Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor, Tom Amandes

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Tom Amandes, is a renowned actor who is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of “Elliot Ness” in the 1990’s hit TV show “The Untouchables”, and as “Dr. Harold Abbott” in “Everwood”. But over the past 4 decades he’s brought us dozens of other memorable roles.

On the big screen, he played Geena Davis' boyfriend in “The Long Kiss Goodnight”, and he was Abraham Lincoln in the 2013 movie, “Saving Lincoln”. Some of his other movies include “Second Chances”, “Brokedown Palace”, “Dirty Deeds”, “Bonneville”, “Lucky”, “The Bachelors”, “A Million Little Pieces”, and the terrific short film “Imagine”, for which he was named Best Supporting Actor at the Filmed in Utah Awards, and he was nominated for the Award of Excellence at the Winter Film Awards.

On television, he’s had recurring roles in numerous shows including “The Pursuit of Happiness”, “The Guardian”, “Parenthood”, “Chicago Fire”, “Spin City”, “Scandal”, “Promised Land”, and “Perry Mason”. He’s also starred in some great TV movies and miniseries like “Because Mommy Works”, “From the Earth to the Moon”, “Down Will Come Baby”, “If You Believe”, “When Good Ghouls Go Bad”, and “A Neighbour’s Deception”. And he’s guest starred in dozens of classic TV shows including “Murphy Brown”, “Roseanne”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “ER”, “Family Law”, “NYPD Blue”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, and many more.

Our guest has also starred in many theatrical productions including "Translations", "The Playboy of the Western World" "What the Butler Saw", "Candida" "The Courtship of Carl Sandburg", “At Home at the Zoo”, and many more. Over the years, our guest has received numerous accolades, including the 2011 Award for Excellence in the Arts, bestowed upon him by his alma mater, DePaul University in Chicago.

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actress, Marsha Mason

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Marsha Mason, special guest is a legendary and beloved actress and director whose iconic career and body of work over the past 6 decades has brought us dozens of unforgettable performances.

On Broadway, she appeared in 8 shows including “Cactus Flower”, “The Good Doctor”, “The Night of the Iguana”, “Steel Magnolias”, and “The Roommate”. Her list of theatre credits is spectacular, and she’s starred in everything from Shakespeare and Ibsen to Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman and of course, Neil Simon - and everyone in between. Her performance off-Broadway in "Little Gem" earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Play, and her starring role in the 1999 revival of “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” in London, earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album.

But there’s no question that she became a global superstar for her work in the movies. She’s received FOUR Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, for her performances in “Cinderella Liberty”, “The Goodbye Girl”, “Chapter Two” and “Only When I Laugh”. She’s won 2 Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for her work in “Cinderella Liberty” and “The Goodbye Girl”, and she received 2 more Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in “Chapter Two” and “Promises in the Dark”. She’s also appeared in many other great movies including “Audrey Rose”, “Max Dugan Returns”, “Heartbreak Ridge”, “Stella”, “I Love Trouble”, “Nick of Time” and “Bride and Prejudice.

On television, she starred in her own sitcom called “Sibs”, and she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance as “Sherry” on “Frasier”. You’ve also seen her in many other shows including “Lipstick Jungle”, “The Good Wife”, “Madam Secretary” and “Grace and Frankie”, and in TV movies and miniseries like “The Good Doctor”, “Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal”, “Trapped in Silence”, “Dinner at Eight”, “The Long Shot”, and one of my all-time favourites, “Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows”.

In the year 2000, our guest released a compelling and highly revealing, profoundly intimate memoir entitled, “Journey: A Personal Odyssey”, which chronicled her professional, personal and spiritual path which ultimately took her from the heights of Hollywood fame to a new life focussing on physical and emotional wellness in New Mexico. In addition to the myriad of accolades and awards she has received over the years, including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gulf Coast Film Festival, our guest was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. She is constantly in demand not only as an actress, but as a highly respected theatre director and educator.

