Singer, starring in "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" on BET. Her role on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is playing Ella Payne, which returns on BET for its 8th season. TYLER PERRY'S HOUSE OF PAYNE was the #1 comedy series on cable for African Americans 18-49, 25-54 in the calendar year 2020.Dr. Steve Perry- Author, Educator, and Founder of five Capital Preparatory Schools, In 2020, Dr. Steve Perry opened his fifth school campus in the Bronx, NY. In all schools, students are admitted to the schools by random lottery to ensure equal access to all students regardless of socioeconomic status or academic history. https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money Making Conversations
David & Tamela Mann of “Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living,” Keshia Knight Pulliam & Cassi Davis Patton of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," & educ

Money Making Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 106:56


David and Tamela Mann- Award-winning Actors, Recording Artists, and Entrepreneurs, starring in "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET. They are the stars of "Tyler Perry's Assisted Living" on BET, David Mann is an NAACP Image Award-winning actor (Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series ('Meet The Browns,' 'Mr. Brown') and Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, BET Award winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, NAACP Image® Award Winner, Gospel Music Stellar Award Winner, GMA Dove Award Winner, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Keshia Knight Pulliam- Actress, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur discusses the new season of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" on BET. She is a graduate of an HBCU, Spelman College, and she did it with honors with a BA in sociology and concentration in Film. She is an Emmy-nominated actress, runs the Kamp Kizzy Foundation, The Fearless Fund, co-founded with her business partner Arian Simone and sells culinary products on her Keshia's Kitchen website.Cassi Davis Patton- Actress, Singer, starring in "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" on BET. Her role on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is playing Ella Payne, which returns on BET for its 8th season. TYLER PERRY'S HOUSE OF PAYNE was the #1 comedy series on cable for African Americans 18-49, 25-54 in the calendar year 2020.Dr. Steve Perry- Author, Educator, and Founder of five Capital Preparatory Schools, In 2020, Dr. Steve Perry opened his fifth school campus in the Bronx, NY. In all schools, students are admitted to the schools by random lottery to ensure equal access to all students regardless of socioeconomic status or academic history. https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In the Room With...
In the Room With... Kim Estes: Emmy-winning Actor

In the Room With...

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 49:45


In today’s episode, we talk to Emmy-winning actor, and one of the nicest people we know, Kim Estes. Kim was gracious enough to share his career, his challenges, his successes, and tips to help other actors coming up. Kim won his first Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Primetime Emmy) Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series - 2017 - "Dicks". Here's a quick interview from that special day when he received his Emmy. Catch our Interview with Kim Estes talking about his career, support of indies + tips on being your best on set + more https://redcarpetreporttv.com/2021/02/27/emmy-winning-actor-kim-estes-talks-about-his-career-support-of-indies-tips-on-being-your-best-on-set-intheroomwith-emmywinner-podcast-interview/ #InTheRoomWith #VideoInterview #Podcast #EmmyWinner

MUSE LIVE! Podcast
Lou Diamond Phillips of FOX Prodigal Son

MUSE LIVE! Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 21:49


MUSE TV's Michael Sandoval had a chat with Lou Diamond Phillips about what is next for Gil Arroyo on the FOX hit series, Prodigal Son. The show returns for season two on January 12 at 9pm. Lou Diamond Phillips recently starred on the acclaimed streaming series “Longmire.” Additional credits include the streaming drama “Goliath,” cable comedy “You’re the Worst,” and the network crime drama “Blue Bloods,” as well as recurring roles on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “The Ranch.” He received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Drama or Comedy for his roles in both the streaming drama series “Conversations in LA” and the cable comedy “Crossroads of History.” Recent film credits include the studio drama “The 33,” the thriller “Created Equal,” and Sundance Film Festival favorite “Filly Brown,” for which he was named Best Actor at the Imagen Awards. As a director, Phillips has helmed episodes of hit series “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Longmire” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” His novel “The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira,” with illustrations by his wife Yvonne, was just released last October. PRODIGAL SON is a fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and a darkly comedic tone, from Emmy Award-nominated executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter (“Riverdale,” “The Flash”) and writers Chris Fedak (“Deception,” “Chuck”) and Sam Sklaver (“Deception,” “Bored to Death”). The series stars Tom Payne (“The Walking Dead”) as the son of a convicted serial killer (Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex,” “Frost/Nixon”), who has made hunting murderers his life’s work. The series also stars Bellamy Young (“Scandal”), Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Lou Diamond Phillips (“Longmire,” “Stand and Deliver”), Halston Sage (THE ORVILLE), Aurora Perrineau (“The Carmichael Show”), Frank Harts (“The Path”) and Keiko Agena (“Dirty John”). You can find out more about the show by clicking the link here https://www.fox.com/prodigal-son/ Host: Michael Sandoval Edited by Michael Sandoval For more coverage, follow MUSE at: Website: https://www.musetv.net Website: https://www.culturallyobsessed.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MUSETVNews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/culturallyobsessed Twitter: @MUSETV1 Twitter: @Culturallyo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musetv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CulturallyObsessed ©2021 MUSE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musecast/support

The Howard Alumni Movemakers Podcast hosted by Joshua Mercer
EP 28: Isaiah Washington talks $1m at 20 to Homeless at Howard, Trump Support, Grey's Anatomy firing...

The Howard Alumni Movemakers Podcast hosted by Joshua Mercer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 77:23


An internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor, Isaiah Washington is an extraordinary man of character known for his many memorable performances and devotion to his craft: ''What I've always wanted to put at the forefront is my creativity – what I've always wanted to do – is act.'' A veteran of Spike Lee films, Washington's extensive body of work is perhaps most marked by his role as gifted cardiothoracic surgeon “Dr. Preston Burke” on the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. His portrayal earned him two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. After leaving Grey's Anatomy, Washington joined NBC, guest starring on Bionic Woman. He has been recognized on TV Guide's “TV's Sexiest Men” list in June 2006, and was named one of People's “50 Most Beautiful people” in May 2006. Now focusing his efforts off-screen, Washington is a devout supporter of Sierra Leone, working to give back to the land to which his ancestry has been traced. In 2007, he founded The Gondobay Manga Foundation, advocating cooperative planning to achieve positive, timely improvements in the lives of the people of Sierra Leone. By uniting passionate people, The Foundation strives for immediate impact by addressing one village at a time. This singular approach tailors initiatives to the specific needs of the village community, while drawing the attention of the international community to distinct goals. In undertaking such issues as road building, water supply, and electricity, The Foundation will stress the need for reliability, accountability, and sustainability in the infrastructure of Sierra Leone. In November 2007, Washington and the Gondobay Manga Foundation opened its first school, Chief Foday Golia Memorial School, in the Njala Kendema village for 150 students in grades K-5. The new school, named in honor of the former leader of the village, replaces two grass huts not suited for occupants. In addition to building the school, Washington and the Gondobay Manga Foundation donated uniforms and school supplies for each student. A man of great patriotism, Washington honorably served in the United States Air Force, and currently works with the LA Regional Food Bank to provide food for the needy in Los Angeles. Active in promoting the arts, he hosted the recent 16th Annual Pan-African Film Festival. Washington was the Master of Ceremonies for the first White House Summit on Malaria to fight the war against malaria in 15 African countries, and in 2008 attended the 63rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City as an advisor to President Ernest Bai Koroma of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Following this event, President Koroma traveled to Washington, D.C. and announced that Washington would be granted full citizenship of Sierra Leone. This historical citizenship declaration made Washington the first African-American to receive such an honor and President Ernest Bai Koroma the first African President to perform such an act. Finalized in December of 2008, it concluded a longtime dream of dual citizenship for African-Americans by Pan African pioneers such as W.E.B. DuBois, Kwame Nkrumah, Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Horace Mann Bond, Ralph Bunche, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Edward Wilmot Blyden and Rev. Leon Sullivan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/support

Afro Pop Remix
1998: A Hard Knock Life for Monica and Bill - Spcl Gsts Carlissa, Ashley, and Terrence

