CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comedian Mo Collins. Mo is best known for being on MADtv for 6 seasons. She did a multitude of impressions and developed the extremely popular character, Lorraine Swanson. Some of her other TV appearances include the shows Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, According to Jim, Men of a Certain Age and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. She has also lent her voice to the shows Family Guy, The Fairly Oddparents, Invader ZIM and Pound Puppies and was in the hit movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

 

Steve Cooper talks with guitarist/singer Gilby Clarke. Gilby is best know for his 3 years playing with Guns N' Roses. After moving to LA he joined the band Candy which he left later to form Kills for Thrills. He then joined G N' R and after their breakup he started his solo career. Besides fronting his own band he has played in the bands such as Rock Star Supernova, Slash's Snakepit and Colonel Parker. He has also toured with Nancy Sinatra and Heart.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Bob Clendenin. Bob has appeared in over 100 national commercials but is best known for his TV work. He has been a co-star or recurring character in series such as Caroline in the City, Popular, Felicity, That 70's Show, Good Morning Miami, The Middle, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Monk, CSI, Desperate Housewives, The Closer and currently Cougar Town. He has also been a guest on the series Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue, Weeds, Ugly Betty, Longmire, The League, Anger Management and numerous others. As for the big screen he was in the movies LA Confidential and Dude Where's My Car. He's is now filming a series for Hulu called Quickdraw. 

Steve Cooper talks with director/actor/writer John Asher. John got his start in commercials and then booked some small parts on such shows as Beverly Hills 90210, Step by Step, Who's the Boss and Married With Children which led to a co-starring role in the series Weird Science. He then changed gears and pursued directing where he took the helm on such movies as Chick Flick and Diamonds. He also co-starred/directed the series Going to California and was director for 3 seasons on One Tree Hill. Currently he still acts appearing on the shows The Mentalist and In Plain Sight to name a few and recently directed the movie Somebody Marry me that is shot in one continuous 98 minute shot, the longest in Hollywood history. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ernest Thomas. Ernest is best know for his role of Roger Thomas on the 70's sitcom What's Happening and reprised the role in the sequel What's Happening Now. He began his career on Broadway and then moved to LA and got a role on the Jeffersons. He has also had roles in the TV shows such as In the Heat of the Night, Martin, The Steve Harvey Show, Baretta and Soul Food. His movie appearances include Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, A Piece of the Action and The Lords of Salem and he has appeared in both of the critically acclaimed projects Roots and Malcolm X. Recently he was the recurring role of Mr. Omar in Everybody Hates Chris and has also has written two books and makes many personal appearances.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Dennis Haskins. Dennis is best known for his role as Richard Belding in the hit Saved by the Bell. He then reprised the role in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and also portrayed the role as a regular in Good Morning, Miss Bliss. Throughout his career he has appeared in numerous series in including Magnum, P.I., The Dukes of Hazzard, Amazing Stories, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Practice, The West Wing, Jag, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Men of a Certain Age, Victorious, How I Met Your Mother and Mad Men. He has also recorded an album called Karaoke With Your favorite Principal Dennis and currently books many projects in Hollywood and makes personal appearances and does motivational speaking.

Steve Cooper talks with editor Jonathan Shaw. Jonathan started his career in Florida on the movies Jaws 3-D and The Heavenly Kid which led him to Hollywood where he worked side by side with David Lynch on the cult classic Blue Velvet. Since then he has worked on many different projects including the films Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Little Giants, Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box, Buddy and What the #$*! Do We Know and the TV series Twin Peaks, Blind Justice, Over There, Commander in Chief and Raising the Bar, which he also was a producer on. He currently has been working on documentaries for the NatGeo channel and other various projects around Hollywood.

Steve Cooper talks with writer John Matta. John has worked on many TV shows including The Andy Dick Show, The Martin Short Show, The Jamie Kennedy Experience, Beware of Batman and many, many others. For the last 3 years he's been writing and illustrating cartoons on napkins. His widely reviewed and critically acclaimed blog "Matta Napkin" combines two things he loves... eating & drawing. He also has been pitching projects around town and written numerous screenplays.

Steve Cooper talks with director/writer/actor Richie Keen. Richie is one of the resident directors on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, having directed multiple episodes. Other recent directing credits include multiple episodes of the upcoming ABC comedy Mixology as well as New Girl and Enlisted for Fox. He also directed the entire second season of Important Things with Demetri Martin for Comedy Central. He served as co-creator, executive producer and director on the Spike ½ hour pilot Kings by Night and did the same for Fox’s Living with Abandon. After a very successful career in front of the camera starring in dozens of sitcoms and national commercials, Richie became one of Hollywood's top acting coaches. Working with the famous, infamous and soon to be famous, Richie quickly became the go-to guy for comedy which taught him to be a true actor's director. Most recently he directed episodes of Raising Hope for Fox and Sirens for USA.