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  • BRIAN BOITANO
    Olympic Gold Medalist, Brian Boitano stops by for a chat.
    Brian Boitano Fast Facts:
    Became the U.S. Junior Men's Champion at age 14.First American skater to land a triple axel in competition (1982 U.S. Championships).Four-time U.S. National Champion, a two-time World Champion and the 1988 Olympic gold medalist in Calgary. Originated the 'Tano triple lutz, his signature leap in which a skater will extend his left arm above his head in the midst of the jump.Reinstated as an amateur to skate at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer as a result of his petitioning the International Skating Union after other Olympic sports such as basketball and tennis allowed professional athletes to once again compete.Satirized in Trey Parker and Matt Stone's South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), which features a musical parody titled "What Would Brian Boitano Do?"Member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, National Italian-American Hall of Fame and U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.Skates from his 1988 Olympic gold-medal performance are exhibited at the Smithsonian.Founded Youth Skate, a non-profit organization created to introduce the sport of ice skating to the Bay Area's underprivileged youth.
    31 min
  • SIMON MAJUMDAR
    I'm so happy to welcome back Simon Majumdar, a favorite on Art of Living. We haven't seen him since January of last year, and it's been far too long.
    No stranger to Food Network, Simon is a regular judge on Cutthroat Kitchen, Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef, although he didn't start out in the entertainment industry. When he was 40 years old, he quit his job as a book publisher and began a new mission: "Go Everywhere, Eat Everything." Today he's traveling the country doing research for his next television and book project — Fed, White and Blue — which will celebrate America's vast and diverse culinary landscape.
    http://www.simonmajumdar.com
    1 hr 26 min
  • DARIN BROOKS
    Darin Brooks  is a multi-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor known for his roles as Max Brady on "Days of Our Lives," Alex Moran on "Blue Mountain State," and currently as Wyatt Fuller on "The Bold and the Beautiful."
    The multitalented Brooks  plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, and sings. In his junior year of high school, Darin fronted a band called "Mugan Pie," and won his school's talent contest.
    He got his encouragement to act playing Rapunzel's prince in his high school's production of "Into the Woods," and enrolled in acting classes. Soon after, he hosted a local TV show for CCTV in Hawaii, called "Two Scoops." Casting director, Kathy Henderson encouraged him to pursue acting in Los Angeles, where he moved in 2003 and began studying with acting coach, Ivan Chubbuck, where he was soon cast as Max Brady on the NBC daytime drama, "Days of Our Lives." In addition to the aforementioned roles, he starred in a Hallmark production, "The Seven Year Hitch." 
    As Wyatt Fuller in the CBS daytime drama, "The Bold and the Beautiful," he is enjoying a front-burner role playing opposite Kim Matula, who plays Hope Logan.
    Born and raised in Honolulu, Darin is an avid surfer, and enjoys vacations there, but currently resides in Burbank.
    website: http://darinbrooksonline.com/
    1 hr 24 min
  • AMY THIELEN: HEARTLAND TABLE
    Amy Thielen is a chef, writer, and television personality who trains her focus on the particulars of Midwestern cooking and eating. She is the author of The New Midwestern Table (Clarkson Potter, 2013), the host of Heartland Table on Food Network, and is a James Beard Award-winning food writer. She lived in New York City for 9 years, where she cooked professionally in the kitchens of chefs David Bouley, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Daniel Boulud, and Shea Gallante. In 2008 she, along with her husband, artist Aaron Spangler, and their son, moved back home to their place in the country in northern Minnesota. She can be found at www.amythielen.comand on Instagram and Twitter at @amyrosethielen.
    1 hr 19 min
  • ANDREA GABRIEL
    Raised in NYC by soap opera stars, John and Sandy Gabriel, Andrea began extensive theatrical training at an early age. She appeared onstage alongside Oscar and Tony award winning actor, F. Murray Abraham, and originated the female lead in world premiere of "The Dog Problem," written by Tony winner David Rabe and directed by Scott Ellis.
