Really Famous Celebrity Interviews

VOTE NOW for the Digital Hollywood Podcasting Award: https://dhsessions.com/twoseminar/podcastcategoryone.html Scroll down + you'll see Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson. Thanks for voting!   This episode was released in March. Actor-producer-director Griffin Dunne (This Is Us, Dallas Buyers Club, An American Werewolf in London, My Girl), sits on the couch for a deep dive! You'll hear Griffin and me analyze: His fascinating family history, including: His father, writer Dominick Dunne His aunt, writer Joan Didion His uncle, writer John Gregory Dunne His daughter, actor Hannah Dunne His mother, brother, and sister, Dominique Dunne, who was murdered at age 22 by her boyfriend Meeting Janis Joplin at Tom Wolfe's party Parties with George Stevens, Jane Fonda, Billy Wilder, Tuesday Weld, Roddy McDowall + oodles of Hollywood icons His friends, like Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Network) and Charles Wessler (Green Book) His "first," "second" and "third" acts His early jobs (waiter! camel feeder!) His Oscar date

This episode originally aired in June 2019.   Jay Mohr, aka Jon Mohr, aka JJ Mohr, is here! This is an episode like no other. He's funny. He's serious. It's light. It's deep. We go off the rails. Repeatedly. I analyze him. He analyzes me. You'll love it. Or you'll hate it. Savor the whole thing. Or shake it off as soon as you decide this episode's not for you. You'll hear about: Marriage and divorce Life coaching and therapy Intuitive people Living in the deep end of the pool His public divorce Two people being real and honest How debilitating his failing marriage was Alcoholism and AA Owing the IRS Comedy at the Ground Round New Jersey Wrestling His theories on humans and on life His "breakdowns" and how he's been hurt Dreams about his mom, who recently died His name Jay, or JJ, or Jon Jr. Getting fired because it seemed like he was on drugs Tom Cruise Life after Jerry Maguire Goal-setters vs. results people Suburgatory, American Housewife and Katy Mixon Stand-up comedy In case you're not sure who Jay Mohr

  Gloria Gaynor (I Will Survive, Never Can Say Goodbye) is an icon! A living legend! Disco queen! Force of nature! We sit down at her New Jersey home (it's for sale -- check it out!) and share stories. Plus she gave me a couple of songs to share with you on the podcast (Back on Top, I Will Survive). YES, we have permission, directly from Gloria. And we get the scoop on her new album, Testimony, which you can pick up here: bit.ly/GAITHERGG. Join Gloria Gaynor and me as we talk: I Will Survive Her new album, Testimony Turning tragedy into success Marriage and co-dependency Her amazing mom Luck and faith Hollywood, New York and New Jersey Friends and family Her ups and downs (as a performer + personally) MAJOR twists and turns after a back problem that left her paralyzed from the waist down, until something happened Appearing on TV shows like Ally McBeal, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris and The Doctors Donate $3 and get a shout-out from me on the show: Patreon.com/reallyfamous Bonus videos Subscribe

This episode originally aired in June 2019. Yes, it's Peter Brady! From The Brady Bunch. I met Chris at his beautiful beach home in Southern California (check it out here). I met his wife, Cara, and his cat, Titus. Then Chris and I sat down for a long time. He told me about how he got into show business, how the Brady Bunch environment saved him, in a way, from his not-so-perfect home life, and why his relationship with Kara is evidence that he's now in a healthy place. And yes, he shares tons of behind-the-scenes Brady Bunch scoop! Like who provoked who. And what REALLY happened between Barry Williams and Florence Henderson. You'll hear about: Why his dad wanted him to audition for The Brady Bunch Why his mom didn't like the show Robert Reed's disappointment Issues with his mom Growing up in the Valley Why and how he made Maureen McCormick cry Why he deserted acting Australia Mike Lookinland and Utah Being a leaf in the river His marriages How his real family and his Brady family conflicted Major life lesso

Last episode's cliffhanger re: Marlon Brando is now resolved. Get ready. But that's NOT ALL. There's a very surprising story (to me, at least) in this part of our talk. Don't forget about Danny's a brand-new film from Deirdre O'Connor called One Moment (coming soon!). Danny and I talk + talk + talk ... about things like: Leonardo DiCaprio Spike Lee James Gandolfini Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro Marlon Brando Bradley Cooper Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Samuel L. Jackson Social media Why he can't take a compliment Regrets Insecurities Family I analyze him. He says, "You're my new therapist!" He calls me things like "kid," "babe," and "honey" and I absolutely love it. We're buddies. It's like we've known each other all our lives. Enjoy Part 2 with my friend Danny Aiello! # BONUS VIDEO! Danny Aiello + I laugh and get real - on film! Subscribe now to my YouTube channel:  YouTube.com/reallyfamous   NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a base

Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing + The Godfather Part 2 actor Danny Aiello and I can't stop talking. And it's GREAT FUN. We sit down in Long Island, as he's shooting a brand-new film from Deirdre O'Connor called One Moment (coming soon!). We talk + talk + talk ... about things like: Leonardo DiCaprio Spike Lee James Gandolfini Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro Marlon Brando Bradley Cooper Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Samuel L. Jackson Social media Why he can't take a compliment Regrets Insecurities Family I analyze him. He says, "You're my new therapist!" He calls me things like "kid," "babe," and "honey" and I absolutely love it. We're buddies. It's like we've known each other all our lives. In Part 2, we get even deeper into the good stuff. If you're subscribed, you'll get it as soon as it's ready. Enjoy my friend Danny Aiello! # BONUS VIDEO! Danny Aiello + I laugh and get real - on film! Subscribe now to my YouTube channel:  YouTube.com/reallyfamous   NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!?

