Actor Brian Thomas Smith (The Big Bang Theory, Bad Monkey) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 361. Brian stops by the bungalow and discusses going 0 for 6 on avails last year, why he still chooses to audition for commercials, how he used to crash auditions, doing reality shows before acting, and more!

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BEATS--
00:00 - Brian slates.
00:14 - Introduction.
01:56 - The podcast clips on Instagram.
03:09 - Handsome and funny.
06:11 - Facial hair.
09:48 - Outlook for 2026.
12:58 - Stuart Fails To Save The Universe.
14:29 - Zack spinoff of The Big Bang Theory.
20:01 - Getting multiple episodes added after booking the one.
23:29 - Pay rate with more episodes.
25:12 - Self tapes.
28:59 - Sticking with commercials.
31:17 - Getting caught in the KMR scandal.
32:52 - Crashing commercial auditions.
36:42 - Last day job.
40:25 - Pivot from commercials to TV.
43:34 - Being on reality shows before success.
47:35 - Hobbies like basketball league.
50:46 - Who took a chance on Brian.

The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/361

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