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Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingEpisode #65 - Duncan Regehr: Actor, Artist, AuthorWith an athletic background as a competitive figure skater, Duncan Regehr became a classically-trained Shakespearean stage actor before venturing to Hollywood. Once there, it didn't take him long to win roles in major films and TV series. After appearing in Wizards and Warriors, Duncan snagged lead roles in The Last Days of Pompeii, and My Wicked, Wicked Ways...all of which lead to his most iconic role as "Don Diego de la Vega" in 88 episodes of Zorro. Regehr has since appeared in dozens of shows, drawing a huge following for his Star Trek: TNG performances, but...
2021-10-291h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingRuta Lee...Act Two!Ruta Lee is back for another sizzling, no-hold-barred conversation in which she "dishes" about her incredible Hollywood career. Ruta is the star of more than 200 TV shows, dozens of feature films. This up-close-and-personal interview features tales about her friends like Rona Barrett, Phyllis Diller, Julie Newmar, Lucille Ball, Sally Fields, Gypsy Rose Lee (no relation) and her best friend and founder of Thalians, Debbie Reynolds. You'll hear all about Ruta's new memoir "Consider Your Ass Kissed"...a true treasure trove of wonderful personal stories and anecdotes with outrageous memories of the entertainment industry. ...
2021-06-091h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#63 - Oscar Winner George ChakirisHere's an intimate conversation with Academy Award winner George Chakiris...truly a triple threat as an actor, dancer, and singer. Chakiris has won multiple awards, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for his dynamic role as Bernardo in the film classic, West Side Story. This legendary star has worked with showbiz icons like Cyd Charisse, Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Rosemary Clooney, and Marilyn Monroe. In this not-to-be-missed interview, Chakiris discusses his new book "My Westside Story," shares some amazing personal stories, and gives priceless advice...
2021-04-131h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingMark Stouffer Film FinancierIn this free-ranging interview, you'll hear the incredible story of Mark Stouffer, winner of multiple Emmy Awards and more than 75 International Awards as a filmmaker. As the producer-director of nearly two dozen feature films, television specials, and hit TV series, Mark Stouffer's inspiring story is unique in all of show business. Still in his teens, Mark rode his motorcycle from his backwoods Arkansas hometown to California where--through fierce determination and talent, he established himself as an innovative writer-producer-director. He created his own unique projects and was soon working with the full spectrum of Hollywood stars...
2021-03-081h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingActress-singer Linda PurlHere's an inspiring, free-flowing conversation with this generation's most gifted and dynamic actress-singer. Linda Purl grew up in Japan and when she returned to the U.S. in her late teens as a trained actress, she quickly came to the attention of audiences nationwide in the long-running TV soap The Secret Storm. That was the beginning of an incomparable career that has earned her hundreds of film and television credits including iconic roles in classic TV series ("Happy Days," "The Waltons," "Matlock") and starring gigs in prime-time network series like "The Oath," and "The Office."
2020-12-021h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingTelevision Director Alan J. LeviBorn and raised in St. Louis, MO, Alan J. Levi began his filmmaking career at age 15 when he produced and directed a half-hour 16mm black-and-white comedy entitled "Keep Your Spirits High" while a sophomore in high school. Finding no one who would hire this aspiring director, he organized his own company, "Petite Productions," which was financed entirely by his fellow schoolmates, and with a grand total of $256 in operating costs, he began his career as a Director/Producer. Since those humble beginnings, Alan has directed over 350 hours of prime-time network television over the past nearly 30 years. This in...
2020-10-171h 07
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#59 - Show Business Legend, Actress Ruta LeeThis podcast interview features show business legend Ruta Lee sharing stories about how she broke into Hollywood with roles in iconic movies like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Witness for the Prosecution, and Sergeant's Three. You'll hear about her 40-year career as a guest star in nearly every TV show on the air, from Perry Mason and Rawhide to The Twilight Zone...as well as co-hosting quiz shows with Alex Trebek and appearing as a regular on the Hollywood Squares. This is a truly inspiring interview with a living legend. If you want to know what it ta...
2020-02-0628 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingHollywood Legend Producer Hawk KochChinatown, Marathon Man, Rosemary's Baby and Wayne's World are just the tip of the iceberg on the list of this star producer's credits. Starting at the bottom rung of the Hollywood ladder as a lowly production assistant, eventually becoming President of the Producers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Academy, the story and career of Hawk Koch is is the stuff of showbiz legend. In this intimate conversation, Hawk announces publication of his amazing new book Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood and gives a look inside with great stories about Robert DeNiro, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty...
