Growing Up Beverly Hills

We were very fortunate to have the amazing and prolific Film Director, Jon Turteltaub, talk with us. He was a senior when we were freshmen at Beverly High. He got his first big break directing 3 Ninjas, which led to getting Cool Runnings. Then he went on to direct Phenomenon with John Travolta, the Kid with Bruce Willis and the National Treasure films with his old classmate Nicolas Cage. That’s ju...

We have on the incredibly talented writer, producer, tv show creator - David Kohan. We talk about his brilliant family, how he caused Nick Cage to quit High School, how his career started and lots of great stuff about Will and Grace (including how the characters came about). Look for more new tv shows from David and his creative partner Max Mutchnick (another Beverly alum) after this writers strik...

In this episode we talk with our classmate, Ryan Cassidy. After doing some acting in Facts of Life, Ryan found his calling in the art department (a profession that combines so many of his passions and makes great use of his creativity). Ryan comes from an extremely talented and successful family and he discusses this aspect of his life and all others openly and sincerely. He's got a new book out t...

Robert Mitchell is on the cutting edge of helping people heal and explore their lives with the help of psychedelics. We get into a fascinating conversation about that along with his unconventional upbringing. His mother, Gwen Davis, was a brilliant author and as Robert describes a "Zelig character", who was always around some of the most interesting people no matter where she went. His father, Don...

David and Stacy are back for Season 3 and they've got the amazing Dr. Suzanne Gilberg joining them. Dr. Suzanne is a gynecologist, obstetrician, author, mother and talk show regular (to name a few of her talents). She brings together western and Ayurveda medicine in her private Beverly Hills practice. She is also the author of the book, Menopause Bootcamp - available everywhere books are sold and...

David and Stacy are bringing back GUBH and to kick things off we're taking a look back at our 9th episode featuring the amazing Eden Alpert. Enjoy this classic and it won't be long before new episodes are here. We strongly recommend you enjoy a great night out at Eden's restaurant, Vibrato! Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere and live music!! https://www.vibratogrilljazz.com You can support...

In this episode we talk with the amazing, Mandana Yamin. She was in our High School class of ‘84, but we learned so much more about her from this talk and what it was like to move from Iran to Beverly Hills. Her family came from Iran via Italy before the Shah was overthrown in ‘79. She was lucky to get out early before the revolution when the Ayatollah Khomeini took over. Her family was able to es...

In this episode we talk to Eden Sassoon. We knew her sister in high school and have many friends in common, but we didn't know Eden. She talks about her famous father, the amazing Vidal Sassoon and her mother who was a Hollywood actress, Beverly Adams. She's owned a hair salon, Pilates studios, and even did a season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She's not afraid to talk h...

In this episode we have an incredible artist - Daniel Maltzman You'll hear about how he started in the la club scene and kept working at his passion for art.  Danny's art has a big and bold pop style. He incorporates the influence of advertising into his work and dives into his passion for sports in other pieces. He has a variety of collections that are quite inspiring. He's collected by...

We were very fortunate to have the amazing and prolific Film Director, Jon Turteltaub, talk with us. He was a senior when we were freshmen at Beverly High. He got his first big break directing 3 Ninjas, which led to getting Cool Runnings. Then he went on to direct Phenomenon with John Travolta, the Kid with Bruce Willis and the National Treasure films with his old classmate Nicolas Cage. That’s ju...

In this episode we have Charles Rosin or Chuck. He graduated Beverly High in 1970 and we had a great talk about what the school was like in the 60’s. We got talking about politics and some of the historic events he lived through before getting to his prolific writing and producing career. He wrote on two of my all time favorite shows The White Shadow and Northern Exposure. He’s best know...

This episode features Nancy Radin, if you went to Beverly Hills High School you might know her by her maiden name Nancy Fishman. She graduated from Beverly in 1970 and not long after came back to teach there in the Drama Department. Nancy and the other teachers had a profound influence on so many kids and so many of those kids are now bigshots in show business. Nancy talks about all her...

In this episode we talk to the lovely, talented and funny Mindy Rickles. Mindy started as an actor and moved into comedy just the way her famous father the legendary Don Rickles did. She grew up in Beverly Hills her whole childhood, but only spent the 11 and 12th grade in public school at Beverly High. She describes herself as painfully shy as a kid, but had no problem getting up in front of a big...