Afro Pop Remix

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 150:01


Topics: Monica Lewinsky Scandal, Jay Z, Beloved (Film), 90's Tech (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound and Luck Pacheco)   1998 General Snapshots   1.    Bill Clinton President   2.    Jan - Paula Jones accuses U.S. President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.   3.    Jan - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants.   4.    Jan - Super Bowl XXXII: The Denver Broncos become the first AFC team in 14 years to win the Super Bowl, as they defeat the Green Bay Packers   5.    Jan - Lewinsky scandal: On American television, President Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The next day, Hillary Clinton appears on The Today Show, calling the attacks against her husband part of a "vast right-wing conspiracy".   6.    Mar - The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.   7.    Apr - The unemployment rate drops to 4.3%, the lowest level since February 1970.   8.    Apr - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 9,000 for the first time.   9.    Apr - Teletubbies begins its U.S. television debut on PBS.   10.    Apr - Inflight smoking is banned on all commercial passenger flights in the United States,   11.    Jun - The Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title in 8 years when they beat the Utah Jazz. This is also Michael Jordan's last game as a Bull, clinching the game in the final seconds on a fadeaway jumper.   12.    Aug - The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden. Two weeks later. The United States military launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan.   13.    Oct - College student Matthew Shepard is found tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming. His death became a symbol of gay-bashing and sparked a national debate on homophobia in the U.S.   14.    Nov - Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler, is elected Governor of Minnesota.   15.    Nov - America Online announces it will acquire Netscape Communications for $4.2B as the “Dot.com” bubble heats up. Between 1995 and 2000, the Nasdaq Composite stock market index rose 400%.   16.    Dec - Lewinsky scandal: President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives. (He was later acquitted of any wrongdoing.)   17.    Open Comments   18.    Top 3 Pop songs   19.    #1 "Too Close", Next   20.    #2 "The Boy Is Mine", Brandy and Monica   21.    #3 "You're Still the One", Shania Twain   22.    Record of the Year: "My Heart Will Go On", Celine Dion   23.    Album of the Year: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill   24.    Song of the Year: "My Heart Will Go On", Celine Dion   25.    Best New Artist: Lauryn Hill   26.    Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Doo Wop (That Thing)”, Lauryn Hill   27.    Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "St. Louis Blues”, Stevie Wonder in Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World   28.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "The Boy Is Mine", Brandy & Monica   29.    Best R&B Song: "Doo Wop (That Thing)”, Lauryn Hill   30.    Best R&B Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill   31.    Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album: Live! One Night Only, Patti LaBelle   32.    Best Rap Solo Performance: "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", Will Smith   33.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Intergalactic", Beastie Boys   34.    Best Rap Album: Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z   35.    Top 3 Movies   36.    #1 Armageddon   37.    #2 Saving Private Ryan   38.    #3 Godzilla   39.    Notables: Dr. Dolittle, Half Baked, The Wedding Singer, The Big Lebowski, Primary Colors, The Players Club, Suicide Kings, He Got Game, Bulworth, The Truman Show, Mulan, There's Something About Mary, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Blade, Rush Hour, Antz, Beloved, Belly, The Waterboy, A Bug's Life, A Simple Plan, You've Got Mail   40.    Open Comments   41.    Top 3 TV Shows   42.    #1 ER   43.    #2 Friends   44.    #3 Frasier   45.    Debuts: Judge Joe Brown, The Hughleys   46.    Open Comments   47.    Economic Snapshots   48.    Income = 38.1 (Previously 37.5K)   49.    House = 129.3 (124k)   50.    Car = 17k (17k)   51.    Rent = 619 (576)   52.    Harvard = 30,080 (28.9)   53.    Movie = 4.69 (4.59)   54.    Gas = 1.15 (1.22)   55.    Stamp = .32 (-)   56.    Social Scene: Monica Lewinsky Scandal (Highlights)   57.    Born in San Francisco in 1973, Monica Lewinsky was raised in a well-off family in the Los Angeles area. In the summer of 1995 (@ 22 yrs. old), after graduating from Lewis and Clark College, she landed an unpaid internship in the White House chief of staff’s office.   58.    In November 1995, during a federal government shutdown, Lewinsky flirted with the president and the two had their first sexual encounter. Later that month, she took a paying job in the Office of Legislative Affairs.   59.    They had seven more encounters in the White House and her visits started drawing notice from people. In April 1996, a deputy chief of staff had her transferred to a job at the Pentagon.   60.    The president and Lewinsky had two more encounters, the last was in spring 1997, and stayed in touch by phone.   61.    At the Pentagon, she befriended a coworker, Linda Tripp, and she confided details of her affair with the president. Tripp in turn shared the story with an anti-Clinton conservative literary agent she knew. That person urged Tripp to secretly, and in violation of taping laws, record hours of her phone conversations with Lewinsky.   62.    Word of Tripp’s tapes made it to lawyers working on behalf of Paula Jones, a former government employee who had filed a lawsuit against the president for alleged sexual misconduct that took place in 1991, when he was governor of Arkansas.   63.    In December 1997, Lewinsky was subpoenaed by Jones’ attorneys and, after the president allegedly suggested she be evasive, the former intern denied in an affidavit that she had had a sexual relationship with Clinton.   64.    Around the same time, independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who had been investigating Clinton and his wife Hillary’s involvement in a failed business venture called Whitewater, found out about Tripp’s recordings. Soon afterward, FBI agents fitted Tripp with a hidden microphone so she could legally tape her conversations with Lewinsky.   65.    Then Starr expanded his investigation to include the president’s relationship with Lewinsky and told her that if she did not cooperate with the investigation she would be charged with perjury.   66.    When Clinton was deposed in January 1998 by Jones’ legal team, he claimed he had never had sexual relations with Lewinsky. (The Big Lie)   67.    On January 17, 1998, the Drudge Report, a conservative online news site, published the accusations against the president and the next day revealed Lewinsky’s identity. The mainstream media picked up the story a few days later, and a national scandal Erupted. Clinton refuted the allegations against him, famously stating at a press conference, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”   68.    That July, Lewinsky’s lawyers announced she had been granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. She also gave Starr’s team physical evidence of her affair with Clinton: a blue dress with an incriminating stain containing the president’s DNA. At the suggestion of Tripp, Lewinsky had never laundered the garment.   69.    On August 17, 1998, Clinton testified before a grand jury and confessed he had engaged in “inappropriate intimate physical contact” with Lewinsky. However, the president contended his actions did not meet the definition of sexual relations used by Jones’ attorneys—so he had not perjured himself. That night, he appeared on national TV and apologized for his behavior but maintained he had never asked anyone involved to lie or do anything illegal.   70.    In September 1998, Starr gave Congress a 445-page report. The Starr Report was soon made public by Congress and published in book form, becoming a best-seller   71.    In December, the House approved two articles of impeachment against him: perjury and obstruction of justice. He was only the second president in U.S. history to be impeached (after President Andrew Johnson in 1868).   72.    On February 12, 1999, following a five-week trial in the Senate, Clinton was acquitted. (During his impeachment proceedings, he agreed to settle the Paula Jones lawsuit for $850,000, but admitted no wrongdoing.)   73.    Open Comments:   74.    Question: Impeach? (Y/N) (Can you imagine if Barack did this to Michelle!)   75.    Music Scene: Black Songs from the Top 40   76.    #1 "Too Close" - Next   77.    #2 "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy and Monica   78.    #6 "Together Again" - Janet   79.    #7 "All My Life" - K-Ci & JoJo   80.    #9 "Nice & Slow" - Usher   81.    #12 "No, No, No" - Destiny's Child   82.    #14 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" - Will Smith   83.    #15 "You Make Me Wanna..." - Usher   84.    #16 "My Way" - Usher   85.    #17 My All" - Mariah Carey   86.    #18 "The First Night" - Monica   87.    #19 "Been Around the World" - Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase   88.    #24 "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" - Public Announcement   89.    #26 "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" - Uncle Sam   90.    #27 "Let's Ride" - Montell Jordan featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker   91.    #30 "A Song for Mama" - Boyz II Men   92.    #31 "What You Want" - Mase featuring Total   93.    #33 "Gone till November" - Wyclef Jean   94.    #34 "My Body" - LSG   95.    #36 "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" - Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz   96.    #39 "They Don't Know" - Jon B.   97.    #40 "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" - Master P featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X and Mystikal   98.    Vote:   99.    Top RnB Albums   100.    Jan - R U Still Down? (Remember Me), 2Pac   101.    Jan - My Way, Usher   102.    Jan - Money, Power & Respect, The LOX   103.    Feb - My Balls and My Word, Young Bleed   104.    Feb - Anytime, Brian McKnight   105.    Mar - Charge It 2 da Game, Silkk the Shocker   106.    Mar - My Homies, Scarface   107.    Mar - Life or Death, C-Murder   108.    Apr - The Pillage, Cappadonna   109.    Apr - Moment of Truth, Gang Starr   110.    May - There's One in Every Family, Fiend   111.    Jun - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX   112.    Jun - MP Da Last Don, Master P   113.    Jul - El Nino, Def Squad   114.    Jul - Am I My Brother's Keeper, Kane & Abel   115.    Aug - N.O.R.E., Noreaga   116.    Aug - Jermaine Dupri Presents: Life In 1472, Jermaine Dupri   117.    Aug - Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, Snoop Dogg   118.    Sep - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill   119.    Oct - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z   120.    Nov - R., R. Kelly   121.    Dec - Tical 2000: Judgement Day, Method Man   122.    Dec - Doc's da Name 2000, Redman   123.    Vote:   124.    Featured Artists: Jay Z   125.    Childhood & Early Life: Shawn Corey Carter was born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1969. He is the last of the four children. When he was only 11 years old, his father abandoned the family. They lived in the drug-infested ‘Marcy Projects’, where violence and gun-culture were also prevalent. He soon became so imbibed the gun-culture that he allegedly shot his elder brother in the shoulder for pocketing his jewelry. His interest in music was sparked from early on when he received a boom box for his birthday from his mother. He began free styling, scripting lyrics and copied the music of many popular artists of the time. He studied at several local high schools, where he was classmates with future performers, Busta Rhymes and The Notorious B.I.G., before ultimately dropping out and selling drugs.   126.    Career Highlights   127.    1989 Jaz-O (@19yrs): Hooked up with local star and fellow project inhabitant, Jaz-O, who became his guru and taught him the industry basics. In order to pay homage to his mentor, he changed his name to Jay-Z, since Sean was known as ‘Jazzy’ in his neighborhood. Jaz-O’s “Hawaiian Sophie” is one of Jay-Z’s earliest appearances on wax. - Key development: He saw Jaz-O get jerked over by the record business. No record deal and he return to selling drugs.   128.    1992 Big Daddy Kane (@22): BDK records a mixtape with Jaz-O and Jay-Z. Eventually, BDK and Jay start working together and during BDK’s time with the Patti LaBelle tour he had Jay-Z performing for him while was in the back changing clothes. Key Development: Exposure and experience, but no deal. Back to the streets.   129.    1994 Original Flavor/Clark Kent/Damon Dash (@24): Original Flavor was one of rap's middle school crews headed by Ski, an MC/producer. They were also the first group managed by future recording industry executive Damon Dash. Although Ski worked with legendary New York DJ Clark Kent for the groups debut project, the album fizzled. For their follow-up, Ski enlisted the aid of a few more MCs including a young Brooklynite with some experience in the rap field, Jay-Z. Original Flavor was Jay-Z's training ground and it served as a catapult for his future endeavors. Flavor's sophomore release was released in 1994 and again fizzled. However, the lead single "Can I Get Open" features Jay-Z in impeccable pre-Jayhova form. Jay-Z's skills far surpassed those of the rest of the crew and his solo career would begin soon. Key Development: Local buzz, regional tours, several singles and videos but no deal. Starts transition from the streets.   130.    1995-96 Roc-A-Fella Records (@25): Frustrated with being turned down by several major labels Carter, Dash and Kareem Burke started their own label, Roc-A-Fella, as an independent outlet for Jay-Z's music. After becoming a local sensation, Jay-Z turned into Jigga and adopted the Tony Montana-styled persona. He would continue to work with his Original Flavor partner Ski after the group disbanded, making him a member/producer of his Roc-a-Fella staff. Jay-Z was also supported by The Notorious B.I.G.'s producer DJ Clark Kent. Key Development: Debut album, ‘Reasonable Doubt’ released in 1996. It did not immediately attain commercial success, but it spawned several hits, and established Jay-Z in the hip-hop community. No more streets.   131.    1997 Def Jam (@27): Roc-A-Fella Records agreed to a 50/50 partnership and distribution deal with Def Jam. His second studio album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Is released. The album debuted at #3 and most of the production is handled by Puff Daddy's production team giving the album a glossier sound than its predecessor. It was a shift from the mafioso rap themes of his first effort to a more popular sound. Critical reviews: "Though the productions are just a bit flashier and more commercial than on his debut, Jay-Z remained the tough street rapper, and even improved a bit on his flow...he struts the line between project poet and up-and-coming player" while balancing "both personas with the best rapping heard in the rap game since the deaths of 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G." (Also, in response to the sellout charge, Roc-A-Fella Records released the movie Streets Is Watching.)   132.    1998 Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life: The third studio album was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Key Development: He cracks the code. This album went on to become his most commercially successful album to date, selling over 5 million copies. Critics review: Q magazine called it "the epitome of mainstream hip hop".   133.    Audio Clip   134.    Open Comments:   135.    Question: Everybody knows someone who overcame the “streets” and is a success or should have overcome the “streets” and been a success. Who is your personal “Jay-Z”?   136.    Movie Scene: Beloved   137.    Summary: In 1873 Ohio, Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) is a mother of three haunted by her horrific slavery past and her desperate actions for freedom. As a result, Sethe's home is haunted by a furious poltergeist, which drives away her two sons. Sethe and her daughter (Kimberly Elise) endure living with the spirit for 10 more years, until an old friend, Paul D. Garner (Danny Glover), arrives to run it out. After Garner moves in, a strange woman named Beloved (Thandie Newton) enters their lives, causing turmoil.   138.    Accolades: Academy Awards, Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood (Nominated), Chicago Film Critics, Most Promising Actress: Kimberly Elise (Winner), NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Danny Glover (Winner)   139.    Review: Demme's direction tells the story through mood and accumulation of incident, rather than through a traditional story line. His editor, Carol Littleton, takes on the difficult task of helping us find our way through the maze. Some audience members, I imagine, will not like it--will find it confusing or too convoluted. And it does not provide the kind of easy lift at the end that they might expect. Sethe's tragic story is the kind where the only happy ending is that it is over. - Roger Ebert   140.    Review: No Peace from a Brutal Legacy.  "Beloved" works on its own but is much enhanced by familiarity with the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. In so ambitiously bringing this story to the screen, Ms. Winfrey underscores a favorite, invaluable credo: read the book.  - By Janet Maslin. NY Times   141.    Fallout: 'Beloved' Tests Racial Themes At Box Office; Will This Winfrey Film Appeal to White Audiences? - By Bernard Weinraub   142.    Answer: No. Winfrey has gone on public record stating that she ate 30 pounds of macaroni and cheese when she was informed the Saturday after the movie opened that "we got beat by something called Chucky." Oprah also claimed that Beloved's failure at the box office was the worst moment in her career and brought her into a major depression. "It was the only time in my life that I was ever depressed, and I recognized that I (was) depressed because I've done enough shows (on the topic). 'Oh, this is what people must feel like who are depressed.”   143.    Open Comments   144.    Question: Favorite book-to-movie?: Call Me By Your Name/The Princess Bride/12 Years a Slave/Little Women/Mean Girls/The Shawshank Redemption/Harry Potter/Gone Girl/The Color Purple/The Wizard of Oz/Jurassic Park/The Lord of the Rings/The Godfather/THE /COLOR PURPLE/ROOTS/WAITING TO EXHALE/BELOVED/WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT/THINK LIKE A MAN/THE WIZ/THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES/The Help/THE HELP/MALCOLM X/LADY SINGS THE BLUES/HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK/PRECIOUS/DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS   145.    Technology that changed us: The 1990s, from Worldwide Web to Google - By David Gewirtz, ZDNET   146.    1990: The First Web Browser - Of all the technologies that changed our lives, perhaps the most profound of the last 50 years has been the web. But it was not the ability to hyperlink documents that made the most impact. Instead, it was the application that presented all that information to users, the browser. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented and wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland. Notables: Adobe released the first version of Photoshop in 1990.   147.    1991: Linux - On August 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds typed the following to the Minix Usenet newsgroup, and it changed everything, "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional..." Today, Linux runs in everything, from light bulbs to cars, to almost all TVs and phones on the market. Notable: Second generation (2G) cell phones. 2G service used digital transmission instead of analog and paved the way for SMS messaging.   148.    1992: The First Sms Text Message - December 3, 1992 engineer Neil Papworth sent a message to Richard Jarvis on a Vodafone Orbitel 901 handset. It said, "MERRY CHRISTMAS".   149.    1993: Mosaic Web Browser - It was the first browser that could display images. Mosaic was created by grad students at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mosaic eventually became Netscape, which dominated the web (for a while, at least).   150.    1994: Amazon Founded - It started as a source for books. Notable: Sony's first PlayStation   151.    1995: Windows 95 And Ie 1.0 - Windows 95 was the first version of Windows to include IE, which would become the dominant browser for more than a decade. Notable (1): E-commerce: While the concept of e-commerce existed loosely for a few years, it was not until the 1990s that modern e-commerce was born. In 1995, both Amazon and eBay launched, and in 1999 Alibaba made its debut. Notable (2): JavaScript. SSL, and eBay   152.    1996: Palm Pilot Handheld - The first successful handheld PDA. Notable: DVD, & USB   153.    1997: Steve Jobs Returns To Apple - Apple would soon utterly transform music and telephones. Notable: MP3 players, Netflix, and Wi-Fi standard adopted.   154.    1998: Google Founded. Notable: Windows 98 and first iMac introduced.   155.    1999: The digital video recorder (DVR) was born. Notable: BlackBerry and preparing for the Y2K bug.   156.    Question: Best 90’s tech:   157.    Vote: Best/most important/favorite pop culture item from 1998?

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Black Power The Podcast
Chadwick Boseman Motivation

Black Power The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 6:19


I decided to start a podcast called Black Power the Podcast. Tune in and join me everyday this month where I will share with you some of the most empowering speeches from people of colour who inspire me to inspire you. Up next... Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. After studying directing at Howard University, he landed his first major role. Boseman's breakthrough performance came as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the biographical film 42 (2013). He continued to portray historical figures, starring in Get on Up (2014) as singer James Brown and Marshall (2017) as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Boseman achieved international fame for playing superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2016 to 2019. He appeared in four MCU films, including an eponymous 2018 film that earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. As the first black actor to headline an MCU film, Boseman was also named to the 2018 Time 100.In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer. Boseman kept his condition private, continuing to act while receiving treatment. He passed away two months ago today.

Why I'll Never Make It - An Actor’s Journey
FINAL FIVE: Tadeo Martinez, DFW Theater Critics Outstanding Actor

Why I'll Never Make It - An Actor’s Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 14:09


Welcome back to more conversation with Tadeo Martinez as he answers the Final Five. Tadeo shares two of his favorites pieces of advice and his dream to be on YouTube. He also talks about his award-winning performance in Noises Off in Dallas, Texas. Would you like to be a part of creating an episode? Find out how you can and support this podcast at the same time: https://ko-fi.com/winmi/commissions       ----------      For further insights on the topics covered in this episode: twitter.com/winmipodcast/  Quotes and unreleased audio clips: instagram.com/winmipodcast/ 

Resurrected 4 A Reason
CHADWICK BOSEMAN - BLACK PANTHER TRIBUTE

Resurrected 4 A Reason

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 20:07


Inspirational, powerful, loving example of truth and honesty. A true reflection of a warrior. WE LOVE YOU CHADWICK BOSEMAN (1) BET AWARD - BEST ACTOR-2018 (2) NAACP IMAGE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE-2019 (3)MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE-2018 (4) OUTSTANDING ACTOR-2018................

EnTrance Theatre Talk
Annie Torsilgieri

EnTrance Theatre Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 70:02


Annie has been seen on Broadway in Top
 Girls, Parade, Blood Brothers and Miss Saigon as well as in the National Tour of Les Misérables as Fantine. Off-Broadway and regionally she's performed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY Stage and Film, Williamstown Theatre Festival, McCarter Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, The Huntington, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival, Sundance Theatre Lab, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland Playhouse, Northern Stage and others. She is the recipient of Back Stage West/Drama Logue and Garland Awards for her performance as Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (Berkeley Rep) and the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as the titular role in The Drowsy Chaperone. TV and film include “Seagull”, “Law & Order”, “Kidnapped”, “Gossip Girl” and the award winning “Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa.” Recent performances include Shakespeare's Falstaff in The Death of Kings, Rose in Gypsy, Donna in Mamma Mia, and Emma in Stupid F*ing Bird (Santa Barbara Independent Award for "Outstanding Actor".)  Her autobiographical play "A" TRAIN was awarded "Best Production" at the United Solo Festival in 2017, “Best Encore” there in 2018 and a Santa Barbara Independent Award in 2019. It has also been performed at The Los Angeles Skirball Center and at Playmakers Rep in NC. Annie is a Professor in the Dept. of Theater and Dance at UCSB. She is a graduate of Princeton University and The Juilliard School.

