The most intimate, real talks you'll find with celebrities. From therapist to celebrity whisperer, Kara Mayer Robinson gets to the goods and brings out the REAL in everyone. You'll instantly feel the connection and know the real person behind the fame. Sure, they're famous, but with Kara, they're real. You'll feel like you're hanging out with best friends or eavesdropping on a therapy session. Join us! New episodes weekly.
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Iconic "I see dead people" actor Haley Joel Osment is now a totally down-to-earth, super interesting man. Join us for insights on everything from the new Zoe Kravitz thriller Blink Twice (with Haley!) to social media to AI to Bruce Willis to Steven Spielberg, Silicon Valley, Emily Osment, the key role good parents play in your life and more.
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Jon Fitzgerald
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 • Duration 01:14:36
If you ever wondered what REALLY goes on at big talent agencies and on the sets of your favorite movies, if you wonder if making it in entertainment is actually about who you know, if those nightmares about nasty certain studio execs are true, you're curious what on earth a key grip does, you want to hear stories about Joe Pesci, Steven Spielberg, Steven Seagal and more, this is for you. And if you like My Cousin Vinny, well, just wait!
Jon Fitzgerald is a widely respected person in the independent film industry. He is a film festival guru -- he co-created the Slamdance Film Festival, reinvigorated and ran the prestigious AFI Film Festival, and is an in-demand consultant for filmmakers and film festivals. He teaches master classes on topics like filmmaking for change and movie marketing.
Jon has also produced award-winning documentaries and founded Ca use Pictures, a company that helps filmmakers create and distribute their films about socially relevant stories.
So, he knows what's up. And you're about to, as well. I sat down with Jon recently in his office in LA so we can give you a close-up, behind-the-scenes look at the filmmaking industry. Let's go!
What a candid truthteller and conversationalist! Hang out with actor Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink, Two and a Half Men, Extended Family) and me for talk filled with inside Hollywood stories about the Brat Pack, Charlie Sheen, Demi Moore and more. Find out who Jon dated, who rejected him, why he almost quit the business and why having a therapist as the host of this show is just perfect.
Legendary comedian Vicki Lawrence is currently home, waiting out the pandemic like the rest of us. She takes an hour to power up Zoom and chat with me about:
How Carol Burnett "discovered" her
Working with icons + legends
How she learned comedy
Behind the scenes of The Carol Burnett Show
Getting Mama's Family
Her recent Fox series, The Cool Kids
Dips in her career and her life, beginning with her talk show Vicki
Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom, Call Me Kat) is extremely introspective, analytical and accomplished. So it's no surprise this talk turns out to be what it is.
Join us as we dive deep into:
growing up with uncertainty and anxiety
depression and OCD
trauma and emotions
what a panic attack feels like
therapy and how it helped Mayim over the years
being an HSP (highly sensitive person)
mental health
her parents, grandparents and connection to the Holocaust
Mayim's book for girls: https://amzn.to/3qBDDSU Get
Mayim's book for boys: https://amzn.to/3qBDDSU
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New live shows:
Erich Bergen classic
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 • Duration 01:19:16
Actor Erich Bergen, who plays Blake on the popular CBS TV series Madam Secretary and is a master stage performer and musician (Waitress, Jersey Boys), hangs out in his New York City apartment and analyzes people, life and performance.
From November 2018.
You'll hear:
Behind-the-scenes details on Madam Secretary, Tim Daly, Tea Leoni and Lou Gossett, Jr.
Erich's pet peeves
Why spelling matters
How holding a microphone impacts how we act
Reality TV
Watching people's therapy sessions
Performer's high
Performer's low
Why Erich is private about his personal life
The flaw in the term "broken family"
What Erich did in college (Hint: It's VERY relevant to this podcast.)
BONUS! You'll also hear his brand-new singles, Running Through the Night and Better in the Dark ... right here! (***Erich gave us permission to run both songs on this podcast.***)
It's a record-breaker: the fastest returning guest in the history of Really Famous.
After Talia and I taped our first podcast (get it here - https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/reallyfamous/Talia_Shire.mp3 -), we got together again on Zoom. What started as a 10-minute talk about The Godfather films, the Rocky films and her famous Coppola family, turned into an hour about everything from these topics to personal things like haircuts and returning shoes.
It was intended to be a short video for my YouTube channel. But since it turned into a full-blown talk, I'm sharing it with you now as a podcast.
Michael Emerson (LOST, Evil, Person of Interest, Wakey Wakey) is truly fascinating - onscreen and offscreen.
We sit down in New York and get into deep thinking! Join us as we talk:
Lost
Benjamin Linus
The Island
The Others
Person of Interest
Harold Finch
His new series, Evil, on CBS
His theater acting, in plays like Wakey Wakey
dreams
mind games
method acting
character acting
acting techniques
childhood
loss
fame
career changes
screen-free evenings and conversations
philosophizing
It's good.
Oh, and if you'd like to see what Michael and I talked about the first time we met (a few years ago), here's my New York Times Sunday Routine piece, all about Michael Emerson:
Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai, Parenthood ) answers your burning Cobra Kai questions. Plus we talk movies, his Mexican, Cuban, Ecuadorian roots, moving out of his parents' house, what Billy Zabka and Ralph Macchio are REALLY like, and more.
What a fun guest! You'll really like him.
We get into:
All your Cobra Kai questions
Cobra Kai seasons 3 and 4
Playing Miguel
Cobra Kai vs. Miyagi-Do
Who's the good guy + who's the basd guy
The Karate Kid movie
Billy Zabka, Ralph Macchio and the fab Cobra Kai cast
80s references and nostalgia
If he does his own karate stunts
Playing Victor on Parenthood
Steve Buscemi, John Leguizamo, Oscar Isaac, Shia LaBoeuf, Hillary Swank, Steve Carell land more
The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and more
Fargo, American Horror Story, Ozark and more
Xolo's Latinx and Aztec roots and the meaning of his name
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