2019-11-1143 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingActress Dee Wallace: Hollywood "Scream Queen"Legendary actress Dee Wallace has more than 200 feature film credits that include Blake Edwards' 10, The Howling, Cujo, The Hills Have Eyes...and her iconic performance in Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. In this fast-paced interview, Dee talks about working with major Hollywood directors like Peter Jackson, Wes Craven, Joe Dante, Rob Zombie, and Steven Spielberg...and reveals the one director who truly inspired her career. It's an intimate conversation as Dee describes how she has overcome personal tragedy through techniques of personal self-love and empowerment. Working constantly in film and television, today she shares her insp...
2019-09-1932 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingSinger-Actress Ilene GraffHere's a high-energy conversation with Ilene Graff, the Grammy-nominated recording artist best known as the co-star of the long-running ABC-TV series Mr. Belvedere. Starting as a Broadway understudy and "pit singer," Ilene went on to star in I Love My Wife, Charley's Aunt, Cabaret, Grease, and Annie Get Your Gun. She came to Hollywood to appear on hits like Barnaby Jones, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Three's Company, St. Elsewhere and Castle, and costarred with Bob Uecker and in all 117 episodes of Mr. Belvedere. It's a lively interview with a genuine Hollywood and Broadway star...n...
2019-08-2442 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingComedian Rich Little: The Man of a Thousand Voices This entertaining, joke-filled interview with comedian and impersonator Rich Little has Bob and Suzanne breaking up in laughter throughout the conversation. Rich shares details of his childhood and early years as the ultimate "class clown" and talks about driving his teachers crazy by imitating them in front of fellow students just before the teacher walked in and repeated what young Rich had just said. You'll hear Rich slip seamlessly into a series of characters with his uncanny impersonations of various celebrities including Cary Grant, Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy Stewart...
2019-04-1730 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingFormer CAA Agent Marc Pariser: How Hollywood WorksMarc Pariser is a former William Morris and CAA television packaging agent who represented a broad spectrum of talent ranging from writers, directors, producers, and production companies. If you're a writer, director, producer, or actor looking for an agent, you need to hear what Marc has to say...
2018-11-2450 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#53 - Actress Susan Sullivan Susan Sullivan—perhaps the most prolific television actress of this generation or any other—joins the podcast in what is truly a personal reunion with Bob & Suzanne. It's a free-wheeling, in-depth conversation that will take you from Susan's Long Island origins to Hollywood's red carpets. Uniquely candid and straightforward, Susan talks about her childhood dreams of someday becoming an actress...and then details exactly how she made her dreams come true. With wit, charm, and unabashed talent, it didn't take Susan Sullivan long to go from college theatricals to the Broadway stage opposite Dust...
2017-07-1557 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#52 - Director Ray AustinYou can count on one finger those industry professionals who have transitioned from a career as a stuntman climbing the faces of Mount Rushmore in Hitchcock's North by Northwest to that of Hollywood's "go-to" television director. That man is Ray Austin, whose work as a director includes episodes on every hit TV series from the 1960s to the present day. In this incredibly entertaining conversation with Bob & Suzanne, Ray shares intimate stories of his wartime childhood and the events leading to his lifelong relationship with legendary film star Cary Grant. You'll be infused with Ray's...
2017-01-031h 03
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#51 - Legendary TV Writer-Producer John Wilder Few show business professionals can lay claim to the track record of acclaimed TV writer and author John Wilder. Having amassed hundreds of credits as a writer and producer for his work in radio, television, and film, John is the creative force behind such iconic television fare as Spenser for Hire, Lonesome Dove, The Streets of San Francisco, The Yellow Rose and the epic adaptation of James Michener's Centennial. In this informal conversation, you'll hear how John worked his way into television and film acting, appearing in early teen movies and as a r...
2016-11-1139 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#50 - Actor Lorenzo LamasIn this informal and highly personal conversation with Bob & Suzanne, Lorenzo Lamas shares intimate stories of his childhood as the son of legendary movie stars Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl and as the stepson of MGM super-star Esther Williams. Lorenzo with stepmom Esther Williams & dad Fernando Lamas You'll hear what life was like as a boy growing up in the shadow of his parents' showbiz fame…and how he transformed himself from a chubby teen to a genuine Hollywood heartthrob. Lorenzo tells fascinating stories of his years bouncing around between schools in New Yo...
