“The dance is tomorrow. She’s a cheerleader, you’ve seen Star Wars 27 times. You do the math”
“I’m Jewish. That’s no cakewalk either. Last year, I was elected school treasurer. I didn’t even run!”
“Mitch, girl go pee-pee not something I want to see-see.”
“I did an episode of Bette Midler’s short-lived sitcom on CBS. I thought it was Emmy-worthy. Turns out it was A BETTE MIDLER SITCOM ON CBS!!”
You know him as Neil Schwieber from Freaks and Geeks (rest in peace greatest cancellation injustice this side of Parker Lewis Can’t Lose). You’ve seen him on various TV shows, including: Veronica Mars (speaking of R.I.P.’s, How I Met Your Mother, Undeclared, That 70’s Show, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl and many more. You may also remember him as the Donger spoof character in Not Another Teen Movie. I know him as Samm Levine.
And he was cool enough to stop by the PopLoad show and talk to me about his career.
We spoke about all things Freaks and Geeks; how he got the part, how Judd Apatow shocked the industry by actually getting the show on the air, the positive critical reaction and how it didn’t have an effect on the ratings, and Samm’s musings of what his world would be like if the show were still on the air. Samm talked about his experiences guest starring on various TV shows; he worked with Lindsay Lohan for one day on the Bette Midler sitcom before La Lohan walked off the show. She was an awesome person even then. I wondered why he wasn’t in Knocked Up, and Samm talked about why Judd likes to put him in his shows but not his movies (which is curious… and lame). Samm told me about how he got into the business, what it’s like hanging out with famous people, his plans for the future and best of all, the total hotness of Kristen Bell. Suffice it to say, the interview rocked.
And you can download the mp3 of the interview by CLICKING HERE (takes a minute to download)!
For more cool, geeky celebrity interviews, tune in to PopLoad every Monday @ 7pm PST on www.NowLive.com
You know her as a five-time Playboy Collections Cover Model, as well as the Playboy cover model for October 1995. She has starred in a slew of movies including: Face/Off, Lost Highway, Bad Boys, The Nutty Professor and Earth Girls Are Easy. If you are a guy in your mid-20’s you probably know her form her softcore work in such films as I Like To Play Games, Midnight Tease, Intimate Deception and Friend of the Family.
Recently, Lisa has turned her attention behind the camera, literally, as she is now an in-demand photographer. She has shot pictorials for Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Dave Navarro and Mickey Avalon (for the cover of Racket Magazine). Her website, www.LisaBoyle.com, has recently been changed to focus on Flaunt Girls, the new modeling site owned exclusively by Lisa. She is beautiful, smart, grounded, intelligent, engaging, a very talented photographer and a fantastic interview.
And she was on PopLoad last Monday night!
We talked taking pictures for Playboy, shooting icky sex scenes for low-rent Skinemax flicks, what it’s like on a Lisa Boyle set, working with Jenna and Tera, love for photography, good times on the set of Married with Children, putting beautiful women in comprimising positions in dirty bathrooms, and deciding when the time is just right to hang up your G-string. Suffice it to say, the interview was awesome (I even managed to get my flirt on. Though in a very small amount; her husband is quite intimidating). To listen to the interview, click the link below.
(NOTE: The show runs 55 minutes in length, and Lisa calls in at about minute 10.)
Some actors you just can’t help but love. Here’s my brief history with one of them…
You catch the cute blonde girl making you laugh in a bit part of the B-story in an episode of Married With Children when you’re fifteen, and that’s all it takes. Every so often you’ll catch her in a few minutes of some other random show, a brief bit on Debra Messing’s first sitcom abortion, Ned and Stacey. A couple funny scenes in a Step By Step you happened to be watching because your plans fell through on a Friday night and you’re comforting yourself with a little quality mid-90’s TGIF. And after a time, having seen her do her thing on multiple occasions, you start to take real notice. You start looking out for them.
You shamefully stay up late one Saturday night to catch a David Schwimmer HBO movie that happens to have her in one scene (though in my defense, it was called Breast Men and I was sixteen). You happily sit through Jennifer Love Hewitt’s attempts at being a poor misunderstand prom queen in Can’t Hardly Wait because your girl pops up every fifteen minutes to make you smile (Seth Green as Special K certainly helps, too. “92%!”). You even reduce yourself to watching Kristie Alley’s network TV cry for help, Veronica’s Closet, on the off chance your girl pops up, cracks a smile and smacks Dan Cortese in the mouth (what, he had it coming!). The things you’ll do for actors you enjoy.
