Backstage With Gentry Thomas

Gentry goes Backstage with Director and Producer Robert Alexander best known for his work on 'A Man Named Scott' and 'The Shop'. Rob recounts his newest work, a documentary on NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal and his bigger than life personality. Gentry brings up how different the big fella is from the majority of celebrities and despite his larger than life stature he's pretty down to Earth. Th...

Gentry goes Backstage on the set of 'To Die For' to talk to actor and country singer John Schneider. The 'Dukes of Hazzard' star talks about his newest movie 'To Die for' which Schneider leads and directs. The film honors the people who have sacrificed for our freedoms and sets the record straight about what matters in this country today. Going against woke culture and defeating the snowflakes is...

Today we go backstage with Jeff Pearlman, a sports author and New York Times best seller. Pearlman has a total of seven New York Times best sellers. They talk about Pearlman's most recent work " The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson." This book is about Bo Jackson and his stellar athletic career in both professional Football and Baseball throughout the 80's and 90's, and is the only...

Gentry goes Backstage today to talk to famous actor and director Jerry O'Connell. He talks about his newest adventure, being the host of a Pictionary game show airing on Fox. The two also talk about how much the younger generation has lost its touch with art because of all of their devices. To each man's bewilderment they don't teach kids how to sign in cursive anymore. Jerry talks about working o...

Gentry talks with Nate Boyer who has done it all from football, being a Green Beret, to even acting. The two talk about Nate's new movie 'M.V.P' named after the foundation which he co-founded that merges vets and players. To find out more click the following link https://vetsandplayers.org. It was created to help them with coming to terms following life after the military and after professional sp...

Gentry is joined by Jay Leno, a world famous comedian and the former host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show'. The comic talks about the newest season of 'Jay Leno's Garage' where he drives really nice cars with really famous people. Some of his guests include Elon Musk, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Evans as well as numerous other celebrities that like to cruise in crazy cool cars. The newest season premieres Se...

Today Gentry goes Backstage to talk to a lawyer, producer, reporter and founder of the renowned tabloid publication TMZ, Harvey Levin. He gives us all the backstory and knowledge now available about Michael Jackson's mysterious demise. He even describes Michael's battle with addiction and how it all stems back to a horrible accident during a Pepsi commercial in 1984. TMZ reveals how the King of Po...

Gentry's Backstage again and today he's with British actor Tom Hopper. His newest movie 'Love in the Villa' premiers September 1st on Netflix. Tom plays the role of a cynical British man who's room gets double booked with a mysterious female stranger. The Englishman describes the beautiful shooting location of the film "Verona Italy" which is famous for being the setting in Shakespeare's play 'Rom...

Gentry goes backstage today with a psychic medium and reality TV star Matt Fraser. You may have seen Matt on his hit TV show 'Meet The Frasers' which stars him alongside his whole family going through their loud, erratic, and spiritual life. The Native Rhode Islander has just recently released a new book 'We Never Die: Secrets of the Afterlife' which describes the truth about heaven and why we nev...

On today's rendition of Backstage Pass we're joined by actress, writer, math genius, and an advocate for education Danica McKellar. Also known as Winnie Cooper from her starring role in The Wonder Years. Today she hangs with Gentry to talk about her newest children's book 'Double Puppy Trouble' a picture book dedicated to making mathematics simple and fun. She describes what it was like growing up...

Today Gentry is joined by professional wrestler, and WWE champion Booker T. The two talk about Booker's recent return to the ring and how surreal it was and how he even wore the same tights from 1998. Gentry gets some workout tips from the biggest man in nearly every gym on how to keep pushing the weights even as an older gentleman. In light of the news of Vince McMahon's recent departure from the...

Gentry delivers today's rendition of Backstage Pass with actor, comedian, radio personality, and record breaking podcaster Adam Carolla. The man with the girthiest...….. hands has a new book releasing 'Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers... but no Apologies' which is available for purchase now on amazon. Gentry and Adam talk about the difference between going on CNN vs Fox a...

