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- Larry Thomas Part 1 - Episode 402Steve Cooper talks with actor Larry Thomas. Larry is best known for his Emmy nominated role as the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld. His other credited acting gigs are on the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hot Properties, General Hospital, The Geena Davis Show, Martial Law, L.A. Heat, The Tony Danza Show, USA High, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction and many others and he has been in movies such as Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Postal and Paranormal Calamity to name a few. A very popular figure at Hollywood conventions across the country he also just released his first book, Confessions of a Soup Nazi that is about his career plus is a cookbook.1 hr 1 min
- Jamie Alcroft and Philip Proctor - Episode 401
Steve Cooper talks with comics/actors Jamie Alcroft and Philip Proctor. Jamie and Philip are the stars of the YouTube hit Boomers on a Bench. Jamie has been entertaining audiences as one-half of the comedy duo Mack & Jamie for over 25 years. They had been working together for less than two years when the call came from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His audience howled at their fast-paced bits, and they were asked back immediately. That and other TV appearances led to their own syndicated show in the 80s, Comedy Break with Mack & Jamie. They taped 125 half-hour shows in less than a year. He is also in the elite corps of LA Voice Actors. Having provided numerous voices for many National Commercials, as well as The Simpsons, Rugrats, Power Beach, Justice League, Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights and scores of Video Games, most recently Gears of War I & II.
Philip was a member of the Firesign Theatre. He plays Rocky Rococo and Nancy in the Nick Danger series, attended Yale University, where he contributed to campus humor magazine The Yale Record and had voice roles in Pixar films, including Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo. He has acted in shows such as Daniel Boone, All in the Family and Night Court and has lent his voice to shows such as Rugrats and All Grown Up! and to video games like Assassin's Creed, Adventures in Odyssey and Dead Rising. He also was the announcer for Big Brother season 3 through 6.
1 hr 1 min - Randy Ryan - Episode 400Steve Cooper talks with actor Randy Ryan. Randy worked in NYC theatre for 10 years before moving to Los Angeles. His first TV role was in the final episode of Sex & the City on HBO. He also played Julius Rice in Public Enemies and wrote Joy Division, a short film that debuted nationally at the Nantucket Film Festival and has appeared in dozens of hit TV shows. A US Army XVIII Airborne Corps veteran, he has been a spokesperson for the Farmer Veteran Coalition, which helps combat veterans reintegrate back into society through farming. In 2011 he joined Kelly Meyer, The American Heart Association and The California Endowment to lead Teaching Gardens to national prominence. The program fights childhood obesity by teaching children how to successfully grow, harvest and replant organic vegetable gardens in urban communities. There are over 400 Teaching Gardens in the United States.1 hr 1 min
- Anthony Starke - Episode 399Steve Cooper talks with actor Anthony Starke. Anthony is well known for his one episode role in Seinfeld playing the 3rd person-speaking character Jimmy, as well as playing Jack on The George Carlin Show on Fox. His first screen role playing quadriplegic teenager Dean Conroy in the CBS Movie of the Week, First Steps and his first feature film was Nothing in Common. He also played Truman-Lodge in the James Bond film License to Kill and other movie credits include Return of the Killer Tomatoes, Repossessed and Nowhere to Run. On TV he has been a regular on series such as One Big Family, Suddenly Susan, The Last Frontier, Prison Break, The Magnificent Seven, Make It or Break It, Shake It Up! and Hand of God. In addition he has made numerous guest star appearances on series like Cheers, 21 Jump Street, Perception, Cold Case, Castle, CSI, Lie to Me, NCIS, Burn Notice, Mad Men and many more.1 hr 1 min
- Peter Breitmayer - Episode 398Steve Cooper talks with actor Peter Breitmayer. Peter started his professional acting career at Dudley Riggs BraveNew Workshop and worked in numerous professional Theatres in the Minneapolis area over the next eight years, did dozens of OC and VO Commercials, and landed roles in several Hollywood produced films shooting in the state including Drop Dead Fred, Jingle All the Way, Larry Nordic and The Stranger Within. He moved to LA in 1996 and has since worked regularly in television, film, commercials and VO, his most recent substantial role being Lt. Ben Schmidt in the Fargo series. Other recent notable roles were in Austin Film Fest winner Coffee, Kill Boss, NCIS, A Serious Man, The Changeling, Greys Anatomy, The Middle. Most people recognize him as the A-Nother Insurance Company idiot, Bill, in the Progressive Insurance campaign. He also continued his stage career, acting in award winning productions in LA as well as touring Nationally and to Dublin, Ireland with the long running hit show Triple Espresso.1 hr 1 min
