Michael J. Arbouet Podcasts

Bruce Vilanch is a comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is known for his acting roles in The Ice Pirates and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. However he is probably best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Square, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the …

Mark Christopher Lawrence is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He recently completed production on the hit ADULT SWIM TV show BLACK JESUS and is recurring on The PureFlix Show Malibu Dan The Family Man. He can be seen on the Disney Channel’s original TV movie Life Is Ruff and guest appearances on Lab Rat…

Dublin born Ciarán Sheehan is an acclaimed actor, singer, voice healer whose performances have been said to warm the heart and touch the soul. There is an amazing quality to his voice and his ability to capture an audience is nothing short of remarkable. Ciarán has many professional accomplishments to his credit, most notably playing the role of Th…

Keith has been making people laugh in all fifty states—and all over the world—for more than a quarter of a century. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Hulu's Comedy Time. Apart from being a great comedian, Keith Ross is also a director, co-writer and star of Electives. He can be seen on Amazon Prime’s Not for Nothin’ which he co-writes, c…

Loren-Paul Caplin has had a varied career in the literary and dramatic arts. His experience in film has involved him in writing and directing History of the World in Eight Minutes, producing Forbiddeb Zone, writing the original story for Lost Angels, and co-writing and co-producing Battle in the Erogenous Zone for Showtime. His plays, "Sunday's Chi…

ACTING IN FILM AND TELEVISION SINCE 1964. Early Film roles included, "What's so Bad about Feeling Good," Opposite Mary Tyler Moore and "The Godfather," opposite James Caan. After Lou's father's (The Notable Character Actor, Lou Martini) death in early 1971, Lou's mom decided it was best for him to take a break. It wasn't until attending The Univers…

Cris Graves is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has worked across platforms from film to television to online content. She has worked across the globe as a producer/director, filming in some of the harshest and most remote areas on our planet. Her credits include The Amazing Race, Whale Wars, and Living Undocumented. She is also an award-winning…

Bill Sorvino is an award winning actor and is a graduate of William Esper Studio. He is the founder of Golden Door International Film Festival based in his home town of Jersey City, NJ and is also co-founder of Brazen Giant Ensemble with Christian Keiber. Sorvino has directed and produced several films. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/qui…

A Hawaii transplant, Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue acting and has appeared in numerous Features. In 2008 Jeff decided to take a step back from acting, and start to dabble in Casting. Jeff was mentored by numerous Casting Directors including, Sheila manning, Tracy 'Twinkie Byrd and Pam Bouvier. Immediately, Jeff became the Casting Dire…

Ari Taub is an American movie director, producer, and editor. Taub was born in New York City. Taub is best known for his movie The Fallen, a 2004 war film about the perspectives of Italian, German, and American soldiers during World War II. Taub's latest movie is '79 Parts, a comedy set in 1979, starring Eric Roberts. Support the show (https://www.…

Johnny Solo is an actor and producer, known for Man on a Ledge, Newlyweds, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas and 79 Parts. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/quidditasfactor)By Michael J. Arbouet

Iliana Guibert, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute took a career detour spending her early years in the corporate sector gaining business skills she now applies to her work as an actress and expanding to writing, producing and directing. Guibert proudly sits on the committee and board of …

Mr. Adams hails from the world of television news and entertainment having worked over the past 40 years as cameraman and producer for CNN, FOX TV, NBCUniversal, NHK Japan, Fuji-TV Japan and ARD German TV. He has also produced and directed documentary and music entertainment projects for CCTV China, NHK Japanese Satellite TV, Sky PerfecTV (Japan), …

Erika was raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. She studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, comedy at the Upright Citizen's Brigade and the Groundlings in Los Angeles and holds a BFA in Music from Hunter College. She acts and sings in film, television and theater and is a recording artist as well. Erika is mostly famous for h…

Joey MHz is the Founder and CEO of MHz Media Group, a production company that has produced numerous projects. Born on Long Island, New York, Joey made his first attempt at directing movies as soon as he was old enough to use a video camera. Enrolling at Briarcliff College, Joey worked for Big Blue Computer Products and soon enough found himself tak…

Maria Capp has served the arts community on Long Island, NY and in Los Angeles for over 20 years. Her multi-disciplinary expertise includes work as an award-winning writer, director, producer, entrepreneur, and acting coach. She has served as an advocate, speaker, committee and board member for such organizations as Women In Media, The Millie D'Ago…

Greg Paul is a writer, producer, actor and musician with multiple Film, Recording, Television, and Web credits. Currently a founding Producing partner in 2020 with Derek Mackay at No Brainz Productions [us]. They are an American/Canadian/Mexican Film and Television Production and Distribution Company. Greg was a successful Warner/Elektra/Asylum Rec…