Mental Health News Radio
The Mentally Healthy Film Set

Mental Health News Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 58:26


Join Chas and Kristin as they talk about what it takes to make a film set a mentally healthy experience.Born and raised in New Jersey. With over 25 years of experience in stage, both combative and acting, as well as several films under his belt, he is an extremely versatile performer. Growing up, Chas wanted to be a baseball player, but that dream was shattered after he was run over by a car on Labor Day, back in 1984, when he was 6, about to turn 7. It was a hit and run accident which stunned him for life. The girl that ran him over was young herself, and afterwards, picked him up, and carried him to the sidewalk, and drove away. Since then, Chas has recovered quite nicely, and because of that day, he always has a positive attitude about life.Chas started performing stage work back in his middle school days. Since then, Chas has done a few musicals each year, and received an Outstanding Actor award, as his portrayal as Miles Gloriosus, in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in his high school days! Through his high school days, he started finding out that he was a character actor, and he loved making faces, and doing voices as well. He also started acting with different professional theater companies throughout the NJ, Philadelphia and New York City area. As college was nearing, Chas did not have a tough time choosing his major. He wanted to go for voice. He also had interest in helping the disabled as well, or the elderly, so he went to Temple University to become a Music Therapist. That journey didn't last too long. Chas was working at a nursing home for the summer, when one of his patients he used to sing for, passed away at the tender age of 104. He felt that that was the time to pick himself up, and move forward. He then worked for Disney World and Universal Studios for a year, to get his mind off of the past. In 2009, Chas worked as an actor for Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. As that was happening, he saw different auditions online for film roles. He said goodbye to the stage in June, and did his first film. he has been film acting ever since.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3735092/

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations
Conversations with Michael B. Jordan (2018)

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 56:24


Career Q&A with Michael B. Jordan on December 6, 2018. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Actor, producer, CEO and visionary Michael B. Jordan most recently starred in Marvel’s Black Panther for which he received critical acclaim for his role as Erik Killmonger. It marked Jordan’s third feature directed by Ryan Coogler. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios in February 2018 and went on to make over $1.3 billion worldwide. In 2015, Jordan starred in MGM and Warner Bros.’ Creed alongside Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson. For his performance directed by Coogler, Jordan garnered numerous accolades including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and the NAACP’s Entertainer of the Year Award. Jordan will reprise his role as Adonis Creed and serve as an executive producer in Creed II, which is set to release on November 21, 2018. Later this year, Jordan is set to begin production on the upcoming Warner Bros. legal drama Just Mercy, directed by Destin Crettin. Based on the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Jordan will play Bryan Stevenson, a gifted young lawyer’s defense of the most vulnerable in our country and his fight for equal justice in a flawed legal system. Additionally, he will star in 20th Century Fox’s A Bittersweet Life, an action-thriller remake of the cult classic 2005 Korean film, and will reteam with Coogler in Wrong Answer, which follows the true story of how Atlanta high school educators participated in an intricate, systemic standardized-test cheating scandal in 2013. Jordan garnered industry-wide attention for his breakout role in Fruitvale Station, which won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival in 2013 among other accolades that year. The film, which marked his first collaboration with Coogler, is an account of Oscar Grant's controversial slaying by police officers on a San Francisco train platform. For his performance as Oscar, Jordan took home the award for Breakthrough Actor at the 2013 National Board of Review Awards, the 2013 Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actor. In 2016, Jordan launched his own production company, Outlier Society Productions, with a multiyear first-look deal with Skydance Media. Jordan is currently executive producing and will guest star in the sci-fi hour-long series Raising Dion, which has a straight-to-series order from Netflix. Through Outlier Society, Jordan will make his feature film directorial debut and produce the film adaptation of the David Barclay Moore novel, The Stars Beneath Our Feet. He is also slated to executive produce the forthcoming untitled drama series for the Oprah Winfrey Network from Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, the animated Skydance project Super Day Care, and the upcoming anime-style 3D series Gen:Lock in which Jordan will also voice the main character Julian Chase. His previous film credits include 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four, 20th Century Fox’s box office hit Chronicle, Focus Features’ That Awkward Moment and the George Lucas produced film Redtails. Jordan also starred in three of television’s most critically acclaimed shows of all time – HBO’s dramatic hit series The Wire and NBC’s Friday Night Lights and Parenthood. In May 2018, Jordan starred as Guy Montag in the Emmy-nominated HBO Films’ adaptation of Fahrenheit 451. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, Jordan also served as an executive producer.

The Qualified with Ryan Huff
74: Why Ease is a Greater Threat to Progress than Hardship

The Qualified with Ryan Huff

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 60:02


Upon receiving the 2017 Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion picture, Denzel Washington gave an incredible speech that included the powerful quote which inspired this episode. Today we're going in depth on this quote and unpacking why it is that ease will be a greater threat to progress than any hardship you'll encounter along the journey. This one spoke as much to me as I hope it will to you. Enjoy! —————————————————— Let's connect! Instagram: @RyanCHuff https://www.instagram.com/ryanchuff Questions? Feedback? Topic Suggestions? Send me an email here ---> thequalifiedpodcast@gmail.com —————————————————— Qualified Apparel® 1 item purchased = 20 meals provided for families in America

Waking Up Right With Ivory Podcast
Malik Whitfield | Overcoming Major Obstacles in Order to Make it Out Alive or Not in Jail

Waking Up Right With Ivory Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 61:34


Have you had or do you have obstacles to overcome?How and the heck can you get past this thing that seems like it has changed the direction of your life?It seems like a futile situation because it’s out of your control.Well guess what; the only thing we can control is our own alignment.Controlling your own alignment starts as soon as you wake up. You have to be intentional about the type of day you want to have, and focus yourself into feeling good so that energy and momentum can carry you throughout the day.On today’s episode of Waking Up Right with Ivory, I talk with an amazing man who was raised in an environment where he had to overcome major obstacles in order to make it out alive or not in jail.Malik Whitfield is an American actor best known for his performance as Otis Williams in the television miniseries, the Temptations, for which he was nominated for a NAACP Image award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-series. Malik is from the rough streets of New York and utilized his acting chops to keep him off of the streets. So get ready to be inspired, and get inside the mind and heart of a successful, beautiful, brilliant man.Some Questions I ask:What are some tools that you use to grow Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually?What or who was it that inspired you to turn your life around?What is your ultimate failure? What did you learn from it?What are some of your daily routines when you first wake up?If we are sitting here in the same seat a year from now celebrating what a great year it’s been for you. What did you achieve?What do you recommend for young people who want to get into the entertainment industry?

The Actors Lounge
Melvin Jackson Jr.

The Actors Lounge

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 44:34


Emmy Nominated Actor Melvin Jackson Jr. was born on April 4th in Washington D.C. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife Emmy nominated actress Kelly Jenrette. In which they are the first African American married couple to be nominated for an Emmy in the same year. Melvin is the father of 3 boys Melvin, DaShawn & Donovan. He is best known for his roles as Bernard on the HBO hit series "The Wire" and as The Bully on the hit CW show "Everybody Hates Chris". He most recently portrayed the legendary rapper Kurtis Blow in the NAACP Award winning BET's “The New Edition Story” which had 29 million viewers. He is a talented actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, host, & author of a children's book. Now you may say wow this guy does a lot but when asked "if you could only be known for one thing what would it be?" And he'll quickly reply “to be known as a great businessman period”. Melvin started out in the entertainment business at the age of 18 as an entertainment manager managing local artists and as a model. While still in college Melvin was working on The Wire. He later graduated from Bowie State University in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts degree. Even though he is now had recurring roles on two of the hottest shows on TV, he continues to stay humble. Melvin also has lived overseas for 8 1⁄2 years in Islamabad, Pakistan & Ankara, Turkey. Melvin Jackson Jr., is a name that will never be forgotten because he refuses to be forgotten. He had a recurring role on CW's "Everybody Hates Chris" which he booked three weeks into him being in LA. The last episode of the season that he did, was directed by Chris Rock, which was a great honor for him. Melvin has created opportunities for himself in Hollywood as well as other states. He has made many friends in Hollywood and is known as a great networker. Melvin refuses to take no for an answer and is determined to be known as a great actor, entertainer, producer and businessman. He has written, produced, co-directed and starred in his sitcom pilot entitled “This Is My Life, So Why Are You Laughing?”. Melvin is writing, producing, directing a lot projects and currently has a children's book titled “The Adventures of Jimmy The Fly” that he co-wrote with his wife and is available on amazon. Melvin has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a short form comedy or drama series for his comedy web series he executive produced, Stars in and co-wrote with his wife Emmy nominated actress Kelly Jenrette titled “This Eddie Murphy Role is Mine, Not Yours”. Which can be viewed on his website www.melvinjacksonjr.com or on his YouTube channel Melvin Jackson Jr Tv. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

The Harlem World Magazine Podcast
Kelly Jenrette and Melvin Jackson Jr Talk Emmy's

The Harlem World Magazine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 30:38


Listen to Harlem trailblazers, Kelly Jenrette and Melvin Jackson Jr, as they talk Emmy's, Hollywood and more, with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.KELLY JENRETTE and MELVIN JACKSON JR. are the "It" couple in Hollywood, both Kelly and Melvin are passionate, serious and committed to their craft, addressing the industry attention for superior work. They are the first African American married couple in history to both earn Emmy Award nominations in the same year. KELLY nominated for The Handmaids Tale, in the same category as Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis and Diana Rigg for  "Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama" and MELVIN is nominated as "Outstanding Actor, Short Form, Comedy Drama" for his singular "This Eddie Murphy Role is Mine not  Yours." And they are authors of an e-book The Adventures of Jimmy the Fly that you can get on Amazon.On Monday, August 20th, 2018, they were in Hollywood for the Emmy Performers Peer Group celebration with Regina King and others.And folks don't forget the Emmy's are on September 17th, 2018 at 8 pm EST.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

The Hollywood Bound Actor Podcast with Christine Horn: Mindset | Acting | Marketing | Auditioning
#3: Working Actor Conversations with Emmy Nominated Actor: Melvin Jackson, Jr.

The Hollywood Bound Actor Podcast with Christine Horn: Mindset | Acting | Marketing | Auditioning

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 23:34


Today I’m interviewing Emmy nominated actor Melvin Jackson, Jr. We’re talking about his acting journey, creating your own work and of course his Emmy nomination. He was nominated as Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his web series THIS EDDIE MURPHY ROLE IS MINE NOT YOURS. Links mentioned in this episode: FREE: The Get Booked! Playbook Purchase Christine’s book, Playing Small here. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hollywood-bound-actor/support Connect with Christine Horn online: Official Website: www.christinehorn.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/coachchristinehorn Instagram | Facebook: @actresschristinehorn Twitter: @hornchristine Hollywood Bound Actors on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hollywoodboundactors Hollywood Bound Actors Official Website: http://hollywoodboundactors.com Subscribe & Review in iTunes I’d love for you to subscribe to my podcast! I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-hollywood-bound-actor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hollywood-bound-actor/support

Sassy and Uncalled For
Friends with Kids: Actor turned Filmmaker Caitlin Norton Wyatt

Sassy and Uncalled For

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 54:04


Chelsea in Chelsea and the Brooklyn Blonde get some serious insight from one of their Friends with Kids, actor turned filmmaker Caitlin Norton Wyatt from Los Angeles. Caitlin shares her steamy birth center experience and Chelsea discovers her affinity for breast milk. While Stephanie ponders if that life choice is truly vegan, everyone agrees boobs and nipples are great, in general, and a yummy milk-themed City Secret is revealed! _____________________________________________________________ Caitlin came on to share about giving birth on all fours after making out with her handsome hubby, but we also learned a lot more about her too (In addition to the fact that she let Chelsea guzzle her breast milk). Check out Caitlin's short film, Jesse's Girl here: http://jessesgirlfilm.com Email us at sassyanduncalledfor (at) gmail (dot) com or DM us on Facebook, Twitter or Insta for a screener! Caitlin also produces, writes and plays "Agent Frye" in the web series, "The FiXXers," which you can check out here: http://youtube.com/channel/UCXy69gj3-3rYP4BKZWO7jkg Kim Estes, who plays "Director Marshall" in the series, is in the pre-Emmy nomination process for this role in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy Series. Kim won this category in 2017 for playing "Amanda" on Dicks! 2018 Emmy nominations come out on July 12. And just in case you don't believe Chelsea about breast milk facials, you can read about it for yourself here: http://fitpregnancy.com/baby/breastfeeding/breast-milk-new-botox Here's the story of someone else who did it at MUD in Chicago, too: https://thechicagolite.com/breast-milk-facial-at-mud/ This week's City Secret is a place you can get your milk fix that doesn't require someone to have recently given birth... Milk Bar Bakery has everything from cookies, cakes, pies and drinks to soft serve, at each of their seven locations in Manhattan, two in Brooklyn, and also in DC and Toronto. Stop in or oder online (they ship nationwide!) to try their signature dish: Crack Pie! (By the way, this is definitely not vegan.) The location in Chelsea is here: 220 8th Ave, 21st St, New York, NY 10011 One of the locations in BK, in Williamsburg, is here: 382 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211 Follow them on Insta and Twitter: http://instagram.com/milkbarstore http://twitter.com/milkbarstore For more info, check out their site here: http://milkbarstore.com ____________________________________ Represent the Sassy and Uncalled For podcast in style with our official tee and sweatshirt! http://represent.com/sassyanduncalledfor ____________________________________ We are super excited to announce our Patreon page. This where you can support our podcast, so we can keep giving you top notch listening entertainment! Go to Patreon.com/sassyanduncalledfor to make a donation and receive exclusive content in return and a few other perks we’re throwing in to show our appreciation for our OG Sassy Cats. ____________________________________

Mini Spotlights - AfterBuzz TV
Adam Tsekhman Interview | AfterBuzz TV Mini Spotlight

Mini Spotlights - AfterBuzz TV

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 13:01


AFTERBUZZ TV - AfterBuzz TV's Mini Spotlight edition, is a short form interview series featuring actors & artists discussing their roles and shows as well as their thoughts, passions and journeys. In this episode host Veronica Barriga interviews Adam Tsekhman. Known for his chameleon-like ability to portray multiple ethnicities in film and television roles, Tsekhman struck gold in his very first role. At the 46th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival, he was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as a wrongly imprisoned American artist in the Russian television series Zona. In 2014, he played a concentration camp survivor in Tsili, a Holocaust love story filmed entirely in Yiddish, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. A native of Winnipeg, Canada, Tsekhman received his Bachelors degree in finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, but it was his leading role in the on-campus production of Neil Sim --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

#LIVEatFIVE: a daily Broadway podcast
6/12/18 - Conor Ryan (DESPERATE MEASURES)

#LIVEatFIVE: a daily Broadway podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 25:27


Conor is currently starring as Johnny Blood in the off-Broadway production of Desperate Measures at the New World Stages which earned him an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His previous credits Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway, Into the Wild, the John & Jen revival and he was recently seen in Jesus Christ Superstar Live! Make sure to follow him on Instagram @Chakaconor.(Hosts: Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens, Caitlin Moynihan)

The Fierce Female Network
The Fierce Female Network Presents Rodney Saulsberry

The Fierce Female Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 44:00


Rodney Saulsberry is one of the most sought after voice-over artist in the world. He is the voice of many commercial products that include, Twix Candy Bars, Zatarain's Cajun Foods and Instant Tax Services. In 2011, Rodney was nominated for a NAACP Image Award, in the category of "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series."He's also the author of two bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic. Rodney returned to his musical roots with the release of his new album, "Better Than Before." His first album was produced by the legendary jazz bassist, Stanley Clarke. He also sang on the catchy tune, Hakuna Matata on the Lion King Movie Soundtrack Album. This smooth and exciting CD is designed to uplift listeners and keep them in a positive frame of mind. Saulsberry first set foot on west coast soil when he came to town with a national touring company of Your Arms Too Short To Box With God after a successful Broadway run. The musical was an instant hit in the Los Angeles area and led to an illustrious television acting career for Rodney that included guest starring roles on "Taxi" (1978), "M*A*S*H" (1972), "Gimme a Break!" (1981), "227" (1985), "Hill Street Blues" (1981) and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993). He also enjoyed series regular status on the soap opera, Capitol and a recurring role on "The Young and the Restless" (1973). As an actor Saulsberry appears on "The Bold and the Beautiful" in the role of "Anthony," and recently appeared in episodes of "Without a Trace" (2002) and "Monk" (2002).

