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 119: Aufiero/ Horn Casting

My guests on the this episode of the Hometown to Hollywood podcast are award-winning casting directors Amber Horn and Danielle Aufiero, of Aufiero/ Horn Casting. Danielle Aufiero and Amber Horn immediately made a splash in the entertainment industry when they opened...

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,...

EP 116: Jordan Fisher, Multi-Talented Artist

Today my guest on the Hometown to Hollywood podcast is Jordan Fisher: actor, singer, dancer, and all-around creative talent.   Jordan Fisher’s resume is very long for someone who’s still just in his mid-twenties, but he is best known for Moana, Grease Live, RENT...