This week's podcast guest is actress Jessica Camacho who is a series regular on Amazon's new show "Countdown". She is also known for her roles on CW's The Flash, HBO's Watchmen, NBC's Taken, and Fox's Sleepy Hollow. She is a series regular on OWN's All Rise, where she plays Emily Lopez, a passionate and determined public defender who is undaunted in her efforts to fight for justice. 

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In this special episode of Diary of an Actress, Rachel Bailit sits down with Laura Friedman, a former film producer and California State Assembly member, now running for California's 30th congressional district. Laura shares her unique journey from the Hollywood spotlight to the political stage, her vision for California’s future, and what inspired her to make a difference in public service. Tune in as she discusses key issues, her roots in the entertainment industry, and her ambitions to bring meaningful change to the community.

Laura Friedman has had a successful career in both politics and entertainment. This week, she won a seat in Congress, succeeding Representative Adam Schiff in California's 30th Congressional District. Laura has an extraordinary record of progressive leadership as a State Assemblymember, Glendale City Council member and Mayor, community activist, and in the private sector. She began her career in Hollywood as a producer, working on projects such as "Aberration" (1997), "Foxfire" (1996), and "It Takes Two" (1995).

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My guest this week is Academy Award nominee actor, Gary Busey. Filmed live in my home, Gary was generous to share Highlights from his career, personal life and his wonderful "Buseyisms". Please enjoy the vignettes and stories with Gary Busey.

In 1966, Gary Busey left Tulsa Oklahoma, to make it big as a singing drummer in Hollywood. The band acquired moderate success playing gigs along the Sunset Strip opening for Sly and the Family Stone and various other bands. His band, Carp, was signed to Epic Records and was given a moderate signing bonus to cut their album. When the band broke up, Gary didn’t give up and went on to audition for television and film roles after studying with James Best in Studio City. Gary’s tenacity landed him roles as guest stars in such television shows as Gunsmoke and Baretta. Gary’s standout performance in A Star Is Born got the attention of Dustin Hoffman who hired him along with his son Jake for the film Straight Time. On the heels of hype, Gary landed the second lead in Big Wednesday, now a cult classic surf film and immediately after, he landed the lead role in The Buddy Holly Story, which garnered him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for best actor in 1978. His pivotal performance as a villain in Lethal Weapon earned him the attention of a new generation, and the concept of being hired to play villains.

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In this weeks episode, we meet National Geographic explore and photographer Cory Richards. Author of the new book "The Color of Everything: A Journey To Quiet The Chaos Within", Cory candidly, discusses mental health, climbing Mount Everest, without oxygen and getting caught in a life harrowing avalanche. And of course, we throw in a bit of Hollywood sparkle and the potential for a movie about Cory's thrilling life!

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In this podcast, Rachel has a discussion with Shane Gussman, lobbyist for SAG-AFTRA in Sacramento. A timely and important discussion on AI and how it affects the entertainment industry. Shane Gusman is a partner at Broad & Gusman LLP specializing in governmental and regulatory advocacy. He has represented a wide variety of interests at the Legislature and numerous state agencies. He has served on the board of directors of several nonprofits and is the Insurance Commissioner’s appointee on the Board of Governors of the California Insurance Guarantee Association. Prior to becoming a lobbyist, Mr. Gusman worked as an associate at a business litigation firm where he represented clients in both federal and state court. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law.

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Mitch Messinger is an award-winning publicity executive with nearly three decades of experience in the entertainment industry. As the founding president and CEO of Messinger Media Management, LLC, Mitch has demonstrated his prowess in creating and executing innovative campaigns across traditional and new media platforms. With a proven track record in domestic and international TV and film PR, Mitch boasts extensive connections within the industry, including press, producers, talent, studio executives, and more. In recent years, he served as an international publicity consultant for LIONSGATE+ as well as covering prestigious events like the Primetime and Daytime Emmys. Additionally, as a vice president at MARC Global Communications, Mitch has lent his expertise to campaigns for prominent clients such as Byron Allen's theGrio and the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation. Prior to these roles, Mitch held key positions at FOX Entertainment and ABC Entertainment, overseeing publicity campaigns for acclaimed series like “Next Level Chef,” “ Call Me Kat,” “Alter Ego,” "The Goldbergs," "Dancing with the Stars,” “The Bachelor” franchise and "General Hospital." A distinguished alum of Syracuse University, Mitch is deeply involved in his alma mater's alumni community, having served as a board member of the national alumni association and co-president of the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Southern California. Beyond his professional achievements, Mitch is a devoted family man, residing near Los Angeles with his wife and college and high school-age children, and is an active member of industry organizations such as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Publicist Guild, IATSE Local 600. He won 1st place for CableFax's Faxies Awards in the "Press Kit" category for his work on ABC series “The Goldbergs,” “Schooled,” and “American Housewife.” In addition, he was a nominee for the Publicist Guild’s Maxwell L. Weinberg Showmanship Award for “Best Television Publicity Campaign” for ABC's “Speechless."

