Real Conversations with Jacob Young

This week Jacob visits with fellow actor Donovan Patton.

Donovan is an American actor, television host and singer. Patton graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and acted in Shakespeare plays such as Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet before replacing Steve Burns as the host of Nickelodeon's long-running children's television program, Blue's Clues in 2002. Series co-creator Angela Santomero stated that Patton brought Joe, his character, closer to the preschool viewer, as Joe was more willing to "jump into a problem rather than figuring it out first like Steve". After Blue's Clues ended in 2006, Patton then voiced Bot on Nickelodeon's Team Umizoomi (2010-2015) and currently voices CatRat on the Netflix original DreamWorks series Gabby's Dollhouse.

Although most of his career has been in children's television programs, Patton has also appeared in independent films, such as Black Wine (2005), Awake (2013), Lies I Told My Little Sister (2014), The Broken Ones (2017), The Murder 

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This week, Jacob sits down for a real conversation with actor, David Steen.

David is an American playwright, actor and writer. On screen, Steen appeared in a number of Quentin Tarantino films including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Django Unchained, and Reservoir Dogs. Steen also appeared opposite Beth Grant, Dale Dickey, and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer in the Del Shores dramatic festival film, Blues for Willadean. The film was] an adaption of Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. Steen co-wrote and produced and starred in the independent film The Corndog Man that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Steen also had a series regular role as G. W. in Shores' cable series Sordid Lives. Steen created the role of J. D. in Shores' hit play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife for which he won an LA Weekly Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Ovation Award for Acting Ensemble.

Steen's first stage work as a playwright was A Gift from Heaven, which was the first play developed in the San Fernando Valley to be made into a feature film. It earned a Critic's Choice Pick from the Los Angeles Times as well as other honors including eleven Drama-Logue Awards. He followed that with Avenue A., which featured Mark Ruffalo and also received a Critic's Choice Pick and opened to sold-out performances in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

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This week Jacob is joined by renowned author and therapist Kat McGrady.

KAT MCGRADY, ED.D, LCPC, NCC, has experience as an educator, school counselor, and mental health therapist. Her dedication to child and adolescent well-being and to education is evident in her work to provide parents, youth-care professionals, and youth with individualized strategies and evidence-based practices in order to promote growth and success. Currently, Kat works in private practice as a therapist and parent coach. She also serves as an adjunct professor for the Johns Hopkins University Master's in Education program, as well as, a doctoral advisor for the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. 

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Welcome to Season 2 of Real Conversations with Jacob Young! In this first episode of the new season, Jacob sits down with singer, songwriter and actor, Constantine Maroulis.

Constantine first came to prominence as the beloved rock n’ roll underdog on American Idol. He then secured his place in pop culture as a Broadway superstar, best known for his Tony-nominated role in Rock of Ages. Now, for his third act, he begins an invigorating and promising new era with a bevy of intriguing projects, including putting the finishing touches on his most assured and swaggering solo music to date.

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This week Jacob sits down with friend and frequent co-star, Amanda Baker.

Baker starred as Jolene Crowell on General Hospital: Night Shift. She joined the cast of All My Children as the new Babe Carey Chandler on October 8, 2007. In an odd move, she debuted on the same day that actress Alexa Havins exited the role. When Babe hugged Krystal (the character's mother), it was Havins, but when the hug ceased, Amanda Baker was present. She departed from the role in October 2008. Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 on All My Children as Babe's ghost.

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This week Jacob visits with an old friend and fellow Emmy-Winning actor, Eric Martsolf.

Eric Martsolf portrayed Ethan Winthrop on NBC's daytime soap opera Passions from July 2002 (succeeding original portrayer Travis Schuldt) until the series' cancellation in August 2008. Martsolf had auditioned for the role of Ethan before the show began. Before he was cast as Ethan, he was previously on the show for one episode as a cop. He was voted favorite actor on Passions for more than 80 weeks in a row in Soap Opera Digest.

Martsolf made his first appearance in the role of Brady Black on Days of Our Lives on November 13, 2008. The character had previously been portrayed by Kyle Lowder until 2005. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Brady Black. He was nominated again for the same award in 2019.

Between 2010 and 2012, Martsolf made three appearances as Marcus Dunne on the teen drama web series Miss Behave, which also featured former Days of Our Lives performers Jillian Clare, Darin Brooks, and Patrika Darbo.

He also appeared in season 10, episode 18 of Smallville in 2011, playing the character Booster Gold.

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This week Jacob visits with actor/artist Rob Mayes

Rob Mayes is an American actor, musician, and model. He is best known for starring as the title character in the 2012 horror comedy film John Dies at the End, as well as portraying Tommy Nutter in the comedy-drama television series Jane by Design.

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This week Jacob visits with an old friend and record producer, Doug Trantow.

