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In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Hector Elizondo talks about his early years as a child singer and making his first television appearance, on the children's series The Adventures of Oky Doky...

In the one-and-a-half-hour solo portion of his interview, Jorge Ramos talks about his first job as a reporter for Televisa radio, which sent him to Washington, D.C. to cover the...

In the one-and-a-half-hour solo portion of her interview, Maria Elena Salinas talks about her early life working in radio, which eventually led to her move to television. She describes reporting...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018) talks about getting into cooking as his profession and discusses his early cooking influences. He describes writing the books Kitchen Confidential and A...

In his two-and-a-half hour interview, G.E. Smith talks about his early life, how he first got into music, getting his first guitar, and joining his first band. He describes attending...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Elias Davis talks about his early interest in television and writing, and programs he watched with his family growing up. He describes...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Howard Smit (1911-2009) talks about his early life, growing up in the Great Depression and eventually taking a job with Max Factor. He recalls doing makeup...

In his three-hour interview, John Strauss (1913-2001) describes entering the film business via the Buffalo, NY sales office of Warner Bros., and later transferring to California into the studio's publicity...

In his four-hour interview, Robert Mott (1924-2016) talks about his early work in radio and television as a freelance sound technician. He discusses working in "live" television, providing sound effects...

In his three-hour-and-fifteen-minute interview, John Singleton (1968-2019) shares stories of growing up in Los Angeles, and his early interest in film. He talks about when he knew he wanted to...

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

In his four-hour interview, Joshua Brand talks about his early life and the first television shows he wrote for, including The White Shadow and Operation Petticoat . He describes creating...

In her two-hour-and-twenty-minute interview, Edie Falco discusses her childhood on Long Island and attending college at SUNY Purchase, where she studied acting. She describes moving to New York after graduation...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Kelley Dixon talks about her early life and about becoming a PA on thirtysomething. She describes becoming as assistant editor on Huff, and meeting her mentor...

In his two-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Gary Owens (1934-2015) talks about his early career beginning on radio and later drawing a comic strip. He...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Richard Thomas talks about his early years and his first television roles, including parts on Hallmark Hall of Fame, From These Roots, As the World Turns...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Arnie Kogen talks about his early life and writing for MAD Magazine starting in 1959. He recalls early gigs writing for the nightclub acts of Jackie...

In her hour-and-a-half interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Janis Paige talks about her early life and discovering she had the ability to make people laugh at...

In her nearly four-hour interview, Elodie Keene talks about her early life, and attending film school at UCLA. She describes starting out as an editor for the Norman Lloyd-produced series...

In her five-hour interview, Lauren Zalaznick talks about her early years, and choosing the entertainment industry over a possible career as a doctor. She describes working on several feature films...