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Alan Zweibel, comedy legend - SNL, It's Garry Shandling's Show, etc. - Episode 1,027

Alan Zweibel is an original Saturday Night Live writer, has won five Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work in television, which includes It's Garry Shandling's Show (co-creator and producer) and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Among his eclectic body of work, Zweibel collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning production of 700 Sundays, and most recently co-wrote and produced the feature film, Here Today with Crystal. He has written 11 books—his latest, a cultural memoir Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier was published by Abrams Books in 2020. Other books include The Other Shulman: A Novel, which won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor and Lunatics with Dave Barry.

Paul Ben-Victor from Nobody Wants This, The Wire, Pam & Tommy, etc. - Episode 1,026

One of the film world's most beloved performer, he has worked with groundbreaking directors including Martin Scorsese, Tony Scott, Antoine Fuqua, Steven Zaillian, and Clint Eastwood. Paul's recent work includes The Irishman opposite Al Pacino, Plane with Gerard Butler, and Emancipation opposite Will Smith. His other feature credits include starring alongside Samuel L. Jackson in The Banker, with Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell in Get Hard, Robert DeNiro and Sylvester Stallone in Grudge Match, along with classics like Tombstone and True Romance further showcase his timeless appeal. In television, Paul Ben-Victor has played a number of roles that have left a lasting cultural impact in many highly acclaimed series, including his portrayal of studio head Alan Gray in HBO's Entourage and appearing opposite Matthew McConaughey in the award-winning True Detective. Most recently, he was in Pam & Tommy with Lily James and Sebastian Stan and can next be seen in significant roles in the new Kristen Bell show for Netflix, the Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix, Raising Kanan for Starz, Bookie for HBO Max and the international hit The Chosen for Lionsgate. His other television credits include Vinyl, In Plain Sight, John from Cincinnati, NYPD Blue, Will & Grace, The Mick, Everybody Hates Chris, Preacher, and Goliath among many others.

Jim O'Heir from Parks and Recreation - Episode 1,025

Jim is best known for playing Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation. He has also been in countless films and TV shows such as Friends, Boston Legal, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Voyager, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, Parenthood, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Santa Stories, Better Call Saul, and many more.

Glen Burtnik from The Weeklings, The Orchestra, Styx, etc. - Episode 1,024

Glen is one of the hardest workers in the music industry. From his early days starring as Paul McCartney on Broadway in Beatlemania, to being a solo artist, to having two stints with the band Styx, to playing in various bands such as The Weeklings and The Orchestra to producing and starring in the hugely successful Summer of Love Concert Series, he has had a wonderful career.

Danny Pino from Cold Case, Hotel Cocaine, Mayans MC, etc. - Episode 1,023

Danny is best known for his roles as Detective Scotty Valens in Cold Case, Armadillo Quintero in The Shield, Detective Nick Amaro in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Miguel Galindo in Mayans M.C. and most recently Roman Compte in Hotel Cocaine.

Corin Nemec from "Place of Bones," "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," etc. - Episode 1,022

Corin Nemec has had a professional acting career since he was a child. He is best known for his roles in "Place of Bones," "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "I Know My First Name Is Steven," "Beverly Hills 90210," "Webster," "The Stand," "Stargate SG-1," and countless other movies and TV shows. He is also an accomplished screenwriter and graffiti artist.

 

Kyle Secor from Homicide: Life on the Street - Episode 1,021

Kyle Secor is best known for his role of Tim Bayliss on all seven seasons of the critically acclaimed Homicide: Life on the Street. He has also been in various TV shows and movies such as St. Elsewhere, City Slickers, 9-1-1 Lone Star, The Rookie, Drop Zone, Sleeping with the Enemy, Veronica Mars, Philly, The Flash, Grey's Anatomy, The Purge: Election Year, Resurrection, Scandal, Party of Five, Castle and many more.

