CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with figure skater Tai Babilonia. Tai is a figure skating legend. With her partner Randy Gardner the duet were 5 time U.S. National Champs and were World Champions in 1979. They qualified for the Olympics in 1976 and 1980 and were the odds on favorite for the Gold in the latter until they had to pull out from competition due to an injury to Gardner. They later went on to headline the Ice Capades and many other shows worldwide. She has also had a TV movie produced about her and appeared in the reality show Skating with Celebrities. She currently still skates for charity events, makes many personal appearances and has her own line of chocolates.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Pete Gardner. Pete got his start in Chicago being involved with Improv Olympic and Second City. After also doing theatre projects he moved to LA and started booking a lot of work. His movie credits include The Hangover, Project X, Fun With Dick And Jane, Anchorman, Evan Almighty and Transformers. As for TV he co-starred in Eagleheart and Full Circle and has made appearances on Workaholics, Cold Case, CSI: New York, Psych, CSI, ER, Bones, Perception, Malcolm in the Middle and Perception to name a few. He has also been seen in many national commercials including playing the role of Bacon Neck in the Michael Jordan Hane's underwear campaign.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Amy Pietz. Amy is best known for her role as Annie Spadaro on the sitcom Caroline in the City, a role which earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild award an has co-starred in the series Rodney, Aliens in America and The Nine Lives of Chloe King. She has also made guest appearances on numerous shows including Ally McBeal, Burn Notice, The Drew Carey Show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Dexter, The Closer, The Office, The Mentalist and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Steve Cooper talks with actor John Kapelos. John is best known for his role as Carl the janitor in The Breakfast Club however his resume doesn't stop there. He has appeared in other movies such as The Boost, Sixteen Candles, Internal Affairs, Nothing in Common, Weird Science and Roxanne. He is also a familiar face to TV where he has been a regular on series such as Forever Knight, Desperate Housewives and Queer as Folk and has guest starred in Seinfeld, Psych, Criminal Minds, Modern Family, iCarly, The Mentalist, Monk, House: MD and CSI: New York just to name a few. He can currently be seen on Fx's Justified and his working on his third CD Too Hip for the Room.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Brian Stepanek. Brian may be best known for his role as Arwin in The Suite Life of Zach and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck but his resume reaches beyond that. He has appeared on TV shows such as The Crazy Ones, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, JAG, Six Feet Under, CSI: Miami, Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men Major Crimes and has been seen in movies such as The Island, Pain & Gain, Transformers and Kissing Jessica Stein. He has also lent his voice to many projects including Kick Buttkowski: Suburban Daredevil, Father of the Pride, Phineas and Ferb, Kim Possible, Charlotte's Web and Over the Hedge and has been in numerous national commercials.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Peter Hulne. Peter started doing improv in Chicago which led him to a role in the movie Celtic Pride. Since then he has appeared in features such as Elf, Employee of the Month and Anchorman. He is a familiar face to TV where he has been seen on numerous shows including The Bernie Mac Show, The Office, Scrubs, All of Us, The Middle, Zeke and Luther and Two and a Half Men and he was one of the stars of Comedy Central's American Body Shop. He has also done many commercials both on camera and via voice over and does a tremendous Bruce Springsteen impression which is a hit on YouTube.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Clint Culp. Clint moved to LA from Texas and very quickly starting booking commercials. Over the span of his career he has booked over 200 of them. He has also appeared in countless TV shows such as dramas like Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, FlashForward, CSI: NY, True Blood and Sons of Anarchy and sitcoms including Workaholics, Yes Dear, Up All Night, Glee, The Neighbors, Two and a Half Men, Happy Endings, Last Man Standing, Enlisted and Growing Up Fisher.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer/director Nia Vardalos. Nia is best know for the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She starred in it which led to her being nominated for a Golden Globe and she wrote it which led to her being nominated for an Academy Award. She wrote and starred in Connie and Carla and I Hate Valentine's Day which she directed too and starred in My Life in Ruins. For strictly acting roles has appeared in various TV shows such as My Big Fat Greek Life, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, Cougar Town and My Boys. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and currently has a best selling autobiography called Instant Book.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Carmen Argenziano. Carmen has been seen in films and on TV for over 40 years. His long list of movies include The Godfather II, When a Stranger Calls, Sudden Impact, Into the Night, Stand and Deliver, The Accused, Broken Arrow, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish, and many others. On TV he has been a regular in various shows including Booker, Sisters, L.A. Law, CSI: New York, House M.D., Stargate SG-1 and Melrose Place and has guest starred in over 50 series including hits such as The Mentalist, Castle, Ally McBeal, The Rockford Files and many, many more.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ben Weber. Ben has been a recurring character in the shows Sex and the City, Everwood, The West Wing and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He has also been a guest star on such shows as ER, Law & Order, Medium and Six Feet Under and been in various movies including Twister, Kissing Jessica Stein, Coach Carter and The Christmas Card. He has appeared in numerous commercials the most notable being one of the Caveman for Geico and the father on the Oscar Mayer cutting board campaign and has been seen on many Funny or Die shorts.