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Bob McCullough & Suzanne Herrera McCullough, creators of www.WhereHollywoodHides.com, host this one-of-a-kind intimate behind-the-scenes podcast conversation about the best years Classic TV, movies and music. They have plenty to tell you about how they broke into Hollywood and have survived in the most exciting and challenging business in the world! Bob & Suzanne are showbiz industry veterans with more than 200 primetime television and film credits who openly share their stories from inside places like Paramount Studios, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Disney Studios, and Universal Studios , where they worked their way up the Hollywood ladder. You’ll hear about their experiences in the gritty world of Rock-and-Roll working alongside iconic bands performing at The Whiskey A-go-go, The Starwood, and The Palamino Club...as well as the backstage concert fun with Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Listen in and learn how they got into The Writers’ Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, and The Directors Guild of America, had agents from CAA and ICM on their side, worked with producers like Lew Wasserman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Glen Larson, Stephen J. Cannell, and Aaron Spelling... navigated among networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS, and became intimate collaborators with celebrities like Lana Turner, Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Jackie Collins, Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, and even Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura. You’ll hear how they worked with and rubbed shoulders with movie and TV stars like Kirk Douglas, Goldie Hawn, Sammie Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Jonathan Winters, Rick Springfield, Lee Majors, Farrah Fawcett, Robert Loggia, Joe Pesci, Robert deNiro, and hundreds of other fabulous actors and actresses. Bob’s career started with “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix”, and came to include writing, producing, and directing on hit television series like “BJ & The Bear”, “Six Million Dollar Man”, “Bionic Woman”, “Eight Is Enough”, “Galactica”, “Falcon Crest”, “Hollywood Wives”, “Airport”, “Star Trek”, “Highlander”, “Kung Fu”, “JAG”, “Baywatch”, and dozens more, while Suzanne was cast in shows like “Fantasy Island”, “Falcon Crest”, “The Young and The Restless”, “Magnum, P.I.”, “Kojak”, “Barreta” and “The Incredible Hulk”. From writing, directing, producing, and acting in some of the most well-known TV shows and films of a generation—as well as working overseas on international television series hits like “High Tide” and “Zorro”--they hold nothing back as you hear what life in Hollywood is really all about. Hear about their latest career moves, their movies and TV pilots currently in development, and the opportunities everyone has in new media, internet video programming, cable and broadcast television, and in foreign co-productions. If you want to know how to get your own showbiz career off the ground, these Hollywood stories and practical tips just might give you the inside track to "breaking in and moving up" from that first job to a creative and rewarding career in Hollywood. It's an entertaining and educational trip into the world of classic television, film, and music, so join the party!

Episode List

Television's Most Prolific Director: Alan J. Levi

Oct 17th, 2020 1:23 AM

Born 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 informal interview is a living lesson on how to build an incredible career as a Hollywood Television Director.

#59 - Actress Ruta Lee

Feb 6th, 2020 3:09 AM

This 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 takes to have a lasting show business career, this is one conversation you can’t miss.

#58 - Producer Hawk Koch, Part II

Nov 11th, 2019 12:30 AM

Chinatown, 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, Barbra Streisand...the list goes on! But his new book is far more than another "Hollywood tell-all" or a series of behind-the-scenes vignettes. It's the amazing true story of love and reconciliation between a father and son who both managed to live and work under the glare of Hollywood fame and fortune. You'll hear Hawk describe his childhood and the work ethic he brought to every movie set he worked on. He even shares details about how he collaborated on his new book with the one who knows him best! It's a conversation you don't want to miss!

#57 - Dee Wallace

Sep 19th, 2019 1:06 AM

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 inspiring message as an international healer, speaker, author, and radio show host. It's a conversation you won't soon forget.

#56 - Broadway and Television Star Ilene Graff

Aug 24th, 2019 7:48 PM

Here'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...not to be missed for anyone working toward their own showbiz career!

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