Geoffrey Blake from Forrest Gump, Contact, Hotel Cocaine, etc. - Episode 1,020

Geoffrey Blake is an Emmy nominated, two-time SAG Award winning actor best known for his role as 'Wesley' (the abusive radical boyfriend) opposite Robin Wright's 'Jennie' in the iconic Academy Award Best Picture Forrest Gump. In addition to that film, he has appeared alongside Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks in multiple films. Those performances are part of his frequent collaborations with such Academy Award winning filmmakers as Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard (Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away, Appollo 13, EDtv,  and Frost/Nixon.) His most critically acclaimed performance was that of the preppy pipe-smoking astrophysicist 'Fisher', the right-hand man, in the Sci-Fi classic Contact opposite Academy Award winner Jodie Foster. Blake has well over 100 credits to his name in both television and film. In the 1980's and early 1990's, he frequently collaborated with friend and colleague, Emilio Estevez. The two met on the generation defining film Young Guns where he portrayed 'McCloskey', the Young Gun snitch, opposite Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Dermot Mulroney. He would go on to make four more films with Estevez as both an actor and director (Men at Work, Rated X, The War at Home, Nightbreaker). He also worked with other luminary filmmakers such as Ridley & Tony Scott (The Man in the High Castle, Enemy of the State), Paul Mazursky (The Pickle), Frank Darabont (Mob City), Barry Levinson (Wag the Dog), Roland Joffe (Texas Rising) and numerous others. In addition, he has appeared in a multitude of Emmy Award winning series, mini-series, and movies for television with prolific content providers such as Steven Bochco, David Milch, Jerry Bruckheimer, Shonda Rhimes, David Shore, Paul Attanosio, Don Bellisario, and Dick Wolf, repeatedly reaching out to Blake to be on their shows.

Penelope Ann Miller - Episode 1,019

Penelope got her big break when she co-starred in Biloxi Blues on Broadway. (And later the movie.) She has co-starred in movies such as The Freshman, Carlito's Way, Adventures in Babysitting, Kindergarten Cop, Big Top Pee-wee, Awakenings, The Shadow and Other People's Money and has worked with actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, and Danny DeVito. Recently she played Jeffrey Dahmer's mother in the hit Netflix series and can be soon starring opposite Dennis Quaid in Reagan.

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Chris Mars from The Replacements - Episode 1,018

Chris Mars was one of the co-founders of the legendary band The Replacements. He played drums with them from 1979-1990 and on all seven of their studio albums. As a solo act he has recorded six records and is a very accomplished painter. His artwork has been seen all over the world and his new book 7:42 P.M.: The Art of Chris Mars will be released in the near future.

Graham Gouldman from 10cc - Episode 1,017

Graham is an English singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the co-lead singer and bassist of the art rock band 10cc. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation. In 1972, along with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, he formed 10cc and enjoyed a string of Top 10 hits, including three No 1s - Rubber Bullets, I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday – along with Donna (No 2), Art For Art’s Sake and Good Morning Judge (both reaching No 5), The Things We Do For Love and I’m Mandy Fly Me, and The Wall Street Shuffle.

Glen Phillips from Toad the Wet Sprocket - Episode 1,016

Todd is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Toad the Wet Sprocket.  They formed in 1986 and broke up in 1998 and then got back together for good in 2010. They've released seven studio albums and are known for their hits All I Want, Walk on the Ocean and Fall Down. As a solo artist, Glen has recorded ten studio albums.

Gedde Watanabe from Sixteen Candle, Gung Ho, ER, etc. - Episode 1,015

Gedde is best known for his characters Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles, Oishi Kazihiro in Gung Ho and Nurse Yosh Takata on ER. He has been seen in various TV shows and movies such as Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Becker, Mad About You, UHF, Call Me Kat and Magnum P.I. He has also done many voice acting jobs on projects including The Simpsons, Family Guy, Kung Fu Panda 4, Ultraman: Rising, American Dad! Kim Possible, and Rugrats.

  

Catherine Mary Stewart from Weekend at Bernie's, Night of the Comet, etc. - Episode 1,014

Catherine Mary Stewart is an actor/director/writer who is best known for her roles in Night of the Comet, The Last Starfighter, Weekend at Bernie's, Mischief and Scenes from the Goldmine. She was also the first Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives.

Thomas Dolby - Episode 1,013

Thomas Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including “She Blinded Me with Science” (1982) and “Hyperactive!” (1984). He has also worked as a producer and as a session musician. He is associated with the new wave movement of the early 1980s, a form of pop music incorporating electronic instruments, but Dolby’s work covers a wide range of musical styles and moods distinct from the high-energy pop sound of his few, better-known commercial successes. In the 1990s, he founded Beatnik, a Silicon Valley software company which developed the polyphonic ringtone software and created the Nokia tune. Its technology was used in more than half a billion cell phones. He was also the music director for TED Conferences. On the faculty at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University since 2014, he leads Peabody’s Music for New Media program, which enrolled its first students in the fall of 2018. He has received four Grammy nominations, two each in 1984 and 1988 and recently published his first novel, "Prevailing Wind."