    Andrea starred in the television sensation LOST, where she played Nadia, one of four recurring characters to appear in all 6 seasons of the series. Other television credits include Criminal Minds, Just Legal, Strong Medicine, House, M.D., The Whole Truth, JAG, Franklin and Bash, and In the recurring role of Amira on season six of Gossip Girl. She made her film debut in the fully improvised comedy, Hyper, co-starring Dan Fogler, and brought to life the the role of Kebi, vampire and member of the Egyptian Coven in the final installment of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2.
    Andrea's passions include, animals, working with children, the environment, cooking, painting, sketching and dancing. She is a self taught guitarist and pianist, and enjoys singing and song writing. She recently recorded several original songs, including her first single, "Clever Girl," and executive produced, conceptualized, starred in, and edited her first music video around it.
    1 hr 25 min
  • MONTEGO GLOVER
    Award-winning actress Montego Glover is currently recurring on the hit Fox show “The Following,” as well as “Hostages” (CBS). Glover last starred on Broadway as Felicia Farrell in the Broadway musical, “Memphis” (Tony winner Best Musical) for which she received a Tony Award Nomination for Lead Actress in a Musical as well as a Drama League Nomination and won both the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award for her performance.
    A graduate of Florida State University with a BFA in Music Theater, Ms. Glover made her Broadway debut in the roles of Celie and Nettie in “The Color Purple.” She has been privileged to travel around the country performing at the Geffen Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle’s 5th Ave Theatre, The Huntington Theater and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, among many others. Favorite roles include Sarah in “Ragtime,” Lorrell in “Dreamgirls,” Hermia in “A Midsummer's Night Dream,” Aida in “Aida,” for which she won an IRNE Award for Best Actress in a Musical and TiMoune in “Once on this Island,” for which she received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination. Ms. Glover has also enjoyed concert work around the country and in New York. Her credits include: the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the prestigious Smith Center in Las Vegas. She has appeared on television in: “The Following,” “Hostages,” “Smash,” “Golden Boy,” “The Good Wife,” “Hostages,” “NYC 22,” “Law and Order,” and “Made in Jersey.” Commercial Campaigns include: Charmin, Subway, Verizon, Wishbone, Nickelodeon and McDonald’s.
    1 hr
  • DOREEN TAYLOR
    After receiving an overwhelming response from her National Tour Kick-Off Concert and selling out in the World Café Live and the Prince Theaters in Philadelphia, Doreen Taylor headed to New York City in November for a one-night-only special sold-out unplugged performance with her acoustic guitarists and fusing soothing vocals.  
    Doreen began performing professionally at a very young age and was active in theater during her high school years. She continued her music education at Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, where she received vocal training and graduated with honors and a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance.
    In addition to numerous leading operatic roles in many opera companies throughout the United States, Taylor has had lead roles in two Broadway national tour groups. A few of her musical theater company credits throughout the United States include "Christine" in The Phantom of the Opera, "Mother" in Ragtime, "Magnolia" in Show Boat, and "Laurie" in Oklahoma!. She released three albums before taking the jump into country music and actually wrote all the songs on the album “Magic”. Doreen’s music videos, “Last call (for Alcohol),” “Heartbeat” and “Summertime” landed on the ‘Top 100 Country Official Music Videos of the Week’ chart at the same time! A proud supporter of the troops, one of Doreen’s latest projects was her book and CD “Coming Home” consisting of covers and remakes of songs from the 20's, 30's and 40's. Proceeds benefited the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.
    http://doreentaylormusic.com/
    1 hr 57 min
  • JES: UNLEASH THE BEAT
    Chart-topping, award-winning JES has packed four solo albums, two Billboard #1 singles, international touring and countless DJ collaborations into 5 short years as a solo artist. Since her legendary release, "As the Rush Comes," with Motorcycle redefined the landscape of EDM, New Yorker JES has propelled an unending stream of solo hit songs and collaborations with a "Who's Who" of the world's most prominent DJ's, including TIesto, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, Kaskade, BT, Richard Durand, Cosmic Gate, and Roger Shah. JES has collected awards from the prestigious International Dance Music Awards at Miami's WMC, The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in 2008, 9 and 10, and topped Billboard's "Most Played Dance Songs of the Decade (2000-10). Her Tours have touched the shores of 6 continents with landmark shows at international events, including the Bejing Summer Olympics.
