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Joe Mantegna. Aug 19, 2019

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Iconic actor Joe Mantegna drops by for a sit-down with me to discuss:

Criminal Minds
The Simpsons - 27 years as the voice of Fat Tony
The Godfather Part 3
Glengarry Glen Ross
Al Pacino's best and worst movies
Why Joe is Ricky and his wife is Lucy
His daughters, Mia and Gia
Italy, LA, Chicago
Carroll O'Connor
Seinfeld reruns
Why people think he was in The Usual Suspects

EXTRAS!

Bonus video #1 - Watch Joe Mantegna's Quickfire Q&A VIDEO.

Bonus video #2 - Watch Kirsten Vangsness talk Criminal Minds, her personal "bag of rocks" and what people don't know about her.

Chazz Palminteri - Listen to my interview with Chazz right now - reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/chazz-palminteri

Photos - See Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness and me behind the scenes.

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Liris Crosse Aug 12, 2019

Show notes

Project Runway model Liris Crosse comes by Sofitel New York to chat with me about:

Meeting Tim Gunn
Working on Project Runway
Family and her coming-of-age story
Being homeless
Family and mental illness
Reading library books
Breaking into the modeling business
Networking
Uncomfy shoes
Style secrets and tips
Signing with Wilhelmina modeling agency
Behind-the-scenes truths about modeling
Working with an agent
Being judged by her size, her race, her hair, her eyes and how sexy she is.

Extra!

See Liris share lessons she learned from Tim Gunn, style tips + more in this 3-minute bonus VIDEO!

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Big thanks to Sofitel New York, where we recorded this episode!

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Chazz Palminteri. Aug 05, 2019

Show notes

Hollywood icon and quintessential New Yorker Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale, The Usual Suspects, Analyze This) invites me to sit down and talk at his Italian restaurant in New York City.

The super-cool actor and writer shares stories behind A Bronx Tale, his classic film and Broadway play.

You'll hear about:

the night Robert De Niro showed up in his dressing room
how he feels about police officers
life lessons from his parents
why fame is like walking around with a loaded gun
how therapy is key in his life
why there's an artist trapped in a street guy's body
a critical fact he didn't learn until he was a father

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Alan Cumming Jul 29, 2019

Show notes

Alan Cumming has an FAQ page on his website. That's because he's been interviewed soooo many times and he's done with the same ol' questions. That's actually perfect for me because I can't stand same ol' questions either.

But!

He has done so many things (mastered theater, won a Tony, starred in hit TV series like The Good Wife -- he played Eli Gold -- and now Instinct, starred in everything from Doctor Who to Sex and the City and Spy Kids, co-hosted the Tonys, made albums, received 40+ awards for his humanitarianism, got 3 honorary degrees, holy moly, the list goes on!) that I felt overwhelmed. Where was I going to go with this interview?

Then it hit me!

Proverbs.

Listen now and you'll know exactly what I mean.

And off we go!

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Tony Goldwyn. Jul 22, 2019

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Tony Goldwyn (actor, director, writer, who you may know as President Fitz Grant on Scandal or Patrick Swayze's so-called friend on Ghost) is super authentic, honest + deep.

Listen in and you'll see...

You'll hear about:

Hollywood, showbiz, lies, smoke and mirrors
Tony's Broadway show, Network, with pal Bryan Cranston
Anecdotes, childhood stories and tangents of all kinds
Wanting to feel more fabulous
Survival skills camp
An intense confrontation that cured Tony of a certain impulse
Acting, directing, selling yourself and creating backstories for characters
Developing a thick skin
Struggling to get acting roles
All the people who told him he's underrated - or should hang it up
Reading bad reviews
Reading good reviews
Ghost
Dexter
Scandal
Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington and Bellamy Young

Hang out with us for an hour. You'll feel like you really know Tony Goldwyn. And you'll have a few laughs. And you'll feel better about your own self-doubt (if you have any, that is.)