Stand-up Comic Keith Robinson - Episode 1,012

Keith recently released a Netflix special called Different Strokes. Though his career he has performed or been on Comedy Central, Expecting Amy, Gotham Comedy Live, Chelsea Lately, WTF with Marc Maron, The Wanda Sykes Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Showtime at the Apollo, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and many more. He has also been seen in various movies including Trainwreck and The King of Staten Island.

Ivan Doroschuk from Men without Hats - Episode 1,011

Ivan is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats, best known for the hit songs The Safety Dance and Pop Goes the World. The band broke up in 1993 but reformed in 2002-2003 and then reunited for good in 2010. They have released nine studio albums and still tour the world.

Johnny Dee from Britny Fox, Doro and Tyketto - Episode 1,010

Johnny has had a long career as a professional drummer. He got his first break with the British rock band Waysted and he hasn't looked back. After that he played with Britny Fox during the height of their popularity and has played with Doro since 1993. He also just joined the band Tyketto.

Greg Camp from Smash Mouth and The Defiant - Episode 1,009

Greg s best known as a founding member of the rock band Smash Mouth and served as a guitarist and songwriter across several stints. He wrote their hits All Star, Walkin' on the Sun, Then the Morning Comes and many others. he is currently in the supergroup The Defiant.

Ian Hunter - Episode 1,008

Ian started his career fronting the band Mott the Hoople who were best known for their hit, All the Young Dudes. After he left them to pursue a solo career, he has gone on to record over twenty studio albums. His most notable was You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic which included the hits, Cleveland Rocks, Ships and Just Another Night.

Ross Valory from Journey - Episode 1,007

Ross is the one of the founding members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band, Journey. He played bass with them from 1973 - 1985 and again from 1995 - 2020. He has played on all of Journey's albums except for 1986's Raised on Radio and 2022's Freedom. He recently released his debut solo record, All of the Above.

Jack Hues from Wang Chung - Episode 1,006

Jack Hues is best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the band Wang Chung. Between 1983 and 1987 Wang Chung had five Top 40 hits including Dance Hall Days, Everybody Have Fun Tonight and Let's Go. The band recorded the soundtrack for the film To Live and Die in L.A. and had a song in John Hughes' movie the Breakfast Club. They have broken up and gotten back together over the years and a few years released Orchesography which is a greatest hits compilation recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. He also plays with the jazz influenced Jack Hues Quartet and has recorded two solo albums, Primitif and Electro: Acoustic Works 20:20.

Scott Cohen from Gilmore Girls, The 10th Kingdom, etc. - Episode 1,005

Scott is a recognizable face from is work on TV, movies and Broadway. He has been seen in such projects as Gilmore Girls, The Fix, Jacob's Ladder, The Girls on the Bus, East New York, The Resident, Billions, The Americans, Allegiance, The Carrie Diaries, Necessary Roughness, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and many more.

Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult - Episode 1,004

Buck is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Blue Oyster Cult who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. He has written and done the vocals on their biggest hits which are Don't Fear the Reaper, Godzilla, and Burning for You. Blue Oyster Cult still tours to sold out crowds and has recorded sixteen studio albums.

Phil Hendrie, radio legend - Episode 1,003

Hendrie started out as a disc jockey at WBJW 1440 AM in Winter Park, Fla., a suburb of Orlando. After 15 years working as a disc jockey at stations across the country, he realized he hated what he was doing. Moving to Los Angeles, Hendrie debuted in talk radio as a weekend host at KFI-AM 640. In 1990 at KVEN-AM in Ventura, Calif., Hendrie introduced his first fictional character on air — an Iraqi, Raj Fahneen. The Gulf War was happening and Fahneen vociferously defended Saddam Hussein. Thinking he was a real person, listeners went ballistic and the phones lit up. An entire cast of characters would evolve from that moment on, marking Hendrie’s place in radio history. Hendrie’s popularity resulted in the radio show going national in 1999. By 2006, he was ready to explore the next chapter of his career — acting in front of the camera. He departed from radio and quickly added to his resume which already included Trey Parker’s and Matt Stone’s motion picture, Team America: World Police, as well as television roles on Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Richard Appel’s A.U.S.A., and Judd Apatow’s North Hollywood. He also starred in Steve Levitan’s Phil Hendrie and wrote, executive produced and starred in Phil at the Gate. For the last 10 years, Hendrie has regularly played characters on FOX’s popular animated series King of the Hill and Futurama. Other recent television work includes roles on Giants of Radio, The Replacements, Three Strikes, Mike Birbiglia’s Secret Public Journal, David Mamet’s The Unit, and NBC’s Teachers. He also played Nets Coach in the motion picture, Semi-pro. Hendrie continues to act today and is currently working on the motion picture, Last Call.

