CooperTalk

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. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor John Kapelos. John is best known for his role as Carl the janitor in The Breakfast Club however his resume doesn't stop there. He has appeared in other movies such as The Boost, Sixteen Candles, Internal Affairs, Nothing in Common, Weird Science and Roxanne. He is also a familiar face to TV where he has been a regular on series such as Forever Knight, Desperate Housewives and Queer as Folk and has guest starred in Seinfeld, Psych, Criminal Minds, Modern Family, iCarly, The Mentalist, Monk, House: MD and CSI: New York just to name a few. He can currently be seen on Fx's Justified and his working on his third CD Too Hip for the Room.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Brian Stepanek. Brian may be best known for his role as Arwin in The Suite Life of Zach and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck but his resume reaches beyond that. He has appeared on TV shows such as The Crazy Ones, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, JAG, Six Feet Under, CSI: Miami, Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men Major Crimes and has been seen in movies such as The Island, Pain & Gain, Transformers and Kissing Jessica Stein. He has also lent his voice to many projects including Kick Buttkowski: Suburban Daredevil, Father of the Pride, Phineas and Ferb, Kim Possible, Charlotte's Web and Over the Hedge and has been in numerous national commercials.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Peter Hulne. Peter started doing improv in Chicago which led him to a role in the movie Celtic Pride. Since then he has appeared in features such as Elf, Employee of the Month and Anchorman. He is a familiar face to TV where he has been seen on numerous shows including The Bernie Mac Show, The Office, Scrubs, All of Us, The Middle, Zeke and Luther and Two and a Half Men and he was one of the stars of Comedy Central's American Body Shop. He has also done many commercials both on camera and via voice over and does a tremendous Bruce Springsteen impression which is a hit on YouTube.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Clint Culp. Clint moved to LA from Texas and very quickly starting booking commercials. Over the span of his career he has booked over 200 of them. He has also appeared in countless TV shows such as dramas like Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, FlashForward, CSI: NY, True Blood and Sons of Anarchy and sitcoms including Workaholics, Yes Dear, Up All Night, Glee, The Neighbors, Two and a Half Men, Happy Endings, Last Man Standing, Enlisted and Growing Up Fisher.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer/director Nia Vardalos. Nia is best know for the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She starred in it which led to her being nominated for a Golden Globe and she wrote it which led to her being nominated for an Academy Award. She wrote and starred in Connie and Carla and I Hate Valentine's Day which she directed too and starred in My Life in Ruins. For strictly acting roles has appeared in various TV shows such as My Big Fat Greek Life, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, Cougar Town and My Boys. She also co-wrote the screenplay for Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and currently has a best selling autobiography called Instant Book. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Carmen Argenziano. Carmen has been seen in films and on TV for over 40 years. His long list of movies include The Godfather II, When a Stranger Calls, Sudden Impact, Into the Night, Stand and Deliver, The Accused, Broken Arrow, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish, and many others. On TV he has been a regular in various shows including Booker, Sisters, L.A. Law, CSI: New York, House M.D., Stargate SG-1 and Melrose Place and has guest starred in over 50 series including hits such as The Mentalist, Castle, Ally McBeal, The Rockford Files and many, many more.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ben Weber. Ben has been a recurring character in the shows Sex and the City, Everwood, The West Wing and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He has also been a guest star on such shows as ER, Law & Order, Medium and Six Feet Under and been in various movies including Twister, Kissing Jessica Stein, Coach Carter and The Christmas Card. He has appeared in numerous commercials the most notable being one of the Caveman for Geico and the father on the Oscar Mayer cutting board campaign and has been seen on many Funny or Die shorts.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/writer Timothy Stack. Timothy is best known for his roles as Notch Johnson on Son of the Beach, the father on Parker Lewis Can't Lose and the host of the talk show spoof Night Stand with Dick Dietrick. He has appeared in shows such as Benson, Laverne & Shirley, Night Court, The Wonder Years, Seinfeld, Wings, Malcolm in the Middle, The Golden Girls and had a recurring character in Punky Brewster. He also starred in the skits Pumpcast News on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and played a fictional version of himself on My Name is Earl which he also wrote for. Currently he is a staff writer on Raising Hope and recently sold a movie to Lifetime. 

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.

                            
                               

Steve Cooper talks with writer Jerry Stahl. Jerry is best known for his memoir about addiction Permanent Midnight which a film adaption was made starring Ben Stiller. He has also written seven novels including I, Fatty, Love Without, Perv - A Love Story, Plainclothed Naked and the recently published Happy Mutant Baby Pills. His TV writing credits include ALF, Thirtysomething, Moonlighting, Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks and CSI. He has also written the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn and the hit Bad Boys 2. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ray Abruzzo. Ray is best known for his role as Little Carmine Lupertazzi in The Sopranos as well as for playing police sergeant John Zorelli on Dynasty and detective Michael McGuire in The Practice. A very familiar face to TV his some of his other credits include NCIS, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, House M.D, Night Court,NYPD Blue, Law & Order SVU, Bones, In Plain Sight and Mad Men. He has been seen on the stage of The Pasadena Playhouse in the play Mauritius and played the title role in Lombardi. He recently starred in the longest single shot movie in American film history, Somebody Marry Me.  

