The Coogan Chronicles

Co-Hosts Chris Marquette and AJ Trauth talk with ANOTHER host of a podcast interviewing former child actors named RIVKAH REYES. You may remember her from her work in Jack Black's SCHOOL OF ROCK. Her podcast is titled Where Are We Now? Rivkah opens up about getting sober, her complicated relationship to her family and what she's learned from her experience podcasting with former kid performers. ENJOY!

Your Co-Hosts Chris Marquette and AJ Trauth interview Hatty Jones, who you may remember as the little girl who played Madeline, in the film adaptation Madeline, based on the wildly popular children's book series. She hosts a podcast where she also interviews former child actors from the UK called Are You From That Show? Hear them all swap stories on what they've learned over the last eighteen months talking to so many former child actors! Enjoy!

Your co-hosts Chris Marquette and AJ Trauth chat with an old friend Kevin Schmidt about his professional life as a former child actor. Kevin worked non-stop throughout his youth. You may remember him from films like Cheaper By The Dozen 1 and 2 and The Butterfly Effect. As well as countless TV shows. He chats about what it's like to be type casted based on your weight and why he transitioned to the other side of the camera. Enjoy!!

Your hosts Chris and AJ chat with their old pal Hallee Hirsh about her extensive, incredible career that began at the tender age of three and spanned decades. You may remember her from You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks. Or from TV shows like ER and JAG. However, she worked non-stop so if you watched TV in the 90's or 2000's, you've almost certainly watched her amazing talent grace the screen. Hallee lives an incredible life outside of being an actor and she shares all her wisdom, charm and insight in this fun and exciting episode! ENJOY!

Your hosts Chris Marquette and Andrew Trauth chat with the ever charming Andrew Leeds about his time on Broadway and in classic feature films as a child and how that laid the foundation for a successful, multi-facted career as an adult actor, writer and director. You may Remember Andrew from Major Payne with Damon Wayans or have seen him most recently on the TV shows Barry and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Enjoy!!

You may remember Kimberly from Halloweentown, Bringing Down The House, Tumbleweeds, Guiding Light and literally thousands of other movies, shows, play and commercials. Chris and Kim sang all your childhood favorite jingles for cereals and snacks and your hosts are proud to share all her wisdom, fun stories and wonderful insight into her life as a former child actor. 

Chris and AJ are back! They give you a quick catch up on how the 'hiatus' has been, and what to expect from the podcast moving forward! 

In this episode, Season 1 of The Coogan Chronicles Podcast comes to an end with a conversation between hosts Chris and AJ.

They recapped the amazing conversations they had in the show’s very first seasons, as well as future plans to expand the podcast, welcome new guests, and more.

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On this week’s episode, the one and only Lou Taylor Pucci (You, Evil Dead) deconstructs his time spent working as a child actor and how it led him on a full circle path back to having fun. Coogan listeners will learn all about Lou’s upbringing, his road to becoming an indie darling, and most importantly, how to not act.

Lou tells us about his start on Broadway, and about his family background, which influenced a lot of his decision making around money.

He talks about finding the love of acting through an ultimatum, his introduction into community theater and growing up around non-actor kids.

Lou also shares about the inspiring impact of his father on his life, and the many challenges he faced before finally booking a Sundance-winning indie film.

He goes into what it’s like changing agents, riding the wave of independent films, and the fear of not knowing how to act.

Lastly, Lou tells the listeners about his perspective on meeting film legends, what he would say if his kids wanted to be actors, and what he spent his Coogan account money on.

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Entourage) of Sopranos fame and a lesser-known stint as a childhood popstar, chats with hosts Chris & AJ regarding all things theatre, perspective, and learning how to live (and thrive) within a diagnosis of MS in this episode of the Coogan Chronicles.

Jamie-Lynn shares with listeners about struggling to fit inside an ethnic box during casting calls, auditioning for The Sopranos, and the way acting shaped her life and career.

She also talks about the mentorship she received from the late James Gandolfini, and how the Sopranos cast was, and still is, like family.

Jamie-Lynn told us about what it was like going to college and filming The Sopranos at the same time, and why she decided to keep quiet about personal life problems while filming.

She shares her perspective on the child acting industry overall, and how younger actors are often seen as older than they are.

Lastly, she talks about taking a break from acting once she was diagnosed with MS, almost quitting acting, how she found her fit in a new opportunity, and taking acting classes at the age of 39.

Jamie-Lynn shares so much about how her family feels about her acting, and what she did with her Coogan Account money.

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