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In her one-hour interview, Connie Britton talks about her early life and interest in acting, which eventually led to her studying under Sanford Meisner. She recalls being cast in her...

In her two-hour interview, Debbie Allen discusses her beginnings in the entertainment industry. She talks of dancing and her Tony nomination for her role as "Anita" in West Side Story...

In her six-hour interview, Ane Crabtree talks about her childhood in Kentucky and her early interest in art, fashion, and design. She discusses studying fashion and leaving school to work...

In his three-hour interview, Ramin Djawadi talks about growing up in Germany and his early interest in music. He recalls attending Berkelee College of Music, and how he got his...

In his 75-minute interview, Leo Yoshimura talks about his early life, his first production design jobs in college, and attending the Yale School of Drama. He speaks of his production...

In her four-hour interview, S. Epatha Merkerson talks of her early interest in drama and theater. She tells of her childhood dream to move to New York, and how she...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Julia Louis-Dreyfus discusses her early work in comedy as a member of the Second City Improv group in Chicago and explains how the experience helped her...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Hal Needham (1931-2013) talks about his early years leading an outdoor lifestyle, dropping out of school after the 8th grade and joining the military as...

In her three-hour remote TheirStory interview, Soledad O'Brien discusses growing up on Long Island, NY, attending Harvard University, and getting hired for her early jobs in journalism at WBZ in...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Danny DeVito talks about his early love of television and film, and reminisces about growing up in New Jersey. He speaks of early roles in...

In his one-hour interview, RuPaul Charles talks about his early life, and the influence shows like The Flip Wilson Show and Monty Python’s Flying Circus had on him. He recalls...

In her four-hour-interview, Eryn Krueger Mekash discusses how she became interested in makeup and effects as a child. She talks about attending Sandy Burman's makeup effects school and what she...

In her three-hour interview, Yvette Lee Bowser discusses moving to Los Angeles at age five, her early interest in writing, and attending Stanford University. She shares how she got her...

In her three-hour-interview, Glenda Rovello discusses her early interest in design, getting her architecture degree at UT Austin, and how she got her start in production design -- working with...

In her three-hour interview, Sharon Bialy discusses growing up in Brooklyn, NY and her early love of theater. She shares how she came out to Los Angeles and got her...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ron Friedman (1932-2025) talks about his early life and his first writing jobs, penning gags for the comedian Shelley Berman and for The Perry Como Show...

In his nine-hour interview, Robert Smigel talks about his early life and family and growing up in Manhattan. He recalls wanting to be a comedian from an early age but...

In her one-hour interview, Emily Meisler talks about growing up in Westchester County and shares her early memories of watching television. She recalls her first job - working for the...

In his three-hour remote TheirStory interview, Tim Reid talks about his childhood in Virginia and becoming active in the Civil Rights Movement. He recalls meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. and...

In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Jan Murray (1916-2006) talks about his early comedy career. He recalls recreating comedy acts in vaudeville shows and getting his first entertainment gigs, including at the...