Today's rendition of Backstage Pass brings us 80s child mega-star, actor, and musician Corey Feldman. The artist is celebrating his new album 'Love Left 2: Army With Love' and his new box set 'Love Left 2.1' which is releasing on his birthday July 16th. Corey is currently touring all across the country playing his music for all to hear and enjoy. The last tour date is September 18th at 'The Canyon...

Gentry is joined by author, politician, and former Speaker Of The House Newt Gingrich. The native Georgian just released a new book 'Defeating Big Government Socialism: Saving America's Future' which is available on Amazon for purchase right now. The two talk about the rising prices across America and how much has changed since Trump has left office. Newt explains how the biggest threat to U.S. ci...

On today's backstage escapade Gentry is joined by producer and actor Marcus Harvey along with media personality and son of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne Mr. Jack Osbourne. The two talk about their ongoing show Fright Club which looks and explores the internet's craziest paranormal content. The aforementioned show was just renewed for its second season, dropping June 30th and can be streamed on...

On today's podcast Gentry talks with author and retired Air Force Lieutenant colonel pilot Dan "Two Dogs" Hampton. The author has recently come out with a new book 'Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit' which is about a world war two P.O.W. who withstood the unimaginable. Hampton himself has pushed through some inconceivable feats as he's flown 151...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass Gentry is joined by actor, comedian, and writer Bashir Salahuddin. The two talk about his recent role starring alongside Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in Top Gun Maverick. Bashir plays Hondo which is Mavericks A.K.A. Tom's best friend in the movie. Naturally as his best friend in the movie he has all the best stories about Tom taking G-forces like a champ while zoo...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we go in depth with actor, boxer, musician, and teacher Tony Danza. The two talk about his recent performances of music from the American songbook. The 71 year old singer is touring all across the country and bringing joy everywhere he goes reviving the songs of the early 20th century. Tony even describes how working on the Emmy award winning...

David Gergen perhaps is best known for his role serving as an adviser to four American presidents, Republicans and Democrats alike. He helped President Nixon write his resignation letter after Watergate, that now resides in the Smithsonian Institute. He assisted President Gerald Ford navigate out of inflation and saw President Reagan go from actor/cowboy to true leader in The Situation Room. Durin...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we are joined by an actor, game show host, and a stand up comedian Cedric The Entertainer. The two talk about Cedric's show on CBS, a sitcom called The Neighborhood. The series revolves around a white family moving into a predominantly black neighborhood and their day to day lives. Cedric even gives his own advice for any white families in th...

Today on Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we are joined by the one and only WWE legend The Big Show or as he likes to be called Paul Wight. The two talk about his recent move to AEW (All Elite Wrestling) where his name is no longer The Big Show but instead he has decided to keep his name Paul Wight at least for the time being. Gentry also does his best to organize a match between Paul and The Big...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we are visited by a four time Grammy award winning musician John Elefante. The former lead man of Kansas, a band made famous by songs such as ‘Carry on Wayward Son 'and ‘Dust in the Wind ', has just released his own solo album. Promptly named ‘The Amazing Grace' the album is dedicated to understanding God's faith and is avai...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we get to talk to the Fonz from Happy Days, the one and only Henry Winkler. The two talk about Winkler's ongoing show 'Barry' which is about a low level hitman traveling to LA and ends up wanting to be an actor. The show's first three seasons are available to watch on HBO Max and Hulu. The legendary actor gives Gentry his own mini acting clas...

On today's episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we listen to author and director Kevin Smokler. The two talk about Smokler's new documentary 'Vinyl Nation' which looks into the new resurgence over the past decade of vinyl records. The documentary is available to watch on YouTube, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime. They also touch on the coming up vinyl record day which is August 12th where you ce...

Today on Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas we are visited by actor, writer, producer, and legendary comedian Jeff Foxworthy. Jeff has a new special called The Good Old Days which is available now to watch on Netflix. The special talks about whether or not if the good old days were really even the good old days and compares modern day life to when rotary phones ruled the land. Jeff and Gentry also...