Reed Diamond - Episode 1,002

Reed got his first big break in the movie Memphis Belle. Since then, he has made an impact in both films and TV. He has co-starred in many shows including Law & Order: Organized Crime, Better Call Saul, 13 Reasons Why, Homicide: Life on the Street, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Designated Survivor, Judging Amy, The Purge, Good Girls Revolt, Franklin & Bash, Wayward Pines, The Shield, Journeyman, Dollhouse, 24, Bones and The Mentalist and has been a guest star on the series Elementary, How to Get Away with Murder, Billions, Feud: Bette and Joan, Cold Case, The West Wing, Medium, Law & Order, CSI, Castle, Monk, White Collar, Revolution, The Glades and Criminal Minds and many others. He has also been in numerous movies such as Moneyball, Good Night, and Good Luck and Much Ado About Nothing.

Rich Redmond drummer of Jason Aldean - Episode 1,001

Rich Redmond is the drummer for Jason Aldean. He has drummed on over 25 number one hits, performed on countless TV shows and has toured the world playing in front of sold-out crowds. He is also a highly sought after keynote speaker who has been hired by various corporations and universities. He recently published his third book, Making it in Country Music: An Insider's Look at the Industry.

Mick Mars from Motley Crue - Episode 1,000

Mick Mars is the lead guitarist and one of the co-founders of Motley Crue. Over the course of their career, they have toured the world, packed stadiums and sold over 25 million albums in the US and 100 million around the globe. Mick retired from the band two years ago and recently released his first solo album, The Other Side of Mars, to rave reviews. 

Tom Bailey from Thompson Twins - Episode 999

Tom Bailey is one of the founding members of Thompson Twins. They were an iconic 80s band who played Live Aid and were known for their hits Lies, Love on Your Side, We Are Detective, Watching, Hold Me Now, Doctor! Doctor!, You Take Me Up, Sisters of Mercy, The Gap, Lay Your Hands on Me, King for a Day, Revolution, and Nothing in Common. 

Terry Serpico from Law & Order: SVU, Army Wives, Cobra Kai - Episode 998

Terry Serpico is best known for his roles as Chief Tommy McGrath in Law & Order: SVU, Captain Turner in Cobra Kai, Bill Briscoe in The Flight Attendant, Patrick Lloyd in Designated Survivor and Frank Sherwood in Army Wives. She has also recurred, been a guest star in series such as Person of Interest, The Carrie Diaries, Criminal Minds, Sneaky Pete, The Good Fight, Yellowstone, The Equalizer, The Mosquito Coast, Hightown and many more.

Guthrie Govan from The Aristocrats - Episode 997

Guthrie Govan is an English guitarist and guitar teacher, known for his work with the bands The Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, The Young Punx, and the Fellowship, as well as his solo project Erotic Cakes. More recently, he has collaborated with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. He is a noted guitar teacher, working with the UK magazine Guitar Techniques, Guildford's Academy of Contemporary Music, Lick Library, and formerly the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.  He was named "Guitarist of the Year" by Guitarist magazine in 1993.

 

Dunstan Bruce from Chumbawamba - Episode 996

Dunstan is a British musician and filmmaker who is perhaps best known for his work with Leeds based anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba of which he was a founding member.  At the beginning of 1982, he joined Chumbawamba and was the lead singer of the band's biggest hit single, Tubthumping. (It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100.) He left the band at the end of 2004. He is the lead singer of Interrobang?!, an agitprop post-punk band he formed in 2012 with ex-Chumbawamba drummer Harry Hamer and ex-Regular Fries guitarist Stephen Griffin. They released a critically acclaimed eponymous album in 2018. He also has been directing documentaries, his latest was about his former band and titled, "I Get Knocked Down."