Messiah Community Radio Talk Show
Rodney Saulsberry – Tongue twisters and vocal warm-ups

Messiah Community Radio Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 44:44


Our special guest is Rodney Saulsberry, one of the top coaches and voice over artists in the nation.  Rodney Saulsberry.  Rodney Saulsberry is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with three bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice, Step Up to the Mic and his latest release, Rodney Saulsberry's Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups.  Visit Rodney Saulsberry at www.rodneysaulsberry.com. Saulsberry’s distinctive announcer voice is literally everywhere. He has announced promos for the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars and the ABC critically acclaimed Charlie Brown Christmas Special. He announced the 34th NAACP Image Awardsand the Essence Awards specials on FOX Television and voiced promos for the Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards for CBS. Rodney can be heard currently announcing promos for the CW Network in primetime. As one of the top trailer voices in the business, Rodney’s voice has promoted many favorites: Red Tails, Tupac Resurrection, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Friday After Next, Drumline, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Dumb & Dumberer, Finding Forrester, Soul Food, Crooklyn, and many more. Black Enterprise Magazine called Saulsberry “The voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration.” What do Zatarain's, Instant Tax Service, Twix, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Verizon, White Castle, 7UP, Burger King, SBC, and Nestle Crunch all have in common? Saulsberry has been a voice-over commercial pitchman for all of these products and many others on television and radio. He can also be heard reading audio books, as well as narrating E! Entertainments, True Hollywood Story, about Motown R&B singer, Marvin Gaye. His imaging voice has represented NFL Films and several NBA Basketball teams that include the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and the New Orleans Pelicans. For the past eight years Rodney has been the voice of the stock trading website Interactive Brokers TWS Tours. Animation is another strong suit for this versatile voice actor. Saulsberry is the voice of Joe Robbie Robertson on the hit cartoon series Spider-Man and James Rhodey Rhodes in the animated feature film, The Invincible Iron Man. Rodney's acting credits include guest star appearances on Monk, Without a Trace, Law & Order: LA and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. He currently stars as Anthony a street musician and former homeless man on the Daytime Drama The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2013 and 2011, Saulsberry received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bold and the Beautiful. Saulsberry is also a gifted singer who has lent his melodious baritone singing voice to a jubilant ensemble of background singers on a spirited recording of “Hakuna Matata” on The Lion King movie soundtrack. He continued his animation musical journey by singing When You Believe and Playing With the Big Boys on The Prince of Egypt soundtrack. As a soloist, he has recorded two Rhythm and Blues albums that have resulted in two Billboard charting singles, I Wonder and Look Whatcha Done Now.  Saulsberry wrote and composed the song Miracles, which aired on The Bold and the Beautiful on January 13, 2011 and is available for purchase on iTunes.  He continues to get his musical compositions featured in television and movie soundtracks. To hear more and learn more about his song placements, visit his music placement website at: Tomdor Music.com

Mike Lenz Voice - A Journey Into Voice Acting
074 - Rodney Saulsberry Interview

Mike Lenz Voice - A Journey Into Voice Acting

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 33:53


Rodney Saulsberry is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with three bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice, Step Up to the Mic and his latest release, Rodney Saulsberry's Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups. Saulsberry’s distinctive announcer voice is literally everywhere. He has announced promos for the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars and the ABC critically acclaimed Charlie Brown Christmas Special. He announced the 34th NAACP Image Awardsand the Essence Awards specials on FOX Television and voiced promos for the Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards for CBS. Rodney can be heard currently announcing promos for the CW Network in primetime. As one of the top trailer voices in the business, Rodney’s voice has promoted many favorites: Red Tails, Tupac Resurrection, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Friday After Next, Drumline, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Dumb & Dumberer, Finding Forrester, Soul Food, Crooklyn, and many more. Black Enterprise Magazine called Saulsberry “The voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration.” What do Zatarain's, Instant Tax Service, Twix, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Verizon, White Castle, 7UP, Burger King, SBC, and Nestle Crunch all have in common? Saulsberry has been a voice-over commercial pitchman for all of these products and many others on television and radio. He can also be heard reading audio books, as well as narrating E! Entertainments, True Hollywood Story, about Motown R&B singer, Marvin Gaye. His imaging voice has represented NFL Films and several NBA Basketball teams that include the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and the New Orleans Pelicans. For the past eight years Rodney has been the voice of the stock trading website Interactive Brokers TWS Tours. Animation is another strong suit for this versatile voice actor. Saulsberry is the voice of Joe Robbie Robertson on the hit cartoon series Spider-Man and James Rhodey Rhodes in the animated feature film, The Invincible Iron Man. Rodney's acting credits include guest star appearances on Monk, Without a Trace, Law & Order: LA and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. He currently stars as Anthony a street musician and former homeless man on the Daytime Drama The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2013 and 2011, Saulsberry received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bold and the Beautiful. Saulsberry is also a gifted singer who has lent his melodious baritone singing voice to a jubilant ensemble of background singers on a spirited recording of “Hakuna Matata” on The Lion King movie soundtrack. He continued his animation musical journey by singing When You Believe and Playing With the Big Boys on The Prince of Egypt soundtrack. As a soloist, he has recorded two Rhythm and Blues albums that have resulted in two Billboard charting singles, I Wonder and Look Whatcha Done Now. Recently, Saulsberry wrote and composed the song Miracles, which aired on The Bold and the Beautiful on January 13, 2011 and is available for purchase on iTunes.  He continues to get his musical compositions featured in television and movie soundtracks. To hear more and learn more about his song placements, visit his music placement website at: Tomdor Music.com  

Acting Inspired
I got 99 eps but Ive not had 1...conversation with a listener who aint me mum!

Acting Inspired

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 18:00


YO YO YO! Episode 99 is here! and 100 is gunna be awesome!  Its a brief one this week, Im excited about going back to Guildhall to chat with @Kenneth_Rea about his life, his book, his inspiration.  But also on a SERIOUS note... Please speak to me... I would love to know who is listening to this and get to know you! Im gunna try and get better at the whole social tweedia thang. Il be doing a give away of Kens book next week along side the release of his episode. The Outstanding Actor. Its a great book, loads of exercises you can do to keep the imagination going, and chats with outstanding actors to see what they are doing to... well.. Stand out I guess... Apparently bright clothes are not enough!  Anyway... Call me. ENJOY!!! www.actinginspired.com @actinginspired lewis@actinginspired.com

CooperTalk
Michael Nouri - Episode 578

CooperTalk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016 59:33


Steve Cooper talks with actor Michael Nouri. Michael is beginning his fifth decade in film, theatre and television. He recently starred in TV series Blue Bloods opposite Tom Seleck, Heartbeat, Chicago PD, co-produced and starred in the movie The Squeeze and appeared in the critically acclaimed NBC miniseries The Slap. In the course of his distinguished career, he has appeared in such popular films as The Proposal with Sandra Bullock, Last Holiday with Queen Latifah, Steven Spielberg´s The Terminal with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the cult classic The Hidden and of course, the iconic film Flashdance. He has starred on numerous prestigious television series including Damages opposite Glenn Close, NCIS, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, South Beach, Enterprise, Cold Case, The Practice, The West Wing, Law & Order SVU and Criminal Intent. His major recurring roles were on ABC's popular show Bay City Blues, Downtown, Love and War, The Young and the Restless and Brothers and Sisters. He played Caleb Cortlandt in All My Children, Dr. Neil Roberts in The O.C and sang the closing theme song for CBS's long-running show Search for Tomorrow for which he received an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.  Sponsored by Blowfish for Hangovers. Get 20% off with the promo code COOPER at www.forhangovers.com

Breaking Into...
Breaking Into …Voice with Rodney Saulsberry | BHL’s Breaking Into

Breaking Into...

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 46:13


Breaking Into...  -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. interviews Rodney Saulsberry! Rodney Saulsberry is one of the most sought after voice-over artist in the world. He is the voice of many commercial products that include, Twix Candy Bars, Zatarain's Cajun Foods and Instant Tax Services. In 2011, Rodney was nominated for a NAACP Image Award, in the category of "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series."He's also the author of two bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic. Rodney returned to his musical roots with the release of his new album, "Better Than Before." His first album was produced by the legendary jazz bassist, Stanley Clarke. He also sang on the catchy tune, Hakuna Matata on the Lion King Movie Soundtrack Album. This smooth and exciting CD is designed to uplift listeners and keep them in a positive frame of mind. Saulsberry first set foot on west coast soil when he came to town wi

Between The Scripts
OUTSpoken Birthday show with Wel-Strung and Miss Coco Peru

Between The Scripts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2015 97:25


Well-Strung, a New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today. Members Edmund Bagnell (1st violin), Chris Marchant (2nd violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello), and Trevor Wadleigh (viola) spend their time making new music and touring internationally. The group was conceived by producer Mark Cortale and Chris Marchant.Daniel Shevlin is originally from South Jersey and has been playing cello since he was ten years old and continued to use this skill when he moved to NYC at 18 to pursue a career in musical theatre. Since then he has appeared off-Broadway in The Sandbox (written and directed by Edward Albee), has toured the U.S. and Asia in productions of Rent and Cabaret, and has worked regionally as both an actor and cellist in many theaters including the Arvada Center, The Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Mason Street Warehouse to name a few. He studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has been a member of Actors Equity since 2006.Edmund Bagnell comes from South Carolina where he attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and  went on to attend New York University as music major. His senior year, he was cast as Tobias in the first national tour of Sweeney Todd directed by John Doyle. He has performed as a violinist, actor, and singer in New York and around the country. Credits include Rich in The Last Cyclist and Toby in Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium (both Off-Broadway), Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Tom Sawyer in Big River (Summer Theater of New Canaan), Charlie in Joanna Gleason’s The Big Holiday Broadcast of 1959 (Fairfield Theater Company), Oramel Howland in The Great Unknown (NYMF), Enoch Snow Jr. in Carousel (Barrington Stage Company), Stewart Smalls in Band Geeks (Ars Nova), Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Dennis in Smoke on the Mountain (Cotton Hall Theater).Chris Marchant grew up in Akron, OH where he began playing violin thanks to his mother’s urging. Throughout high school Chris was involved in school and regional orchestras and choirs. He  received a B.A. in Music Ministry from Malone College, where he discovered a love of musical theatre.  Credits include Tobias in Sweeney Todd and Spring Awakening (both national tours).  Follow on Instagram and Twitter @chrisjmarchant.Trevor Wadleigh is a native of Kent, WA and began studying the viola at age 17 under the tutelage of Joyce Ramée.  He earned a Bachelor of Art from the University of Puget Sound with major concentrations in Business and Music Performance as well as a minor in Comparative Sociology. While completing undergraduate coursework, Mr. Wadleigh studied concurrently with Burton Kaplan of NYC under whose direction he completed an Artist’s Certificate program at the Aaron Copland School of Music. He has served as principal and section violist of the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Yakima Symphony, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and the Nova Philharmonic.Storyteller/monologist Miss Coco Peru aka Clinton Leupp got his/her start as a downtown favorite in the cabaret world of NY after he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first show “Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret” over 20 years ago.On screen, Miss Coco is best known for her roles in Jim Fall’s feature film, trick (Sundance 1999) and Richard Day’s Girls Will Be Girls. (Sundance 2002) For this film Coco shared the Best Actress Award with his two co-stars at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen as well as the Best Actor Award at LA’s Outfest Film Festival. Other film appearances include To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Nick and Jane, and Straight-Jacket. Coco can be heard in the Disney animated feature, The Wild as Mamma Hippo! She also appears in the highly-ish anticipated sequel of Girls Will Be Girls which will be released some day, hopefully.Coco has appeared on TV in two stand-up comedy specials on LOGO: Wisecrack and Dragtastic, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Twins, Will and Grace, New York Undercover, Detroit 187, several Bravo reality and clip shows, and in an Orbitz commercial that was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.Coco’s live one-person shows include: “Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret”, “Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress” (’92 MAC and Bistro Award), “Miss Coco Peru at the Westbeth Theatre” (’95 MAC Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Liquid Universe”(‘98 GLAAD Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Universe” (’99 LA GLAAD Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds…She’s Damaged” (’01 LA GLAAD Nomination) “Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted” (’04 GLAAD Award Winner, Ovation Nomination), and the hugely successful “UGLY COCO” and “THERE COMES A TIME” and most recently “SHE’S GOT BALLS”. These shows have been performed to sold out audiences in Theatres, Clubs, Restaurants, Ballrooms and Cabarets throughout the US and abroad. She currently has dates scheduled nationwide through 2014.Coco hosts an on-going live series of shows at the Renberg Theater in Los Angeles called Conversations With Coco in which Coco interviews and celebrates the lives and careers of the GLBT community’s favorite icons. Miss Peru’s guests include Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Bea Arthur, Lily Tomlin, Karen Black, Lainie Kazan, Lesley Ann Warren, and drag legend Mr. Charles Busch.Coco’s recent online Youtube videos have been seen by over 2 million viewers. Her video “Coco Goes to KMART,” in which she searches for Celestial Seasoning Tension Tamer tea, has more than over 700,000 views. For this reason, Coco has had to ask her fans to stop sending her the tea. She has received close to 100 boxes!Considered The Hostess with that something extra… Coco has hosted dozens of events including: The GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, Night of a Thousand Gowns in NYC, Chicago Takes Off, Hot and Dry in Palm Springs, Gay Days Anaheim, The Black and White Ball in Reno, LA’s OUTFEST Legacy Awards, the BALIF (Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom) Dinner in San Francisco, Project Inform’s 25th Annual Fundraiser (SF) and Charity Bingo at Harrah’s Atlantic City. She has been honored to be involved with countless Gay and AIDS related charities over the years including The Trevor Project, Aids for Aids, and Lifeworks Mentoring. In fact, the list is so long, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center honored Coco with the Board of Director’s Award. The award was presented to Coco by Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes, So NoTorious).She is also available for children’s parties.Photo Credits: Steven C De La CruzCOCO QUOTESOne of the last great storytellers.Lily TomlinMiss Coco is a heavenly hoot… Wry and uncensored, the show is a hilarious exorcism, with music, no less. Hey, that’s entertainment.Los Angeles TimesCoco, a self-described “effeminate, damaged boy from the Bronx,” was the real goods, a dragster with real talent and heart.San Francisco Bay Area ReporterHilarious, inebriating and elegant all at the same time… If there were an award for most girlish and glamorous, funniest, mouthiest diva/icon/trannie/comedian, the inimitable Miss Coco Peru would win hands down.L.A. WeeklyIt’s not often a drag queen scares you with her intellect, but Miss Coco Peru isn’t just any drag queen. Hers is a deep, dark drag performance designed for people who are sick of drag. Don’t miss it.The Stranger, SeattleCOCO AWARDSNot that I’m bragging…2004 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted2004 Los Angeles Ovation Award nomination for Best Solo Performance, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted2003 Outfest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film, Girls Will Be Girls2003 US Comedy Arts Festival Best Actress Award, Girls Will Be Girls2001 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds… She’s Damaged1999 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1998 New York GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1997 Los Angeles Backstage Bistro Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1993 New York Backstage Bistro Award Winner, A Legend in Progress.1992 Manhattan Legend in Progress.

