Larry Saperstein plays "Big Red" in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, a reinvented take on the two-time Emmy Award-winning "High School Musical" franchise, for Disney+.

Saperstein can also be seen opposite Kiernan Shipka in the film "Fan Girl," directed by Paul Jarrett and as Timmy in the first season of BET+’s "First Wives Club."

Formally trained as a dancer and vocalist, Saperstein has starred in several regional musicals including "Oliver!," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Miracle on 34th Street.” He also starred as Rusty Griswold in the original workshop reading of Broadway Vacation, a musical adaptation of the 'National Lampoon’s Vacation' franchise, opposite Tony nominee Rob McClure and Kate Reinders.

In this episode, we talk about:

•  His first couple commercial bookings: Crayola, American Express, Goldfish puffs, Xfinity, Samsung

•  Audition process for High School Musical the Musical Series, including his chemistry read in LA with Joshua Bassett

• Getting a VIP ticket to Olivia Rodrigo and showing up in People magazine

•  His next goals in the entertainment industry

•  Shooting the third season of High School Musical the musical series in comparison to the second season before the vaccine

•  Why managers are better for kids than agents and how he got his manager that he is currently with

•  Going from having acting as a hobby to a career

•  Our recommendations on how to answer ‘tell me about yourself’ at an agent or manager meeting

•  His thoughts on LA vs NY

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