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During the second part of Tony’s conversation with actor William McNamara, they discuss his most famous role as Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller “Copycat”, how he did a lot of research about serial killers before filming started, what it was like working with Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter on that film, his incredible friendship with legendary actor Roddy McDowall, the research he did before taking on the role of Montgomery Clift in the TV movie “Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story”, the advice the "real" Elizabeth Taylor gave him before shooting began, working as an animal rights activist, producing several documentaries with Nat Geo Wild, and his new passion project developing the TV series - that he wrote, directed and produced - “The Trouble with Billy”.

WILLIAM MCNAMARA

William McNamara is an actor and writer-director by day, acting teacher on occasion, and this is his website. He lives in Los Angeles and has a great dog named Twinkie and likes virgin piña coladas (and gettin’ caught in the rain) and saving animals around the world.

Billy’s current magnificent obsession is being a showrunner for his in- development TV series “The Trouble with Billy”.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Billy McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia University, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.

His first feature film role was in the slasher classic "Opera" by acclaimed cult horror director Dario Argento. He appeared in the feature films “Texasville”, “Stella”, “Surviving the Game”, and “Stealing Home”, among others. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in “Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story” and Ricky Nelson in “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King”, and he had a regular role on the Showtime series “Beggars and Choosers”, was featured in the television movies “Doing Time on Maple Drive” and “Wildflower” (CableACE Award nomination), and he has also appeared in “NYPD Blue” and “Law & Order: SVU”, among other television series.

His most prized – and chilling – role, though, is that of Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller “Copycat” (1995). The film also starred Sigourney Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, and jazz musician Harry Connick Jr.. He appeared with Andrew McCarthy and John Stockwell in “Stag” (1997), and made his way towards the millennium opposite Gabriel Byrne in the World War II drama “The Brylcreem Boys” (1998).

He is also an animal rights activist who got his start rescuing cats, dogs, and horses and, when not acting, travels the world advocating animal rights. He’s produced several documentaries that you might have seen, including the National Geographic Wild Network: Animal Intervention, an exposé of the exotic animal industry in the United States. He is a special friend to dolphins and small whales off of the shores of Japan.

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an eye-opening chat with actor William McNamara, who is best known for a slew of hit films throughout the 1990’s - including the chilling role of Peter Foley in the psychological thriller “Copycat” co-starring Sigourney Weaver. During their conversation, Billy tells Tony about studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in NYC, working as a model for Ford Models, his memories of filming his first movie Dario Argento’s “Opera”, his experience working with The Two Coreys on the film “Dream A Little Dream”, his recollections of working with legendary movie stars Diane Keaton, Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges, Richard Chamberlain, and Patricia Arquette as well as starring in one of the first “coming out” TV movies “Doing Time On Maple Drive” with Jim Carrey and how he almost became one of the iconic Calvin Klein underwear ad models that have graced billboards around the world.

WILLIAM MCNAMARA

William McNamara is an actor and writer-director by day, acting teacher on occasion, and this is his website. He lives in Los Angeles and has a great dog named Twinkie and likes virgin piña coladas (and gettin’ caught in the rain) and saving animals around the world.

Billy’s current magnificent obsession is being a showrunner for his in- development TV series “The Trouble with Billy”.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Billy McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia University, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.

His first feature film role was in the slasher classic Opera by acclaimed cult horror director Dario Argento. He appeared in the feature films “Texasville”, “Stella”, “Surviving the Game”, and “Stealing Home”, among others. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in “Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story” and Ricky Nelson in “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King”, and he had a regular role on the Showtime series “Beggars and Choosers”, was featured in the television movies “Doing Time on Maple Drive” and “Wildflower” (CableACE Award nomination), and he has also appeared in “NYPD Blue” and “Law & Order: SVU”, among other television series.

His most prized – and chilling – role, though, is that of Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller “Copycat” (1995). The film also starred Sigourney Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, and jazz musician Harry Connick Jr.. He appeared with Andrew McCarthy and John Stockwell in “Stag” (1997), and made his way towards the millennium opposite Gabriel Byrne in the World War II drama “The Brylcreem Boys” (1998).

