Today's Guest: Scott Adsit, actor, "30 Rock" Food for thought: Is Pete Hornberger, producer of “The Girlie Show Starring Tracy Jordan” actually the most normal person on the show’s staff? Or do we only get to see actor Scott Adsit in such short bursts as Tina Fey’s straight man on “30 Rock” that we... Continue Reading →
Kelli McCarty is Faithless in her adult Passions! Just kidding! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Let’s be honest: Some might believe Kelli McCarty’s career path is heading down the ladder rather than up. She first came to notice as Miss USA in 1991. That led to appearances on “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Melrose Place” as well as several episodes of “Even Stevens” starring a young Shia LeBeouf and, in... Continue Reading →
No longer a punchline, no longer Stuttering John Melendez! PODCAST INTERVIEW
John Melendez has one of the most interesting careers in show business. During his 15 years as "Stuttering John," a punchline on Howard Stern’s radio show, he was the cast member you loved to hate, not for the stuttering but for the way he managed to piss off everyone around him. Still, you couldn’t... Continue Reading →
Back to the Future actress Lea Thompson doesn’t Duck Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Lea Thompson, actress, Back to the Future trilogy, "Caroline in the City" Actress Lea Thompson, perhaps best-known for starring in the NBC sitcom “Caroline in the City” and the Back to the Future movies with Michael J. Fox, is swallowing her pride and appearing on Mr. Media Interviews! Here is the Evelyn... Continue Reading →
And representing Sayreville, NJ, Psych actor Dulé Hill! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dule Hill, actor, "Psych," "The West Wing" Dule Hill has led a pretty charmed career as an actor. Today he co-stars in the wonderfully wacky dramedy, “Psych,” now in its third year on USA Network. But before that, he spent seven seasons as Charlie Young, assistant to the President of the United... Continue Reading →
Actor Ethan Suplee? His TV brother’s name was Earl! PODCAST INTERVIEW
My younger brother, Ira, is a great kid. He’s not always the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he’s the kindest, gentlest, most supportive brother in the world. Okay, maybe second. Randy—you know, Earl’s younger brother on “My Name Is Earl”—is the most blindly supportive brother on earth. Ethan Suplee plays Randy to Jason... Continue Reading →
Before Gotham, Anarchy, and Terriers, Donal Logue focused on Life! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actor Donal Logue, star of "Life," "Grounded For Life," "The Knights of Prosperity," and "Gotham." Donal Logue joins the cast of the NBC drama series “Life” this fall. He plays the character of Capt. Kevin Tidwell. My guess is that many of you know Donal than may know “Life.” He starred in... Continue Reading →
Cartooning the holidays with Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Milo Ventimiglia is not your average save-the-world superhero, although he does play one, Peter Petrelli, on NBC’s hit series “Heroes.” In real life, he’s an ambitious actor and producer whose company, Divide Pictures, just completed a series of five animated holiday shorts available exclusively on the American Eagle Outfitters website. Milo narrated the first... Continue Reading →
85 MSNBC’s Chris Matthews plays Hardball nightly! INTERVIEW
Originally published June 30, 1997 As a political aide to a pantheon of Democratic stars from the last 25 years, including the late Senator Edmund S. Muskie and former House Speaker Tip O'Neill -- as well as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter -- Chris Matthews knows power when he sees it. And as Washington... Continue Reading →
82 Soledad O’Brien hosts MSNBC’s The Site! INTERVIEW
Originally published June 16, 1997 This is gonna burst a lot of geek hearts, but Soledad O'Brien, host of MSNBC's nightly cable TV show "The Site", is not one of you. And wait, it gets worse: She's married. Happily. O'Brien, the cyber-dream date of a generation of guys living in the basement of the... Continue Reading →