Mike Lenz Voice - A Journey Into Voice Acting
003 - Rodney Saulsberry Interview

Mike Lenz Voice - A Journey Into Voice Acting

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2015 37:02


Rodney Saulsberry is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with two bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic.Saulsberry’s distinctive announcer voice is literally everywhere. He has announced promos for the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars and the ABC critically acclaimed Charlie Brown Christmas Special. He announced the 34th NAACP Image Awards and the Essence Awards specials on FOX Television and voiced promos for the Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards for CBS. As one of the top trailer voices in the business, Rodney’s voice has promoted many favorites: Red Tails, Tupac Resurrection, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Friday After Next, Drumline, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Dumb & Dumberer, Finding Forrester, Soul Food, Crooklyn, and many more. Black Enterprise Magazine called Saulsberry “The voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration.”What do Zatarain's, Instant Tax Service, Twix, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Verizon, White Castle, 7UP, Burger King, SBC, and Nestle Crunch all have in common? Saulsberry has been a voice-over commercial pitchman for all of these products and many others on television and radio. He can also be heard reading audio books, as well as narrating E! Entertainments, True Hollywood Story, about Motown R&B singer, Marvin Gaye. His imaging voice has represented NFL Films and several NBA Basketball teams that include the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and the New Orleans Pelicans. For the past eight years Rodney has been the voice of the stock trading website Interactive Brokers TWS Tours. Animation is another strong suit for this versatile voice actor. Saulsberry is the voice of Joe Robbie Robertson on the hit cartoon series Spider-Man and James Rhodey Rhodes in the animated feature film, The Invincible Iron Man. Rodney's acting credits include guest star appearances on Monk, Without a Trace, Law & Order: LA and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. He currently stars as Anthony a street musician and former homeless man on the Daytime Drama The Bold and the Beautiful.In 2013 and 2011, Saulsberry received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bold and the Beautiful.Saulsberry is also a gifted singer who has lent his melodious baritone singing voice to a jubilant ensemble of background singers on a spirited recording of “Hakuna Matata” on The Lion King movie soundtrack. He continued his animation musical journey by singing When You Believe and Playing With the Big Boys on The Prince of Egypt soundtrack. As a soloist, he has recorded two Rhythm and Blues albums that have resulted in two Billboard charting singles, I Wonder and Look Whatcha Done Now.Recently, Saulsberry wrote and composed the song Miracles, which aired on The Bold and the Beautiful on January 13, 2011 and is available for purchase on iTunes.  He continues to get his musical compositions featured in television and movie soundtracks. To hear more and learn more about his song placements, visit his music placement website at: Tomdor Music.com For more information about this and other episodes head on over to mikelenzvoice.com.    

What's The Buzz NY
WORD: ITS BACK WITH JAMES JUDD AND MORE.

What's The Buzz NY

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 31:00


James Judd is a monologist from San Francisco now residing in New York City. He is presently the All For One Festival Artist in Residence. His newest autobiographic comedy Killer Quack debuted at the All For One Festival on November 3, 2013. Other recent engagements include two live performances for National Public Radio's top-rated syndicated program Snap Judgment. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Actor in a Short Subject Award for the 2013 Midtown International Theater Festival in New York City. His essays on solo performance writing are featured on Pyragraph.com, a career advice website for creative endeavors. www.wordthestorytellingshow.com  or https://www.facebook.com/wordthestorytellingshowWORD The Story Telling Show Wed Nov 19th  - 8PMThe Sidewalk Bar and Restaurant - 94 Avenue A ( @ East 6th Street)$5 Suggested Admission / 1 Drink MinimumDoors Open at 7:30 PM James Judd, Rick Younger, Martin Dockery, Stephanie Phillips, Jill Demby Guest, Paulina Brusca and Music by Eric Schwartz   

America's Most Haunted
Talking BATES MOTEL with Outstanding NESTOR CARBONELL (DARK KNIGHT, LOST)

America's Most Haunted

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2014 64:17


In BATES MOTEL, the PSYCHO prequel series on A&E (Mondays at 10pE/P), the astonishingly flexible NESTOR CARBONELL plays Sheriff Alex Romero, riding herd over White Pine Bay, the unhinged drama's fictional setting.Romero is the "moral" center of the town, although morality is relative in this upscale human sewer. Imposing and discerning, Romero got involved in Norma Bates' life after an unfortunate incident at the motel early in season 1. "I am the last person who you want on your bad side, Mrs. Bates," he intoned with stoney seriousness.This season he has become - perhaps against his better judgment - even more involved with the Bates, residing at the motel after his house was torched by a reckless local drug kingpin, and he has become friendly and uneasily familiar with Norma.Nestor Carbonell was born in New York City and variously raised in Mexico, Venezuela, Florida, Connecticut, the Bahamas, and London. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English, where a first-year drama course led to his interest in performing.Nestor is most often recognized for his integral role in the acclaimed series LOST as the iconic Richard Alpert. This role, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT series has shown Nestor's versatility, range, and complexity as an actor.His additional TV credits include RINGER, CANE, HOUSE, SCRUBS, MONK, and SUDDENLY SUSAN, for which he earned two ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Nestor currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Shannon Kenny, and their two sons.

Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys
Joy Keys chats with Actor Aaron D. Spears from BET's Being Mary Jane

Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2014 28:00


Special Guest: Aaron D. Spears His stars as "Mark Bradley" in BET's Being Mary Jane, the drama series produced by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil (The Game, Jumping the Broom). Aaron’s co-stars are Gabrielle Union, Richard Roundtree, Margaret Avery and Omari Hardwick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the insistence of one of his college professors, Aaron tried out for a part in the school play. One small part turned into six and the acting bug had taken effect. After graduating from Delaware State University and turning down an opportunity to make the New York Jets roster, Aaron moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his acting career. Aaron has appeared in guest starring roles on television shows NCIS, Castle, Boston Legal, Lincoln Heights, Bones and Criminal Minds. His film credits include the Academy Award nominee Babel; blockbuster hit I Love You, Man and independent films 35 and Ticking, Disrupt/Dismantle. In 2007’s The Mannsfield 12, he not only starred in the film, but donned the Executive Producer hat as well. He portrayed “Justin Barber” on the cast of CBS' Emmy Award winning, The Bold and the Beautiful, which reaches 35 million + viewers worldwide. He is a 2010 and 2011 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama.

That's Entertainment Online Radio
Actor Aaron D Spears - BET's "Being Mary Jane"

That's Entertainment Online Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 55:00


Tune in for special evening edition of That's Entertainment as I talk with actor Aaron D. Spears.  Aaron has appeared in guest starring roles on such television shows such as NCIS, Castle, Boston Legal, Lincoln Heights, Bones and Criminal Minds. His film credits include the Academy Award nominated Babel; blockbuster hit I Love You, Man and independent films 35 and Ticking and Cartel Wars . In 2007’s The Mannsfield 12, he not only starred in the film, but was the Executive Producer as well. Additionally, Aaron composed the lyrics to and performed the title track as he did for two other films he appeared in.  Currently he portrays ”Mark Bradley” on BET’s Being Mary Jane, the highest rated show on cable TV. He also stars as “Justin Barber” on the cast of CBS' Emmy Award winning, The Bold and the Beautiful, which reaches 35 million + viewers worldwide. Tune in on Wednesday, February 19 at 5pm ET/2pm PT as a talk with this four time NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama, Aaron D. Spears. Like that's entertainment on fb at - facebook.com/thatsentertainment.radio Follow us on twitter at - thatsentertain1  

Take 2 Radio
MULTI AWARD NOMINATED ACTOR - MATT CEDENO

Take 2 Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2013 64:00


Matt Cedeño was best known for his role as (Brandon Walker) on the long-running daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives where he was nominated for an ALMA award as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama. He was the only actor from NBC Daytime to be nominated each consecutive year.  A few of Cedeño's other previous screen credits include Romancing the Bride in which he starred in the lead role of (Carlos) opposite Laura Prepon; and the feature film Price of Glory where he successfully played a young boxer; and The Suburbans with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ben Stiller.   Cedeño's notable television guest spots have been on prime time hit series such as Desperate Housewives, The Mentalist, Pysch, CSI Miami, That 70's Show, Anger Management, Retribution, Melissa & Joey, Common Law just to name a few.   Matt is currently playing the role of Alejandro Rubio on the hit tv series Devious Maids. He has also started a sportswear line with his wife, Erica called Body Language Sportswear.   

Next
Bryton James – BHL Next

Next

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2013 47:33


In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Jessica King and Nick Perdue interview special guest Bryton James. Bryton James portrays Devon Hamilton, a young adult who has been in and out of foster homes before coming into the lives of the Winters family, on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. He joined the cast in April, 2004. In 2007, James won a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated for the same award in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2013. He was also nominated for NAACP Image Awards as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and he won the award in 2009. James began his acting career at an early age, landing his first commercial when he was two years old. He was soon cast as Richie on the hit series “Family Matters,” where he appeared in more than 200 episodes during the show’s nine-year run. He previously played “Luka” in a recurring role on the TV series “The Vampire Diaries.”

EOTM / Universal Wave Radio
EOTM Awards Official Nominee (Top 4) Announcement

EOTM / Universal Wave Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2013 46:00


It's time! The 2013EOTM Awards are almost here! Listen as we announce the top 4 nominees in each category, sending the lucky 4 to the EOTM Awards. Categories TV Outstanding Actress in a TV series Outstanding Actor in a TV Series Best Actress in a Daytime Soap Best Actor in a Daytime Soap Comedy Stand Up TV/Variety Best TV Anchor Best TV Commercial Outstanding Talk Show Host Outstanding Reality Star (Female) Outstanding Reality Star (Male) Outstanding Reality Star - Fan Favorite Most Memorable Reality Star   ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneur of the Year EOTM's Changing The World Award EOTM's Company of the Year Award Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship EOTM's Global Humanitarian Award Social Entrepreneur Award   Full list of categories can be found here http://www.eotmawards.com/#!categories/cgv2   Click link below to view the full list of nominees that made it into top 4. http://www.eotmawards.com/#!top-4---2013-eotm-awards-nominees/ctq

Take 2 Radio
TEXAS BATTLE

Take 2 Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2013 74:00


 Texas Battle is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Marcus Walton on the CBS daytime drama, The Bold and the Beautiful. For the role, Battle was nominated In 2009 and 2010 for an NAACP Image Award© in the category of “Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series" for his portrayal of Marcus. He is best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter, Final Destination 3, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Dragonball Evolution. Battle appeared in the remake of The Legend of Boggy Creek. He drops by to chat about his career and upcoming plans.

Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys
Joy Keys chats with Isaiah Washington and Sarah Culberson

Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2011 29:00


In 2005, Washington originated the role of Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. His portrayal earned him two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has been featured in four acclaimed Spike Lee films: Crooklyn, Clockers, Girl 6, and Girl on the Bus. Other feature credits include Love Jones, Dead Presidents, and Dancing in September - which earned him a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor. Inspired by Washington's discovery of his direct genetic link to the Mende´ people of Sierra Leone, The Gondobay Manga Foundation advocates cooperative planning to achieve positive, timely improvements in the lives of the people of Sierra Leone.http://www.gondobaymangafoundation.org/#/home/ A Princess Found book is a powerful, intimate revelation of her quest across the world to learn of the chiefdom she could one day call her own. http://www.aprincessfound.com As co-founder of the non-profit Kposowa Foundation Culberson heads up fundraising to support the children of Sierra Leone. The Kposowa Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was formed in 2005 by co-founders, Sarah Culberson and John Woehrle. Their first goal was to restore Bumpe High School to its prominence as a shining star of academic excellence in West Africa. Kposowa Foundation. http://www.bumpefund.org/Home.html

Lancelot's Roundtable
LRT Bonus Episode - A 'Chosen' Discussion - The Chosen TV series - with David Eckl