He is also an animal rights activist who got his start rescuing cats, dogs, and horses and, when not acting, travels the world advocating animal rights. He’s produced several documentaries that you might have seen, including the National Geographic Wild Network: Animal Intervention, an exposé of the exotic animal industry in the United States. He is a special friend to dolphins and small whales off of the shores of Japan.

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an riveting conversation with filmmaker, documentarian, historian, and modern-day ‘Indiana Jones’ Peter Brosnan who wrote, directed, and produced the fascinating documentary “The Lost City of Cecil B DeMille”. During their conversation, Peter tells Tony about going to film school at NYU, how he first heard about an ancient Egyptian city buried 150 miles north of Hollywood, the history of how Cecil B DeMille created and built the biggest movie set in history “City of The Pharaoh” for his 1923 epic silent film “The Ten Commandments”, going to the dunes of Guadalupe for the first time, finding the site and how he knew this discovery would make a great documentary. 

PETER BROSNAN

Peter Brosnan has been a journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter, psychotherapist, college professor and social worker.  In 1983, he co-discovered Cecil B DeMille’s “Lost City,” and began filming interviews with people who worked with DeMille on both versions (1923 and 1956) of “The Ten Commandments.".  His award-winning documentary, “The Lost City of Cecil B DeMille,” premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2016 and is now available on most streaming services.  

Now retired, Peter enjoys spending time with his family and planning new adventures.

His motto:  “Onward."

THE LOST CITY OF CECIL B DEMILLE

Buried beneath a windswept sand dune, just outside the small farming town of Guadalupe on the central California coast, there lies a vast, century-old slab of Hollywood history the site is known as “the lost city of Cecil B DeMille”.

In 1923, DeMille built the largest set in movie history (at the time) for his silent (and early Technicolor) epic, “The Ten Commandments”. It was called "The City of the Pharaoh." 

When filming was completed, DeMille ordered that the entire edifice be dismantled... and secretly buried. And there it lay, forgotten, for the next 60 years.

In 1982, Peter Brosnan was a 30-year-old freelance journalist and aspiring movie director, who shared a house in Los Angeles with his film-school buddy Bruce Cardozo. One evening, Bruce told him a scarcely believable story which he claimed to have read in the memoir of the late DeMille.  

The idea of finding the long lost set lit a fire in Brosnan’s heart. It also convinced him that the discovery of the set would make for an epic documentary. However he never could have guessed that his dream of uncovering the set would take nearly 30 years to be realized. But in 2012, with funding from an independent "angel," an archaeological excavation of the site finally took place. What that excavation found is at the exciting climax of "The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille.”

Because the filmmakers began their work in the 1980's, they were able to capture interviews with many of the people - actors, writers, chariot drivers and extras - who worked with DeMille in 1923. They also filmed interviews with people who worked on the second version of “The Ten Commandments” (the 1956 version with Charlton Heston).

The two versions of “The Ten Commandments” were like bookends on the remarkable career of Cecil B. DeMille. The documentary tells the story of these two films, interwoven with the story of the archaeological excavation of the site, as well as the incredible obstacles the project faced.

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During the second part of Tony Miros’s bewitching conversation with actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, he asks her why she left "Dark Shadows" - the most popular daytime series of all time - after 309 episodes, what it was like working on classic films like "The Great Gatsby" with Robert Redford & Mia Farrow and "The Greek Tycoon" with Anthony Quinn & Jacqueline Bisset, her guest starring roles on hit TV series like "Little House on the Prairie", "Dynasty", "Star Trek The Next Generation" & her most recent recurring role as George Segal's girlfriend "Miriam" in the sitcom "The Goldbergs", as well as her cameo appearance in the 2012 Tim Burton "Dark Shadows" film remake starring Johnny Depp!

KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT

Writing & acting have always been Kathryn’s twin careers. She’s Mamie Eisenhower in the “The Eleventh Green” (2020), w Campbell Scott; appears in “Three Christs” (2020) w Richard Gere & Juliana Margulies and plays Wanda in Woody Allen’s “A Rainy Day in New York” (2020). She also appears in “The Blacklist”, Hallmark Channel’s “Broadcasting Christmas”, Lifetime’s “Deadly Vows”, has a recurring role as George Segal’s girlfriend Miriam in “The Goldbergs”, and in the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton film, “Dark Shadows”, reprising her role in the original series, “Dark Shadows.” 

