When we heard actor/author, Adrienne Barbeau, was interested in being in our upcoming feature film, Unearth, we were over the moon. Her involvement, passion for the material, and efforts as a collaborator took our production to the next level. In this episode, we bring you Part 1 of our conversation. Listen wherever you podcast. Patrons of Lyons Den Productions will receive the complete conversation in the coming weeks. For more information go to www.patreon.com/lyonsdenproductions.
Adrienne began her career in 1963. She's travelled the world many times over for the stage and screen. She received a Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award for her creation of Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease. She played the role of Bea Arthur’s daughter, Carol, in the hit series Maude. She has become a best selling author, a recording artist, and the star of numerous features, films for television, concert performances, musicals and plays.
Adrienne has a Golden Globe nomination, over 450 screen performances to her credit and has starred in over 25 theatrical productions. Movie fans know her best for her performances in The Fog, Escape From New York, Creepshow, Swamp Thing, Back to School, Cannonball Run and the Academy Award winning, ARGO. She starred as Ruthie, the Snake Dancer, on HBO’s fascinating series, Carnivale. She was Oswald’s mom on Drew Carey, Victoria Grayson’s mom on Revenge, and Venus’s mom on Sons of Anarchy. Daytime viewers know her as Suzanne Stanwyck on General Hospital. Her recent television appearances include Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, and the Netflix series A.J. and the Queen, starring RuPaul.
Off camera, Adrienne is the voice of Catwoman in Batman, The Animated Series, Ms. Simone in Scooby-Do on Zombie Island, and Scooter’s Mom in the 3-D animated film Fly Me To The Moon. She can be heard in a myriad of video games: God of War, Halo 4, and Fallout 76 among them. Adrienne is the author of four books: the best-selling memoir There Are Worse Things I Could Do; the comedic thriller Vampyres of Hollywood and its comedy romance sequels, Love Bites and Make Me Dead.
[2:43] - Getting into writing, and (creatively) writing what you know
[9:38] - Screenplay writing and revisiting grease
[18:18] - Becoming a performer
[26:42] - Achieving the dream goal
[29:22] - Advice for entertainment industry newcomers
[36:02] - Collaboration between actor, director and writer
[41:15] - Working with John Carpenter on The Fog
[42:51] - Adrienne’s writing process
| Published on March 31, 2021 | Produced by Lyons Den Productions | Hosted by John C. Lyons | Music by Tony Grey |
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