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To learn more about Marsha Mason, go to:

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https://www.instagram.com/realmarshamason/

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor, John James, Jeff Colby of “Dynasty”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, John James, is a beloved actor who is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of “Jeff Colby”, the “loving but unloved” husband of “Fallon” on the mega-hit TV series “Dynasty”, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination.

He also played “Jeff Colby” in the spin-off series, “The Colbys”, earning 2 Soap Opera Digest nominations. And he returned as “Jeff Colby” one last time in the 1991 miniseries, “Dynasty: The Reunion”.

But in addition to that iconic role, our guest has had a long and diverse career. His movie credits include “Icebreaker”, “Peril”, “Illegal Aliens”, “The Lost Day”, “Evil at the Door”, “My Son Hunter”, “Find Her” and “Axcellerator”, for which he and his fellow cast members won the Rising Tide Award at the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.

And on TV, he portrayed “Tom Bergman” in “Search for Tomorrow”, and he was “Jeff Martin” in “All my Children”, and on “As the World Turns”, he was “Dr. Rick Decker”. He’s also appeared in many other shows like “Fantasy Island”, “The Love Boat”, “Touched by an Angel”, “A Friend in the Woods” and “Tales. And he has co-starred in many TV movies including “He’s Not Your Son”, “Haunted by Her Past”, “Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter”, “Partners in Love”, “Lightning: Fire From the Sky”, “Christmas Camp” and “Christmas in Tune”. And he’s also had an extensive career in the theatre.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

To learn more about John James, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/johnjames_jj/

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary TV Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Dick Cavett, is not only a legendary television personality, talk show host and author. He is the reason I wanted to be an interviewer – he’s my inspiration, my role model and my American Idol.

From 1968 to 2007, on a variety of TV networks and in different formats, our guest hosted one of the world’s most popular TV talk shows. With his keen intellect and unique wit, he set the bar for intelligent, sophisticated conversation with the world’s greatest legendary stars. He was known as “the thinking man’s talk show host”, and his show offered a forum for controversial opinions and issues ranging from feminism, domestic and international affairs, to the Vietnam war.

The Dick Cavett Show became a home away from home for the top stars from the world of movies, television and sports. And of course, through him, we got to know the greatest comedy legends of all time.

Our guest has written a number of bestselling books, starting in 1974 with “Cavett”, followed by “Eye on Cavett” in 1983. And then he released “Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets”, which is a fascinating collection of essays written by our guest for the New York Times when he had a popular online column. And most recently, he released “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks”, in which he introduces us to the fascinating and iconic characters who have crossed his path over the years – everyone from Stan Laurel and Elizabeth Taylor to Muhammed Ali and James Gandolfini.

Over the years our guest has had many extraordinary moments. He's hosted Saturday Night Live. He’s made cameo appearances in “Cheers”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3”, “Beetlejuice”, “Forrest Gump” and “Apollo 13”. He’s done voiceover work on “The Simpsons”. On Broadway, he appeared in “Otherwise Engaged”, and he was the narrator in “Into the Woods” and in the Broadway revival of “The Rocky Horror Show”. And every fan of the legendary pop group ABBA knows about his highly memorable interview with the entire group for his 1981 TV special, “Dick Cavett Meets ABBA.”

Throughout his illustrious career our guest has earned 9 Emmy Award nominations and won 2 Emmy Awards, along with a Cable Ace Award. He was also nominated for 6 Photoplay Awards for Favourite Variety Star, and in 2016 he won the Spirit of Katharine Hepburn Award.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Movie & TV Star, Morgan Brittany, Dallas’ “Katherine Wentworth”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Morgan Brittany, is a highly popular actress, author and political commentator who first won our hearts as a child star in the role of “Baby June”, Natalie Wood’s sister, in the classic 1962 movie "Gypsy".

She was also one of the schoolgirls in the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, “The Birds”. And a few years later, she played one of the kids in the blended family parented by Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball in another classic movie, “Yours, Mine & Ours”.