She has written four novels, September Girl, Jinxed, Down and Out in Beverly Heels, & Dark Passages; a memoir, Last Dance at the Savoy (Cumberland Press), & a trilogy of books on care giving: Now With You, Now Without, The Happy Hours and A Welcome Respite (Grand Harbor). She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood about 5 decades of the show “kids ran home from school to watch.” 

Kathryn grew up on a farm in Minnesota. Upon graduation from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic daytime drama “Dark Shadows” (ABC, 1966-1971), & starred in the 1971 MGM feature, “House of Dark Shadows.” She wrote Dark Shadows Memories to coincide with its 20th anniversary & Dark Shadows Companion as a 25th anniversary tribute. 

She launched Pomegranate Press, Ltd. to publish books about the entertainment industry, including guidebooks, biographies, textbooks & coffee table art books. She wrote The Bunny Years (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told through the women who worked as Bunnies), which was sold to Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer. She also co- produced a two-hour special for the A&E Network, and a one-hour documentary for BBC-1 & Canadian TV, based on the book. Pomegranate has published over 50 nonfiction titles, including Scott’s books, Lobby Cards: The Classic Films and Lobby Cards: The Classic Comedies. She published a Tradepaper edition of the hardcover biography, Coya Come Home, with a Foreword by Walter F. Mondale (2012). 

Kathryn's theatrical credits include a lengthy run w James Stewart in Harvey in London's West End. She has appeared in many television series & mini-series, including Barbara Taylor Bradford’s “Voice of the Heart”, Dan Travanti's wife in “Murrow”, George C. Scott's mistress in “The Last Days of Patton”, Philip Marlowe's girlfriend in “Chandlertown”, & series regular w Brian Dennehy in “Big Shamus, Little Shamus.” Feature films include “Providence,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Brannigan,” “The Greek Tycoon,” "Parasomnia,” “Dr. Mabuse”, “Dark Shadows,” “Three Christs,” “A Rainy Day In New York,” &“The Eleventh Green".

Kathryn Leigh Scott Online https://www.kathrynleighscott.com ⁠

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has a spellbinding conversation with actress Kathryn Leigh Scott who is best known for starring in the classic supernatural daytime soap opera "Dark Shadows". During their bewitching conversation, Kathryn tells Tony about growing up on a farm in the Midwest, moving to NYC to attend classes at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, working as a "Bunny" server at the original New York Playboy Club to pay the bills, how she landed the role of "Maggie Evans" on the Gothic daytime soap opera "Dark Shadows", what it was like working with actor Jonathan Frid - who played the popular guilt-ridden vampire "Barnabas Collins" on the show, her experience working on her first feature film "House of Dark Shadows".

KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT 

Writing & acting have always been Kathryn’s twin careers. She’s Mamie Eisenhower in the “The Eleventh Green” (2020), w Campbell Scott; appears in “Three Christs” (2020) w Richard Gere & Juliana Margulies and plays Wanda in Woody Allen’s “A Rainy Day in New York” (2020). She also appears in “The Blacklist”, Hallmark Channel’s “Broadcasting Christmas”, Lifetime’s “Deadly Vows”, has a recurring role as George Segal’s girlfriend Miriam in “The Goldbergs”, and in the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton film, “Dark Shadows”, reprising her role in the original series, “Dark Shadows.” 

She has written four novels, September Girl, Jinxed, Down and Out in Beverly Heels, & Dark Passages; a memoir, Last Dance at the Savoy (Cumberland Press), & a trilogy of books on care giving: Now With You, Now Without, The Happy Hours and A Welcome Respite (Grand Harbor). She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood about 5 decades of the show “kids ran home from school to watch.” 

Kathryn grew up on a farm in Minnesota. Upon graduation from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic daytime drama “Dark Shadows” (ABC, 1966-1971), & starred in the 1971 MGM feature, “House of Dark Shadows.” She wrote Dark Shadows Memories to coincide with its 20th anniversary & Dark Shadows Companion as a 25th anniversary tribute. 

