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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...

In his nearly two-and-a-half hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Steven Wright talks about his early comedy career and his anxiety performing in front of audiences...

In his four-hour interview, Donald A. Morgan talks about his early years as a musician and his interest in graphic design and architecture. He talks about first job in television...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Maria Riva (1924-2025) speaks of the power of television, made apparent to her when she and her mother, famed screen star Marlene Dietrich, were once approached...

In his four-hour interview, Ralph Senensky (1923-2025) recalls his childhood in Iowa and his early experiences directing community theater in his home state. He describes his move to Los Angeles...

In his two-hour interview, Tom Cherones (1939-2026) discusses his early life in Tuscaloosa, AL, where at the time, his family was one of the few with a television set. He...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Henry Colman (1923-2012) talks of his start in television as an assistant to the director on Kraft Television Theater. He discusses his work on other programs...

In his four-hour interview, Bruce Bilson (1928-2026) talks about his early experiences as an assistant editor on classic television shows You Bet Your Life and The Liberace Show. He recalls...