As a child, she also appeared in “Gunsmoke”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Daniel Boone”, “Lassie”, “Dr. Kildare”, “The Andy Griffith Show”, “My 3 Sons”, and dozens of other iconic TV shows. And as an adult, she’s had an even more spectacular career. She’s perhaps best known for her portrayal of the beautiful and conniving “Katherine Wentworth” on the super-popular primetime drama series, "Dallas". And of course, we also remember her as the ambitious magazine writer “Kate Simpson” on “Glitter”, and she’s also appeared in many other great TV shows and movies including “The Amazing Howard Hughes”, “The Initiation of Sarah”, “In Search of Historic Jesus”, “The Dream Merchants”, “Mothers and Daughters”, “Legend of the Spirit Dog” and “LBJ: The Early Years”, for which she won a Peabody Award.

And get this: she’s the only actress to have portrayed the legendary Vivien Leigh THREE TIMES – first in 1975 in the classic film, “The Day of the Locust”, then the following year in the feature film "Gable and Lombard", and then in 1980 in the TV movie "The Scarlett O'Hara War".

Our guest has also been a highly sought-after political commentator as part of a series called “Politichicks”, and she’s co-authored 2 bestselling books, "What Women Really Want", and "PolitiChicks: A Clarion Call to Political Activism", which features a compelling collection of essays from many of the writers and activists featured on the PolitiChicks.com website.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

To learn more about Morgan Brittany, go to:

http://morganbrittany.com/

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actor, William H. Macy

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, William H. Macy, is a renowned and highly acclaimed, beloved actor, writer, director and producer whose stellar and prolific body of work includes some of the most iconic movies and TV shows ever made.

His most popular movies include “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, “Fargo”, “Ghosts of Mississippi”, “Boogie Nights”, “Air Force One”, “Pleasantville”, “Happy, Texas”, “Magnolia”, “Jurassic Park 3”, “The Cooler”, “Seabiscuit”, and so many more. On TV, you’ve seen him in dozens of shows including “ER”, “Sports Night”, “Versailles” and “Law & Order”, in which he appeared in the pilot episode.

And of course, who can ever forget him as the hopelessly exasperating “Frank Gallagher” on the mega-hit TV series “Shameless”, for which he received a whole slew of awards in addition to being nominated for 6 Emmy Awards and 2 Golden Globe Awards.

And he’s starred in some of my favourite TV movies and miniseries including “The Awakening Land”, “The Cradle Will Fall”, “The Water Engine”, “A Slight Case of Murder”, “The Wool Cap”, “Reversible Errors”, “The Dropout” and many more. The list of accolades that our guest has received is jaw dropping.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his unforgettable portrayal of “Jerry Lundergard” in “Fargo”. He’s been nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards and 15 Emmy Awards, and he’s won 2 Emmys – both were for his work as a writer and lead actor in the highly acclaimed TV movie “Door to Door”. He’s received 12 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and won 4 – one for his performance in “Door to Door”, and 3 for “Shameless”.

He’s received 11 Satellite Award Nominations and won 5, for his work in “A Slight Case of Murder”, “Happy Texas”, “Door to Door”, and “Shameless”. He’s won dozens of prestigious film festival awards including the Maverick Tribute Award, the John Cassavetes Award, the Stanley Kramer Social Artist Award, and he’s been inducted into the Online Film and Television Association Hall of Fame, in addition to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

To learn more about William H. Macy, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/williamhmacy/

https://x.com/williamhmacy

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Acclaimed Actor, John Shea, “Lex Luthor” – “New Adventures of Superman”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, John Shea, is a highly acclaimed and beloved actor, writer, producer and director who’s been entertaining audiences on stage, in movies and on television in a stellar career spanning 5 decades.

Of course, we all remember him as “Hank Zaret” on “W-I-O-U”, “Lex Luthor” in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”, “Harold Waldorf” in “Gossip Girl”, “Thomas Eckart” on “Agent X”, and “Adam Kane” on “Mutant X”, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Actor.

