Actor Matt Jones (Breaking Bad, Broad City) stops by the podcast (via iO West) and discusses the origin of his signature raspy voice, how improv is just a hobby, and more!

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- Box rants lines that hold doors open.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Los Angeles and having a rocky relationship with biological father.
- Being good at sports, but bad at human interaction and being the black sheep of eleven kids.
- Getting into ComedySportz at Claremont High School and being a huge football player.
- Discovering the theater department stocked with girls and getting accepted into NYU / Loyola.
- Briefly attending Citrus College and getting into Ultimate Improv in Westwood.
- Random Craigslist jobs, landing a commercial agent and booking 20 spots in two years.
- Auditioning for Boom Chicago, getting cast while traveling Europe and a crazy Amsterdam sex story.
- The raspy voice origin, moving back to LA and getting a fresh faced manager.
- First theatrical audition being Breaking Bad and getting into cartoon voice over.
- Doing pilots, writing pilots, selling pilots and getting re-involved with iO West.
- When to say 'yes' or 'no' to roles and being offered roles from friends.
- Feeling as comfortable as one can after landing Mom and realizing improv is just a hobby.

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