Over the last ten years, Producer BD Gunnell has emerged as a leader in the world of independent feature filmmaking. From humble beginnings on micro-budget indie films, to her professional experience as a Line Producer; BD has developed a well-earned reputation. From completing films with rigorous timelines and severe constraints on budget; BD has …

In 1986 with the help of Iona's coach Harold Crocker, Donahue got a tryout with the New York Jets NFL Football team. He signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets to play nose tackle. He participated in mini-camp and summer training camp with the Jets. He was released in August 1986. In 1987, Donahue signed a free agent contract with the G…

Al Diaz is best know for his collaboration with Jean Michel Basquiat on SAMO©, graffiti that appeared in lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1979. SAMO© initially became known because of its wit and sarcastic humor; but became a globally recognized graffito after Basquiat’s rise to fame. A prolific and influential first-generation NYC subway graffiti arti…

David Mack is the award-winning and The New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-six novels and numerous short works of science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies. Mack’s writing credits span television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), film, and comic books. His la…

Jeff Orlick is a resident and social entrepreneur in Jackson Heights, Queens. His events such as the Momo Crawl and Wox & Lox along with his Roosevelt Avenue Midnight Street Food Crawl and Queens Tastes of the World Tours have garnered attention from around the globe, centering on the area’s unmatched ability to share culture through food. You can …

Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek both started writing their first plays at the age of about seven. Lauren fell in love with the magic of movies visiting her dad (visual effects supervisor Joel Hynek) on the set of Predator as a little kid. Elizabeth spent her tween years writing (badly formatted) fan fiction episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generat…

Russ Camarda has been a professional director/actor/acting coach/cinematographer and editor for the past two decades. In FILM Russ has produced, 6 independent feature films, Directed 2, Starred in and edited 5 of them. “Send No Flowers” co-starring in it as well with Sean Young and Tony LoBianco. The film recently secured distribution with Multicom…

Oksana Tarasova-Kessous received her professional studies degree at The Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of the soloist of The Metropolitan Opera House, harpist Susan Jolles. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) and Master of Music from The Moscow Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Vera Dulova, principal harpist of Mo…

Writer / Director Elias Plagianos' film and television projects have won Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best TV Pilot, and Best Actor awards for his cast at over 75 International Film Festivals including 10 of MovieMaker Magazines list of Top 25 and Top 50 Festivals. In addition to his creative work behind the camera, he is a pa…

Fran Capo is a 9-time world record holder who inspires creativity and change around the world, through her humor, motivation and wild adventures. She has been featured on over 6000 Radio, TV and Internet shows. She accomplishes all her world records using her "Seven World Record Mindsets", that she spoke about during her Tedx talk entitled, "A worl…

Taimak plays the lead role in Berry Gordy's cult classic, The Last Dragon in which he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office. Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV…

Robert Kugler is the award-winning author of the Avery & Angela series, the Aloha Kugs series, and AN ALMOST TOLERABLE PERSON. He retired from education in order to focus on both writing and parenting. A graduate of The College of Wooster and Seton Hall University, Robert is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys mixology, and does the occasional …

Sarah has been surrounded by music throughout her entire life, but it wasn't until she started street performing on the streets of Los Angeles, CA in 2016 that she decided to pursue her career as a singer/songwriter. She has since released an EP, two singles, & a music video which is played in rotation at Universal City Walk, LA; has established re…

Kimberly Graham has been the Associate Casting Director for Judy Henderson Casting since 2003. She casts for film, television, commercials and theater. Kimberly Graham is known for her work on Homeland, Avatar and Before Midnight. Support the showBy Michael J. Arbouet

Pamela Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and actor Lewis has released a couple solo studio albums. She is currently a part of the band Code Bleu a band the has provided its clients with first class music and entertainment. This exceptionally talented, well-rehearsed bands and ensembles reproduces the musical styles from every era. They include…

Rachael Sage is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and visual artist She is the founder of indie label MPress Records. Sage has released fourteen solo studio albums. Her performances combine music with between-song banter. Sage was named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years by Perform…

Pamela Jorgensen is an extremely versatile singer-actor. Age range: 30-50. Vocal range: E3-C6. She is very affable, is always willing to take risks and prides herself on her consummate professionalism. Musical theatre, comedy/drama, cabaret, voice over. After years of drudging through a sea of vocational diversity, Pam is finally living the life sh…

