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Confessions of a Working Actor

Confessions of a Working Actor

By: David Basche and Chris Rydell
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Real talk about acting, celebrities, movie sets, and TV vets. It’s positive, it’s funny, it’s stories you’ve never heard before. David Alan Basche and Christopher Rydell discuss being working actors, highlight positive experiences with other actors, directors, and even (gasp!) producers. David and Chris interview different guests each week to gain their perspective, insight, advice, and best stories about the industry.


Music by Morning Moon Music.

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Episodes
  • Michelle Hurd

    Michelle Hurd
    Apr 28 2023
    “I’m so much more interested in helping the many, instead of just the few.” Now there’s an actor who’s also clearly an activist! Michelle Hurd has done it all: theater, Film, TV… Hmmm, let’s do some math: Law & Order SVU 25 episodes, Another World 52 episodes, Leap Years 20 episodes, The Glades 43 episodes, Blindspot 27 episodes, Hawaii 5-O 8 episodes, Daredevil 6 episodes, Star Trek: Picard 19 episodes AND THAT’S ONLY A FEW OF HER CREDITS CHOSEN AT RANDOM, AND THAT’S ALREADY 200 EPISODES OF TV!!!! Chris and David hear about what got Michelle so fired up about acting - and activism - an a young age; why she says you all have to “be your own biggest fan;” and of course why she got the SAG-AFTRA President’s Award For Union Service, “No matter the size of the role, come to set with the same respect, intention, and preparation as if you are number 1 on the call sheet” Damn good advice.

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    48 mins
  • Daniel Serafini-Sauli

    Daniel Serafini-Sauli
    Mar 10 2023
    “It’s a miserable life. But you should really, really, probably do it.” Who told Daniel Sauli that and why? This week, Chris and David have got a guy. He’s more than just a guy who knows a guy. He’s Tommy Longo from “The Deuce.” He’s Joe Martini from “NYC 22." He’s Patrick Parisi from “The Sopranos.” Daniel Sauli is an intense, dedicated actor and a gift to anyone lucky enough to share a stage or a screen with him. Is it true he has no idea what happened to the film "This Is The Night” that he did with Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannevale? And is acting really still doing it for him, or not? “I need and want to MAKE things!” Advice about acting, writing, not trying too hard (i.e. “not giving a shit”), and inspiration abounds.

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    45 mins
  • Kelly Stables

    Kelly Stables
    Feb 17 2023
    “Wanna go to a whorehouse? Or a cockfight? Or should we see a play?” This week’s guest got her first job as a monkey on “Planet of the Apes.” On an interesting solo-hosting adventure this week, David talks with accomplished actor and long time friend Kelly Stables. They did 64 episodes of “The Exes” together, and it shows! You also know Kelly as the bubbly, bright receptionist on “Two and a Half Men” and from shows like “Superstore” and films like “The Ring 2.” How did stunt work lead to this amazing acting career? What’s an under 5 foot tall human to do when confronted with casting bias? Why, turn that into a plus, of course! There’s no shortage (see what we did there?) of good advice from Kelly, and some great stories, too.

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    41 mins
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