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Taylor Ann Thompson (21) is an American actress. She started her career at the early age of four, playing Jack Nicholson’s granddaughter in Rob Reiner’s “The Bucket List.” She then went on to appear in several television films and series, works include Lifetime’s “Liz and Dick” alongside Lindsay Lohan, “Amish Grace” with Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Amazon’s “The Kicks” and “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street,” and Showtime’s “Shameless.” This past year, she played the antagonist in Lifetime’s “Black Girl Missing” with Garcelle Beauvais. Most recently, she championed her first leading role in another Lifetime movie, “Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas,” alongside Linda Gray, Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Donna Mills, and Nicollette Sheridan. She is a recent graduate of New York University Tisch School of the Arts, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. She has also participated in many theatrical productions at Lee Strasberg Institute of Film and Television in LA and New York, Playwrights Horizons Theater School in New York, and has also trained at Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She is passionate about Mental Health Awareness, speaking about the cause on the Podcast “Giving Back Generation” and generating a following on Tik Tok. She is based in Los Angeles. 

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This week’s podcast guest is international film star Werner Daehn. The Berlin based actor has worked in huge Hollywood movies alongside Tom Cruise, Samuel Jackson,  Vin Diesel, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and more. Werner offers shares his process as an actor and daily routines that help him stay on top. A very inspirational episode.

Werner is a German actor, who has worked with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson in XXX, with Jason Priestley in Colditz an ITV1 2005 miniseries, with Bill Pullman in Revelations and with Steven Seagal in Shadow Man. He has also worked in German productions like Stauffenberg - Rebellion of Conscience (also titled Valkeryie on the German DVD) and King of Thieves (nominated in Germany for the Grimme Prize).

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In this new episode of Diary of an Actress we chat with Ron Valentine! Ron Valentine was born in the business with a father in the business, followed with 3 uncles, 4 cousins, an award-winning aunt, a brother and son in as well. Burroughs High Graduate Mastered in Props and lighting with a pinch of carpentry. Worked on shows such as Saved by the Bell, Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. Fresh Prince of Bel Air, California Dreams, Smothers Brothers Comedy hour, Hang Time, You Again, The Bennett Brothers, soap operas Days of Our Lives, Sunset Beach, Santa Barbara, General Hospital, Built the 1984 closing Ceremonies for the Olympics, Many specials such as Bob Hope Special, Roast to President Regan, David Copperfield Special, Doug Henning Magic Special, Tennessee Ernie Ford Birthday celebration, Rock n’ New Years eve, Eye Witness Videos, Hot Country Nights. Worked as Assistant video with the Hollywood Bowl for 5 seasons, Assistant Carpenter for the Walt Disney Concert Hall when they opened, Prop Dept. on the Grammys and carpenter Dept stage left for the Academy awards. Also worked Kids Choice Slime Award. Currently for the past 6 years he has served as the Business Representative of IATSE representing Local No.33 with my business partner Robert Pagnotta. Their responsibilities are to negotiate contracts, uphold conditions in the contracts, seek new jurisdiction, listen to members issues, resolve issues, represent those who do something to offend the Employers, try to hold on to their positions. Meet with political figures to seek support, create safe working conditions for our members with the State of California and City of Los Angeles.

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Karl Gnass is a master draftsman with an expert understanding of the human and animal forms. His grasp of movement, anatomy, and energy has made him an in demand advisor to an animation industry eager to infuse more authenticity into its character and creature designs. Gnass (pronounced guh-nahss) has developed facial anatomy and character expressions and consulted on anatomical authenticity for such films as I Am Legend, Watchmen, The Polar Express, Hollow Man, as well as Disney’s Tangled and Moana. Of particular note, he developed the character expressions and anatomical breakdowns for Stuart and other animals in Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2, and creature breakdowns in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  Gnass has been at the forefront of helping animators translate drawing skills to new technology. Legendary Disney animator and Tangled co-director Glen Keane engaged Gnass to develop a Dynamic Figure for Maya class to help computer animators incorporate authentic movement with the then-emerging 3D rendering technology. In other industry arenas, Gnass has storyboarded for Disney Television Animation, and several of his figure drawings and paintings are in private celebrity collections. Gnass also served as a judge in choosing the film and TV storyboard artist and director nominees for the Annie Awards (animation’s highest awards).

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