The McAuley Tucker Show

Find out how a simple case of mistaken identity turned a village kid from Holland into the creative director of Bergdorf Goodman in less than four months. Christiaan is one of the world’s most premier hair stylists, a man whose work has defined the visual identity of icons like Lady Gaga and Grace Jones while appearing in nearly every major edition of Vogue. Christiaan shares the raw story of bein...

Learn why the breakout star of Steven Spielberg’s $140 million Disney epic decided to step out of the spotlight to find her true calling in the world of animation production. Ruby Barnhill is best known for her role as Sophie in the Disney film The BFG. Since her collaboration with Steven Spielberg, she has provided English dubs for Studio Ponoc and transitioned into an influential career behind t...

They were told superhero comedies would never sell, then they spent years watching DreamWorks turn their "Lex Luthor" parody into a modern animation classic. Brent Simons is the co-creator and screenwriter of Megamind and Penguins of Madagascar, a writer who turned a lifelong obsession with comic books into a career at the highest levels of animation. Brent reveals the secret history of Megamind,...

Mark Christopher Lawrence reveals the specific piece of advice from Bill Cosby that took him from a 7-minute amateur set to a 25-minute professional powerhouse overnight. Mark Christopher Lawrence is a veteran actor and comedian beloved for his roles in Chuck and the cult mockumentary Fear of a Black Hat. Mark discusses the value of growing up with a single mother and how learning "life skills" at...

Andy Luther shares the exact direction Heath Ledger gave him on the set of The Dark Knight that forever changed how he views the physicality of acting. Andy Luther is a theatrical and film actor who played the pivotal Brian Douglas character in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, working one-on-one with history's most iconic Joker. Andy pulls back the curtain on the world-class professionalism of...

Learn how a group of guys from Milwaukee loaded a U-Haul, moved to LA, and convinced Hollywood to make a masterpiece using only "serious" actors. David Zucker is the legendary director and writer behind Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Scary Movie. Along with the ZAZ team, he revolutionized satire by inventing a sub-genre that refuses to acknowledge its own jokes. David shares the "Mrs. Zasky" story...

Sugar Pit is a breakout music artist and producer who turned a DIY mindset into millions of streams with his hit song "Customer Service." Sugar Pit explains how his father’s work as a carpenter taught him that you don’t need anyone’s permission to build your own world. He breaks down the technical simplicity of recording an entire catalog on a basic 2-input interface and how leaning into a "janky"...

Find out why one of Hollywood's successful child actors walked away from a Disney pilot to find his own voice in the chaotic world of independent rock. Field Cate is an actor and musician known for playing the young Ned in Pushing Daisies and voicing Buddha in the Buddies film franchise. He is now the frontman for the band Fencer. Field shares the "ridiculous" reality of child commercial auditions...

Learn how a phone call during an earthquake and the decision to literally black out a front tooth led to one of the most successful 35-year runs in the history of voice acting. Chris Anthony is the original voice of Barbie for Mattel and the iconic host of the global audio drama Adventures in Odyssey. She has transitioned from high-stakes Hollywood commercials to voicing characters in legendary fr...

Learn the technical "TalkBack" trick that gives Hollywood drums their signature explosion and why 20 years in the industry starts with five people in a van. Jason La Rocca is an elite mixer and producer who has worked on over 200 projects, including Fortnite, Lord of the Rings, The Flash, and Beverly Hills Cop. Jason breaks down the fundamental difference between scoring for film versus the intera...

Find out how a late-night mistake in a special effects office created the most iconic weapon in cinema history and how Ted Eccles became the voice of a classic while being banned from singing. Ted Eccles is a legendary child actor, producer, and VFX pioneer known for My Side of the Mountain, voicing the Little Drummer Boy, and supervising the trailer department at Disney. Ted recounts the "wild el...

Learn how Stephen Hunter stole the show in a billion-dollar franchise without a single line of dialogue and what happened when he ignored Peter Jackson’s instructions during a barrel scene. Stephen Hunter is an actor and coach best known for his role as the dwarf Bombur in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy and for his work in Thor: Love and Thunder. Stephen breaks down the transition from a high-...

Eduardo Sánchez is the co-director and writer of The Blair Witch Project, a film that revolutionized the horror genre and invented the "found footage" aesthetic while fooling the entire world into believing a myth was real. Eduardo breaks down the exact moment he and Dan Myrick realized horror movies weren't scary anymore, leading them to rent old VHS tapes of In Search Of for inspiration. He reve...

