The Hollywood Experience

If you were a fan of Michael's podcast episode last week, you're in luck! We've got a two parter to kick off 2021. Sit back and take a listen as Adrian and Michael talk shop and swords.  

We hope you all had a fun and festive holiday, and are excited to introduce you to director extraordinaire Michael Lange as we discuss his remarkable life and career. Keep listening and keep training. 

Today we sit down with expert martial artist Andrew Chin, know for his work on Star Trek Beyond, Deadpool, and Push. Get ready to nerd out! 

Immortality is the core theme when it comes to the Highlander franchise. And it rings through when it comes to the friendship, both personal AND professional that was forged between Anthony DeLongis and Adrian Paul during Highlander: The Series. Anthony is a threat of many degrees when it comes to his acting and stunt capabilities. Beyond Highlander, he acted in numerous roles, wearing many many hats in films like Batman Returns, Masters of the Universe, and countless TV shows and video games.

Jay McCabe is an actor, a martial artist, a dancer, and so much more. Having studied under a wide variety of practices, he's become quite the versatile individual. Just a few of the roles that Jay has taken on include Fagin in Oliver, and Gaston in Beauty & The Beast. Of course, Jay holds a close place in the Sword Experience for helping us as a partner in several of our European events. And today, we got to really know Jay and understand how he got to where he is today. Get ready to hear how he landed the career of a lifetime!

We can't imagine many folks in Hollywood with a story as unique as Cynthia Rothrock. A martial arts performer who was born in Delaware, she found herself in Hong Kong becoming an international martial arts sensation. We'd tell you more, but it's a story that we think is better heard from Cynthia herself. Since gaining notoriety, she's achieved countless accolades and starred in a myriad of movies. Cynthia's is a story that can't be told in a quick podcast blurb, and it has to be heard to be believed.

Crossing the Pacific and never looking back (well, maybe on occasion,) Kelly Hu is an actress who accomplished so much in her Hollywood career. Getting her big break on TV's Growing Pains and only going up from there, you'll certainly recognize Kelly from X-Men 2: X-Men United, The Scorpion King, Arrow on the CW, and so much more. She's maintained a solid career, branching, additionally, into voiceover. And it seems she still has so much left to accomplish.

Elizabeth Gracen joined Highlander the Series towards the end of the show's first season as Amanda Darieux. And she proved to be such a driving force for Duncan MacLeod, that she remained a recurring character throughout the series! In this episode of the Hollywood Experience, Adrian Paul talks with Elizabeth about all things Highlander and beyond. Here's to the first episode of the Hollywood Experience with a Highlander alum! We know it won't be the last.

Like most talent in Hollywood, Art Camacho doesn't just stick to one thing. With the skills sets of a film director, producer, actor and stuntman under his belt, Art's already lived quite the career. Art grew up with a rough childhood, but he made the most of it, training in various forms of martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do, boxing, Karate and Kung Fu. This evolved into a stunt career for art, one that he never walked away from.

Multitalented, and multifaceted, Alexander Nevsky is proficient both in front of and behind the camera. He became closely acquainted with Adrian Paul during their work on the 2014 film Black Rose. Adrian finally got to sit down with Alexander and discuss his history as an actor and filmmaker.