Doug Trantow is a Juno and Grammy-nominated recording engineer, producer and mixer. Doug is known for his work with Sublime, Tracy Chapman, Joe Cocker, Santana, Hanson, Linkin Park, Eels, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Orgy, Matchbox 20, Hootie and the Blowfish, Better Than Ezra, Chis Isaak, Barenaked Ladies, Pink Grease, Space, Widespread Panic, Jewel, David Cook, Tory Cassis, and Mulberry Lane among others. Doug also produces and mixes film and TV score music for composers Atticus Ross, John Murphy, John Nau, Andrew Feltenstein, Ed Barguiarena, and Jeff Cardoni.

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This week Jacob has a rel conversation with fellow actor, Ken Shriner.

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was originally cast as Scott Baldwin on General Hospital in 1977, the role he is best known for playing. In the fall of 1980, he left General Hospital and immediately began playing Jeb Hampton on the NBC daytime soap opera Texas. He left that role in 1981 and soon returned to General Hospital, where he remained until 1983, returning again from 1987-1993. In between those stints, he appeared on the short-lived syndicated daily soap Rituals as hero Mike Gallagher. He also played Dr. Brian Carrey on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful from 1994 to 1995. In 1997, he once again returned to playing Scott Baldwin, but this time on General Hospital's spin-off Port Charles. Port Charles was set in the same fictional city as General Hospital - Port Charles, New York - and featured many of the same characters. In 2000, Shriner returned to General Hospital and quit appearing on Port Charles the next year. He left General Hospital again in 2004, and in that year portrayed Harrison Bartlett on The Young and the Restless. In 2005, he joined the cast of As the World Turns in the role of Keith Morrissey until leaving the show in 2006. He returned to General Hospital in 2007 and left the series again in 2008. In 2013, he returned to General Hospital, where he has remained since. Additionally, in 2011, he served as a temporary fill-in for fellow actor Ted Shackelford on The Young and the Restless, portraying Jeffrey Bardwell until September 2011.

Outside of soap operas, Shriner has appeared on several primetime television programs, playing temporary roles beginning in 1976. In later years he guest-starred on several programs such as ABC's top 10 sitcom Full House.

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This week, Jacob sites down with actor/singer Ron Moss.

Hailing from Hollywood CA, RoNN Moss grew up around the entertainment industry. He knew at 11 years old after watching the Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that he wanted to play music and taught himself the guitar, bass guitar and began drum lessons in Hollywood. RoNN then formed his bands from his junior high friends and started playing in clubs around Los Angeles way before he was of legal age to be in those clubs.

It was in the late 70s that he met Peter Beckett and JC Crowley and together with RoNN’s high school friend John Friesen formed the band, “PLAYER.” The band was signed by famed Australian manager Robert Stigwood to his RSO records label and garnered and handful of top 40 hits including the #1 enduring smash hit, “Baby Come Back.” PLAYER began touring with Eric Clapton, Heart, Kenny Loggins, Boz Skaggs, Little River Band, Gino Vannelli, as well as headlining their own concerts. On the recommendation of Robert Stigwood, and because PLAYER was experiencing a slowdown within the record industry, RoNN decided to try his hand at acting and quickly landed his first film entitled, “Hearts and Armor” that filmed in Sicily and Rome,Italy. Following a progression of movies, TV shows and commercials, led RoNN to originate the iconic role of Ridge Forrester for the CBS Daytime drama, “The Bold And The Beautiful.” Over the next 25 years the show became a worldwide sensation spanning 130 countries, making RoNN an internationally recognized face and personality.

RoNN has continued doing music over the years and has done two solo CDs, “I’m Your Man” and “UnCovered” along with four solo tours in Australia. His latest music release is a collection of songs called “My Baby’s Back” and is available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Reverbnation, and RonnMoss.com. He is also embarking on another Australian music tour in March 2019.

He has played himself in movies for Italy, “Christmas In Love” and won 2nd place on Italy’s version of “Dancing With The Stars.” In 2012 RoNN decided to exit the role of Ridge Forrester and go into producing with the hit Amazon Prime series, “The Bay” in which he also plays the character of John Blackwell. RoNN was also one of the voices in the animated Disney movie, “Bolt.” RoNN appeared with his wife, Devin Devasquez, on the hit ABC series, “Celebrity Wife Swap.” RoNN is a man of many talents and also loves photography, martial arts, target gun shooting and horseback riding. He has traveled to many countries around the world to host, appear or film a variety of commercials, campaigns and television projects. Together with his Cajun wife, Devin, they have created a wonderful spice called “Devin’s Kickass Cajun Seasoning” which helps raise money for the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. In addition, Ronn has also launched his own brand of comfort food, RoNN’s Gourmet BBQ Sauce. Ronn and Devin are also supporters of The Thalians, which raises money and awareness for UCLA Operation Mend, helping our brave military men and women heal from the wounds of war, physically and mentally. Songs of Love which helps terminally ill children and their families is also a project for this husband and wife duo.

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