Find out what happens when a young actor is forced to sit in a makeup chair for hours to become a vampire and then ends up playing the younger version of an Oscar winner in a psychological thriller. Armen Nahapetian is the breakout star who portrayed the younger version of Joaquin Phoenix in Ari Aster’s mind-bending film Beau Is Afraid, following his early experience on American Horror Story: Hote...

Discover how a voice that "sounds like a 12-year-old" led to a 35-year run as one of audio drama’s most iconic characters and a secret role in an Indiana Jones masterpiece. Katie Leigh is a legendary voice actress best known as Connie Kendall in Adventures in Odyssey, and a versatile talent heard in everything from Muppet Babies to Darkwing Duck. Katie explains the technical art of "voice matching...

Tohoru explains why the uncertainty principle in physics is the perfect tool for surviving the chaos of a Hollywood film set. Tohoru Masamune is the MIT-educated chemical engineer who chose the unpredictability of acting over corporate safety, eventually landing roles as Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the first speaking part in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Tohoru discusses the surr...

Tisha Custodio reveals why a 14-hour workday with John Stamos is the ultimate masterclass in playfulness and how she went from a shy kid to a Disney+ lead. Tisha Custodio is a rising star in Hollywood, most known for her role as "Mouse" on the Disney+ series  Big Shot . A classically trained actor and multi-instrumentalist, she balances high-stakes screen work with a deep passion for mus...

Find out how a Canadian rock star went from bankruptcy and driving a truck to watching his son’s bedroom-produced track hit over one billion streams worldwide. Dave Faber, the frontman of the multi-platinum band Faber Drive, and his son Isaiah (globally known as Powfu), join the show to discuss the generational shift of the music industry. Dave opens up about the "low" period where he ab...

Learn why one of Europe’s most successful music managers tells his artists that health must come before the music and why he once spent a week making tea for a paranoid 50 Cent. Geir Luedy is the Norwegian management powerhouse behind global icons Aurora and Sigrid. He has navigated three decades of the industry, moving from an 11-hour-a-day "tape boy" to a producer who rub shoulders wit...

Stop thinking you can break into show business just because you have a "great voice"—it’s about the "A-word" (Acting), the grit to rip numbers out of a 1970s phone booth, and the discipline to never play the victim. Bob Bergen is the legendary voice of Porky Pig and a cornerstone of the Looney Tunes universe. A two-time Emmy nominee who served 10 years on the Board of Governors...

Coding isn't just logic, but it's a three-act play where the best solutions are discovered in a meditative "dreamscape" rather than forced with a hammer. Cowboy Coder is a technical innovator and musician who bridges the gap between abstract software architecture and the foundational elements of classic rock. Whether he’s working on blockchain projects with MC Lars or deconstruct...

Find out why Will Smith became "obsessed" with this creator and the dark truth about how America's Got Talent producers manipulate the outcome of the show. Verbal Ase is a professional beatboxer and YouTube powerhouse with over 4 million subscribers. He turned a career performing in New York subways into a digital empire, creating the global phenomenon Cartoon Beatbox Battles. Verbal...

Seth Dusky reveals the technical nightmare of re-recording an entire Disney movie to match Seth Green’s lip movements and why he eventually chose a normal life in Missouri over the Hollywood machine. Seth Dusky is a former child actor and voice artist who landed the lead role of Milo in Disney’s  Mars Needs Moms . From filming the very first Orbeez commercial to appearing on  Big Time Rush , Seth...

Learn how a TikTok creator bypassed city bureaucracy and convinced the Mayor of London to finally bring Chick-fil-A to the city using a joke campaign that got too real. Dylan Wallace is the London, Ontario-based creator who turned a meme mayoral run into a legitimate political force. Known for his high-energy vlogs and viral stunts, he is the person responsible for the most-anticipated fast-food o...

Imagine being so identical to a global superstar that you have to wear disguises and joggers with holes just to buy milk in peace. Ty Jones is the world's leading Ed Sheeran lookalike. He’s lived a "secret Hannah Montana life" for over a decade, transitioning from a local bingo hall employee to an internet sensation hounded by fans in Saudi Arabia. Ty shares the surreal story of meet...