Lancelot's Roundtable

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 107:23


Lance Foulis 0:01 Everybody, welcome to another bonus episode of the Lancelot roundtable. For this bonus episode, I wanted to try something new we hadn't previously done on the roundtable. Allow me to elaborate. When I was originally thinking of doing this bonus episode, I wanted it to be a review of the first season of the chosen TV series. Well, as we recorded, it turned out a bit differently than I had originally planned. So I wanted to explain three things before you listen to the episode. First thing, my special guest co-host, and I talk about reviewing the chosen throughout throughout our our talk. What actually happened during this recording wasn't really a review. Instead, I would say we just had a discussion about the chosen TV series as we recapped our thoughts and feelings for watching the first season. Second, as already stated, My original like what I was thinking about envisioning for this bonus episode was kind of a review of the entire season of the chosen TV series of the first season. Well, one episode recording for Lancelot roundtable was not even nearly enough time to do a quote review of an entire season of a TV TV series. So we we didn't even remotely get close to the end of the entire to like talking about the whole the whole first season of the chosen. And third, there are spoilers obviously in this in in our discussion of the chosen TV series. So listen at your own risk if you haven't seen it already. Now if you haven't, I really highly recommend it. So definitely, definitely take the time to go see it. Now I definitely hope that you enjoy listening to our discussion. And as always, thank you so much for taking the time to listen into the roundtable we really appreciate all of you that regularly listen in to our episodes.David Eckl 1:50 You get your paycheck today but every month you have to go to this hut stand in line and pay itLance Foulis 1:58 yeah cuz right now dude like we don't have to see how much taxes are coming out of our paycheck Yes, we just get our direct deposit and and then every time you look at your your your cheque and you're like, wait, you took how much my paycheck would have been what Hello, everybody and welcome back to land sloths roundtable. Today we have an episode where we are going to be reviewing a TV series. That TV series is called a chosen. And here to help me with that review is my good friend David eco. Dave, welcome to the roundtable. Hi,David Eckl 2:44 Lance. Happy to be here.Lance Foulis 2:45 Yeah, happy to have you man. So we are going to be doing a review of the chosen. You feel up for that.David Eckl 2:50 I am totally up for it. Sweet. One of the best. Yes,Lance Foulis 2:54 it's a fantastic fantastic series. Why don't you tell the people a little bit about yourself?David Eckl 2:59 Yeah, so Lance you and I met a couple of years ago couple couple it's I think it's been seven or eight it seems like it's been a couple but at the company we currently work for still today. I am a big apple aficionado as you well know we've already talked about that.Lance Foulis 3:15 Number eight your cubicle you had those like what was it like the original icons on the very first app or something like that?David Eckl 3:21 I had something like that a lot of Apple pictures now it's just working from home I don't have those anymore. So yeah, forget about it. But yeah, big apple time. Guy love it. love everything about it.Lance Foulis 3:33 They heard you kind of like golf toDavid Eckl 3:36 golf. Yes. Golf on the weekends in the summer is kind of my go to I really enjoy the time out on the course. My data to now has a month old, three year old. So it's a little hectic in the home. But we're making it you make it work, right? We make it work. That's for sure. There's two boys, right? Two boys, Olin and Bo and I'm really thankful for them. I love being a dad, as I'm sure you're well aware. Oh, it's fantastic. SoLance Foulis 4:06 it's I feel like it's one of the biggest challenges ever been through. But it's also one of the biggest rewards biggest adventure biggest reward? Yes. Especially when you really I feel like once we got past the infant stage. I mean, we've had this conversation before. When you're when for me personally, when I was in the infant stage, it was just lack of sleep really got to me. Yes. So once we got out of the infant stage and everybody's sleeping through the night, then it just becomes like, Oh, you're living with these little humans that have these really interesting personalities. They throw giant fits sometimes. And that's not fun, but it's still very fascinating. And then like when they do start Yeah, it's just it's very rewarding, right? challenging, but rewarding,David Eckl 4:42 right. One of my biggest things I like to say is the word bummer around the home, so bummer. Well now my three almost three year old is now walking around the house and saying Oh bummer. Yeah, when something isn't right and I'm like okay, they are little sponges.Lance Foulis 4:56 They are little sponges. They absorb everything. They watch everything they See it all? Yeah, it's kind of scary. Anyway. So today, Dave, we're going to review the chosen. I don't remember when I found out about this. I think the first season was out when I first heard about it, I think was one of our friends one of Kim's good friends. Christine, I think she messaged Kim or something because we were frustrated about, there's nothing that kids can watch. There's nothing, there's nothing good that we can watch. And then I think it was Christine who messenger on Facebook or something was like, Hey, I, you guys should just watch the chosen the kids loved our kids love the chosen and it's really good. And it's really well done. So then I found out that it was like, I'm putting this in quotes everybody a Christian show. And I personally have some thoughts about, again, Christian in quotes, content that gets created movies, right feel like you can kind of always tell when you see one of these TV shows or movies. Oh, yeah, this is this is done by one of those Christian. I don't even know what you'd call them. But with with this. So when I went in, I was like, I wasn't very excited about watching this. And I think Kim and I then watched, like the first episode, and I was literally just blown away. Everything. Everything was just spot on. The music was amazing. The acting was fantastic. And the emote, you were immediately drawn in. I just I loved it. I was hooked right away. YouDavid Eckl 6:29 Yeah, the theatrics of it. I think that's what you're looking for. There was just on point, like, it was one of those things where, especially in the day and age today, if you're not hooked from the start, or kind of get a little bit, you know, have a sense of Wow, that's good. You might not watch it past, you know, the intro or first, you know, a couple of minutes in there. 100% I think for my wife and I Katie, we're just like, wow, like, is intense. Yes, it is intense. It's kind of I like the it's a straight shot in terms of you know, what they're trying to talk about. It's not like they're trying to cover everything in one episode. It's spread out obviously over. Yep. And I really appreciated like, there's a very serious part in every thing that they're talking about. But there's also the humor. Yeah, that keeps you kind of coming back. Yes. It's funny. I really, you know, I, I watched season one and two, we watched it again. We're like, Let's go like, let's watch. Let's get to the other seasons. I know they have seven. Planning. Yeah, planning seven. So they are inLance Foulis 7:29 three right there inDavid Eckl 7:30 three. So three just got got funded, officially, the whole series, the whole series got funded. So the whole season, the whole season. So now they're going to start filming. Okay, so I'm excited. Yeah, very excited. It's actually I did have a couple of notes here that I was surprised about is actually shot in Utah. So season one into place. I knew that Utah, yeah. And they're now they moved it down to Dallas. And that's where season three and beyond will be shot. But also the cool part about it when I was reading about it, is that they're actually going to create a tourist attraction, where you can go seasonally, that's, and thanks. So I think that would be a fun kind of thing to go see how it's shot. And yeah, maybe some of the people are there that are the actors and you know, the different props and how they did it would be a cool thing to see. Yeah, take the kids 200%Lance Foulis 8:20 agree with that. I didn't know any of that. I don't even think I knew or were shot. I think I thought Season Two for some reason was in Texas, but that's probably just because I saw something about season three on Instagram because I followed the director Dallas Jenkins on Instagram. And he's always posting stuff about where they're at. And so I think I just saw something where they were in Dallas, or maybe because his name is Dallas. I thought that everything was just in Dallas. That's a good one. Oh, geez. Okay, sorry folks. We had a little bit of a technical glitch. I think the headphones I had David using are bad. And I thought I'd got rid of my bad headphones but anyway, here we are. We're back. We're back. We're live and we're recording technically not live so what I was saying is I have like this website the synopsis place so it has all of the I have episode one the different things that happened in episode one so I can kind of think through I was looking through this yesterday. I know you already have some notes, but I just thought we would start with season one. So I'm just I'm just remembering like yeah, firing it up and just immediately being like, wow, like the cinematography is good. The music's good. And I was pretty much immediately hooked. So if you can remember the episode one does a really good job of like enjoying a lot of different characters in a really interesting way. So I love how in episode one, they open with just it's it's nighttime, it's this little girl, it's her dad, there's a tent, so they don't even have like a home and she's afraid I think she You said she's afraid of the dark, essentially. And then her dad's I think he hands her the doll or she has the doll. Yep. And then he's like, What do we say? And then he, he quotes Isaiah, Isaiah 43, which says, Thus says the Lord who created you, oh, Jacob, and he who formed you, oh is real fear not for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are mine. And she keeps that verse in her little doll. And then if you remember, like, immediately after that, like seeing the very next scene is essentially her dad dying of something. And then it cuts to several years later, when this little girl is all grown up, and she's in a city, and she's not having the best of times. What are your memories of of that opening?David Eckl 10:41 Yeah. So I like from the start, it seems like every single episode is a chance to say and be who is that? Like? Who like who is this little girl? And like, how many people are in the Bible? Hundreds or 1000s of people? And it's like, Wait, who is this one person? And who are they jumping in with? I do remember. I believe it was Mary. Right. And Mary, at a very young age, what we'll see in the next couple of episodes in terms of what she is going to become and then turn into but seen from the start her I don't know just innocence and who she was and just kind of like holding on to something special. I think a lot of times a lot of people have that one special thing that they kind of hold on to a doll, a bear a blanket, that being passed down to her and her holding on to that thing I feel like was just a quick kinda like, what is that? And that really from the start season one episode one like yeah, really captivates the audience and says, Okay, well, what is that? And even see, you know, the Isaiah 59 written on it. It's like, Okay, that's interesting. So, I don't know, that just kind of jumped right into it from the start for me where it's like, what is that? Yeah, kind of follow along. And every single episode that you watch really is either a flashback, or some kind of fast forward to what's going to be talked about any episode and kind of ties back to it later in the episode. So yeah, I think what we see initially we'll, we'll get to that, but we'll come back into that picture eventually.Lance Foulis 12:12 Yeah, I that's a really good way to put put it when you were saying like, how, like, a lot of times they start an episode. And you don't know, it's these new characters that you haven't seen yet. Even like in later episodes, it won't start with the characters that you've known. It'll be like a brand new character, and they're doing something you're like, What are they doing? And then, and then it clicks at some point, because they go through and they're doing what they're doing. And all of a sudden, it's like, Oh, this isn't even like Jesus's time. This is this Jacob, right? Oh, that's Jacob and his sons. Oh, that's what they're doing. And like, that's just so fascinating how they do that almost like, I think last, the TV series last was the first one that I can remember that would jump around time, like that. But yeah, like how I liked how it opens. And then it's like this little girl on you're like, I don't know who this is. She's got a dad. She's living in a tent. She has this doll. They know God. So clearly, this must be an Israelite, right? But I don't know who this is. This isn't Jesus. Because it's a little girl.David Eckl 13:13 I like it. Yeah, it for me. I think the context like it would be it would feel off if there was like a context to say, here's what this is. And here's the time. And here's the story. It gives me that sense of okay, what is this and trying to think through the entire Bible? Like, okay, what are they talking about from this first episode? Now watching it over again? I, I know what they're talking about. But it gives that kind of, okay, what is this? Exactly? And where are they in the Bible? And what is the story showing us?Lance Foulis 13:44 Yeah, it's like, it's like, it's a really interesting way to take it creatively. Because instead of, if they like, opened with a paragraph to place you where you are with who you are, instead of doing that what they're doing is they're just letting you be a fly on the wall. Right and experience what's going on and like, yeah, so I liked how they set that up. And when we say its merits, it wasn't, I mean, spoiler alert, this has been out for a while. So if you're listening to this, you know, pause it and go watch the first season or the first episode and then so we don't spoil anything for you. But the Mary that it is actually Mary Magdalene, so it's not like Mary Jesus's mom. So super interesting that that's the character that they introduced, introduced us with, it was intentional. I'll just say that it was intentional that we start with her. And then the next scene that they have here is with Nicodemus, you so you there's somebody traveling along the road, and he's wearing a nice outfit, he's got a girl, clearly his wife that he's traveling with, and he's got like priestly garments on and then Romans show up like Romans with armor and everything show up and they're basically the Romans are coming to tell him we don't know who this guy is yet, but he seems to be an importer. are in person. So the Roman guard is basically like, hey, people are fishing when they shouldn't be fishing and we're not getting taxes. Is that basically the setup? I believe so? Yeah. Because it's like, we need our taxes, and they're fishing when you people aren't supposed to do any work. And we're not getting taxes for that. So you need to, you need to make us put a stop to this. And that guy, he's a little bit like, I don't do your work, and they're like, well, you're going to anyway, so that's what I remember. Is that what you remember?David Eckl 15:26 Yeah, Nicodemus is a he's an important character in the full season one, like looking at it and really seen him from the start, you know, he is of importance with when they're riding, I believe it was horse and chariot like he is sitting like a king. And his role, what you'll see throughout the entire season one and season two, actually is is very important, but just to hear what he has to say and how he handles certain things he's getting he's got a little bit of some intrigue to him about what's going on. And understanding okay, something's something's up. Like he seems like there's something going on. And just in that early episode, and that early interaction with the Romans, something's not right. There's some something missing there that keeps intriguing you Yes. Okay. What is okay, what's going on here? Yeah. Yeah, that was a good, that was a good start. I really liked that. Start to add to see Nicodemus and what he eventually will do, and how he meets Jesus and talks to him. And that's tough. So you can kind of see right away this is kind of getting into the story of Jesus and what is going to come?Lance Foulis 16:42 Yeah, yeah, it's this show does a really good job of getting you invested not just in a singular character, but like, it sets up like a full story of like so many individual characters, and they're all very, very, very unique. Yes. And they all are drawn to this guy, Jesus, for very different reasons, yet kind of the saint, it's how they do that is really, really, really well done. And by the way, I always do this whenever I'm watching something, if I see if I see an actor, I'm like, oh, what else have I seen him in? So the guy that plays Nicodemus, his the actor's name is Erick Avari, who's actually a fairly well known actor. He was in like the first scene of Independence Day, he's the guy that wakes up and hits his head on a thing because somebody wakes him up, and he's monitoring for alien activity. First time I saw this actor was in actually Stargate. He plays like the main guy in the movie Stargate, sorry, the chief of like the locals. He's like the chief or the locals. So anyway, they got a that was that was one of the I don't think I recognized any of the other actors in this series. But I did recognize him. So I just wanted to call that out. Okay, so the next is there anything else you want to say about that scene? Good to go. Okay. All right. Then the next scene, we are introduced to Matthew, a tax collector. He's an Israelite, but he collects taxes for the Romans. And he is the actor that plays. Matthew is Paris Patel. And he's an Outstanding Actor in this role. Do you remember that? You remember that scene.David Eckl 18:19 Matthew is interesting, from the direction that he plays in this first off in the Bible, but then also in this series, just about where he comes from, and where it he is doing and how he goes about himself is interesting, because he's, he's truly unlike anyone else. Because everyone doesn't like him. Yeah. So any, we get into it with throughout the seasons, and the series is of how he kind of handles himself. But in this situation, we see him early about what he is going to be doing and what he is called to do. And I remember in kind of that first episode that Matthews just kind of, he's a little different. Yeah. And how he handles himself and seeing that i He's another one of those characters. That's like we now in been introduced to three characters already tuned. Mary, Nicodemus and Matthew, they all have this interesting type of thing to him. Yeah. And it's another one of those notches that's like, Okay, what is this and what's going on? Let's find out more about what they're about. Obviously, when you introduce a tax collector into this series, that it's going to obviously interrupt throw people off because it's someone that a lot of people don't like, and it kind of creates that maybe a bad character right off the right off the bat, like, yeah, why is this guy collecting taxes? Let's not show about him, but he was just as important to Jesus as anyone else. So yeah, it was early on he kind of get that feel for who he is and what he's gonna. What he's going to be for the for the show.Lance Foulis 19:59 Yeah. So like in the scene, he's like, on his way to his work, and he can't take a direct route, because that would put could put him at danger because like you said, a tax collector is not a very liked individual, they're collecting taxes for Rome, I think historically, they were known to, you know, maybe make people pay a little bit more than what they had to pay. And they would kind of take a little extra for themselves. So they were kind of like, despise and especially if, if you're an Israelite, which Matthew is, your all Israelites are