Joe Bonamassa - Episode 995

Joe Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which eleven have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. He has played alongside many notable blues and rock artists and has earned three Grammy Awards nominations. Among guitarists, he is known for his extensive collection of vintage guitars and amplifiers.

Artimus Pyle from Lynyrd Skynyrd - Episode 994

Artimus Pyle played drums with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1991. He was on the records Nuthin' Fancy, Gimme Back My Bullets, Street Survivors and Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991. He and his bandmates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. He now heads up the Artimus Pyle Band who just released the album Anthems: Honoring the Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Al Sapienza from The Sopranos and Reacher - Episode 993

Al Sapienza is best known for playing Mikey Palmice in The Sopranos, Philly Falzone in Prison Break, Frank Panzarella in Brotherhood, Marty Spinella in House of Cards, Detective Raymond Terney in Person of Interest, and Marsh in Reacher. He has appeared in countless TV shows and movies such as NCIS, Big Geroge Foreman, Minx, Gravesend, Dopesick, The Good Fight, Queen of the South, S.W.A.T., 24, Suits, The Blacklist, Supernatural, Bates Motel, Elementary, Law & Order, and many more.

 

 

Malcolm Goodwin from Reacher and iZombie - Episode 992

Malcolm Goodwin is best known for his roles of Oscar Finley in Reacher, Young Dupin in The Fall of the House of Usher, Clive Babineaux in iZombie and Shea Daniels in Breakout Kings. He has also been seen in various TV shows and movies such as American Gangster, Leatherheads, The Longshots, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Bones, House of Cards, and FBI.

Adam Baldwin from Full Metal Jacket, Firefly, etc. - Episode 991

Adam Baldwin made his film debut in My Bodyguard and is best known for his roles as Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket, Jayne Cobb and in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity, John Casey in Chuck, and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship. Other movie and TV credits include D.C Cab, The Patriot, Ordinary People, Next of Kin, The X-Files, Angel, Day Break, Castle, 9-1-1: Lone Star and many, many others.

Actress Anne-Marie Johnson - Episode 990

Anne- Marie Johnson is best known for her roles as Nadine Hudson–Thomas in What's Happening Now!!, Althea Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night, and her recurring role as fashion designer Donna Cabonna on That's So Raven during its final season. She also was a cast member of the FOX sketch comedy television series In Living Color and has had recurring or regular roles in Melrose Place, JAG, Girlfriends and The InBetween plus c0-starring in the cult-classic movies, Hollywood Shuffle and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

Billy Crain from Henry Paul Band & The Outlaws - Episode 989

Billy Crain was an important member of the Henry Paul Band from 1978 until 1982, collaborating on songwriting, and being the featured lead guitarist. In 2008 Crain would hook up again with Henry Paul, but this time in the reformed Outlaws. He has been a staple performer in the Southern rock scene since the early 1970s. He has performed with various artists including The Allman Brothers Band, The Rossington-Collins Band, The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top. In the late 1980s he pursued songwriting and record production. He co-wrote the song "Call It Love" (by Poco) with Ron Guilbeau and Rick Lonow; "It's My Time" by Martina McBride (co-writers Kim Tribble and Tammy Hyler); and Another Nine Minutes (co-writers Tim Buppert and Tom Douglas); and "Let 'er Rip" by the Dixie Chicks (co-written with Sandy Ramos).

Nick Bakay - co-creator of HBO Max’s Bookie - Episode 988

Nick Bakay either acted in, or wrote for, some of the most popular shows of the 1990s and 2000s, including "The King of Queens" (CBS 1998-2007), "That 70s Show" (Fox 1998-2006), and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (ABC 1996-2003). His first big break came in the late 1980s when he became a contributing editor for National Lampoon, which led to TV writing gigs on shows like "In Living Color" (Fox 1990-94) and the short-lived "The Dennis Miller Show" (Syndicated 1992). By the late '90s and early 2000s, Bakay had also assumed a lengthy acting resume as well, having landed plum guest spots on shows like "Seinfeld" (NBC 1989-1998), "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," and "The King of Queens." In 2013 Bakay started writing for, acting in, and executive producing the sitcom "Mom" and recently co-created HBO Max's "Bookie".