2016-06-1245 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#49 Actor Gregory HarrisonGregory Harrison’s commitment to his acting craft runs strong and deep.
In this insightful interview, Greg tells a story that takes us from his life as a dinner theatre bar bouncer-actor to acting classes at the Stella Adler Academy, to early roles that took him to the pinnacle of TV, film, and stage stardom.
You’ll hear how Greg went from working as an “extra” on The Harrad Experiment—where he and Suzanne first met—and how dedication to learning his craft eventually led to guest starring roles on TV shows like Barnaby Jones, Wonder Woman...
2016-04-1439 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#40 - Greg EviganActor Greg Evigan—best known as the star of the hit TV shows B.J. and the Bear and My Two Dads—has an intimate conversation with Bob & Suzanne that reveals a singular talent and a genuine commitment for all things “showbiz”.
B.J. and the Bear: stardom!
Greg shares his experiences as a fledgling actor and singer auditioning for Broadway’s Jesus Christ Superstar while still in high school. He talks about “heading to Hollywood” to make it as an actor, only to find the struggle frustrating and creatively unrewarding. You’ll hear about the day he had his...
2016-03-021h 14
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#36 - Talent Manager Barry KatzBarry Katz is Hollywood’s premier talent manager, with a client list that reads like The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In this intimate conversation, you’ll hear how Elvis Presley was a factor in developing Barry’s amazing work ethic…and how, even as a child, his creative instincts and empathetic nature made him the “everything’s gonna be okay guy”.
As you listen to Barry talk, you’ll come to know firsthand and intimately the remarkable character of Barry Katz, a thought leader and entertainment industry icon like no other.
This is a compellin...
2016-02-231h 21
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#48 - Casting Director Lisa LondonLisa London joins Bob & Suzanne and delivers a message every actor needs to hear!
Lisa is the daughter of Jerry London, one of Hollywood’s legendary television directors. She grew up on her dad’s sets surrounded by major Hollywood stars. It was there that she found her show business inspiration.
In her teens, Lisa realized she had a unique instinct for spotting talent. After working as a production assistant, she landed an apprenticeship with Lynn Stalmaster and Toni Howard, two of Hollywood's most legendary casting directors. In classic work-your-way-up-from-the-bottom Hollywood fashion, Lisa ultimately joined with Cath...
2016-02-2053 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#21 - "Transformers" Writer Ron FriedmanRon Friedman is one of Hollywood's most prolific and celebrated television writers of all time. Join this raucous “live” conversation over lunch in the busy outdoor patio at Caffé Roma in Beverly Hills as Ron talks about working with show business legends like longtime friend Stan Lee, the creator of X-Men,Spider Man, and Iron Man.
With more than 700 TV and movie scripts to his name on shows like Get Smart, Bewitched, The Odd Couple, and Charlie’s Angels, Ron shares his secrets to entering the rarified atmosphere of professional film and television writing…as well as some practical tips fo...
2016-02-0841 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | ActingTab Hunter Actor Tab Hunter may be Hollywood's purest definition of "genuine screen legend"…but he's much more than just an actor. In this exclusive conversation, Tab openly shares details of a childhood that set him off on a true journey of self-discovery, worldwide celebrity, and spiritual awareness. Tab reveals details of his early career as an actor alongside Natalie Wood andJames Dean as the last of the studio system's "contract players" and as Warner Bros. Studios' top grossing star throughout the 1950s and 60s. Tab Hunter is not just "another actor" with an...
2016-01-2352 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#47 - Actress Charlotte RaeActress Charlotte Rae joins Bob & Suzanne for an intimate conversation about her long career on stage, screen, and television, during which she gives some very sage advice for any actor dreaming of show business success.
In this interview, you’ll hear Charlotte talk about studying acting at Northwestern University alongside future stars like Cloris Leachman, Patricia Neal, and Paul Lynde, and how she broke into the “golden age” of early television on shows like Armstrong Circle Theatre and The Phil Silvers Show. She shares her delight at becoming a series regular on the classic comedy Car 54, Where Are Ca...
2016-01-0430 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#46 - David Ansen: Movie CriticFilm critic David Ansen has had one of the most unique and influential careers in modern entertainment history.
He joins his high school classmate Bob and Suzanne in a revealing and engaging conversation that starts with a childhood growing up in Beverly Hills as the son of a Hollywood industry insider. You’ll hear about David’s early fascination with movies and how even as a pre-teen he began documenting that interest as the ultimate “list maker.”