subject under Rome right now. And he's working for, quote, the enemy. Because you're, you're under the you're under the rule of Rome, but you're your own ethnic group. And the fact that you're collecting taxes for the Romans, but you're actually an Israelite, there's, like, inherent levels of feelings of betrayal that we get into, obviously, but just the fact that he's very isolated kind of individual, he seems to like it first. But he seems to also not be happy about it. And just the nature of him not even being able to take a direct route to work and having almost smuggle himself. And then he gets there. And then that's when he has protection, because there's Roman guards there to kind of keep him safe, right, which we find out later. Well, we'll get to it.David Eckl 21:16 But even like in that's in that first scene, when he's going to work, what you see about him is he is trying to be as clean as possible. I think he thinks everyone else is dirty, you always see kind of not touching things, or just kind of being a little standoffish. And it's like, Okay, what's going on here? Like, do you not, you know, he is is or like, you not associate with these people? Yeah, because you are now the tax collector. It's, it is interesting.Lance Foulis 21:47 That just that reminds me because I think in the opening scene is when he's at his house, right? Yes. And he's like, got like a whole plate of food, like nice food, what you probably consider nice food. He's like dabbing, like, oils on himself or whatever to smell good. And then he puts on these really nice looking leather sandals, which he then proceeds to step in, poop. And then he, alright, we had a little bit of a hiccup there. I just caught it out of corner, my eye it stopped recording. So now we're recording again. So I think what I was just saying is like, this guy, Matthew, the character that we're introduced to, he's got his own. He has a backup pair of sandals. And you can kind of I got the sense that nobody says anything. But like, Oh, those are probably extra expensive sandals. These are like some Nike, you know, Jordan whatever's Yes, theyDavid Eckl 22:33 are. They are not, they are not the Old Navy $5 Summer sandal. These are not thatLance Foulis 22:40 these are not those sandals. Yeah, they're just like that these are be super expensive. And not the the average person couldn't have it. And then he goes, and he walks steps in some poop. And he immediately has a backup pair that he can replace. And there's even that character that is he gets into the back of the guy's wagon, but the character is like, Oh, you're throwing those away, because you stepped in poop, give them to me that I could sell them and feed my family for a month. He said something like that. So we can tell that Matthew is very wealthy? He has. I don't know, he has a status type job. And he's just in a comfortable type position, I guess I would sayDavid Eckl 23:15 He is very young. It's a good point of his age and might not be the wisest to make the decision will spoiler it also later on, you'll see with his parents, his parents don't agree with him being a tax collector, right at all. So I think he is a little young and immature in the fact that he chose this route for his life. Yeah. And he's kind of going about it on his own. Yeah, to figure things out.Lance Foulis 23:42 Yep. Yeah, that's good. All right. And then we go the next scene, it takes us back to Nicodemus, who has arrived at a synagogue and we basically, then it basically shows us how important he is. Because when he arrives at the synagogue, all of the people in the synagogue had been waiting for him to arrive. And basically, they start calling him like the Teacher of teachers. He's just you get a sense, like, this isn't just some random priestly guy. This isn't just some random Pharisee. Like this is somebody who's really high up there on whatever this hierarchy is. Do you have any thoughts about that scene?David Eckl 24:19 Just that you see, especially in the synagogue, you see early on the tradition and the history of what faith meant to people. And it was the history of Nicodemus being what they called him the teacher.Lance Foulis 24:34 All right, another technical issue, but we are back. Okay, we were talking you were talking about the Teacher of teachers.David Eckl 24:41 Nicodemus being the Teacher of teachers. And what we had talked about was him being that to so many people, at that certain time that whenever he would go someplace he had that respect for everyone else, or that everyone else had would have the respect for him and he would, everyone would look at him as a And person in that day because that's all they had to go for because of his faith at that time. So it was a very important person in the early go of this and what people's faith was at that time.Lance Foulis 25:15 Yeah. Yeah, that's good. I was I was kind of blown away because they had prepared a reading room for him. And so he gets in, and like everything set up where he's going to be reading what scrolls he's got, they have the pen thing that that so like, they have this thing that looks like a pen. And it's like, when they read, they're moving this thing along each word. So they're not actually writing anything, but it's like an instrument that they use when they actually read, which was wild. So they're like, is everything set, you know, to your standards? I think they had like some snacks there. And he's like, Yeah, that's fine, thank you. But I was just like, man, person arrives and like you have your own reading area set up and all of these very particular things like that's some that's some level of status, for sure. Okay, and then I one thing that's important to point out about this particular scene is that when it ends, a Roman shows up and proceeds to usher himself into this room, which is apparently like a no, no kind of disrespectful, and they're like, well, like all the other guys are like, What are you doing? You can't just walk in here? And he's like, Yes, I actually can. Thank you. And that's when the Romans are like to Nicodemus the character, like, we have a problem. There's a demon possessed person there. There was another scene, I think, that we had had where it flashes back to Mary and she's having some major issues. She actually sees. She sees a Rome and I think, and then she has a flashback, of of like earlier on, and it's just a silhouette of a Roman soldier coming into the room where she's at shutting the door, and you can infer what happened to her. She was a victim at that point. And then when she has that memory, she's having that memory from seeing a Roman in real time. And then like is messing with her? Like she you can just tell she's in a real turmoil, and then Then she's having issues in a room. Did I miss anything? You did notDavid Eckl 27:17 the one character I was gonna bring up in, really the start of it that will see important throughout everything is Schmell. Oh, yeah, shimmy. Well, Chanel, Chanel, like just the name of it. It's like, Who is this? Yeah, who is he? He I believe the guy was like, set up the room, right? Yes. And he was, I believe the right hand man to Nicodemus, that sounds right. Yeah, he was almost the next in line. And it does definitely the sense that you get it and yes, and there's something particular about him that was interesting, where he was, okay, what's going on? Like another one of those characters that's like, Okay, we have Mary, who is in this state of turmoil, turmoil. And then you have Roman guards, you have Matthew, and just one of those people that were keeping track of that. I mean, I've read the Bible, pretty much in my entire life. I haven't heard of him before, right in the Bible. So another a character that was, I believe, in the book, but also important in this to show kind of who Nicodemus is, and give them that support to what he's going to do.Lance Foulis 28:19 Yeah. Did you know when you say like you would read? Do you remember anybody named schmo shimmy? Well, in the Bible, not to my knowledge. Yeah, me either. But that's one cool thing about I think the series is that it introduces, it introduces characters that fit in in the world, and bring it more to life, I think. But yeah, he's a very interesting character, because your mind knows like, I'm cutting the track with this person. And you don't know why. But yeah, the show does a really good job of that. I think, like, oh, I need to need to pay attention to this guy is like as soon as Nicodemus arrives, this character from UL is like, Oh, I'm so glad that you're here. I've set up this room for you and like yelling at the Roman guard, you're not allowed in here. And then so one funny thing that happens when we're kind of all over the place, but it is what it is. When the Roman guard or when the Roman soldier shows up and they're like Nicodemus, you need to go down to the red quarter because there's somebody who's having a demon possessed situation and we can't have it. And he's taught. I don't think we know but you could probably have inferred it. They're talking about Mary Mary's having a severe issue. Some kind of demon possession type of a thing is what they're alluding to. And Nicodemus Nicodemus, his response is like, I don't, I don't deal with affairs of Rome, that's you need to deal with that. And then the Roman soldier is like, what did he say? He said something like you need to go take care of it. Your Way or or Rome will take care of it with our fire of fires. I don't remember what he said like before he said fires of fires, but that was hilarious because he basically was like, he asked nicely the first time then Nicodemus was like, No, that's Rome's problem. And then he's like, Well, Oh, you're actually going to do it, or we're going to just go down and destroy the place.David Eckl 30:04 It's, it was an interesting scene, quote unquote, where he went to go do that. Like he did not want to go down this Yeah. Or they can Amos did not want to do that.Lance Foulis 30:15 Yeah, it's a super it's so like, you definitely get the sense in this scene that it's a very edgy, not great area of town is the place that you don't want to go visit. You're not safe there. All of the deplorables are there. So this this high up guy wants nothing to do with going to that area of town.David Eckl 30:36 Right? Yeah, it is. It's going to be an interesting scene in it to see that someone that was possessed to being that taking out of them of what's to come there. Yeah. It's not an area that he wanted to go to but their own. The only true way for her to come out of that was for Nicodemus to go down there. Interesting that the Roman guard would say, hey, like, you need to take care of it instead of us. Because you would think with someone being possessed, you would probably choose the fire fires for them rather than saying, hey, Nicodemus, you need to go take care of them. Yeah. And then have that come out of her?Lance Foulis 31:16 Yeah, yeah. So yeah, it was a very, very, very interesting scene. So like, obviously, once that scene is over, it cuts from Nicodemus his storyline, essentially over to two brothers. So the next thing we're introduced to Simon Peter, and his brother, Andrew, and what are they doing?David Eckl 31:38 They are, were they fishing, theyLance Foulis 31:41 are gambling. They were in they were using, they were fighting. Simon Peter was like, basically in a boxing street match with this other guy who we find out later is his brother in law. And they're basically gambling and betting on Simon. They don't explain the rules. But basically, Simon is getting just punched around. And you kind of figure out that he's, he's playing the game. He's not really as hurt as he's letting on. He's not almost done, as he's letting on. And his brother Andrew is like looking on telling him you got to take another punch. And then Sam Peters, like, I don't want to take another one. And then his brother Andrew is like no, like, it's all like signals, right? Nobody's saying anything. They're just making looks at each other. And then he's like, No, you gotta take another one. So then he takes another punch. And he's acting like super hurt. Simon Peter is acting like he's super hurt. He's not called Simon Peter yet. He's just called Simon. And and then he like, Does this really cool hop, kicks himself up onto his feet after something apparently went the right way. And then he starts beating the tar out of the other guy. So Simon all of a sudden flips the tables, and is clearly not as hurt he said he had seemed to be and then he beats down the other guy who's his brother in law, which I don't even know if it reveals that. I don't think so. Any any thoughts on on on that?David Eckl 33:03 Interesting that fighting is something that's prevalent in the day and age and everything that's going on, obviously, it's another one of those things where we were introduced to Mary first now Nicodemus, and then when we're introduced to Matthew, and now we're introduced to more disciples of Christ, and you see that and like, what they're going to become for Jesus, and like, in the fighting aspect of it for me, I was like, okay, like, this is interesting. I'm not too much into fighting. Like, I don't like to watch it, you know, but I understand back then, obviously, it was some hobby that people enjoy doing. And they wouldLance Foulis 33:44 was a form of entertainment when you didn't have a TV, no TV or watch a couple of days.David Eckl 33:48 Exactly. each other. Exactly. And they would gamble on it. And that was the afternoon of fun when they weren't working. It was it was interesting.Lance Foulis 33:56 Yeah. Yeah. And I also like thinking about overall how they do the TV show. Like if you've if, if you have been and like, I grew up in the church, I grew up reading my Bible. Well, actually, I didn't really start reading my Bible until I was older. I thought it was boring. But in reading the Bible in, you know, if you've gone to Sunday school, you've heard stories, you know, Peter, he's like, he's a top tier character and your brightness if you know the story of the Bible, Andrew, not so much a top tier character, but still an important character Jesus top to your character, Nicodemus. Now, I don't even know if he's literally mentioned in the Bible. He is He is maybe once or twice, okay, so he's a real character. Yes. And then Mary Magdalene, she is as well, but again, not a key character, Matthew, I don't really remember reading. I mean, he wrote one of the books in the Bible, but I don't really remember noticing him is a character that had a bunch of stories in the Bible. And what's interesting about this, this series is they don't, they don't start you off with a character writers that you're expecting like, Oh, it's a story about Jesus, we still haven't seen Jesus yet. And we're like, what three or four scenes in still haven't met Jesus don't know where he is. Don't know who he is. Maybe we have seen him, we don't know. And then finally, now we're just getting introduced to somebody that people that know the story of the Bible, they would know. Oh, Peter, I know who Peter is. His name was his name was Simon. So he's not the first character Mary is the first character, which is really fascinating to me. Okay, so basically, we get the sense that Simon is maybe not your he he may be isn't your the role model that you would want your kids to model themselves after he's gambling, he's fighting, trying to get money. And we realized, I don't remember if we realize in the scene, but basically, they need money. So they're trying to figure out how to make money because they haven't been making enough money fishing. And then we find out that Peter is married, which I think was a very fascinating take. I don't personally have any theories on whether or not he was actually married, except for I was reading mark the other night. And it did say, talk about his mother in law was sick, and that Jesus healed his mother and see that so if he has a mother in law, and again, I don't know the actual Hebrew of the book of Mark, but I remember reading that it's a mother in law, not his mother. So did you have any? What did you think when you saw Peter is married and his wife's name is EdenDavid Eckl 36:30 Simon is a very interesting character in this, you know, there's something about him when you're watching just kind of funny,Lance Foulis 36:38 witty, yes, he good humor,David Eckl 36:41 yes, has good humor, something about him. And when you go into the scene initially, like with him fighting, and then finding out he has a wife, there's some kind of, I don't know, sleight, I would say in terms of what he is doing and trying to do and get, you know, obviously, money to be able to pay taxes to be able to live to be able to do certain things. So he's trying to find all these different routes to take to be able to do something. Especially Andrew mean, his brother's a little bit, I would say, a little bit more wise, in terms of just is nature. But Simon is, is an interesting character, I think he's going to be great. And it's like, you would never have pictured if this was the first time you're watching or reading or following along with this. And you have no history of the Bible, or what it's talking about. The people that are starting to come into the scene. I don't think anyone would have an idea that they're all going to be together. Yeah, at some point. You know, it's like, way these stories,Lance Foulis 37:44 Jesus is gonna pick all these people to be in his troop. Yeah. See that? Because they're all two different.David Eckl 37:49 Yes. All different corners, the high levels, low levels, fighting people demon possessed. Simon is an interesting one, especially Andrew, and this.Lance Foulis 38:00 Yeah. And just like all the other characters that we've mentioned, they're all all of the actors are fantastic. And Paris Patel, like we were saying is, is who plays Matthew, I've never seen him in anything before. Shahar. Isaac is who plays Simon and he is super ripped. Yes, super ripped. And he's a fantastic actor. And I didn't think of this until you were kind of talking about it. But are you we're talking about Simon and Andrew but they have really great chemistry. Like you totally can believe that. They're brothers the way that they get they're very different. And just how they interact with each other is very brotherly. Which I guess you would expect but it's it's well done to theirDavid Eckl 38:41 jobs in nature of being fishermen. Like you need to be very muscular you need to have a lot of I would say mind power but also that body power to be able to take these nets bringing all these fish you know do those kinds of things and do that I feel like getting yourLance Foulis 38:59 fingers all caught up with those nets you probably have major calluses I mean, have you ever seen Deadliest Catch people? Did you ever see that show? Deadliest Catch? No. Oh my gosh, I was really into that show like I don't know how long ago but yeah, it's just these fishermen in Alaska that go out and like get crab and it's super dangerous like the weather can turn in an instant and yeah, so anyway,David Eckl 39:21 but the net like there's no modern technology there's no hooks to be able to pull things in manually or automatically from the boats. It's your hands are out there. You're pulling in these fish you need to be very muscular and well fit to be able to withstand the days and you know, they're not just hanging out on the boat about getting suntan out the hair. They're right. They're working. You know, it is a working man's job and that is something that is very important to see. Yeah, in the visual of that too. I you know, you resonate a little bit with that, that they are relentless in their efforts to find a wage to support your family to support your why If Yeah, the mother in law for assignment isn't sick yet we don't see her right sick that will come eventually. But to be able to provide for the family is huge in this situation in this instance. So yep, I feel like he's going to all ends to figure out how we can bring in money for that.Lance Foulis 40:15 Yep. And like, it is really interesting when you meet Eden, you can see like, Oh, this is Simon's house, this is his wife, you get the sense that they're really young, like, like, in in that culture, you've alluded to this, but in that culture, you're the guy, you're out there and you gotta you got to do what you got to do to bring in provision. And if you don't do it, you and your wife starve your wife is home, taking care of things, getting food ready, taking care of the house, so that the house stays in order. But I just remember, I don't remember if it was this scene, but just kind of like the scenes that