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In his hour-and-a-half-hour interview, Kevin Carlisle talks about his early life and attending Juilliard before becoming a dancer on Broadway. He describes first dancing and later becoming a choreographer on...

In her two-hour interview, Pamela Fryman talks about her early life, and her first jobs in television on The Mike Douglas Show, The John Davidson Show, and The New Hollywood...

In her two-hour interview, Samatha Bee talks about growing up in Canada, how she came to study theater in college, and leaving early to pursue a professional acting career. She...

In her three-hour interview, Ann Curry talks about her childhood, and the impact her parents had on her worldview and her eventual career path, in particular her father’s advice to...

In his four-hour interview Dr. John Leverence talks about growing up in Kansas City, MO and the impact television had on him at a young age. He discusses pursuing a...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Sandra Gimpel talks about growing up in Los Angeles and the influence her father, a gymnast, had on her, including inspiring her early interest in fitness...

In her two-hour-and-fifteen-minute interview, Lori Openden discusses how she got her start in the industry working for a television agent at William Morris. She shares how she got hired as...

In the twenty-five-minute solo portion of his interview, Daniel Lipman talks about his childhood and education at Boston University, where he studied directing and acting. He talks about his brief...

In the fifty-minute solo portion of his interview, Ron Cowen talks about his childhood and early interest in theater, as well as his undergraduate and graduate education. He discusses how...

In his nearly five-hour interview, Eugene Lee (1939-2023) talks about his early years growing up in Wisconsin. He recalls attending the University of Wisconsin, Carnegie Tech, and the Yale School...

In her nearly two-hour remote TheirStory interview, Margaret Cho talks about growing up in San Francisco and getting into stand-up comedy as a teenager. She discusses a pivotal career moment...

In her three-hour interview, Tyne Daly talks about her father James Daly who was a regular on the series Medical Center, a series for which she would have a recurring...

In her nearly three-hour interview, Barbara Corday talks about her early years working as a publicist. She describes her transition to writing, working on several popular sitcoms with her partner...

In the two-and-a-half-hour solo portion of his interview, Barney Rosenzweig describes his entrance into show business at MGM, starting in the mailroom, and shortly thereafter rising through the ranks as...

In his three-hour interview, Harve Bennett (1930-2015) talks about his early exposure to show business as one of the contestants on radio's Quiz Kids, on which he appeared 213 times...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Isabel Sanford (1917-2004) discusses her early years growing up and her entrance into live theatre. She speaks about her move to Los Angeles and her subsequent...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, George Schlatter talks about his early interest in television and his short-lived music career. He describes getting his big break producing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Bob Newhart (1929-2024) discusses his upbringing and early roots in comedy. He talks of his early job as an accountant and the boredom that accompanied the...

In his five-hour interview, Leonard Stern (1922-2011) discusses his introduction to show business, writing jokes for Milton Berle. He describes his work in network radio, notably his work on The...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Valerie Harper (1939-2019) discusses her early years as a dancer in New York City, her time as a member of Second City, and moving to Los...