EP 121: Howard Meltzer, Casting Director

  Today my guest on the Hometown to Hollywood podcast is casting director Howard Meltzer.   Howard has cast for Broadway, Off-Broadway, CBS, Disney Channel, Fox, NBC, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Peacock, Sony Pictures Television Studios, 20th Century Fox, and...

EP 120: Sheila Russo, Talent Manager

My guest on this episode of the Hometown to Hollywood podcast is Los Angeles talent manager Sheila Russo of SR Talent Management. Sheila Russo’s clients are currently series regulars & recurring on Apple TV, Netflix, Amazon, and Nickelodeon as well as...

EP 118: Kira Kosarin, Actress & Singer

My guest on this episode of the Hometown to Hollywood podcast is actress and singer Kira Kosarin.   Kira is best known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman in in The Thundermans, as well as roles in Light as a Feather, Good Trouble, All About the Washingtons, Knight...

Our Ten Year Anniversary in Los Angeles

  Ten years ago this month my daughter Dove and I moved to Los Angeles from Bainbridge Island, Washington. We literally packed everything we owned into a truck, leaving everyone we knew so she could have a shot at her dream of being a professional actor and...

EP 117: Studio Teacher Cheryl Diamond

Welcome to the Back to School Edition of Hometown to Hollywood! Today my guest on this podcast is Cheryl Diamond, a certified Studio Teacher/Welfare Worker in the state of California who teaches young actors on set. She’s also the President of the Union Local 884,...