CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with actor Jeremy Ratchford. Jeremy is best known for playing Detective Nick Vera and the series Cold Case for 7 years. Originally from Canada he was also the lead in the series Blue Murder and has been seen in shows such as Night Heat, The Campbells, NYPD Blue, The Kids in the Hall, Fly Away Home, The Practice, JAG, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Investigation Scene, Hawaii Five-0, Shameless and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He was also in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning movie Unforgiven and will appear in Jersey Boys.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Mike Hagerty. Mike is known for playing comedic blue-collared workers, including recurring roles as building superintendent Mr. Treeger on Friends and the manager of the muffler shop on HBO's Lucky Louie. He was a regular on The George Carlin Show and Mob City and has had roles in many shows including The Wonder Years, Cheers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Grey's Anatomy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Entourage, Monk and Community. He has also been in a handful of movies including Wayne's World, Speed 2, Doctor Detroit, One Good Cop, Nothing in Common and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Joel Murray. Joel followed his older brothers, Brian Doyle Murray and Bill Murray's footsteps into the improv world of Chicago. He quickly booked a co-starring role in the movie One Crazy Summer and has been working ever since. He was a series regular in the shows Grand, Pacific Station, Love & War, Dharma & Greg and Still Standing. He has been a recurring character on Shameless and Mad Men as well as appearing on shows such as Cold Case, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Criminal Minds, My Boys, Desperate Housewives and Two and a Half Men. His also does voice work on many projects including the TV series Beethoven, the movie Monsters University and was Chester Cheetah for Cheetos for 12 years.

Steve Cooper talks with writer/philanthropist Sam Polk. Sam left Wall Street to do something more meaningful. He founded Groceryships, a non-profit that helps low-income families struggling with obesity, and is at work on a memoir and a documentary on restorative justice. He gained national attention for his essay in the New York Times, For the Love of Money about his money addiction and walking away from millions.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/host/writer Annabelle Gurwitch. As an actor Annabelle has appeared in over 50 TV series including Seinfeld, Dexter, Boston Legal and the Medium and also starred in the world premier of the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Marguiles, A Coney Island Christmas. As a host she has been seen on the shows Dinner and a Movie and Wa$ted and was an anchor for HBO's Not Necessarily the News. She has also been a panelist on such shows as Real Time with Bill Maher, Anderson Cooper, Fox and Friends, Show Biz Tonight and The Oprah Winfrey show. She has written essays for the Huffington Post, L.A. Magazine, Men's health and many more and she just released her third book, I See You Made An Effort. 

Steve Cooper talks with figure skater Tai Babilonia. Tai is a figure skating legend. With her partner Randy Gardner the duet were 5 time U.S. National Champs and were World Champions in 1979. They qualified for the Olympics in 1976 and 1980 and were the odds on favorite for the Gold in the latter until they had to pull out from competition due to an injury to Gardner. They later went on to headline the Ice Capades and many other shows worldwide. She has also had a TV movie produced about her and appeared in the reality show Skating with Celebrities. She currently still skates for charity events, makes many personal appearances and has her own line of chocolates. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Pete Gardner. Pete got his start in Chicago being involved with Improv Olympic and Second City. After also doing theatre projects he moved to LA and started booking a lot of work. His movie credits include The Hangover, Project X, Fun With Dick And Jane, Anchorman, Evan Almighty and Transformers. As for TV he co-starred in Eagleheart and Full Circle and has made appearances on Workaholics, Cold Case, CSI: New York, Psych, CSI, ER, Bones, Perception, Malcolm in the Middle and Perception to name a few. He has also been seen in many national commercials including playing the role of Bacon Neck in the Michael Jordan Hane's underwear campaign. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Amy Pietz. Amy is best known for her role as Annie Spadaro on the sitcom Caroline in the City, a role which earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild award an has co-starred in the series Rodney, Aliens in America and The Nine Lives of Chloe King. She has also made guest appearances on numerous shows including Ally McBeal, Burn Notice, The Drew Carey Show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Dexter, The Closer, The Office, The Mentalist and Curb Your Enthusiasm.