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ben Lipitz. Ben attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts in the BFA acting program and has worked consistently for three decades on stage, in film and on TV. For twelve years Ben has starred as Pumbaa in the Broadway and North American tour of Disney's The Lion King. Other credits include Max in The Producers, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Policy Pickle in Red, White and Blue to name just a few. He's a member of the famed Actor's Studio in New York and was nominated for a Barrymore at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia for his role as Michael in God of Carnage. He also teaches acting at many professional theatre companies and is a faculty member of the Broadway Audition Workshop.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Brendon Walsh. Brendon won the Funniest Person in Austin in 2004 which led to an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live as his original character Scary Monster. After that he appeared on season 9 on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and on season 4 of Last Comic Standing. In 2008 he appeared in the New Faces showcase in the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and returned in 2010 to tape a special for HBO. Most recently he appeared on Conan on TBS and on two episodes of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show. He also recorded a half hour stand up special for Comedy Central and currently headlines all over the country and has started to appear in TV shows like FX's Legit.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ken Lerner. Ken came to Hollywood after studying with Stella Adler in New York and performing in many Off- Broadway plays. He was immediately cast in Happy Days where he played Rocko Malachi and a few other characters. Over the last 25 years he has continually worked. He has appeared in such shows as Big Bang Theory, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Commish, Dharma and Greg, In Plain Sight, Southland and The Mentalist. Some of his movie credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys, Unlawful Entry, Project X, The Story of Us and Running Man. He is a familiar face to commercials doing spots for Snickers, Federal Express, McDonald's, Immodium, Delta and just finished up a major campaign for T-Mobile. He is also one of the top acting teachers and coaches in Hollywood.  

Steve Cooper talks with actor Dan Bakkedahl. Dan made a name for himself in Chicago at the Improv Olympic performing in the two-man show ZUMPF and then went on to perform at the Second City mainstage. His first major television work was on Comedy Central's The Daily Show where he served as a correspondent from 2005 to 2007. After moving to LA he has had supporting roles in films such as Observe and Report, This Is 40 and most recently The Heat. On TV he appeared in a series of commercials for T-Mobile and has been on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock and The United States of Tara and has had recurring roles on Community and Veep. He currently stars in the FX comedy Legit.

Steve Cooper talks with singer Terri Nunn. Terry joined the new wave techno-pop band for good in 1981. Their greatest success was the top-selling 1986 single Take My Breath Away, the love theme in the film Top Gun. It reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She also sang the other hits, Sex (I'm A...), The Metro, No More Words and Masquerade. In 1985 she left Berlin to embark on a solo career that included recording a song for the movie Better Off Dead and performing a duet with Paul Carrack. She also sang with the bands The Sisters of Mercy and Sin City. She reformed Berlin in 1996 and they have been performing live in the US and around the world and recording albums since then including their latest Animal.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comic/writer Bill Dawes. Bill has been in several award-winning independent films, including Evenhand, Fiona and Adam and has had starring roles in two MGM Studio's children's movies - Just for Kicks and Recipe for Disaster as well as being in the cult classic I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. On TV he has been seen on Law & Order, OZ, Sex and the City, Criminal Intent and Rizzoli & Isles. As a stage actor he was on Broadway playing Paul Hornung in the critically acclaimed Lombardi and will return as Mickey Mantle and Thurman Munson is Bronx Bombers. Through his comedy he has performed all over the US and the world, including tours of Canada, Hong Kong, the Philippines and South Africa. In 2012 he was the only American invited to the New Zealand Comedy Festival.

Steve Cooper talk with actor Maggie Wheeler. Maggie is best known for her recurring characters Janice in Friends, Linda in Everybody Loves Raymond and most recently Ophelia in Californication. She has had roles in a plethora shows including Ellen, Curb Your Enthusiasm, How I Met Your Mother, Will & Grace, Without a Trace, ER, Friday Night Lights, The X-Files and Perception and starred in the movie The Parent Trap. She also has lent her voice to various series such as Silverhawks, The New Batman Adventures and Archer. When not acting she teaches vocal workshops and performs a capella with the Golden Bridge Community Choir which she is one of the founders of.