- Peter Mehlman - Episode 397Steve Cooper talks with writer Peter Mehlman. Peter's first job out of college was as a writer for the Washington Post. He slid to television in 1982, writing for SportsBeat with Howard Cosell. From 1985-90, he returned to forming full sentences as a writer for numerous national publications including The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire, and a multitude of women’s magazines. In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles, where he bumped into Larry David, whom he’d met twice in New York. David, developing Seinfeld, invited him to submit a sample script. Having never written one, Mehlman sent a humor piece he’d written for the Times Magazine and got an assignment, which became the first Seinfeld freelance episode, The Apartment. Over the eight-year run of the show, he rose to executive producer and coined such Seinfeld-isms as Yada Yada, spongeworthy, shrinkage and double-dipping. In 1997, he joined DreamWorks and created It’s like, you know… a scathing look at Los Angeles. In recent years, he has written screenplays, a novel, and humor pieces for NPR, Esquire, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, several of which were published in his collection, Mandela Was Late. In addition, he has also appeared on-camera for TNT Sports and the Webby-nominated Peter Mehlman’s Narrow World of Sports, while also starring in his short film BLANK, for which he won best writing at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival.1 hr 1 min
- Jim O'Heir - Episode 396Steve Cooper talk with actor Jim O'Heir. Jim is best known for his role as Associate Director Jerry Gergich in NBC's critically acclaimed comedy Parks and Recreation. A Chicago native, Jim has worked successfully in every medium as a well-known character actor. His ability to move easily between drama and comedy in role after role is a testament to his skill and adeptness. Upon moving to Los Angeles in the late 90's, he got rave reviews on stage in the cult classic Stumpy's Gang which garnered him a Dramalogue Best Actor Award. With his love for theater, he always made sure he continued his passion while on camera as well. But his work in TV and film kept him busy, as he's worked in over 60 different series, movies of the week and feature films. Having been cast in numerous pilots, he also worked as a regular character on two Comedy Central series, Strip Mall and Knee High P.I. Other memorable portrayals were in Raising the Bar, Boston Legal, Without a Trace, Cold Case and Friends.1 hr 1 min
- Jim O’Heir - Episode 396Steve Cooper talk with actor Jim O'Heir. Jim is best known for his role as Associate Director Jerry Gergich in NBC's critically acclaimed comedy Parks and Recreation. A Chicago native, Jim has worked successfully in every medium as a well-known character actor. His ability to move easily between drama and comedy in role after role is a testament to his skill and adeptness. Upon moving to Los Angeles in the late 90's, he got rave reviews on stage in the cult classic Stumpy's Gang which garnered him a Dramalogue Best Actor Award. With his love for theater, he always made sure he continued his passion while on camera as well. But his work in TV and film kept him busy, as he's worked in over 60 different series, movies of the week and feature films. Having been cast in numerous pilots, he also worked as a regular character on two Comedy Central series, Strip Mall and Knee High P.I. Other memorable portrayals were in Raising the Bar, Boston Legal, Without a Trace, Cold Case and Friends.1 hr 1 min
- Claudia Christian - Episode 395Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer/singer/musician Claudia Christian. Claudia is best known for her four year stint as Commander Susan Ivanov on the syndicated sci-fi series, Babylon 5. She got her start with a 1984 guest-spot on Dallas, which she parlayed into regular roles on short-lived series like Berringer's and Blacke's Magic, as well many guest-starring appearances in episodic TV on shows such as NYPD Blue, Nip/Tuck, Relic Hunter, Everwood, Criminal Minds, Castle and The Mentalist. She made her feature debut as a exotic dancer whose body became host for an alien being in The Hidden, was part of the fine ensemble of Clean and Sober and was the lead in Hexed and has appeared in countless movies throughout her career. She also has recorded albums, written the popular book Babylon Confidential and is currently working on the documentary One Little Pill that deals with alcoholism and it's cure through the Sinclair Method.1 hr 1 min
- William Morgan Sheppard - Episode 394Steve Cooper talks with actor William Morgan Sheppard. WIlliam graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts 1958 before spending 12 years as Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with Marat/Sade and later in 1975 with Sherlock Holmes. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for The Homecoming in 1995, at the Matrix Theatre. He appeared in several episodes of different series of Star Trek, as well as the feature films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and in Star Trek. Outside of Star Trek, he is probably best known for his roles as Blank Reg on Max Headroom and Confederate General Isaac Trimble in the films Gettysburg and God and Generals. A few other movies and TV shows that appear on his resume are MacGyver, Babylon 5, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Prestige, Wild at Heart, Transformers, SeaQuest 2032, The Elephant Man, Cold Case, Alias, Gilmore Girls, Criminal Minds, American Gothic, Mad Men and many, many more. He has also lent his voice to many projects including Biker Mice from Mars, Gargoyles, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Mighty Ducks, Timon & Pumbaa, Medal of Honor, Justice League, Atlantis: Milo's Return and Civilization V.1 hr 1 min
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Straight out of Philly! Entertainer Steve Cooper is ”Only as hip as his guests”. He hosts Comedians, Actors, Writers and Musicians and spends an hour with them for some organic chat about the biz!