We were so happy to catch up with our classmate Sophia Grant. She is the Chief of Medical Services for the Riverside County Child Assessment Team and Medical Director of the Sexual Assault and Forensic Assessment Team. Sophia's parents are Jamaican and her father had an amazing journey from living with a dirt floor in Jamaica to becoming a doctor living in Beverly Hills. Sophia talk...

We kick off Season 2 with Katie Wagner. Her mother, Marion Marshall, and her father, Robert Wagner, met when they were both actors under contract with 20th Century Fox .  Katie was a tv host for many years of her life and interviewed every celebrity. She worked at MTV, VHI, The TV Guide Channel and was seen all over the world on Hollywood Report. Katie now lives in Ojai with her hus...

Claudia Wells joins Growing Up Beverly Hills for the Second Part of a two part Episode. In this part we start with talking about her role in Back to the Future. There's plenty of new info for the fans in this episode, but there's also just a lot to learn about life. Claudia opens up about some of the struggles she's had and is an inspiration in how with her faith everything seems to have worked ou...

Claudia Wells joins Growing Up Beverly Hills for the first part of a two part Episode. Although Claudia is best known for her role as Jennifer Parker (Marty's Girlfriend) in Back to the Future, David and Stacy remember her early acting parts and when she moved to Beverly Hills in the 8th grade. She started working in the opera when she was 8 years old and then got a guest role on the TV show Famil...

Episode #10 and we were thrilled to talk with the amazing Mindy Cohn ! She spent 10 years making the Facts of Life! We talk all about her experiences growing up in and around the show and everything after. Mindy has this incredible work ethic and dedication to her creative friends that you'll learn all about. Listen to Mindy now and then go ahead and listen to her on her own podcast - Monday's wit...

Eden Alpert comes to Growing up Beverly Hills to tell her story. Eden talks very openly about how even though her family had fame and fortune it wasn't as easy as you'd think. Her parents were divorced just a few years after she was born. Her father, Herb Alpert, was on the road a lot and her mother struggled with alcohol. Even with her challenges, she was able to enjoy the good times and apprecia...

Ross Mark talks about his childhood growing up at the world famous Improv. This early exposure to comedy led him to a great career in showbiz which included amazing jobs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and with Chelsea Handler's show. He even appeared on air a lot as a judge on the Last Comic Standing. He's now got a great Fantasy Sports podcast that can be heard and seen everywhere - MFS...

Growing Up Beverly Hills welcomes Stacy Margolin Potter to talk about going from Beverly Hills to becoming a professional tennis player. We hear all about her childhood, pro career and then how she went back to school and reinvented her life after retiring from tennis. Some of the highlights include becoming the number one player on the boy's tennis team at Beverly Hills High School and dating Joh...

If you're from Los Angeles or interested in Los Angeles, then chances are you've seen one of Alison Martino's posts on her Facebook page, "Vintage Los Angeles" or seen her on the Spectrum TV news show, "The SoCal Scene". This is your chance to get to know more about the passionate, creative, and funny woman. We talk about her famous father (singer and actor Al Martino) her experiences growing up i...

Join Sean Sager (BHHS Class of '84) as he eloquently describes growing up in Beverly Hills and the confidence it gave him to launch an incredible career. His journey includes the LA club scene, modeling in Europe, overcoming addiction and starting his own visual marketing company (which just had a huge holiday display on Rodeo Drive). Happy Indie Pop by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/son...

In this episode we talk with Margo Precht Speciale about her experiences growing up in Beverly Hills. Her family not only lived in Cher's old house, but before that Howard Hughes had crashed into it. She's currently working on a documentary about her grandfather - Ed Sullivan! Hear all her great stories spanning different generations of show business. Elizabeth Taylor introduced her parents in the...

David Styne comes to the show to talk about growing up in Beverly Hills and his famous Grandfather (composer Jule Styne) and his celebrity manager Father (Nortie Styne). David continued in their footsteps and is having a very successful career as an agent, manager and producer. Listen and you'll get the inside scoop about what being a Hollywood agent is all about. Music provided by Beach Bum by Ke...