But well beyond those roles, our guest has demonstrated remarkable versatility and has delivered a whole slew of memorable performances in every medium. On Broadway, he appeared in “Romeo and Juliet”, “End of the World” and “Yentl”, for which he received a Theatre World Award. And he received a Drama Desk Award for his performance in "American Days", and an Obie Award for his performance in "The Dining Room".

In London’s West End, he starred in “The Normal Heart” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, and at Carnegie Hall, he appeared in “The Soldier’s Tale”.

On the big screen, he’s appeared in many movies including “Hussy”, “Missing”, “Windy City”, for which he was named Best Actor at the Montreal International Film Festival, “Honeymoon”, “Once We Were Dreamers”, “Honey I Blew Up the Kid”, “The Insurgents”, “An Invisible Sign”, “The Trouble with the Truth”, and “Southie” (1998) and “Grey Lady”, both of which he co-starred in, co-wrote and directed.

And on television, in addition to the shows I already mentioned, you’ve seen him in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “The Hitchhiker”, for which he received a Cable Ace Award nomination, “Sex and the City”, “Law & Order”, “The Good Wife”, “Madam Secretary”, “Blue Bloods” and many more. And he’s co-starred in numerous great TV movies and miniseries including “Family Reunion”, “Kennedy”, “Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil”, “A Case of Deadly Force”, “The Impossible Spy”, “Notorious”, “Ladykiller” and of course, the multi-award winning miniseries “Baby M” (1988), for which he won a well-deserved Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

And if all of that weren’t enough, our guest is also a founding member of the Nantucket Film Festival, and he’s the Artistic Director Emeritus of the Nantucket Theatre Workshop.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

To learn more about John Shea, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjohnshea/

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor & Director, Robby Benson

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Robby Benson, is a popular and beloved show business veteran who has literally done it all from the time he was a child star. He’s an actor, director, writer, composer, lyricist, educator, filmmaker and best selling author. On Broadway, he appeared in “Zelda”, “The Rothschilds” and “The Pirates of Penzance”.

In the movies, you’ve seen him in “Jeremy”, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also starred in “Lucky Lady”, “Ode to Billy Joe”, “One on One”, which he also wrote, “Ice Castles”, “Tribute”, “The Chosen”, “Running Brave”, “Modern Love”, which he also wrote and directed, and many more. And of course, he’s been immortalized as the voice of “Beast” in the Disney blockbuster Oscar-winning movie, “Beauty and the Beast”.

On television, he’s appeared in dozens of shows, movies and miniseries including “Death Be Not Proud”, “The Last of Mrs. Lincoln”, “The Death of Richie”, “Our Town”, “Two of a Kind”, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, “Homewrecker”, “Precious Victims”, “American Dreams”, “Brave New World”, “A Feeling of Home”, and most recently, he can be seen in Season 2 of the popular Apple TV hit series, “Severance”.

Our guest has also directed over a hundred episodes of top 10 TV shows including “Ellen”, “Friends”, “Dharma & Greg”, “The Naked Truth”, “Sabrina The Teenage Witch”, “Evening Shade” and “Dream On”, for which he was nominated for a Cable Ace Award for Best Director of a Comedy Series.

As a composer, he’s written many movie scores, and together with his wife, the brilliant music superstar Karla DeVito, he co-wrote the hit song “We are Not Alone” from the movie, “The Breakfast Club”, AND the wonderful song “Nobody Makes Me Crazy” recorded by Diana Ross on her “Swept Away” album. Our guest also wrote the libretto and composed the music for the critically acclaimed musical, “Open Heart”.

Our guest is also an award-winning professor of filmmaking, having taught at The University of Utah, the University of South Carolina and NYU. And if all of that weren’t enough, he's written TWO best selling books – a novel entitled, “Who Stole The Funny?”, and a highly compelling and very poignant memoir entitled, “I’m Not Dead Yet”, which chronicles not only his amazing career, but his miraculous journey as a survivor of FOUR open heart surgeries.

For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/

To learn more about Robby Benson, go to:

http://www.robbybenson.com/

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