Steve Cooper talks with writer/comic/actor Rick Najera. Rick has credits in film, television, theatre and Broadway. Early in his career he was inspired and mentored by Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, Keenen Ivory Wayans and comic legend Cheech Marin. He has written for the shows In Living Color, Townsend TV and MADtv to name a few. He has also penned the screenplays Taco Shop and Nothing Like the Holidays. He has acted in various projects from the West Wing to Spin City to the movie A Day Without a Mexican. He made his Broadway debut with his show Latinologues in 2005 which he still performs all over the country. In September 2013 he released his fourth book, the thought-provoking and comedic memoir, Almost White: Forced Confessions of Latino in Hollywood.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Cory Jacob. Cory is very recognizable from his popular NFL commercial currently airing where he plays Gary, a huge Seattle Seahawks fan and has appeared in commercials for Big Lots!, StubHub, Quelf!, Fazolis, San Diego Tourism, E. Milione to name a few and co-starred with Celeb Chef Robert Irvine in a spot for EasyIce. He was also the spokesman for the GolfNow campaign on The Golf Channel and has starred in multiple indie feature films and filmed the lead in a pilot for The Travel Channel this year. He currently stays busy by booking gigs and performing in one of his three Improv troops that perform all over the Los Angeles area.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Peter Onorati. Peter has amassed quite the resume over his years in the business. He has starred in the TV series Cop Rock, Civil Wars, Murder One and Joe's Life and has appeared in shows that include Kate & Allie, Tales from the Crypt, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, Nash Bridges, Walker Texas Ranger, ER, Sex and the City, Everybody Hates Chris, Monk, NCIS, CSI:NY, Cold Case, Boston Legal, Desperate Housewives, The Mentalist, Glades, Rizzoli & Isles, Sons of Anarchy, Blue Bloods and Castle. He also lends his voice to many different projects including Teen Titans, Justice League and Batman Beyond. Currently he is working on two television pilots that are being pitched around town and will be one of the stars of a new TBS series coming out in 2014.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/singer-songwriter Kathleen Wilhoite. Kathleen is best known for her recurring roles in the TV shows ER and Gilmore Girls. She has also appeared on Cop Rock, Twin Peaks, Ally McBeal, Mad About You, 24, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds and The Mentalist to name a few. Her movie appearances include Pay It Forward, Road House, Lorenzo's Oil, Color of Night and Angel Heart. On the music front she has recorded two albums and her songs have appeared in many films and television series including Murphy's Law and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Kate Flannery. Kate is best known for playing Meredith Palmer on all the seasons of The Office. She's a former member of The Second City's national touring company and an original member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre and performed in the stage hit Valley of the Dolls in both New York City and Los Angeles. She also was a member of the band Mono Puff and toured with the band. Some of her other TV credits include The Bernie Mac Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Comic Standing, The Jay Leno Show and Chelsea Lately to name a few. She currently hosts Standup in Stilettos and performs in the popular fake lounge act The Lampshades.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Louis Lombardi. Louis co-starred in the 1993 Sundance Film Festival Amongst Friends that led him to a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. After that he hasn't looked back. He has appeared in the movies Beer League, The Usual Suspects, Suicide Kings, Beverly Hills Cop III, The Animal and Deuces Wild just to name a few and on TV he starred in the remake of Fantasy Island and in EZ Streets. His guest roles include Las Vegas, Entourage and CSI, however he is best known for playing Agent Skip Lipari in The Sopranos and Edgar Stiles on 24. He currently has a line of Italian food products that will be in store's soon and was just featured in Clint Eastwood's film, Jersey Boys.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Mindy Sterling. Mindy is best known for her role as Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movies. She is very active with the LA based comedy group The Groundlings and her film rolls include Drop Dead Gorgeous and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. On the TV front she has been one of the stars or recurring characters on A.N.T. Farm, My Own Worst Enemy, iCarly, Desperate Housewives and Legit to name a few. She also does voice work where some of her credits include The Legend of Korra, Chowder, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Robot Chicken, Kick Buttowski, Mars Needs Moms and The Looney Tunes Show.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Paul Carafotes. Paul is possibly known for playing Wayne Dyer in Knots Landing from 1988 to 1990. He was a hit at the age 20 in the independent movie Headin' for Broadway. Since then he has appeared in movies such as All the Right Moves, Clan of the Cave Bear, Blind Date and Fight Club to name a few. He also has been seen on TV shows like Castle, ER, CSI, Without a Trace and played the Man in Overcoat on Damages. He wrote and directed the short movie Club Soda which starred James Gandolfini, Lou Gosset, Joe Mantegna and Michael Rispoli. He currently just finished writing his second children's book in the Charlie Bubbles series. 