    Ever seeking a new path, JES added DJ-ing to her performances and luanched a hit weekly mix show and com album franchise to support it. "Unleash the Beat" has had runaway success, syndicating worldwide on over 60 stations in 18 months of broadcast. Using DJ-ing has become key to JES' live shows, where she mixes while she sings, once again leading a new revolution in EDM performance culture.
    Since being signed by Tiesto to his then-own label, "Black Hole Recordings/Magic Muzik" in 2007, JES' career has developed at a dizzying pace. Tour performances across the globe with every major club brand, combined with collaborative and solo chart and dance floor success have enabled JES to stay one step ahead in a genre that can seem overcrowded. It is said that if you want to know the future, look to the stars. In the case of JES, the statement proves true.
    "Unleash the Beat" Platinum to be released on 02/17/14, Pre-order now on iTunes.
    1 hr 17 min
  • AUSTIN BASIS
    E! Online’s “Favorite Funny Guy” and longtime member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, actor, philanthropist and fan-favorite Austin Basis stars alongside Kristin Kruek  (“Smallville”) and Jay Ryan (“Terra Nova”) in the People’s Choice Award-winning series (of “Favorite New TV Drama”), “Beauty & The Beast” (8pm ET/Sundays). The series was nominated again for a 2014 People’s Choice Award (for “Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show!).”  “Beauty & The Beast” follows Catherine Chandler (Kruek), who plays a homicide detective who was saved from death by a superhuman force, and Vincent Keller (Ryan) as a doctor with a very dark side. Basis charms as JT Forbes, the hospitable comic relief and likable confidant of “The Beast” who has been helping Vincent guard his terrible secret.
     
    Basis has landed roles in some of TV’s fan favorite shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Supernatural,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” and “NCIS.” Basis is best known for his role as “MATH,” the childhood friend and roommate of Baze (Kristoffer Polaha) in CW’s “lifeUNEXPECTED.”
     
    Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at a young age, Basis is an advocate for T1D research and awareness and works closely with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Serving as a Celebrity Ambassador for the organization, Basis regularly hosts events, promotes awareness, and lends a helping hand in any way he can for the organization and cause.
    1 hr 10 min
  • ADRIAN MARTINEZ
    Adrian Martinez is an actor, writer, producer, and upcoming-director, with over eighty film and TV credits.  Martinez began his career in show business portraying a high school track star on an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries.”  Now, years later, Martinez finds himself co-starring in one very high profile major film released in December, 2013, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,”  while making a cameo in another equally important film, “American Hustle.” 
    A few of Martinez’s favorite projects include:  “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” co-starring opposite Zach Galifianakis, the comedy “Casa de mi Padre” opposite Will Ferrell, and the cult-favorite mockumentary  “Mail Order Wife” in which Martinez’s lead portrayal was so convincing, audiences thought the film was really a documentary.  Martinez’s talents have also been on display in such diverse films as Jim Sheridan’s “In America,” “Pieces of April” opposite Patricia Clarkson and Katie Holmes, the thriller “The Interpreter,” opposite Nicole Kidman, the comedy “Taxi” with Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah and “Kick Ass,”  starring Nicholas Cage and Chloë Grace Moretz.
    Martinez has made many guest appearances, including: HBO “Flight of the Conchords” and “Sex and the City;” Comedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Three Strikes."  Martinez also had recurring roles on CBS' “A Gifted Man” and on HBO’s “The Sopranos” playing Ramone in Season 2. NYC theater audiences remember Martinez from his daring off-Broadway in “Massacre,”  “Our Lady of 121st Street,” and “The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot,” both directed by Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman.
    9 min

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