Hellblazerbiz: Conversations with the Stars

Jon Levine began acting at a very early age, doing commercials before going into various careers in his life, before moving into stand up comedy where he became a success. He decided to go back into acting again and moved to Atlanta, where he currently resides and has had several roles and continues to build his resume and follow his passion. Best know to YouTube and Netflix audiences as being the...

Sean Kanan is a US actor known for his role as Mike Barnes in Karate Kid Pt 3 as well as many more credits including long standing role as AJ Quartmaine in General Hospital and also for creating and starring in the multi award winning Studio City which is currently prepping for a second season. He is also currently finishing up another book, which should be out in December. Sit back and enjoy as S...

Rick Perez is an American actor who has had a recurring role in The Resident and will soon be seen on Season 3 of the awesome show Cobra Kai, which has just moved to Netflix. Rick grew up in Brooklyn and has worked consistently hard through his life to follow his passion. He landed a recurring role on The Resident, as well as appearances in Ozark, Superfly and more. Rick is an honest guy, full of...

I chat with Erin Bradley Dangar about her experience in musical theatre and our mutual love of it, as well as her many talents as a bass player, touring with her own band, acting, and her landing her role as Counsellor Blatt on Cobra KaiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/hellblazerbiz)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Hellblazerbiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Rose Bianco is a classically trained actress who started out on the stage. Moving to San Francisco from Chicago, she became involved with Les Nicolettes feminist comedy theatre troupe. It was in San Francisco where she went to the comedy club, and the one and only Robin Williams stopped in and did a one hour set! Rose continued her career on stage before taking a break to raise a family and has re...

I welcome back actor Dustin Lewis to Hellblazerbiz. Dustin is a brilliant actor who also teaches the Meisner acting technique at Drama Inc in Atlanta. Dustin has appeared in many shows including Sleepy Hollow, Ozark, The Resident and more recently Cobra Kai, where he plays Mr Palmer. Dustin and I chat about all things acting, with his love of stage as well as on screen. We chat about the brilliant...

Matt Lewis is an extremely accomplished actor of both stage and screen as well as teaches the craft. He has appeared in many top shows, such as Dynasty, Ozark and the hit show taking the world by storm - Cobra Kai. In the latter, he plays Ron, the chairman of the All-Valley Karate Championship, made famous in 1984 in Karate Kid, where Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) had his decisive grand final win...

Stephen Manas is a French actor, set to appear in the upcoming Apple+ exclusive show "Ted Lasso" The show stars Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live, The Mandalorian, Angry Birds Movie) and follows US American Football coach Ted Lasso (Sudeikis) heading to the UK to manage a struggling London football (soccer) team in the top-flight of English football. Stephen plays the character of ‘Richard Montl...

Actress Susan Gallagher joins me on Hellblazerbiz to talk about her role as "Homeless Lynn" on the hit show Cobra Kai. We talk about her dedicated audition for the role, how it feels to act alongside Ralph and William and being part of the Karate Kid universe and fandom ( so much so, her sassy character Lynn has her own dedicated Facebook page!). We talk about the importance of family and stay to...

Soundtrack to Sixteen is a new British coming of age film, but rather than your typical Hollywood heir of heiress, it focusses on two main characters growing up in London in the Noughties. However, it could be any era as I watched the film and felt a connection to one of the main characters, in how things were for me at that age, and the experiences I had. It is a sweet and funny film, adding lots...

Kenny Johnson is a US actor best known for his roles as Dominique Luca on CBS's hit show S.W.A.T. Kenny has been in many hit films and shows during his career, including many favourites of mine such as The Shield, Bates Motel and Chicago Fire. Listen as Kenny talks about his personal reasons behind the story in SWAT focussing on dyslexia and his passion for making the best product possible and wor...

Once in a while you talk with someone truly inspirational. Will Chesney is one of those. Will served 13 years in the US Navy, 11 of which as a Navy SEAL. He has seen combat around the globe including 4 tours of Afghanistan. The book No Ordinary Dog tells of Will, but more importantly, of Cairo the SEAL dog. Cairo was much more than a service dog. He was a beloved member of the SEAL teams and Will...