She launched Pomegranate Press, Ltd. to publish books about the entertainment industry, including guidebooks, biographies, textbooks & coffee table art books. She wrote The Bunny Years (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told through the women who worked as Bunnies), which was sold to Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer. She also co- produced a two-hour special for the A&E Network, and a one-hour documentary for BBC-1 & Canadian TV, based on the book. Pomegranate has published over 50 nonfiction titles, including Scott’s books, Lobby Cards: The Classic Films and Lobby Cards: The Classic Comedies. She published a Tradepaper edition of the hardcover biography, Coya Come Home, with a Foreword by Walter F. Mondale (2012). 

Kathryn's theatrical credits include a lengthy run w James Stewart in Harvey in London's West End. She has appeared in many television series & mini-series, including Barbara Taylor Bradford’s “Voice of the Heart”, Dan Travanti's wife in “Murrow”, George C. Scott's mistress in “The Last Days of Patton”, Philip Marlowe's girlfriend in “Chandlertown”, & series regular w Brian Dennehy in “Big Shamus, Little Shamus.” Feature films include “Providence,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Brannigan,” “The Greek Tycoon,” "Parasomnia,” “Dr. Mabuse”, “Dark Shadows,” “Three Christs,” “A Rainy Day In New York,” &“The Eleventh Green".

Kathryn Leigh Scott Online https://www.kathrynleighscott.com 

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During the second part of Tony Miros’s fun conversation with actor Gordon Thomson, they discuss his character Adam Carrington's dastardly ways on “Dynasty”, how much fun he had being the ultimate “son of a bitch” on the popular prime time soap opera, what was it like when fans would confuse him with his on screen character, why he chose not to be an “out” gay actor during his career, his impressions of legendary movie star Rock Hudson when he guest-starred on the show, his memories of the fabulously wealthy and none-to-nice Carrington and Colby clan, what it was like filming Dynasty’s most famous cliffhanger The Moldavian Massacre, how he felt when the show was abruptly canceled after nine seasons, and why he didn’t reprise the role of Adam in Dynasty: The Reunion TV movie.

PLEASE NOTE: This interview was recorded on April 6, 2023 - three months before the SAG AFTRA strike began.

GORDON THOMSON

Gordon Thomson began acting while studying English at McGill University in Montreal. One of his earliest roles was "Sir Robin the Brave" in the 1971 version of the Muppet’s “Frog Prince”. He went on to appear in Canadian television and stage roles, including a stint in “Godspell” opposite Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. In his twenties, he also worked as a catalog model to supplement his acting earnings.

His first main TV role was as Michael Stewart Jr. on the Canadian television serial “High Hopes” in 1978. He then appeared as Egyptologist Aristotle Benedict White on the ABC daytime soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” from 1981 to 1982.

Having received acclaim for stage performances in productions including “Love's Labour's Lost”, “Godspell” and Joe Orton's “Loot”, he advanced to the ABC Talent Development Program. After auditioning for a police series pilot, he was instead cast as Dynasty's Adam Carrington. He debuted on “Dynasty” in October 1982, and remained with the series until its cancellation in May 1989. The role brought him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film in 1988. During the 1985–1986 season, he also appeared in three episodes of the “Dynasty” spin-off, “The Colbys.”

Following his run in “Dynasty”, Gordon was quickly snatched up by the new daytime drama “Santa Barbara”. His daytime commitment kept him from reprising the role of Adam in “Dynasty: The Reunion”. When Santa Barbara wrapped production, Gordon went on to roles in “The Young and the Restless”, “Passions”, and “Sunset Beach”.

He reunited with his “Dynasty” co-stars in two non-fiction television specials; “After Dynasty” (part of the UK's “After They Were Famous” series) in 2002, and “Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar” in 2006. That same year, he had a role in “Poseidon” (a remake of “The Poseidon Adventure”) as well as the Academy Award-nominated film “Little Miss Sunshine”. 

From 2011-2014, Gordon appeared in a web-based series called “DeVanity”, and in 2015 starred in the series “Winterthorne”. His most recent and most exciting job was the title role in “The Liberator”. 

In 2017, he played the role of Parker Rutledge, a ruthless Washington power player, in the Passionflix romantic drama film “Afterburn Aftershock”, based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Sylvia Day. That same year he came out as gay.