Going from undergrad writing studies at Harvard, to life on a commune, and then to writing about movies for Bost...
2015-11-1946 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#45 - Actor William R. MosesWilliam R. Moses is one of the most prolific TV and film actors of his generation. His hundreds of credits on shows ranging from Castle, CSI: Miami, and Mad Men to NCIS, The Mentalist, and Mind Games—have established him as one of Hollywood’s true leading men.
You’ll hear Bill describe his unique family origins—his mother was actress Marion McCargo, his stepfather was the hugely popular U.S. Congressman Alphonso Bell, Jr.—and how he was “discovered” at a Hollywood party by an agent who soon had him in front of the cameras in a Sprite comme...
2015-10-0239 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#43 - TV Director Michael Zinberg
In this very personal and candid conversation with Bob and Suzanne, you’ll hear their longtime friend Michael Zinberg as he share the candid details of a professional history that spans four decades and multiple career paths. Michael is unique in the world of Hollywood, laying claim to hundreds of major directing, writing, and producing credits, as well as to two stints as a network executive.
Today, Michael is among Hollywood’s most enduring and prolific writer-producer-directors, with a track record of creating hit shows that has earned him multiple Emmy nominations and the pr...
2015-08-0351 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#42 - Producer Hawk Koch
Look up “Hollywood Royalty” in your Webster’s Dictionary, and you just might find the name and face of Oscar Nominee, Golden Globe Winner, and movie producer Hawk Koch on the page.
In this podcast interview with Bob & Suzanne, Hawk talks about his unique childhood on movie sets with his father, Howard W. Koch, one of the most prominent film producers of his generation. Hawk describes how school vacations spent on movie sets led to his passion for film making and to an inspiring career working with legendary directors like Robert Aldrich, Sidney Pollack...
2015-06-1558 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#41 - TV Writer Philip TaylorPhilip Taylor has a unique show business history and track record. In this podcast interview, he describes his journey from a childhood in rural England to Hollywood sound stages, with dozens of writing and producing credits on some of TV’s most memorable hit shows.
Taylor talks about his years of studying at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and recalls the thrill of performing Shakespeare on the international stage. He then shares his experience “being in the right place at the right time”, and how he began writing scripts for hit TV shows.
Not many...
2015-05-271h 28
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#39 - Stuart Benjamin: Oscar Nominated Producer & Grammy Winner
Stuart Benjamin—a longtime family friend of Bob and Suzanne—shares the highlights and deteails of his award-winning career as a major film, television, music, and theatrical producer in this revealing podcast interview.
You’ll hear Stuart describe the path of a Harvard-educated lawyer who juggled two careers at once, working his “day job” as a partner in a prominent Los Angeles law firm and eventually discovering his true passion as the producer of high-quality motion picture and musical entertainment.
With college classmate and film director Taylor...
2015-05-0252 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#38 - Actor David SelbyListen in as Bob & Suzanne talk to actor David Selby about his life and starring roles on stage, screen, and television.
David describes his childhood in rural West Virginia, and his discovery of “something inside” that drove him to become a serious student of acting.
Having appeared in more than 70 stage productions—including starring roles in everything from Oklahoma, to The Crucible, to last year’s A Delicate Balance—David’s theatre work has been the backbone of an unparalleled TV and movie career.
His first major television role as “Quentin” on Dark Shadows made David...
2015-03-301h 15
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#37 - Dennis Sands - Multi-Oscar Nominated Scoring MixerThis interview features acclaimed film scoring mixer Dennis Sands as he talks about his rise to the highest ranks of “behind the scenes” Hollywood legends. Dennis describes his first gig working at MGM Recording Studios as we learn the true meaning of “working your way up from the bottom” and of being in the right place at the right time...if only by always being there. As Dennis tells his story of becoming a recording engineer for major artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, and Sarah Vaughn, and then to his found...
2015-03-0349 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#35 - Hollywood Icon Actress Diane McBainOne of Hollywood’s iconic screen beauties, Diane McBain was headed for major stardom before she had even finished high school. In this revealing interview, she provides a candid look into her life before, during, and after her years of major film and television stardom.
Raised as a child within sight of Hollywood Boulevard’s klieg lights, Diane quickly went from winning teen beauty contests, acting in neighborhood theater productions, working through high school as a magazine cover girl, her first day on the set of Father Knows Best, and being cast in Ice Palace, a major motio...
2015-02-1747 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting"Falcon Crest" Superstar Ana AliciaThis episode features Bob and Suzanne having a free-wheeling up-tempo conversation with "Falcon Crest" actress Ana Alicia, as she holds nothing back in telling her very personal story.
Ana’s story—of a girl born in Mexico, raised in El Paso, educated at Wellesley on full scholarship, and determined to follow her acting dreams even while going to law school—is an inspiring lesson for anyone thinking about a career on stage or in front of the camera.
From her initial creative “break” as a finalist in a grammar school poetry contest, as a teenager she jumped...
2015-01-141h 05
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#33 Bruce Sallan: Television Producer, Network Executive, Author, EntrepreneurThis high-energy conversation tells the story of an ambitious kid with zero show business “connections” who became one of Hollywood’s most prolific and successful television movie producers: Bruce Sallan.
Bruce’s inspiring story takes us from a film class at UCLA and into pitch meetings at the major television networks...then into casting sessions at Hollywood’s biggest studios...and on to film locations around the world with some of the biggest celebrity stars of our time.
With more than 24 major television movies to his credit—all inspired by h...
2014-12-191h 05
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#32 Melissa Sue Anderson - "Little House on the Prairie" Emmy Award Winning Actress & Author
2014-11-0244 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#31 David Gray: From The Kinks & Steeley Dan to The Oscars
From his early days in small town New England as an "electronics nerd", always tinkering with the family record player and stereo receiver, David Gray's professional career began as the guy repairing damaged speakers at the local drive-in movie theater for pocket change piecemeal wages. David was an entrepreneurial "hippy" in college, promoting campus concerts and booking up-and-coming folk singers and rock bands...who all depended on his sound system technical skills. While still in college, 19-year old David found himself on a national tour with The Kinks, where one of his jobs was repairing the band's beer-drenched sound gear...
2014-10-2055 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#30 Paul Petersen: Actor, Singer, Author, ActivistBob & Suzanne have a candid and free-wheeling conversation with Paul Petersen, once a child actor and pop music teen idol, now a prominent social activist and prolific novelist, and the driving force behind "A Minor Consideration" working on behalf of young performers everywhere. Breaking into show business as one of the original Mousketeers on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, Petersen went on to a co-starring role on one of the most iconic television series of all time, The Donna Reed Show, pla...
2014-10-071h 39
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#29 Actress Shelley FabaresFrom television, to movies, to hit records...Shelley Fabares has
done it all, and she continues to do so with unmatched
grace, humility, and instinctive talent.
One of Hollywood’s most enduring and beloved leading ladies,
Shelley openly shares the details of her childhood as a
department store “fashion model”, and how that led to her first
television appearance at the age of 10.
In constant onscreen demand from an early age, she appeared in more
than 50 television series, from early classics like Annie Oakley t...
2014-09-2550 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#28 "The Equalizer" Creator and Television Producer Michael SloanMichael Sloan was born into a British theatrical family and raised amid
the smell of greasepaint and the sound of applause.
Bob and Suzanne’s conversation with Michael starts with his youth as a budding actor
and his early adventures writing and producing his own independent feature films.
Michael’s story then demonstrates his unique creative instincts as he describes how
he got his first major primetime television break writing for Columbo, a credit that
propelled him toward a meteoric career path at Universal City Studio...
2014-09-1443 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#27 Producing "by the numbers" with Dennis BrownSuzanne and Bob reveal the latest news about their new book, Where Hollywood Hides: Santa Barbara Celebrities in Paradise,
and then talk to award-winning Hollywood producer Dennis Brown.
Dennis tells a uniquely personal story that saw him go from “small town boy” to a studio accounting department,
and then to the pinnacle of Hollywood success...with career highlights along the way that include
getting hired by Grant Tinker (who would later build MTM Productions with his wife Mary Tyler Moore),
surviving the destruction of United Artists Studio by Michael Cimin...
2014-09-0849 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#26 "Brady Bunch" Producer Lloyd Schwartz: Hollywood Career Tips and How to Deal with ActorsSuzanne and Bob talk about their new book, Where Hollywood Hides: Santa Barbara,
and are then joined by Lloyd Schwartz, one of TV’s most prolific writer-producers for
stories of his long and successful career in Hollywood.
Starting as a standup comic (with a member of The Black Panthers as his working partner),
Lloyd recalls selling his first network script while still in college and describes the confidence
and writing skills that made him Hollywood’s youngest television producer.
With TV writing credits ranging from Harper Valley PTA an...
2014-08-2755 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#25 Producing Movies & TV with Actor-Producer Jimmy HawkinsAfter his childhood appearance as "Tommy Bailey" in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life
and an incredible 500 acting credits alongside stars like Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn,
Sally Field, Shelly Fabares, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Rick Nelson, and Elvis Presley,
Hawkins grew restless co-starring as "America's favorite boyfriend and sidekick".
He wanted more out of his Hollywood career...and he went out and got it.
Turning away from acting, Jimmy Hawkins set out to “remake” himself and soon became
one of Hollywood’s most entrepreneurial and commercially successful independen...
2014-08-1148 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#24 Garner Simmons: TV & Film Writer and Sam Peckinpah HistorianGarner Simmons—television and feature film screenwriter—joins Bob McCullough and
Suzanne Herrera McCullough for a faced-paced conversation focused upon
the twists and turns of his Hollywood writing career.
With “writing in the blood”, Garner tells his unique story of breaking into show business while
working on his PhD by writing the definitive biography of legendary movie director Sam Peckinpah.
With Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage as his calling card, Garner began climbing the rungs of
the Hollywood career ladder by following his personal mantra: “keep writing”.
Simmon...
2014-07-101h 01
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#23 Jerry London: Famed Director of Major Television Movies & Mini-seriesBob and Suzanne interview one of Hollywood’s most esteemed directors, Jerry London. With hundreds of primetime television series, movies, and mega-miniseries to his credit, Jerry tells how he broke into show business as an apprentice film editor on I Love Lucy, and what it was like "paying dues" working on The Untouchables and The Danny Thomas Show. Jerry has great stories about working closely with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, including his "day at the races" with Hollywood stars betting and winning on longshots. Jerry describes his early directing gigs on shows like Hogan’s Heroes, Happy...
2014-07-011h 01
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#22 Behind the Scenes with "Wolfman Jack"The episode opens with an audio-clip tease of things to come...
and if you’ve never heard of “Radio XERB”, you’re about to get
a real lesson in the early days of Rock n’ Roll!
Suzanne opens the show with “movie news” about this season’s classic sci-fi
monster flick Godzilla starring Ken Watanabe (Suzanne’s fave) and Bryan Cranston (Bob’s fave)
revealing the tongue-in-cheek contemporary “take” on it.
Bob then jumps into the heart of the episode with his questionable vocal impression of
one of the world’s tr...
2014-06-0228 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#20 Acting & Singing with Ross BordenIt’s a free-wheeling interview as Ross Borden discusses Detroit origins
that led to an onstage vaudeville childhood of singing, dancing, and
making false eyelashes for nightclub strippers...and how
he became (of all things) a professional dentist.
How Ross stepped away from a prosperous 20-year dental career to
follow his true creative passions right into the major Hollywood studios
as a “go to” guest actor is truly the stuff of Hollywood Dreams.
With credits on shows like Kung Fu, Simon & Simon, Falcon Crest,Haw...
2014-05-0936 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#19 The Acting Life with Jimmy HawkinsJimmy Hawkins' career is the stuff of Hollywood legend.
From his appearance as "Tommy Bailey" in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life to acting alongside stars like Spencer Tracy,
Katharine Hepburn, Sally Field, Shelly Fabares, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Rick Nelson,
and Elvis Presley, Hawkins reveals the secrets of his success as
"America's favorite boyfriend and sidekick".
In a career spanning more than three decades, Jimmy became the "go-to" actor who
brought unique energy and comedy timing to unforgettable characters that took him from child star to
...
2014-04-101h 38
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#18 "Zorro" - Behind the scenes in Hollywood and in MadridSuzanne opens this episode with her “shout out” to evergreen actress Betty White
for yet another birthday milestone and shares her anticipation
of the forthcoming Academy Awards.
She then candidly reacts to director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish, the documentary
that details the history of SeaWorld Orlando trainers
and their work with the killer whale Tilikum.
Moving past zoological politics, Bob and Suzanne then share
their experiences shooting Zorro in Madrid, Spain starring Duncan Regehr
and Henry Darrow. Bob details the initial casting process and
2014-01-2539 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#17 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - Behind the Scenes - Part 2Suzanne opens this episode with some brief gushing over
Chris Hemsworth in Ron Howard’s Rush, a film she and Bob
both recommend this year along with Dallas Buyers Club.
After mentioning the ongoing Hollywood-Santa Barbara
connection—with a nod to the Santa Barbara International Film
Festival soon coming to their neighborhood—Bob admits that he
may not have been the “perfect fit” as writer-producer
on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Bob confesses his frustration with the “downward spiral of politics”
2013-12-2132 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#16 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - Behind The Scenes - Part 1Suzanne starts the episode with a “local’s view” of Oprah Winfrey’s recent
“yard sale” at The Santa Barbara Polo Club just down the road from the
podcast recording studio.
After Bob dodges her questions about “what’s happening with your face?”,
he describes returning to the studio where he was once a “gopher”,
as a writer-producer of Paramount Television’s huge syndicated hit
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
With never-before revealed details of his Rolls-Royce ride and
3-martini lunch with Gene Ro...
2013-12-0439 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#15 How NOT to Produce a Television Series: The Disaster of "Ohara"Suzanne begins by creating some mystery and reveals secrets as she talks about her new bathing suit,
today’s generation of pampered Hollywood pets, why The Wizard of Oz’s “Toto” was
envied by the “munchkins”, and then refers to the new book she and Bob
are working on...but won’t reveal the title!
The conversation turns to Bob’s experiences as Supervising Producer on Ohara,
a Warner Bros. TV series that starred Pat Morita of The Karate Kid fame.
Bob reveals the difficulties in writing and pr...
2013-08-1639 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#14 Writing - Selling - Producing a Television PilotSuzanne opens discussing Ryan Seacrest’s new reality show “Montecito” and then
analyzes some hits before reviewing “The Seven Worst Reality Shows” to
ever make it on the air...while Bob shares his passion for
vinyl Rock ‘n Roll record albums.
The conversation moves on to how Bob took advantage of his “inside track”
deal with NBC Productions and his relationship with programming exec
Brandon Tartikoff to pitch and sell a pilot for Time Out for Dad, which starred
NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus and Harriet Nelson.
2013-07-0829 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#13 Hollywood Casting and Writing Movies
Suzanne begins with the announcement of a new “Music” category at
www.WhereHollywoodHides.com, and—while reminding us she’s sooo much
younger than Bob—lays claim to being a lifelong Beatles fan.
For his part, Bob admits that he’s just “a rock-and-roll kind of guy”
and would’ve bet the farm that I Want to Hold Your Hand would never
make the charts. So much for his musical tastes...
The episode moves on to what Bob himself describes as his “greatest
career failure”...
2013-05-0627 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#12 Suzanne the actress: How she did it!Opening this follow-up to the previous episode with an off-the-wall giggling fit,
Bob and Suzanne quickly recover their “professional bearing” and
Suzanne recalls how she broke into the Screen Actors Guild and entered
the world of studio and network auditions. Listen as Suzanne tells
how the harsh reality of typecasting and constant rejection taught her
just how tough showbiz can be.
From a double-date with Robert DeNiro and "the method" at The Actors Studio,
to a risque bedroom scene with Bill Murray, Suzanne reveals what
"th...
2013-04-0434 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#11 - Breaking Into Hollywood as an ActressFrom her first days visiting a boyfriend on the set of The Godfather with Francis Ford Coppola and Al Pacino, Suzanne moved quickly from one opportunity to the next and found herself front-and-center at Hollywood’s famed Central Casting Agency.
She soon found herself in front of the cameras on shows like Quincy, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Rockford Files, Columbo, Emergency, C.H.I.P.S., and Kojak, to name just a few.
Suzanne also reveals some of the “dark side” of being an attractive female on those sets, as well as...
2013-03-2731 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#10 - The Oscars, Aaron Spelling, & "Hollywood Wives"Celebrating their milestone 10th episode, Suzanne bathes in the afterglow of
Ben Affleck’s Argo win as Best Motion Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards,
but chastises the show’s producers not having someone on hand to catch
Jennifer Lawrence when she took a tumble on her way to accept her Oscar.
Suzanne mentions the birthday of an iconic I Love Lucy star,
and Bob recalls being on the Paramount Studios lot with Lucy where
Desi Arnaz reinvented the way sitcoms are shot.
We then learn about the gl...
2013-03-0229 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#9 "Falcon Crest" Part 2Bob & Suzanne share their history on "Falcon Crest" with
fond memories of location shooting in The Napa Valley.
Suzanne reveals details of her friendship with Jane Wyman while
Bob sings the praises of the show's amazing cast including
Susan Sullivan, Bob Foxworth, David Selby, William R. Moses,
Lorenzo Lamas, and a certain Playmate of the Year.
Working with film legend guest stars always brought
surprises...from huge cue cards to a fear of kissing!
