Interview Ron Howard In his three-hour interview, Ron Howard reminisces about his early years growing up in Burbank, the son of actor parents, and his own start at age three using a dialogue scene from Mr. Roberts as his audition piece. He describes some of his earliest acting on television including the live anthology...
Interview Michael Eisner In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Michael Eisner speaks about starting in broadcasting as an NBC page during college. He then chronicles his early career, culminating in his being hired by Barry Diller (then Leonard Goldberg's assistant) at ABC. He discusses his quick rise through the...
Interview Patricia Heaton In her nearly two-hour interview, Patricia Heaton talks of growing up a "daydreamer" in Cleveland and enjoying the attention she got as the daughter of Chuck Heaton, a well-known local sportswriter. She describes her early years as a struggling actress in New York City and Los Angeles, picking up...
Interview Regis Philbin In his one-hour interview, Regis Philbin (1931-2020) talks about his start in television as an NBC page where, among other things, he was seen on camera holding the elevator door for Eddie Fisher as he exited the stage at the end of his Coke Timeshow . Philbin describes his rise through local...
Interview Michael Gelman In his one-hour-plus interview, Michael Gelman talks about several of his early internships and production assistant jobs, including one for the U.S. Ski Association in which he shot footage with lightweight emerging Sony camera technology while on skis. He describes his affinity for "live"...
Interview Henry Winkler In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Henry Winkler discusses his early years as the child of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, his early passion for acting, and his struggles with then-undiagnosed dyslexia. Winkler chronicles his early career in New York, where he acted on stage and in numerous...