Gordon also guest hosted for Britain's ITV network on their then breakfast show “Good Morning Britain”, for which he covered celebrity events such as Wimbledon and Royal Ascot.

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has a fascinating conversation with actor Gordon Thomson who is best known for playing the evil, yet dashing, Adam Carrington, on the 1980s prime-time soap opera “Dynasty”! During their fascinating conversation, Gordon talks about his start in the theater in Canada with Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy, becoming a catalog model, moving to New York City to join the cast of the daytime soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” in the role of Egyptologist Aristotle Benedict White, how he got involved with the ABC Development Program, doing his screen test for Adam with Joan Collins and how winning the role on “Dynasty” changed his life forever. 

PLEASE NOTE: This interview was recorded on April 6, 2023 - three months before the SAG AFTRA strike began.

GORDON THOMSON

Gordon Thomson began acting while studying English at McGill University in Montreal. One of his earliest roles was "Sir Robin the Brave" in the 1971 version of the Muppet’s “Frog Prince”. He went on to appear in Canadian television and stage roles, including a stint in “Godspell” opposite Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. In his twenties, he also worked as a catalog model to supplement his acting earnings. 

His first main TV role was as Michael Stewart Jr. on the Canadian television serial “High Hopes” in 1978. He then appeared as Egyptologist Aristotle Benedict White on the ABC daytime soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” from 1981 to 1982. 

Having received acclaim for stage performances in productions including “Love's Labour's Lost”, “Godspell” and Joe Orton's “Loot”, he advanced to the ABC Talent Development Program. After auditioning for a police series pilot, he was instead cast as Dynasty's Adam Carrington. He debuted on “Dynasty” in October 1982, and remained with the series until its cancellation in May 1989. The role brought him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film in 1988. During the 1985–1986 season, he also appeared in three episodes of the “Dynasty” spin-off, “The Colbys.” 

Following his run in “Dynasty”, Gordon was quickly snatched up by the new daytime drama “Santa Barbara”. His daytime commitment kept him from reprising the role of Adam in “Dynasty: The Reunion”. When Santa Barbara wrapped production, Gordon went on to roles in “The Young and the Restless”, “Passions”, and “Sunset Beach”.

He reunited with his “Dynasty” co-stars in two non-fiction television specials; “After Dynasty” (part of the UK's “After They Were Famous” series) in 2002, and “Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar” in 2006. That same year, he had a role in “Poseidon” (a remake of “The Poseidon Adventure”) as well as the Academy Award-nominated film “Little Miss Sunshine”. 

From 2011-2014, Gordon appeared in a web-based series called “DeVanity”, and in 2015 starred in the series “Winterthorne”. His most recent and most exciting job was the title role in “The Liberator”. 

In 2017, he played the role of Parker Rutledge, a ruthless Washington power player, in the Passionflix romantic drama film “Afterburn Aftershock”, based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Sylvia Day. That same year he came out as gay.

Gordon also guest hosted for Britain's ITV network on their then breakfast show “Good Morning Britain”, for which he covered celebrity events such as Wimbledon and Royal Ascot.

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During the second part of Tony Miros’s captivating interview with film director Randal Kleiser, they discuss his experience working with famed choreographer Pat Birch on all the musical numbers in “Grease”, how the number “There Are Worst Things I Can Do” - sung by Stockard Channing - was almost cut from the film, all the challenges he faced filming the dance contest sequence, how everyone on set was surprised by the sexy costume Olivia Newton John showed up wearing to film the number “You’re The One That I Want”, his memories of working in Fuji on the film “The Blue Lagoon” and why his new book "Drawing Directors Vol 1" has taken him his entire life to create. 

RANDAL KLEISER

Randal Kleiser has been an internationally known film director since the release of his first feature the 1978 musical romantic-comedy, “Grease.”

He was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Southern California. As a freshman, he appeared in George Lucas' student film “Freiheit”.

His career began when his award-winning USC Master’s Thesis “Peege” was seen by executives at Universal who signed him to begin directing for television. In December of 2007, “Peege” was selected as one of 25 films to be added to the National Registry of Congress.