Ramfis Myrthil is an award-winning independent filmmaker, producer and avid story-teller from New York City. His tremendous success as an indie filmmaker has won him several awards including Star’s 40 under 40 list. His extensive experience has earned him speaking invitations at the most prestigious film festivals and film schools, including the Ca…

Bryan Norton has an M.F.A. degree in Film Production from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts Graduate Film Program, and a B.A. in Cinema Studies from Sarah Lawrence College. He wrote and directed the award winning horror film Penny Dreadful with a generous grant from Warner Bros, starring Friday the 13th's Betsy Palmer and has won over …

Marc Jacobson has significant experience in the entertainment and Internet industries. He currently advises many clients on the business and intellectual property issues faced by entertainment businesses in the digital age. This includes matters relating to the creation, development and exploitation of intellectual property rights in internet-based…

James Mount is an actor and voiceover artist who is best known for his role as Agent Thoms, part of the core recurring cast of Season 6 of Showtime’s ‘Homeland’. His Guest Star appearances include character turns on Fox’s ‘Gotham’, NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’, HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ as well as supporting roles in films, most recently the indie-thriller “What …

Abigail Hawk is best known for playing detective Abigail Baker in the hit television show Blue Bloods She also appeared in, Body of Proof as well as in the holiday TV movie, A Christmas in Vermont . Hawk also had a starring role in Domenica Cameron Scorsese's directorial debut, Almost Paris for which she won the "Best Actress" award at the 2017 Gol…

Spat Oktan is well known for his work on the sci-fi/comic book convention circuit, and in his roles as costume, prop-maker, and practical special effects man on low-budget films such as Bad Kids Go to Hell and its sequel, as well as videos and TV shows in the New York and Atlanta area, where he now resides. Oktan has made costumes and props for vid…

Donna McKenna, CSA is an award winning, international casting director, producer and educator. She has cast numerous independent films, TV show, episodic radio shows, pilots and web-series during her more than 20 years in the business. These projects have received theatrical distribution and can be seen on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Apple as well as Dir…

Laila Samuels is an artist and songwriter from Oslo, Norway. She was the lead singer of The Tuesdays, and has since 1998 written more than 300 songs for other artists, taken part in Melodi Grand Prix as a solo artist and done collaborations with other artists, such as Ravi, Vinni and the Vagabonds, Curse and We Kings and songwriter Jonas Shandel la…

Grammy-nominated Seth Glier is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. NPR describes his voice as “otherworldly” while praising him as “an engaging performer and storyteller.” His critically acclaimed, emotionally dense catalog of work often draws upon traditional roots music, experimental instrumentation, and moody atmospheres th…

Sitting in the back of his middle school classroom, a young Steven Cogle would recollect his favorite childhood super heroes and remix them into his own hip hop versions through his sketches. Cogle's route was by no means direct and straightforward however. Throughout the years, Steven Cogle worked a wide range of occupations before finally settlin…

Julie Schubert is a New York based, Emmy-Award winning Casting Director. She has casted numerous projects including the hit Netflix shows House of Cards and Daredevil. Other casting credits include Confessions of a Shopaholic, Footloose, Devil Wears Prada, and The Departed. Schubert, comes from a very special casting legacy - she was trained by Jul…

After twenty five years in the music business as a singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and front man of the band Crystal Eyes, Sal Sirchia began his acting career in 2001. Sirchia first television role was on HBO's Oz as a featured extra and regular during seasons 4, 5 and 6. Sal also appeared on the VH-1 Showa "Feedback" and "Newlyweds and Rock…

Michael J. Arbouet talks with Stacey Prussman. Prussman landed her first starring role in the Off-Broadway show Grandma Sylvia's Funeral as Dori Grossman in the mid-to-late 1990s. In 2000, she appeared in the award-winning Greg Scarnici film Glam-Trash. She also had roles in Everything's Jake and The Girl in the Park. Aside from her performing care…

Michael J. Arbouet talks with Michelle Amor who co-wrote PLAYIN’ FOR LOVE, directed by and starring Robert Townsend (FIVE HEARTBEATS, HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE) and Jenifer Lewis (BLACK-ISH), wrote OF BOYS & MEN starring Academy® Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER) and Robert Townsend, and co-produced and co-wrote the documentary film TU…

Michael J. Arbouet talks with singer, songwriter and producer Mark Islam. Born in New Castle, DE, Mark had one early aspiration: to leave his state. After moving to Boston University to study literature, Islam performed and honed his craft at various coffeehouses in the Boston area. After completing a master's degree in English, he moved to Los Ang…

Michael J. Arbouet talks with Diane Franklin. Diane is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN …