WAC! #7: Philip Baker Hall

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Jake Busey ("Starship Troopers", "Stranger Things") joins us to talk about why he got yelled at by Paul Verhoeven ,how he helped his father overcome drug addiction and how he got a career boost from legendary filmmaker John Milius.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook:Instagram:Twitter:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:CHECK OUT JAKE BUSEY'S LATEST FILM AT:

In one of his final interviews, the late great Mitchell Ryan ("High Plains Drifter", "Dharma and Greg") about being discovered by Robert Mitchum, getting arrested with Oliver Reed, and overcoming alcoholism.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook:Instagram:Twitter:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:

In one of his final interviews, the late great Philip Baker Hall ("Magnolia", Boogie Nights") talks about how he first met Paul Thomas Anderson, overcoming agesim, and how President Kennedy affected his career.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook:Instagram:Twitter:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:

Peter Dobson ("Forrest Gump", "The Frighteners") joins us for a chat about working with Peter Jackson, acting alongside Sylvester Stallone in a lost movie and nabbing Joe Pesci for an upcoming movie.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podDONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/WATCH "SING" AT: https://www.amazon.com/Sing-Peter-Dobson/dp/B0B8TNCZN3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=sing+1989&qid=1681106229&s=instant-video&sr=1-1FOLLOW PETER DOBSON ON INSTAGRAM: @onepeterdobson

Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator) joins us to talk about growing up on the mean streets of New York, getting snubbed by Lee Marvin, and collaborating with James Cameron.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@whatacharacterpodcast2653DONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/WATCH "FALLEN" ON:CHECK OUT "THE UNHEALER" ON:

In part two of our episode dedicated to legendary character actor Timothy Carey ("Paths of Glory", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie"), Romeo Carey talks us about what Timothy Carey was like as a father, Timothy's friendship with Salvador Dali, and why he wasn't cast in a Quentin Tarantino film.FOLLOW ROMEO CAREY AT:https://linktr.ee/romeocareyWATCH "THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER" ON: https://amzn.to/3h5EX0xFOLLOW US AT:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@whatacharacterpodcast2653DONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/

In part one of our episode dedicated to legendary character actor Timothy Carey ("Paths of Glory", "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie"), Romeo Carey joins us to talk about his father's reputation for being the most fired actor in cinema history, his father's relationship with Stanley Kubrick, and his mentorship of legendary rock musician Frank Zappa.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@whatacharacterpodcast2653DONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/FOLLOW ROMEO CAREY AT:https://linktr.ee/romeocareyWATCH "THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER":https://amzn.to/3h5EX0x

In part two of our interview with Daniel Roebuck, Daniel talks with us about how he almost played the role of Marv in Home Alone, how he made the transition from actor to director and the brilliance of the late great Norm MacDonald.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@whatacharacterpodcast2653DONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/VISIT "A CHANNEL OF PEACE" AT:https://www.achannelofpeace.org/

C. Thane Dixon sits down with actor and director Daniel Roebuck ("River's Edge", 2022's "The Munsters") to talk about staying humble in Hollywood, auditioning with Keanu Reeves, and the genius of David Milch,VISIT "A CHANNEL OF PEACE" AT:https://www.achannelofpeace.org/FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatacharacterpodcast/Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/wac_podSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@whatacharacterpodcast2653DONATE TO OUR SHOW AT:https://paypal.me/whatacharacterpod?country.x=US&locale.x=en_UShttps://ko-fi.com/whatacharacterpodcastSUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AT:https://www.whatacharacterpodcast.com/