He directed several television movies in the mid-1970s, including “Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway” (1975) and “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” (1975), which starred John Travolta. He was tapped to direct his first feature film, the 1978 film “Grease,” in large part because of Travolta's recommendation based on their work together on “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.”

Kleiser’s other directing credits include “The Blue Lagoon,” “Summer Lovers,” “Flight of the Navigator,” “White Fang,” “Honey I Blew up the Kid,” “Getting It Right,” “Lovewrecked,” “It’s My Party” and the critically acclaimed play “The Penis Chronicles.”

Working with Paramount and Intel Studios, he directed the Lumiere Award-winning project "Grease AR"; an augmented reality experience using 20 dancers captured volumetrically.

He taught a graduate workshop at USC and Masters Directing Classes for European students at film festivals in Deuville and Sarlat, and Malaga. He serves as a judge on the Student Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and, as chairman of the Academic Subcommittee for the Directors Guild of America, he inaugurated a videoconferencing program to connect film classes with working directors.

Kleiser has served as chair of the Directors Guild’s annual Digital Day for over two decades and was invited to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

His first book, "Grease: The Director’s Notebook", was published by HarperCollins in 2019, a retrospective look at the making of his first feature film.  

His most recent book “Drawing Directors: Volume I” pays tribute to Kleiser's favorite directors, including Steven Spielberg, John Singleton, Ron Howard, Guillermo del Toro, Robert Wise, and Billy Wilder by featuring Randal’s sketches of his fellow directors along with recounting their professional careers, revealing anecdotes about them & his personal opinion about their work.

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has a fascinating conversation with celebrated film director Randal Kleiser – who is best known for directing the blockbuster movie musical “Grease” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John! During their captivating conversation, Randal talks about what it was like working with John Travolta (before “Grease”) on the TV movie “The Boy In The Plastic Bubble”, what legendary movie producer Alan Carr was like working with, how director Robert Wise’s work on the film “West Side Story” illuminated him on how to cut the musical number “Summer Nights”, his experience directing iconic Hollywood luminaires such as Sid Ceasar, Dody Goodman, and Eve Arden, what it took to write his best-selling book “Grease: The Director’s Notebook” and many more fascinating behind the scenes facts about the highest-grossing film musical at the time – “Grease”!  

RANDAL KLEISER

Randal Kleiser has been an internationally known film director since the release of his first feature the 1978 musical romantic-comedy, “Grease.”

He was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Southern California. As a freshman, he appeared in George Lucas' student film “Freiheit”.

His career began when his award-winning USC Master’s Thesis “Peege” was seen by executives at Universal who signed him to begin directing for television. In December of 2007, “Peege” was selected as one of 25 films to be added to the National Registry of Congress.

He directed several television movies in the mid-1970s, including “Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway” (1975) and “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” (1975), which starred John Travolta. He was tapped to direct his first feature film, the 1978 film “Grease,” in large part because of Travolta's recommendation based on their work together on “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.”

Kleiser’s other directing credits include “The Blue Lagoon,” “Summer Lovers,” “Flight of the Navigator,” “White Fang,” “Honey I Blew up the Kid,” “Getting It Right,” “Lovewrecked,” “It’s My Party” and the critically acclaimed play “The Penis Chronicles.”

Working with Paramount and Intel Studios, he directed the Lumiere Award-winning project "Grease AR"; an augmented reality experience using 20 dancers captured volumetrically.

He taught a graduate workshop at USC and Masters Directing Classes for European students at film festivals in Deuville and Sarlat, and Malaga. He serves as a judge on the Student Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and, as chairman of the Academic Subcommittee for the Directors Guild of America, he inaugurated a videoconferencing program to connect film classes with working directors.

Kleiser has served as chair of the Directors Guild’s annual Digital Day for over two decades and was invited to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

His first book, "Grease: The Director’s Notebook", was published by HarperCollins in 2019, a retrospective look at the making of his first feature film.  

His most recent book “Drawing Directors: Volume I” pays tribute to Kleiser's favorite directors, including Steven Spielberg, John Singleton, Ron Howard, Guillermo del Toro, Robert Wise, and Billy Wilder by featuring Randal’s sketches of his fellow directors along with recounting their professional careers, revealing anecdotes about them & his personal opinion about their work.

Randal’s Official Website - https://www.randalkleiser.com

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