Actor, singer and writer, Max Talisman is set to make his directorial debut in his upcoming romantic comedy, THINGS LIKE THIS. The film stars Charlie Tahan (Netflix’s “Ozark”), Eric Roberts (THE DARK KNIGHT) and Miles Tagtmeyer (DISNEY DESCENDANTS: SCHOOL OF SECRETS), and tells a story of two guys who fall in love and while everything seems to align for them to be together, they begin to question...

Breakout star Olivia Dudek makes her film debut as the leading lady/title character in the upcoming Rafael Agustin-written (“Jane the Virgin”) drama ANA, which premieres nationwide theatrically in early 2020. From Amigo Pictures and directed by José Rojas (LAS BANDIDAS), ANA tells the story of a young Latinx woman, who is part of a tight-knit immigrant community, whose mother is hospitalized and A...

Linc Hand is an accomplished actor, starting out acting in advertisements at the age of 5! He is a Southern gentleman born and bred, now living in Tinseltown. Having appeared on many excellent shows such as Justified, NCIS, NCIS LA, Linc has successfully landed himself with a recurring role on the military show 68 Whiskey. In this he plays the Blackhawk pilot with the interesting callsign of "Cras...

Emily Swallow is an accomplished actress of both stage and screen, having started her acting on stage. Her love and passion for the art is evident in the way she talks of her days treading the boards and experiences she has had in the many various shows and voice artist roles. Emily is known for her roles as The Darkness on Supernatural, a being older than time itself, freed after being locked awa...

Actress, producer, director and heroine of the modern-day working woman, Armida Lopez, is set to star in the action, sci-fi thriller BOSS LEVEL, alongside Frank Grillo, Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson and Academy Award-nominee Naomi Watts. The time-loop thriller, written and directed by Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smoking Aces) follows a retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran (portrayed by Frank G...

The Creatress, which has it's UK theatrical release on October 4th is a comedy drama about a bestselling author who seeks literary revenge against a critic who authors her fake memoir much to the delight of her agent (p[layed by Fran Drescher). Lindy Booth stars as Eryn Bellow, the author and the film was written & directed by Jason Cook. This fascinating candid interview sees Jason talking ab...

The Creatress, a new film out by Jason Scott, distributed by Film Volt Media, has it's UK red carpet theatrical release on 4th October in London. It's a drama/comedy (or dramady) centering around the life of author Eryn Bellow (Lindy Booth). Francis is a young American actor who plays Brad, one of the key roles and love interest of Eryn. Francis is no stranger to the screen with a list of great cr...

Luke Guldan is a US actor who has been building up an impressive list of credits. I first talked with him in 2017 about the film ADDicted, and now welcome him back to catch up about his ventures and the new film he is in - "The Creatress" which stars Lindy Booth. Luke plays Seth, an interest of the main character. About the Creatress:The movie has its UK premiere on 4th October at the Courthouse i...

Born in Venezuela, Fernando started out body building and after moving to the US ended up running his own gym by age 20. However, he felt something was missing and he was not following his dream of being an actor. He pursued this by attending classes and working very hard. He caught a break when he was cast in Bad Boys 2 where he had a really positive experience with both director Michael Bay and...

Jus Sargeant came to my attention when I started listening to the books of (former guest) John P Logsdon and Christopher P Young. The books are fantasy comedy, based in the made up world of Ononokin and focus on various characters who co-exist there, from little giants, to wizards, elves, gnomes and more. Jus narrates each one with exquisite talent, creating the perfect voices for each character....

‘"Just A Girl’ is a short film about a troubled, young, deaf woman who is desperate to be heard when she falls in love with a local hero. You will hear her story, even if she can’t" This is the tagline for the new short film from Claudia McKell which tackles hearing loss and how people react. Claudia is a young, motivated film maker who has started her own film company too, which empowers women in...

Dom Lenoir, Tatjana Anders and Alexa Waugh talk about their latest films. Tatjana has just completed her first film, a short film entitled "Your Reality" which concentrates on some extremely important issues in which she has personal experience. Another fantastic storyteller passing on a message to people, Tatjana both produced and played the lead role. In "I Love my Mum", a young boy and his mum...

I chat with author John Logsdon about his multiple series of comedy fantasy and comedy sci-fi books such as the Ononokin series which is as if Terry Pratchett was infused with Monty Python, through to Platoon F, a SciFi series Think Terry Pratchett meets Monty Python whilst flying in Airplane and being assisted by Frank Drebin of Naked Gun! as are the Paranormal Detective series and also Queen Art...