Steven Bauer from Scarface, Ray Donovan, Breaking Bad...Part 2 - Episode 987

Steven Bauer is best known for his roles as Manolo "Manny" Ribera in Scarface, Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan and Don Eladio in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He has also starred, co-starred and guest starred in countless movies and TV shows including Thief of Hearts, Traffic, Primal Fear, The Blacklist, S.W.A.T., NCIS, Supergirl, Queen of the South, Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-0, Raising Cain and many more.

Steven Bauer from Scarface, Ray Donovan, Breaking Bad...Part 1 - Episode 986

Steven Bauer is best known for his roles as Manolo "Manny" Ribera in Scarface, Avi Rudin in Ray Donovan and Don Eladio in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He has also starred, co-starred and guest starred in countless movies and TV shows including Thief of Hearts, Traffic, Primal Fear, The Blacklist, S.W.A.T., NCIS, Supergirl, Queen of the South, Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-0, Raising Cain and many more.

Michael Boatman from Spin City, Arliss, The Good Fight...- Episode 985

Michael Boatman is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as 101st Airborne soldier Motown in the Vietnam War movie Hamburger Hill and as sports agent Stanley Babson in the HBO sitcom Arli$$. He also starred in The Good Fight, the Paramount+ spinoff of The Good Wife, Instant Mom, and The Jackie Thomas Show as well as guest-starring on Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Ghosts, Madame Secretary, Anger Management and countless other shows.

Greg Grunberg - Episode 984

Greg Grunberg is an American film and television actor known for starring as Eric Weiss in the ABC series Alias, Matt Parkman in the NBC series Heroes, Sean Blumberg in Felicity, Temmin "Snap" Wexley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Phil in A Star Is Born. He is also an epilepsy advocate and hosts the podcast Talk About it that helps bring the epilepsy community together.

Don Dokken - Episode 983

Don Dokken is best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal/glam metal. Dokken formed in Los Angeles in 1978. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as "Alone Again", "In My Dreams", and "Burning Like a Flame", and have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.

Lex Medlin from ”CSI: Vegas” - Episode 982

Lex Medlin is best known for his characters Beau Finado from CSI: Vegas, Owen French in Drop Dead Diva, and Detective Andy Williams in Southland. He has also guest starred on countless shows such as Supernatural, Monk, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hot in Cleveland, Castle, The Mentalist, Modern Family, Criminal Minds, Shameless, Mayans M.C. as well as over 100 national commercials.

 

 

Roger Earl from Foghat - Episode 981

Roger Earl is an English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Foghat. A founding member, along with guitarist and vocalist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, guitarist Rod Price, and bassist Tony Stevens, Earl is the only member to feature in every lineup of the band. Foghat rose to superstardom in the 70's with hits like Slow Ride, I Just Want to Make Love to You, and Fool for the City. They've recorded over 15 studio albums, and their 1977 release, Foghat Live went double platinum.

 

Randy Jackson from Zebra - Episode 980

Randy is best known as the frontman for the rock band Zebra. Zebra has recorded four studio albums and had hits with the singles "Who's Behind the Door" and "Tell Me What You Want". (Which both had popular videos on MTV. The band still tours, and Randy also does solo shows and productions with an orchestra behind him playing classic rock songs.

Jesse Colin Young - Episode 979

Jesse Colin Young is an American singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods. After their dissolution in 1972, Young embarked on a solo career, releasing a series of albums through Warner Bros. Records, including Song for Juli (1973), Light Shine (1974), Songbird (1975) and the live album On the Road (1976). Young continued to release music in the 1980s with Elektra Records and Cypress Records before deciding to release music through his personal label, Ridgetop Music, in 1993. After the Mount Vision Fire in 1995, Young relocated with his family to a coffee plantation in Hawaii, periodically releasing music. Young received a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease in 2012 and decided to retire from music. He began performing again in 2016 with his son Tristan, releasing a new album Dreamers in 2019 through BMG.

Greg Hawkes from The Cars - Episode 978

Grego Hawkes is an American musician and member of the Rock & Roll HOF for being the keyboardist and founding member of the American new wave band The Cars. He is credited with helping popularize new wave and synth-pop in American popular music. The Cars have sold over 23 million in the United States and had 13 singles that reached the Top 40. They also played both Live Aid and the US Festival.