EXTRAS:

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Jessica Hecht Jul 15, 2019

Show notes

Tony-nominated actress Jessica Hecht always brings the goods! Remember her on Friends? She was Ross's ex-wife's wife, Susan.

And Breaking Bad? She played Walter White's wealthy ex-partner, Gretchen.

A View from the Bridge? Seriously.

And now ... The 24 Hour Musicals and the sweet new Netflix series Special.

Jessica popped over to the RIU Plaza New York Times Square recently and after recording this fun podcast (more on that in a minute), we did an EXTRA video Q&A.

Check it out on my YouTube channel -- youtube.com/reallyfamous. SUBSCRIBE while you're at it. You'll find dozens of little videos I've filmed with my Really Famous, really fascinating guests.

Meanwhile, on the podcast ...

Jessica Hecht chats about:

Being George Wendt's nanny (Norm!)
Her husband, talented TV director Adam Bernstein (Fargo, Breaking Bad)
Excellent Sheep
Why she wants to be YOUR babysitter
Growing up with 2 therapists as parents, a lot of yelling, volatility, and feelings talk
Facts vs. emotions
Relating to other people
Narcissism vs. altruism
Doing Breaking Bad
Red Oaks, Party of Five, Dan in Real Life
Asking Danny DeVito if he remembered her
Jessica Goldberg, Liz Flahive and Emily Althouse
Williamstown Theater Festival
Steve Carell and Amy Ryan
Why Seinfeld wasn't her best moment
Why Friends was
Trusting your instincts
Working with Arthur Miller, Jim Parsons, Laurie Metcalf and Eric Bogosian

BONUS VIDEO!

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Jessica's friends who've been on Really Famous:

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BONUS: Steve Zahn EXTRA + Rick Gomez Q+A Jul 11, 2019

Show notes

Steve Zahn + I do a funny Q&A after the podcast. He gets REALLY FUN when the camera turned on. This is the result.

Then!

Filmmaker + actor Rick Gomez breaks down the process of making their short film, I'm No Holiday, and the concept of "beautiful, strange, funny, sad" in film and television.

Have fun.

EXTRAS

See Steve + me being funny + silly in our YouTube video: YouTube.com/reallyfamous
Get the Brooklyn Film Festival on your radar and your calendar: BrooklynFilmFestival.org
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Steve Zahn Jul 08, 2019

Show notes

Steve Zahn (Reality Bites, Friends, That Thing You Do, Sahara, Saving Silverman, Dallas Buyers Club, Suburbia...) is so fun onscreen that he's kinda the best thing about every movie he's in. Or at least every scene.

Steve was in town for the Brooklyn Film Festival, where his short film, I'm No Holiday, written and directed by his friend and fellow actor Rick Gomez, was screening.

So I met him in Williamsburg. We set up the voice recorder. And later, a camera. (You can see him and me do a funny video with random questions at YouTube.com/reallyfamous.) Here's the result.

You'll hear about:

He laughs at which movies and TV shows I watched to "research" him
How Ben Stiller "discovered" him
Reality Bites
Friends
Shattered Glass
Saving Silverman
Theater acting
Bonding with Ethan Hawke
The 5 people he still keeps in touch with, which includes a few phenomenal (and famous) actors
The timeless magic of That Thing You Do
Tom Hanks
Face Deals (stay tuned!)
Auditioning
The American Repertory Theater, aka The ART Institute at Harvard University
Self-tape, or doing auditions at home and uploading them to Vimeo
His wife, successful writer Robyn Peterman
Social media, marketing and live tweeting
Luck vs. hard work
Being recognized
The White House Correspondents' Dinner
Being a farmer
Compassion
Being real
The theater of politicians
Beavis and Butthead
Mike Judge
Bradley Whitford
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Doctor Zhivago
Bridge Too Far
Quibi

EXTRAS

See Steve + me being funny + silly in our YouTube video: YouTube.com/reallyfamous
Get the Brooklyn Film Festival on your radar and your calendar: BrooklynFilmFestival.org
Get ready for the Bonus Episode with Steve Zahn + Rick Gomez: reallyfamouspodcast.com

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