Jeff Meets Billy Van Zandt

Billy Van Zandt shares stories from his book chronicling his work on some of the best-known TV shows of the day. Newhart, Anything But Love, Martin and so many more. If you want to hear what it takes to create a successful TV series then tune in!

 

I am joined by Actor/Writer/Producer Billy Van Zandt discusses his obsession and time with Lucille Ball including being part of the rediscovery of the lost original 'I Love Lucy' pilot episode. We also discuss Jaws 2, Star Trek, Taps, and his adventures with Sean Penn and Tom Cruise. We also go deep into Billy's book 'GET IN THE CAR, JANE! Adventures In the TV Wasteland' which chronicles the amazing TV work he and his writing partner Jane Milmore worked on together. We discuss their time together on 'Newhart' (including that incredible series finale!), 'Martin', with Martin Lawrence, 'Anything but Love' and 'Daddy Dearest' with Richard Lewis and a series of amazing stories with Penny Marshall, Andrew Dice Clay, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles and more including an exclusive story only heard on The Jeff Dwoskin Show!

 

Our Guest, Billy Van Zandt:

• Website: https://vanzandtmilmore.com/ 
• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888345/ 
• Billy's Book 'Get in the car, Jane!' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3f21rtW 

 

Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #CaffeinateATVShow.

Social Media Tip: Jeff gives some engagement advice to tweet by!

Thank you! Special thanks to celebrity voice Ricky Glore!

Featured on the show:

 

Hashtag Game:

#CaffeinateATVShow

Hosted by:

• https://twitter.com/ReddsHotTags 

 

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