that we have with Peter, or excuse me with Simon and Eden, is just his, the burden, you can see the burden that he's carrying in need wanting to take care of his wife, and there's even like, Andrews around, he's doing stuff too. But you could you just get this set. I got this sense watching Peter. He's, it felt to me like he's more newly married, maybe a year, maybe two years or whatever. But like, he's just got this burden of responsibility on him. Like, I've got to take care of stuff. And I just feel that way. And I remember being young and married Kim, I was 25. When Kim and I got married, she was 21. I did not have an established career, but I can remember the burden of like, I need to be able to provide for my family. And like when things aren't going well. I can remember many times when things wouldn't go well. And it just seems like things aren't going right. And so just I just remember getting this set, getting that sense and feeling for Peter, especially as we get to know him like, things aren't easy. I can kind of see why he's making decisions that he's making that I wouldn't necessarily make. But he is under like a level of duress. Did you get any feelings like that?David Eckl 41:59 Yeah, so Eden is very much so a character a person that is really being forward in terms of how she's, you know, trying to be a wife to Simon and I think, especially the scenes I know what you're talking about, like where you're seeing her, you know, make food she's doing the laundry, she's cleaning up the house, you know, Simon's a lot of times I think I remember vividly and there is that Eden, said to said to her was there said to him said, Well, you know, where are you going? He's like, I gotta go, I'll be back. And like one of the things like he's going to do something to either make money to do something for fishing, but he's trying to figure it out where the responsibility now isn't just on his own. It's to provide for his family. Yeah. And seeing that was was key too.Lance Foulis 42:51 Yeah. So okay, so the next scene, we actually go back to Nicodemus and he is traveling through the seedy area of town. They call it the red quarter. It's where unsavory characters are, and they're walking around I think it's just funny because you got Nicodemus I think she she Manuel's like, to your point before he's like, right behind them right hand guy, I'm putting that in quotes. And there's like two or three other these guys, you can just tell they're incredibly out of their element. They're very uncomfortable, I think they see either prostitutes, or slaves or slaves that are prostitutes, like on the corner on the corner of the street. I'm putting that in quotes. Because it's, it's there's an image that happens and you just see them kind of look and make eye contact. When you see Nicodemus and his cohorts making eye contact with this scene, where these people are either getting sold or they're they're standing on a corner waiting to be purchased or something like that. You can just tell Oh, no, I need to avert my eyes. I shouldn't even be seeing what I'm seeing and they're traveling to go deal with this situation. And then when they get close to it, they have the audio of what we assume is Mary because there's a room or like I guess what we could call an apartment and you can just hear growling wailing very just noises that make you feel something's very very offDavid Eckl 44:22 very uneasy, very uneasy. Yes. And even going into it it's I mean, you don't there's no other show or series that you would see something like this being talked about or shown like it's not something you would watch on TV it's very much you know, she was demon possessed. And hearing those things it's like what is going on here like you know, you're intrigued to find out more you want to keep watching you don't want to like turn away you want you want to see what she might be going through and what this Nicodemus who, besides the Roman guards potentially As the top guy, you know, in the city, the Teacher of teachers coming in to treating probably one of the lowest type of people in the city. Yep. And having an interaction where it's, this doesn't happen too often. Right? Let's watch it. Let's get into it.Lance Foulis 45:17 Yeah, absolutely. And you can tell I mean, they do a really good job of setting up like, okay, something is really like you're hearing these noises that are coming from that room and you're like, Okay, this is actually very serious. And this guy, yeah, should be able to do something in this situation, but he doesn't look like he's not inspiring a whole lot of confidence in what he's going to do. But then he kind of takes charge he goes, he looks to his dude Shmi well, and he basically is like, go get these ingredients, some kind of bark and some kind of incense thing and like, go get it quickly. And so that guy runs off come back and then he's got like, nicotine has has like, some branches I think with some things that he's got like an incense thing. So it's like smoking out. So So it's basically like a chain. And at the end of the chain is like a big, I don't know, bowl type of enclosed bowl thing and there's smoke coming out. So there's some kind of hot coals in there. This like burning something is making smoke and so then he goes in, he's got his, quote tools, his exorcism tools, and he goes into the room. And they made this part like, pretty, pretty scary. In my opinion, it was a little bit more, they pushed, they pushed an edge that like kind of what you said earlier, you wouldn't see the type of a thing in any kind of Christian type production. I wouldn't expect they're not pulling any punches. It's like yes, this lady is in severe torment. And it's a it's a demonic possession. And she's just kind of like moving around on the floor you don't see her face it's just the back of the face and then it comes to the point he's like talking and like the her like the stuff that's coming I have no not even say like her voice because it's not her voice it's like what the noises are coming out of her vocal cords are changing and getting more intense and then she like turns to look at him as he's like saying the stuff that he's saying he's like I juror you get out leave this woman alone. And like then it like her face turns to look at them. And the way that they did that was wow, I was really on the edge of my seat. What are your thoughts? ThisDavid Eckl 47:32 like the story is in the Bible, so it is true. And I like initially you said that you watched it with your kids thisLance Foulis 47:41 Oh, we didn't watch this scene with the kid. Okay, okay. Well, that's all day would have nightmares for a whileDavid Eckl 47:45 because I don't know how they would be able to do it. But I thinkLance Foulis 47:49 it was the episode The next step or three episode three which is with the kids that's the one episode they've seenDavid Eckl 47:54 the what we initially talked about to the theatrics of it yes show. You know that look, and I do vividly remember that image of Mary looking at Nicodemus in what is going on is scary. Yeah, like it is very much like anything could happen. Yeah, Ines. But also at the same time, it's one of those things that keeps you coming back for more. Yeah, this demon possessed person Mary is now changing. It's coming out of her in some way. Yeah, she is going to change and do something else. And it's like, we had no other history or story of Mary at the start of this other than when she was with her dad initially. Yep. And then she young innocent kid. Exactly. And then she goes into this state over after years of torment to be able to get to this and now it's going to be a massive change to be in doing something to glorify, what's to come and that's just amazing. Yes. And I know Nicodemus in the future in this story to it, he goes into talking a little bit more about you know, what he saw there? And what he had to go through and I mean, that's just one of those notches on the belt or it's like wait, you went and faced a demon possessed person and said these things and we're in that room? I just couldn't believe what it would be like no real time outside of shooting this for the for the show, but it just unbelievable.Lance Foulis 49:19 Yeah, like the fact that he even had the courage to go into the room is wild because if I encountered something like that in real life one I wouldn't know what to do and to just you don't know what you're gonna face when you get in there and you're trying to do something like he went in there and Elise tried Now obviously, like it failed, because the thing talked through Mary like after she is basically like, what did what did what did it say these like, we don't know you or we don't care essentially, like we're not listening to you. We don't have to listen to you. Like get out of here. We're done with you. And then he is like, just shocked and basically he just leaves in And she's not okay. And then that's that's basically the end of the scene. Yeah. It was, it was a very intense scene. Any other thoughts there?David Eckl 50:09 I don't know how Nicodemus like he was obviously told to do it. He was going to save this, Mary, you know, he didn't know what was going to come out of it, he was going to give it his best effort to being able to healer. And has just like, that's the reality of it. Some people have that still today. And it's even seeing that how he had dealt with it was just for me, it was It was eye opening, because I'd never seen that before. In anything. Yeah. And reading it. In the Bible, you don't get that kind of context of what the video or picture of it would, would be able to show you.Lance Foulis 50:48 Yeah, it's one thing to read in the Bible that this, you know, so and so is demon possessed, and the demons would throw him on the ground. And he would convulse for a few minutes. Like, it's like, you read that and you don't go okay. But then when you see it portrayed like that, they did it in this were like this individuals in torment, and they're, they can't do anything to help themselves in that situation is very eerie and freaky. And yeah, eye opening. I think you said that.David Eckl 51:14 It's not like you have the popcorn bowl right next to and you're grabbing it to eat more of it. You're like, not blinking. eyes focused? Yeah, every single second of it. And it's like, wait, what? Like, this is going to come out of this person, and she's going to be completely different. It's like, what,Lance Foulis 51:32 how do we get there? Yeah. How in the world are we going to get there? Yeah. One thing to call out here, because like her name, and my little like, website here, we know her as Lillith right now, we haven't made the connection that it's Mary. It's good point. Because that's a that's a very important thing is that we know this individual that her name is Lilith, and we don't know anything else about her other than what we've described, but nobody's called her Mary in this point. Sure. Because that's a very important thing for the close of the episode we're getting to so anyway, basically, that after Nicodemus leaves, some time passes, and then we find Lilith waking up. And she wakes up. This is important because she she has like a flashback of being with her father. And I think in this scene, yeah, she gets her she finds her doll. And like in the doll is the piece of paper she pulls out and it's the that scripture from Isaiah and so she's kept it this whole time, is she's looking at it now after having gone through this episode. And you can kind of tell like, this has happened to her before. She's just so done. I'm so sick of having to go through this stuff like can't anything like no nothing can and then she I think she rips up the piece of paper, which is a very like intense like, she had been carrying it this whole time. So whatever breaking point she is, she's at it is an intense breaking point, because she's taken this thing that she's kept with her, essentially came from her father cheese destroying it was a very intense scene,David Eckl 53:03 very intense, especially something now you've had for that many years. And then you've gotten to that breaking point to be able to do that it's eye opening to see that and I remember, even in future episodes, she ends up reciting that verse from from memorization. So it's something that she still has in her heart that she's living with. But the symbolism of her taking that piece of paper and tearing it up seems like you know, there's a breaking point that she just had to kind of forget that maybe the past that she just went through a page turned to what's going to come.Lance Foulis 53:37 Yep, that's good. All right. And so then we go back to last, these are the basically the last couple scenes here. We'll go through these kind of quickly. So it's tax day, and people are going to the tax booth to pay their taxes. So we are we witness Andrew and Simon going to the tax booth where Matthew is Matthew is revealed to be their tax collector, and they get there and they basically figure out that because of back taxes and everything else that they owe way more than they are Andrew was way more than they thought and Andrew cannot pay his taxes. And he's at the point, okay, we can't pay your taxes, you're gonna go to jail. Because if you couldn't pay your taxes, then you got thrown in jail where you would never be able to pay your taxes. So you basically that's it, you're you're done your life's over. And then that's when Simon tells Matthew and reveals, hey, I've got a I have an agreement with the main Roman magistrate and the magistrate. I was looking this up yesterday. I should have had this up on my on my iPad here. But a magistrate is somebody who has like pretty extensive authority. right in line with Caesar. So Simon is basically saying he has an arrangement on his taxes and Andrews taxes with the magistrate Quintus Who was the guy who was bossing Nicodemus around at the beginning of the episode and So he's basically telling Matthew Hey, you know, we don't, we won't be owing taxes because of the arrangement. Once I'm done with what I'm doing for Quintus all my taxes and all Andrews taxes will be done. And Matthew being Matthew, he doesn't believe them. Because Matthew is like, no, like you're not trustworthy, it just something doesn't make sense. There's no way you could have made this arrangement. So he doesn't believe him. But that's essentially where that scene ends. Did you have any thoughts there?David Eckl 55:24 The image I have from that Matthew, collecting taxes right outside of it is the Roman guard. standing there like kind of just making sure everything's kind of going to order is yes, yeah. And guys is when he hears Andrew and Simon talk, he's like, something's not right with these guys. Something's up. SoLance Foulis 55:41 it's kind of side looking like what's going on over there?David Eckl 55:44 Yes. and Canada. He is Gaius is Matthews kind of guard to go take him around to places and they chose to create an interesting relationship over time, but like, Matthew is truly protected because of Gaius. But also in this scene, it's interesting to see like, where you pay taxes it's not like you know, they're taken out of your paycheck you know, you're surely going to this huddle, youLance Foulis 56:08 have to show up with your your funds in hand. Yes. And pay it stop what you're doing. No, you cannot go work during this time. You have to show up and you have to bring your taxes and if you don't do it, you're gonna be in a world of hurt. Yes.David Eckl 56:20 Pay what to Caesar. What is Caesar's,Lance Foulis 56:22 again, like just the feeling that you get, it's just the burden on these people to do what? To pay their taxes to do what they need to do. It's just the burden feels very heavy. As you're as you're watching it.David Eckl 56:35 It'd be interesting. If that was today, though. Yeah. When I was thinking about it, like, how would you put yourself in their shoes, like you get your paycheck today, but every month, you have to go to this hut? Stand in line, and pay it?Lance Foulis 56:49 Yeah, cuz right now, dude, like, we don't have to see how much taxes are coming out of our paycheck. Yeah, we just get our direct deposit and, and then every time you look at your, your, your check in, you're like, wait, you took how much? My paycheck would have been? What? So like, it is kind of funny that to your point is like, they have to like show up and like, here's my taxes. And it's not like you're getting anything. I mean, technically you're, I guess not getting invaded by barbarians or whatever. ButDavid Eckl 57:17 yeah, that's the ledger. Lance, is kind ofLance Foulis 57:21 in front of everybody, right? Like, you'd have to go to this tax person. And they clearly have an idea who Matthew is. He's an Israelite, and he's telling them you have this Oh, and because you didn't pay here, and he's doing like math. And you remember, he's like doing math in his head with his fingers. So you can tell like, he's very gifted with numbers. But this guy is basically telling you like, no, that's not enough. What you just brought isn't enough, you need that. So like you're already like, in a state of humility. Like in that situation, the other guy wins. Because what are you going to do? You can't argue in this situation,David Eckl 57:51 maybe I'm okay with how taxes are taken. The moral of the story is, but I'll a lot of times in this, I put myself and my myself in the shoes of what these people had to go through back in the day. And yeah, this is a situation where I would be like, I don't really want to do that. Yeah, but obviously, systems change and all this stuff. And obviously, it's not, it's not how it's done today, here. But a lot of times in this whole situation like what would you do if you were Nicodemus, would you have gone right and healed? Mary? Would you have said no rolling Roman guards? You take care of them? Yep. Interesting. Yes. Across the board.Lance Foulis 58:31 Yes. 100%. Agreed. Yeah. And that's one good thing about there's so many different characters, and they are all relatable in some way. Matthew's state of security is very relatable, because like, he's, he's well fed. He's well, he has what he well clothed. He's got shoes on his feet, he's got a stable position. So like, that's relatable in the sense of like, what would it take for me to stop like, Where? Where are my morals? Where's my sense of? Yeah, Where's where's my moral sense? And like, what would need to be going on to where I would not choose the security that I'm having? I get that kind of feeling for Matthew, and then in with Simon and Andrew, it's like, oh, my gosh, like, how, how am I going to make it through this? How am I going to get the funds to pay and like, what I have to do whatever it takes, and I'm willing to do not necessarily whatever it takes, but I'm willing to do some things that I wouldn't necessarily be willing to do, but I have to do it. Otherwise, I'm sunk. So everybody's, there's just something relatable about every single character and I find myself in each kind of like what you were saying putting myself in their shoes and being like, oh, man, I kind of get like a real taste of what they're doing and why they're doing it. Yeah. SoDavid Eckl 59:45 what we first talked about, was about how they went to Nicodemus and said, there's people fishing on quote unquote, Shabbat, which we are now as the Sabbath day the rest and thank you Got that, like, would you if you needed to make ends meet? Would you go and fish on the Sabbath? To try to catch fish to be able to feed everyone and make ends meet? Would you do that, and it's just one of those situations that I was thinking about, it's like, maybe that's what it comes to, or else I have to go to jail. Like, at that point, it's like I'm at between a rock and a hard place. And I have to go do that, to make ends meet. So it's just one of those situations that, you know, other thing that I put myself in the shoes of the people, and it's, it's true, you know, that's what it is today. And that's what it is back then what it is today, it's like, you know, you have to make ends meet, you have to do whatever it takes to be able to provide for what we see in Simon and Eden, but also your family. And this is what Matthew is doing. I mean, the tax collector, you know, does he have to do this? I mean, that's what he wanted to do. And that's where he chose to do. Does he want to do it? I'm not sure.Lance Foulis 1:00:55 Right. Right. That's yeah, that's great. Okay, the final scene, what an epic final scene this is. So basically, what ends up happening is we get we cut to Mary, again, we know her as Lillith. And she, I think she goes to a bar and she basically just drinks a bun