Gen - ED

Dawna Lee Heising has acted in over 220 feature films and has won awards in over 570 films as an actor/producer/publicity director. She is the VP of Aki Aleong's Mustard Seed Media Group and has a B.S. Degree in Business Management and MBA from Pepperdine University. Her uncle is legendary DP Tak Fujimoto (“Silence of the Lambs,” “Sixth Sense”), and her cousins David Wong and George Daugherty...

Jennifer Prettyman is a truly talented “jane” of all trades! She produces, acts, directs, writes – and has done everything else under the sun from location scouting to set decoration to stunts and you name it. She left the glam of Los Angeles to make her own films in Minnesota and she’s been very successful. From “Filter” and “Turning Tables” to “Dolwa” and “My Little Sunflower,” she’s a force to...

Actress Robert Shafer | Gen-ED Podcast | Ep 14 (full episode)   Actor Bob Vance, er I mean, Robert Shafer! I’m kidding but at the same time, you’ll be tempted to see him as Bob Vance first because he’s made a household name of himself portraying that character from “The Office.” Shafer was part of one of the most popular shows in U.S. television history, thanks to its boost streaming after being o...

Robert Smith has been working in entertainment since he was 40 and decided – this is everything to me! He’s talented, funny, hard-working, creative, and his newest film “SPREAD: Pigs to Slaughter” just was unveiled with his very first red-carpet premiere in North Hollywood Oct. 30th! He’s combing various backgrounds in art and music and using them in his films in innovative ways too. “Vengeance Tu...

Valeria Sweet is a truly talented, modern-day Hollywood workaholic in the best sense! When she’s not writing she’s acting, when she’s not acting, she’s directing or producing. Most of the time, she’s doing several of those roles on every project. She’s not just working though, she’s stellar. In addition to her skills, she’s absolutely stunning in a way that has “leading lady” written all over her,...

Diane was a babe in the ‘80s, literally! She was princess / babe in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” but years before that she burst on the scene in some of the decade’s other most iconic films. She was breaking hearts in the hardest way in “The Last American Virgin” in 1982, a movie that taught most teen boys – life isn’t easy and neither is love! The same year she was in “Amityville II: Th...

Ivan is a Swedish actor who’s been acting for 30 years since he graduated from the Stockholm University of the Arts. He writes, directs and acts, and if you know him odds are it’s from “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” seasons three and four on Prime. He portrayed crime lord Levan Zubkov, doing several scenes with actors John Krasinski, Michael Kelly, and Michael Peña. The third season went so well he was...

With Josh Fadem, his talent, range, humor, energy, process – everything about his career is top shelf. His memorable roles include working for the late David Lynch as the character Phil in “Twin Peaks,” doing voice-over on “American Dad!” and other animated programs, and perhaps the most memorable – 14 episodes of his Camera Guy character on “Better Call Saul.” His first lead role was shot last ye...

In a world where YouTube is filled with top car crashes and black box recordings from airplane disasters, former Lieutenant Colonel and Retired Air Force Fighter Pilot Hoover is a breath of fresh air providing educated, researched recaps of aviation mishaps on his channel, Pilot Debrief. Going not by his name but instead by his call sign, Hoover started doing real estate videos a few years ago the...

Brande Roderick is not only tremendously successful, but she’s literally the definition of it. Every project she’s ever been involved with has achieved at the highest levels. From being a Playboy cover girl to Playmate of the Year (and dating Hugh Hefner) to having an outstanding acting career that includes “Baywatch,” “The Apprentice,” and dozens of film and television appearances. She’s also a p...

Gina’s the founding member and lead singer of Burning Red, the nation’s best Taylor Swift tribute band. She’s a legend in the Chicago music scene from early days in her band Rockit Girl to later joining Louise Post as a member of alt rock’s Veruca Salt! They both also joined a short-lived female supergroup called Bastard with Courtney Love then Gina found her sweet spot as a major Swiftie. The ban...

Stand-Up Comedian Willie Macc got his start on BET’s reality program “College Hill” and that created the path for a successful entertainment career. Willie has been in dozens of national TV commercials for everything from  Hidden Valley Ranch  to  Verizon  to  McDonald’s  and many more! In 2025 he’ll have his own Dry Bar special and he’s doing “America’s Got Talent” too. (episode recorded and prod...

Sportscaster Dick Stockton has been calling Super Bowls, NBA Finals, World Series, the Olympics and much more for the better part of the last 60 years – Legend! Dick broadcast seven Super Bowls over the years, and every single NBA Finals game of the 1980s! Magic – Bird – Kareem – Dr. J – Detroit’s “bad boys” and of course the newcomer who had to wait until 1991 for a championship appearance, Micha...

Great chat with Tami Erin, who is an actress, entrepreneur, and former model best known for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking in the 1988 film, “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking.” Discovered at Brookfield Zoo at age five and thrust into a modeling career, she later evolved into acting and business ownership. She also served as a United Nations Ambassador for UNICEF, traveling the globe o...

Elegant, talented, and sometimes – a Russian mobster! Andrea is truly wonderful person who is part actor – part psychotherapist – part adjunct professor (Fordham U.). She’s busy either helping people or entertaining them! Her roles as Riva in “Claws” and Margarethe Ziegler in “Better Call Saul” gained her a permanent, cult-like following! Her therapy practice is  The Relationship Suite  in New Yor...

Andrea Thompson is not just a talented actress, wonderful mother and former journalist, she’s a friend. So, I’m extremely pleased to share her interview so you can get to know more about her career and her as a person. She’s done a little of everything on film and TV, from her film start in “Wall Street,” to becoming a series regular on “Falcon Crest,” “JAG,” “Babylon 5,” and of course “NYPD Blue....

Meet the legendary man who was part of a group that brought Yoda and Jabba the Hutt to life onscreen! “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” changed movies and inspired a generation of people to consider sci-fi as a great new genre … second-generation puppeteer Dave Barclay included. He was working at a London toy store dreaming of a film career when in walks Mark Hamill, except Barclay was out at l...