Actors With Issues with Juan Ayala

Television and film actor Alex Rich joins us on the show this week for a GREAT conversation about everything from debunked Hollywood myths, advice for actors searching for their first agent or manager, and reflects on his first major role in Nat Geo’s “Genius: Picasso” as young Pablo Picasso and the many lessons he’s learned since then, and his experience working on FX on Hulu’s The Patient with Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson.

The Patient is now streaming on Hulu.

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Actor of stage and screen Tyler Lansing Weaks joins us to talk about his role in the Tony Award-winning revival of “Take Me Out”, currently on Broadway. The production was meant to premiere in March 2020, but due to the pandemic, they were forced to go on an indefinite hiatus, eventually returning in 2022, and going on to win two Tony Awards.

Tyler shares how he stayed busy during the pandemic, and what it felt like to finally return to the role in 2022, the challenges he overcame and lessons learned while playing the vulnerable yet rather hilarious character Jason Chenier, and also advises that young actors need to have interests and an identity disconnected from acting, saying “it’s really easy to lose yourself. You [can] feel you don’t exist outside of the roles you’re playing.”

Take Me Out is in performances until February 5th at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.

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Stage and screen actor Jake Horowitz, seen most recently in Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “Bones and All”, joins to talk about working with his long-time friend and co-star Timothee Chalamet and the sense of security he felt working with him during “physically vulnerable” scenes in the film.

Jake also shares how through his parents' work, he grew an affinity for actors before the art of acting and how he has dealt with nerves and learned to accept and even embrace them as part of the process. “If you’re nervous it’s because you’re really giving something away. Damn right you feel nervous, it’s important to you!”

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Television and film actor Ludi Lin returns to the show for a one-on-one interview and he shares so much insight into his 10+ year career, some of the biggest misconceptions that audiences and young actors have about show business, and that there is value in disappointment, sharing “disappointment is proportional to how much effort you put in and how much meaning there is.”

You can see Ludi Lin in "Mortal Kombat" and season 2 of "Kung Fu" on HBO Max

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TV and film actor Matt Shively joins us on the show this week to talk about his role on the new NBC sitcom Lopez vs Lopez where he stars alongside father-daughter duo George and Mayan Lopez. Matt harkens back to his early days on shows like True Jackson, VP and how he’s learned to gain and maintain confidence and patience throughout his 15-year career.

He also talks about speaking up and having his opinion heard while working on “Lopez vs Lopez”, explaining “as lucky as I am to have this job, they are just as lucky to have me. That idea changed my perspective of how I feel.”

New episodes of Lopez vs Lopez air Fridays at 9pm on NBC and stream next day on Peacock

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Stage and screen star Bayardo de Murguia (Netflix's Pretty Little Things) joins us on the podcast to talk about his new role on Apple TV+ hit comedy series Acapulco, the larger-than-life television host Fabian Solares, who he describes as a cross between gossip columnist Perez Hilton and astrologer and TV icon Walter Mercado.

Bayardo also advises actors to only focus on the things they can control and let go of what they can’t, which he admits is easier said than done but still important and that actors need to find things to ground them and bring them joy outside of just acting.

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We are delighted to be joined once again by Fernando Carsa from Apple TV+ series “Acapulco”, which is finally back for a second season! Fun fact: Fernando is our first guest to ever have done two solo interviews on our show!

Fernando shares what he most looks forward to for fans to see with his always optimistic character Memo on “Acapulco”, his experience working on his first feature film “At Midnight” which is set to premiere in 2023, and he also opens up about his mental health and encourages actors to never be afraid to ask for help when they need it.

New episodes of Acapulco are available to stream Fridays on Apple TV+

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Television and film actress Katie Findlay joins us on the show this week to talk all about her role of Kate Carver on The CW’s Walker Independence. Katie shares how she relates to the undercover character’s code switching and how she was able to bring a lot of her own personality to the character. Katie also talks about how keeping her mental health in check during and in between jobs became a crucial turning point in her life, and how having a supportive environment helped her along the way.

New episodes of Walker Independence air Thursdays at 9pm on The CW

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Television and film actor Alex Livinalli, aka Attuma in Marvel's "Black Panter: Wakanda Forever", joins us on the show this week to talk all about his role in the highly anticipated new film. Alex shares some of the most difficult parts of the role, from learning an Ancient Mayan language, to learning to hold his breath underwater for up to four minutes, to the importance of Indigenous Latine representation in entertainment.

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER is in theatres November 11th.

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For our 150TH episode (WHOA!) we are joined by star of stage and screen Tyler Alvarez who talks all about his starring role in Netflix’s new comedy series Blockbuster, where he plays an aspiring director and store employee Carlos. Tyler talks about how much of a complete unit, and family, the cast feels like, the differences between the many Netflix comedy series he’s worked on, including American Vandal and Never Have I Ever, and why every actor needs to remember to enjoy and live life!

Blockbuster premieres November 3rd on Netflix

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