And then one day, a breakthrough. You flip to the FOX Network, grudgingly, and fall in love with Action, a foul, sloppy, one-camera comedic masterpiece starring the douchebag from Jerry Maguire (otherwise known as Jay Mohr). And better still, as you laugh your ass off at each passing episode, you’re rewarded with your girl showing up in a recurring role! So not only do you have a great new show to follow every week, but it stars an actress you’ve been digging on for some time. All is right with the world. For about five minutes, wherein you then remember that the show airs on the FOX Network and it promptly gets canceled. But for that brief shining moment, pop culture threw you a bone.
You girl shows up on even more shows shows (Monk, Las Vegas, as the legendary Pam Macy on That 70’s Show), and you continue to enjoy her work. You hope one day she’ll break big and you can stop checking the TV Guide for her name and just TiVo her weekly sitcom, but until then you’re content in knowing that every so often while you’re watching something awful (read Navy: NCIS), your girl will pop up and make everything just a bit more fun (and tolerable).
The actress, if you haven’t already guessed, is Jennifer Lyons. And like Vinessa Shaw and Monet Mazur, two other random, underutilized actresses I try to follow whenever possible, Jennifer Lyons is someone whose work I really enjoy. She’s got great timing, knows how to sell a joke, and unlike other girls in her type, she seems to be keenly aware of how to use her (crazy good) body to her comedic advantage. She always brings the goods in whatever she’s in (yes, even Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman. In fact, especially in Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman!), and I always look forward to her next guest starring role, or commercial (see below for her Bacardi and Cola spot).
So with that all said, imagine how stoked I was when she agreed to let me interview her for PopLoad. We recorded it last night, and it was excellent. Beyond being fun, funny, down to earth and strikingly hot, she’s also charming as hell. We talked about her start in the industry (two lines on an ep of 90210), her familial roots in entertainment (her Uncle was Roscoe in The Dukes of Hazzard), what it’s like to be a total hottie actress (and all that entails with regards to industry perceptions of your talent), and of course, about her experiences making Action. She was quite candid about working in Hollywood; in fact, I was surprised how loquacious she was about her profession. Most actors are somewhat reserved in interviews, but Jen was quick to respond and quite engaging about her craft. I may be a little biased because she flirted with me, but I’d have to say that it’s probably one of the best interviews I’ve ever done (right up there with Zabka).
So take a listen and enjoy my interview with the totally cool character actress (and my future gf), Jennifer Lyons.
“Looks like Cru and Christian are gonna do a little Bicycle Boogie!”
“Bart Conner is stopping. He wants Cru Jones one-on-one!”
You know him as Cru Jones from Rad (or perhaps from Born on the Fourth of July), but I know him as Mr. Bill Allen. And he was cool enough to stop by the PopLoad show and talk to me about the movie.
We talked about all things Rad. Bill let us in on some super secret Special Edition DVD news. Spoke about his desire to produce and star in a Rad sequel. Talked about training for the movie, how the bicycle stunts were done and implored kids to wear protective gear (yeah right!). We talked about how it feels to be in a movie beloved by so many, and how he feels about playing a character that affected a generation of 80’s kids. Bill was a great guest; completely willing to let us geek out about a movie he made 21 years ago, and gracious about all the praise I and my listeners bestowed upon him. It was truly a proud moment in my life as a pop culture geek.
If you missed the interview, you can download the mp3 by CLICKING HERE (takes a minute to download)!
For more cool, geeky celebrity interviews, tune in to PopLoad every Monday from 7-8pm PST on www.NowLive.com
You know him as Johnny from The Karate Kid, or as Chaz from Back To School, but I know him as ZABKA!
And he was on my show PopLoad last Monday night!
We talked fighting on The Karate Kid, boobies in Just One Of The Guys, Rodney Dangerfield doing crazy shite on the set of Back To School, Pat Morita’s wishes for a fifth KK sequel, his Oscar nomination, and the most awesome music video ever created by humans. To listen to the interview, click the link below.
(NOTE: The show runs 55 minutes in length, and Billy calls in at about minute 12.)
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