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James Lott Jr chats with Nicole about Brooklyn, LA and more!
Actress/author/producer Nicole Arlyn currently stars as a retired killer opposite Natalie Burn, Cam Gigandet and Jason Patricv from Jeffrey Reddick, the creator of Final Destination in director Timothy Woodward Jr.’s action/thriller Til Death Do Us Part. From Cinedigm in theaters and vod everywhere. In writer/director Eric Weinstock’s romantic short, Love Don’t Fade Away, she stars opposite Ronnie Marmo’s Lenny Bruce character as Cindy Vaughn, a Connecticut housewife caught up in her husband’s drama, and in director David Lipper’s horror film, Wolf Mountain, she plays writer/actor Kelli Price’s deceased mother, seen in flashback. A Brooklyn-native who grew up on Long Island, New York, Nicole graduated from Lynbrook High School, where she did plays and modeled. But her film debut came many years earlier, at the age of six months, when she appeared in cult filmmaker Philip Marshak’s feature film Potluck. She later studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where she was the lead actress in the short experimental film, Femme de Versaille, directed by Andre Duclos. She also studied at Ohio State University, where she was in the Miss Ohio State Beauty Pageant. However, she considers The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City as her true educational home. She later studied with celebrated acting teacher Susan Batson, whom she considers her key mentor. After the Playhouse, she worked in numerous off-Broadway productions, and made several indie films, including Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots with Michael Imperioli, and writer/director Carrie Ansell’s comedy Flushed. Nicole then moved to Los Angeles where she continued to study the craft of acting with Susan Peretz (Dog Day Afternoon) at the Third Street Theatre. She was soon cast in Clay Pigeons, directed by David Dobkin, playing opposite Joaquin Phoenix, and also starring Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, and Georgina Cates. Her other film credits include: Frogs For Snakes, The Wedding Planner, Chinese Whispers, Lunch Break, Greasewood Flat, Brooklyn Bound, and Reboot Camp.

Brad Sanders was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sanders began his acting career in film, appearing in such titles as the comedic adaptation "Brewster's Millions" (1985) with Richard Pryor and "Hollywood Shuffle" (1987) starring Robert Townsend. He also appeared in the TV movie "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: More Than Murder" (CBS, 1983-84). In the nineties, Sanders devoted his time to various credits, such as "Tequila and Bonetti" (CBS, 1991-92), "Bebe's Kids" with Faizon Love (1992) and "Fear of A Black Hat" (1994). He also worked on "The Secret Of..." (UPN, 1994-95). Sanders had a number of different projects under his belt in the early 2000s through the 2010s, including "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson" (MTV, 2000-01), "A Motown Christmas" (USA, 2002-03) and "Vampire Diaries" (CW, 2009-17). His credits also expanded to "The Haves and the Have Nots" (OWN, 2012-). Sanders most recently appeared in "Drumline 2: A New Beat" (VH1, 2014-15).
To soap fans of a certain time, he was the dashing,inquistive Clarence in the successful shorts for The Bold and the BEautiful and the Young and the Restless! James Lott JR chats with Brad about his VERY interesting road to success!

Lolita Milena is a paraplegic actress and author. Born in Siberia, Milena immigrated to the
United States in 2002 as a toddler with her then foster family. The fall of the same year through
child abuse, Milena was left permanently paralyzed. It was shortly after she was adopted by her
current family. Her introduction to the art form began in musical theatre at the early age of 6
years old. Having performed in an accumulated 20 theatrical productions, Milena had turned to
social media platforms to create content ranging from short skits to special effect makeup.
During her junior year of high school in 2017, Milena had taken on the challenge in writing a
50,000 word novel in only 30 days. Not only did she surpass the word count goal by 14,000, but
did so in 20 days Her first published novel, 2459 won her first place in her state for the
NANOWRIMO content. Also in 2017, Milena had discovered TikTok, opening a new world of
possibilities and opportunities. She had gained popularity on the platform by uploading short
acting and comedic skit clips. As of January 2023, Milena had been steadily climbing the ranks
on the popular app, sitting around 720,000 followers. In 2019, Milena was discovered by her
management through TikTok, who had assisted her into the industry; eventually booking the
character, Jenna in Lionsgate and Buzzfeed&. While being an actress and self published
author, Milena also begun work relationships with cosmetic and clothing brands through social
media platforms. These brands being and not limited to: TTDEYE, Abercrombie & Fitch, and
OrangeJuicetheBrand Clothing. In the summer of 2019, Milena had been one of the faces for
Abercrombie &Fitch;Face Your Fierce campaign. Milena was adopted by her current family
at the age of 2 years old after the incident. She has 8 sisters, 1 brother, and is the third
youngest. She hopes to continue growing and with the influence, show young men and women
in a similar predicament that: Just because you have a disability, doesnt mean you cant follow
your dreams

James chats with Writer/Director/Producer/Actor of the new Psychological Thriller Dying to Sleep, Paris Dylan! And One of its stars, the amazing Eric Roberts joins in the conversation! Out Now!
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrxvs4rjtsU
https://www.instagram.com/dyingtosleepfilm/
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dying-to-Sleep/0QDA7KYABX9ZEUBVDB2575FECJ

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Jared Karol and James Lott Jr talk Race and Music! Follow jared @awhiteguyconfrontingracism2894

Actress, writer, producer, Arielle Raycene portrays Ginger, a single mom and exotic dancer opposite Nick Stahl in Lionsgate Confidential informant starring Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth and Dominic Purcell. She also portrays an adult film actress opposite Pete Davidson in the Peacock comedy series Bupkis, and she recently made her film debut as the lead in Kill Her Goats, writer-director Steve Wolsh’s spoof of 80s horror movies. Arielle’s additional feature credits include The Deal, We Are Your Friends, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, A Bitter Lime, $elfie Shootout, Inside Scarlett and About Pie. Her episodic credits include: Severance (as the crazy ex-girlfriend turned stalker), The WiseGuys, Cry Wolfe, Murder Book, Deadly Sins, Ad Out, and XYZ: From Fire and Dust. A native of Abilene, Texas, who was raised in Wellington, Kansas, Arielle began print modeling and commercial work at age 3. After graduating from Wellington High School, she received her Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School, majoring in broadcast journalism and theater. Arriving in Los Angeles, she continued to model, getting her first acting work in short films, and cutting her producing teeth on Stated, a 17-episode series in which she put a twisted slant on dramatizing classic poems. Putting on her entrepreneurial hat, Arielle is developing an unfiltered social media platform, which ties into the special web, with a 3D walk-around application. She is also writing screenplays, and plans to produce her own movies.

Upcycled Fruit? Pretty Packaging. Central California Valley Company! James Sits down the Brand Manager Matt Gorella about this amazing company not only produdes great snacks but is helping the food supply. IG @packofugly

James and the CEO of Funky Chunky do the 5 Random Questions