Legends & Masters Show Podcast

Jon Gries is a lifelong actor, director and producer. In this interview we go in depth on his career starting with the amazing story how he got his first acting role by happenstance, his iconic performance as Uncle Rico and the filming of Napoleon Dynamite, working with his good friend Val Kilmer in the 80's classic Real Genius, what it's like working on his mind bending Adult Swim tv series Dream Corp LLC and many more great stories.

Rudi Jaiswal is a very talented young actor from India. He is the co-star of the hit Netflix film Extraction. Starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Sam Hargrave (Stunt Coordinator Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame) and written by Joe Russo (Director of Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame). In this interview he goes into behind the scenes stories on filming Extraction, what it was like working with the cast, a prank Chris Hemsworth played on him, how he auditioned and got the role and much more.

Steve Whitmire is a legendary puppeteer and actor known for bringing voice and life to some of the most endeared and iconic characters ever created. He worked on The Muppets both in tv and the films as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat and many others. As well as Sesame Street as Ernie, Fraggle Rock as Sprocket the dog and Wembley Fraggle. He has been part of some of the most famous and for its time cutting edge masterpieces such as The Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. In this interview Steve shares his amazing stories of his prolific career, behind-the-scenes, what it was like working with Jim Henson (creator of The Muppets) and Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Yoda), also his new show Cave-iN Weldon the I.T Guy. He has been entertaining the world with his amazing work for over 40 years, which has passed down generationally from us as kids down to our children and his work will continue to live on and inspire generations to come.

Sean Dowdell is a very successful businessman, entrepreneur and best selling author. He is also famously the drummer for the chart topping band Grey Daze which was lead singer Chester Bennington's band before reaching fame with Linkin Park. Chester, Sean and the rest of the members of Grey Daze were planning to reunite just prior to Chester's passing. In this interview we discuss the partnership with Sean, his wife Thora and Chester on their successful business with Club Tattoo, Sean's best selling book Tattooed Millionaire: Building the Club Tattoo Empire, the amazing and successful Grey Daze album Amends (released this year), future Grey Daze projects and much more.

Vic Plajas is an amazing stunt performer that has helped bring the action to many films and tv shows like Black Panther, John Wick 3, Daredevil (tv show), Uncut Gems, Ray Donovan and many more. We cover his career as a stunt performer, martial arts training, training philosophies and behind the scenes stories on some of the biggest projects he was involved with.

Michael Winslow is a one of a kind legendary comedian who is known for the amazing sound effects he makes...with his voice. This interview is full of amazing stories from his career in smash hits like Police Academy, working with the legendary Mel Brooks in Spaceballs, Gremlins and you have to hear his story with Back to the Future 3. Also interesting stories about Cheech and Chung, Robin Williams, John Lennon and so much more. Oh did I mention he performs for us showcasing his amazing vocal talents throughout this whole interview? You will be entertained to say the least. Enjoy the show!

Yancy Butler is an accomplished actress that is beloved by many for her tv and film classics such as Hard Target, Drop Zone, Kick-Ass 1 & 2, and the series lead in Witchblade. In this interview we go in depth on her amazing career as an actress. She has some amazing behind-the-scenes stories you have to hear!

April Wright is a very talented director and in this interview we talk about her recent film Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story. This is an amazing action-documentary film about the evolution of stuntwomen in Hollywood.

Daniel Arrias is an unbelievable stunt performer and stunt coordinator that has helped to bring the action to many massive blockbuster movies and tv shows like Iron Man, Star Trek, Transformers franchise, Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood, The Expendables and many more. This interview is jam packed with amazing stories such as stunt doubling for stars like George Clooney and Zachary Quinto, all out sparring with Mark Wahlburg in The Fighter, the intense free falling scene for Star Wars Into Darkness and much more.

Tara Macken is a phenomenal stunt performer bringing the action to some of the biggest tv shows and movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Furious 7, Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood, The Hunger Games, and much more. Watch and listen to her behind-the-scenes stories and harrowing tales as being one of the most prolific stunt performers in the business.