The episode wraps up with Bob describing how his...
2013-02-1140 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#8 "Falcon Crest" Part 1Bob & Suzanne open with the contrast between Barbara Walters'
recent bout with chicken pox and Matt Damon's debut as a standup
comic on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"...which leads to Bob admitting he's too
short for Nicole Kidman while Suzanne slips in yet another fawning comment
about Ben Affleck!
We learn how Bob went from writing "BJ & The Bear" to helping create one of
the most enduring nighttime soaps of all time, "Falcon Crest"...and that
Suzanne just missed becoming a housekeeper having sex with J...
2013-02-0347 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#7 "Bionic Woman" meets Van Halen
Suzanne manages to get Lance Armstrong, Phil Jackson, and Hugh Hefner into
the same conversation, makes her feelings about Ben Affleck pretty
clear and then deftly grills Bob about his "intentions" with Farrah Fawcett...
And Bob digs into his memory bank with details of his "Bionic Woman"
scripts, touches upon unexpected backstage experience with
David Lee Roth and Van Halen, and pays tribute to character
actor Robert Loggia.
2013-01-1534 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#6 "Six Million Dollar Man" & Farrah FawcettFor the New Year, Bob & Suzanne detail how Bob went
from Location Manager at Paramount and Universal to selling
his first story on The Six Million Dollar Man by overcoming
the age-old problem of executive nepotism and...theft.
We hear about life on the set with Lee Majors, and how
Bob just happened to spend a day alone with Farrah Fawcett well before
she ever rached stardom on Charlie's Angels.
Suzanne manages to dish a little Hollywood gossip, but
admits to wearing "Farrah...
2013-01-0735 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#2 "The Tonight Show" & "Laugh-In"In their second episode, Bob admits that he literally begged his way into
grad school...which proved to be a stroke of brilliance as it led to his first
showbiz job as an NBC "page" in beautiful downtown Burbank.
From ushering old ladies into "Let's Make A Deal" to gigs on "The Tonight Show"
with Johnny Carson and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", Suzanne gets Bob
to talk about first encounters with stars like Goldie Hawn, Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Dean Martin, and Kirk Douglas.
Suzanne reacts to...
2013-01-0744 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#1 Sunset Strip to Beverly Hills & "Dating Game"This debut episode starts with Bob's FBI-agent birthright and takes us through
a childhood spent in Sunset Strip nightclubs where he hung out with
Nat "King" Cole, sang duets with Sophie Tucker and Johnny Ray, and was
introduced to the joys of Parliament cigarettes...at age six!
Raised with gun-toting West Coast Jewish mobsters as
family role models, Bob reveals the details of youthful encounters with
naked movie stars like Carol Baker and Rock Hudson...and describes his
celebrity-filled school years living just down the s...
2013-01-0733 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#5 "Mission: Impossible" & "Mannix"At Suzanne's prodding, Bob McCullough details his first "on the lot"
gig at Paramount Studios and confesses his never-before-revealed
secrets of life on the set of the original "Mission: Impossible".
They talk about the unique production values, Bruce Geller's
perspective on character develpoment, and how Bob befriended
the writer who had killed his wife with a pair of scissors.
It's a revealing conversation about network-studio conflicts
making early caeer moves, all with the ground-level
view of an up-and-coming Hollywood "gopher".
2012-11-0935 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#4 Behind the Scenes with Producers Aaron Spelling and Jerry BruckheimerBob & Suzanne set the direction for future
podcasts with the high points of Bob’s
writing and producing career from his years
with Aaron Spelling to his gig with Jerry Bruckheimer.
Bob shares the secret to longevity in the TV game while
recalling those shows that took his family
on extended overseas adventures.
From turning another failed pilot into an 88-episode hit
(and finding the world’s most expensive hot dogs), to selling
a network pilot based on a 3-year-old’s show id...
2012-10-2729 min
Where Hollywood Hides: Television | Movies | Music | Show Business | Writing | Producing | Directing | Acting#3 Writing for TV & Academy AwardsSuzanne plays the “Latina Power” card, gives her review of today’s
Hollywood Reporter Magazine, does a bit of name-dropping about
their Santa Barbara neighbors, touches upon the years of the Hollywood Blacklist,
and Bob opines about how The Academy Awards seem to overlook the obvious.
Suzanne then takes Bob into the heart of his writing-producing-directing career,
touching upon being laid off from his location manager job at Universal and then
paying dues as “the writer in the closet” with a startup production company
which led him to...
2012-10-2642 min