Steve Cooper talks with comic ANT. ANT was a regular cast member on the WB series Unhappily Ever After and was on Last Comic Standing and appeared on six of the show's seven seasons being a contestant, a guest and a judge. He was the host of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club and was a regular judge on Steve Harvey's Big Time. His television series, U.S. of Ant was on the Logo network and he has appeared on Best Week Ever, CNBC's Dennis Miller, The Tyra Banks Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Howard Stone. Currently he performs stand-up comedy across the country and gives anti-bullying speeches to college students.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Dean Cameron. Dean is best known for his role as Francis "Chainsaw" Gremp in the movie Summer School and co-starred in Ski School and Ski School II. On television he starred in the series Spencer, Fast Times, They Came from Outer Space and Mister Sterling and has appeared on The Facts of Life, ALF, Felicity, ER, Newsroom and Psych to name a few. He recently toured with a two-person show that he wrote called The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival, the Just for Laughs Festival and the Upright Citizens Brigade. He also wrote and directed the short film Glutton Falls and directed the video Fat Girl for the heavy metal band Steel Panther. 

Steve Cooper talks with comic/author John Wing. John, hailing from Canada has appeared in the Montreal Comedy Festival 7 times and the Just For Laughs National Comedy tour twice. He has performed at every Winnipeg Comedy Festival since it started in 2000 and has done the Halifax Comedy Festival four times and the Edmonton Comedy Festival twice. Since moving to LA in 1988 he has done The Tonight Show six times and has also appeared on Evening at the Improv, Comic Strip Live, MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour and VH1's Stand-Up Spotlight to name a few. He recently was a semi-finalist on America's Got Talent and is about to publish his eighth book of Poetry.

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comedian Brian Huskey. Brian has been an improviser and sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York and Los Angeles for years. He was a correspondent on The Onion News Network and early in his television career performed in sketches for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a regular on VH1's Best Week Ever. He has been seen in many comedy programs such as Community, Parks & Recreation, Happy Endings, Animal Practice, Workaholics and Veep and has acted in the movies including Superbad, Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, Meet Dave and This is the End. He has also appeared in numerous commercials for the products Sonic, Wendy's, T-Mobile and Toyota. He currently has a recurring role on Adult Swim's Children's Hospital.

 

Steve Cooper talks with actor/voice actor Spike Spencer. Spike an accomplished on-camera actor, has worked with such notable stars as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank Langella, Tia Carrere, and Scott Glenn and has been on set with many other stars. Spike has lent his voice to numerous radio and TV commercials and in the world of animation, he has been voices in Peter Rabbit, Space Dogs, Supa Pirate Booty Hunt, DrugBunny, and more. He has also voiced hundreds of episodes of Anime, including such notable titles as Evangelion, Bleach, Vampire Knight, Durarara!, Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Mar, PreTear, Buso Renkin, Gundam, Code Geass 2, and Kekkaishi. As an author, Spike has penned several titles including, How to Be A Frickin Genius Voice Actor, Step One, What Happens At The Con, Stays At The Con?, and soon to be released Don’t Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips).

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comic/host Christine Blackburn. Christine has performed stand-up, wrote, produced and acted in her own one-woman show The Big Picture and has appeared in over 60 national commercials throughout the years. She spent two years as the co-host of the USA Network series Ready For The Weekend Movie and on the acting front‚ has starred in three feature films, Halloween Party, Interviewing Norman and the Wedding Video. Currently her podcast, Story Worthy just celebrated it's 3rd anniversary and is going strong and her game show Shotgun Story Worthy - the first Storytelling Game Show! is performed around LA frequently. 

Steve Cooper talks with comic/musician Joe Sib. Joe spent the 90's playing in punk rock bands with a relentless touring around the world, then moved behind the scenes as co-owner as Side One Dummy Records where he signed and released albums from Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem, Anti-Flag and many more. Ever the music enthusiast with a wealth of stories only a touring musician could boast, he started to host the Complete Control radio show in 2004, which airs in seven cities across the country. Instead of abating his energy, the show added more fuel to fire and spawned not only his one-man show called California Calling: A Story of Growing Up Punk Rock, but also an unexpected leap into stand-up comedy.

Steve Cooper talks with actor Ammar Daraiseh. Ammar received his Master's Degree in Acting from The Theatre School of DePaul University. After that he performed in many stage productions throughout Chicago including Anna Karenina, Major Barbara and MacBeth. He has been seen on TV in the shows The Shield, Early Edition, Lost, West Wing, Alias, Without a Trace, Flash Forward and Jag to name a few and can also be seen in many movies including The Guardian, Saving Jessica Lynch, The Princess & The Marine, Jarhead, US Marshalls and Bad Company. He currently is starring and producing the web series The Devil's Interview that will be out later this year.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor/writer Ron Lynch. Ron started his career in Boston as part of a comedy team. After awhile he broke off on his own and moved West. He has appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. He has worked as a voice actor for numerous shows including Home Movies, Bob's Burgers and Tom Goes to Mayor and has made appearances on Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, The Sarah Silverman Program, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Adventure Time to name a few. He currently hosts a weekly music and comedic variety show called Tomorrow! every Saturday night in Hollywood at the Steve Allen Theater.