My guest on this episode of the Hometown to Hollywood podcast is Mike Manning. Mike is an award-winning actor and Emmy-winning producer.
As an actor, Manning is most known for his roles in Disney's snowboarding movie Cloud 9, and MTV's Teen Wolf. Other TV credits include Hawaii Five-0, Major Crimes, The Bay, Crash & Bernstein, Operation Cupcake, and Days of Our Lives.
When not performing, Manning works as a producer, co-founding Chhibber Mann Productions in 2015. He's been involved behind the camera on dozens of films including the Showtime documentary Kidnapped for Christ, Jinn, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, Folk Hero and Funny Guy, M.F.A., and Lost in America, featuring Halle Berry, Rosario Dawson, Jewel, and Tiffany Haddish.
We discuss how he started acting professionally, his training, how he broke into producing, the power of storytelling to change the world, the importance of nonprofit work, advice for young actors, and much more.
Listen all the way to the end for a brilliant piñata metaphor about acting-!
Some of my favorite quotes from our conversation:
Look for Mike in Days of Our Lives, and Spike Lee’s most recent film, Son of the South, out now.
Follow Mike Manning HERE:
Instagram: @MikeCManning
FaceBook: @MikeCManning
Personal website: https://www.mikemanning.info/
Chhibber Mann website: http://www.chmannproductions.com/
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