National Lampoon's Vacation turned actress Beverly D'Angelo into an American icon. She played Ellen Griswold, Chevy Chase's wife, of course. But that's just part of the story. I sit down with Bev at her Los Angeles home to talk about all the other things in her life. (And let's not forget Annie Hall, Any Which Way But Loose, Coal Miner's Daughter, Entourage, Shooter, Insatiable, etc., but more on that later.) Yes, we talk about how Vacation happened and how it changed things, and we get into SO MUCH MORE, like: Podcasts (hers + mine + other people's) Bev's background Bev's family Growing up in Columbus, Ohio Conformity Authenticity Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll Getting pregnant at age 48 Meeting, falling in love, and having kids with Al Pacino Al Pacino's mystique and how his fame has grown Addictive behavior Why she did Vacation after at first saying 'No.' Chevy Chase Why I should talk to Chevy now (and PS I really, really want to) Getting shunned by Hollywood Insecurity in Hollywood Other love stories   BO

Actor + director Timothy Busfield stops by to have a chat about, oh, EVERYTHING. Like: The West Wing Designated Survivor This Is Us thirtysomething Field of Dreams His wife, Melissa Gilbert Acting and directing Going to the movies Growing up Parenting Alcoholism And so much more. Love movies and television? You'll dig this episode! It's like a MASTER CLASS. You’ll learn ins and outs of acting, actors, directing, directors, scripts, dialogue and elements of a successful TV show or movie.  Tim also gets personal - about his father’s rejection, his mother’s alcoholism, and how much he adores being a parent and now a grandfather. This is me, after all. How could I not get personal?!? By the end of our intimate interview, you'll feel like you know Tim personally. # EXTRAS! BONUS VIDEO Catch Tim Busfield free-associate on his TV + film colleagues. Subscribe now to my YouTube channel:  YouTube.com/reallyfamous   PHOTOS - See our fun yet blurry behind-the-scenes pics! Bonus video #2 - See Tim say nice things

Iconic actor Joe Mantegna drops by for a sit-down with me to discuss: Criminal Minds The Simpsons - 27 years as the voice of Fat Tony The Godfather Part 3 Glengarry Glen Ross Al Pacino's best and worst movies Why Joe is Ricky and his wife is Lucy His daughters, Mia and Gia Italy, LA, Chicago Carroll O'Connor Seinfeld reruns Why people think he was in The Usual Suspects   # EXTRAS! Bonus video #1 - Watch Joe Mantegna's Quickfire Q&A VIDEO. Bonus video #2 - Watch Kirsten Vangsness talk Criminal Minds, her personal "bag of rocks" and what people don't know about her. Chazz Palminteri - Listen to my interview with Chazz right now - reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/chazz-palminteri Photos - See Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness and me behind the scenes. # NEW! ... Score your MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Go to shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous # Join my (FREE!) SPECIAL INSIDERS GROUP. https://reallyfamouspodcast.

Project Runway model Liris Crosse comes by Sofitel New York to chat with me about: Meeting Tim Gunn Working on Project Runway Family and her coming-of-age story Being homeless Family and mental illness Reading library books Breaking into the modeling business Networking Uncomfy shoes Style secrets and tips Signing with Wilhelmina modeling agency Behind-the-scenes truths about modeling Working with an agent Being judged by her size, her race, her hair, her eyes and how sexy she is.   Extra! See Liris share lessons she learned from Tim Gunn, style tips + more in this 3-minute bonus VIDEO! youtube.com/reallyfamous # Pick up Liris's book, Make the World Your Runway: Amazon.com # Big thanks to Sofitel New York, where we recorded this episode! Visiting New York? Book a room at Sofitel. # NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Get it Aug. 17-21 and get 15% off with the code SUMMERLOVIN Go to shop.spreadshirt.com/re

Hollywood icon and quintessential New Yorker Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale, The Usual Suspects, Analyze This) invites me to sit down and talk at his Italian restaurant in New York City. The super-cool actor and writer shares stories behind A Bronx Tale, his classic film and Broadway play. You'll hear about: the night Robert De Niro showed up in his dressing room how he feels about police officers life lessons from his parents why fame is like walking around with a loaded gun how therapy is key in his life why there's an artist trapped in a street guy's body a critical fact he didn't learn until he was a father ALSO! Listen to Michael Imperioli's podcast episode: reallyfamouspodcast.com/now/michael-imperioli Listen to Danny Aiello's podcast: reallyfamouspodcast.com/danny-aiello Listen to Debi Mazar's podcast: reallyfamouspodcast.com/debi-mazar Listen to Michael Rapaport's podcast: reallyfamouspodcast.com/michael-rapaport   NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your

Alan Cumming has an FAQ page on his website. That's because he's been interviewed soooo many times and he's done with the same ol' questions. That's actually perfect for me because I can't stand same ol' questions either. But! He has done so many things (mastered theater, won a Tony, starred in hit TV series like The Good Wife -- he played Eli Gold -- and now Instinct, starred in everything from Doctor Who to Sex and the City and Spy Kids, co-hosted the Tonys, made albums, received 40+ awards for his humanitarianism, got 3 honorary degrees, holy moly, the list goes on!) that I felt overwhelmed. Where was I going to go with this interview? Then it hit me! Proverbs. Listen now and you'll know exactly what I mean. And off we go!   BONUS VIDEO! Catch Alan Cumming + me sharing giggles on film! Subscribe now to my YouTube channel:  YouTube.com/reallyfamous   NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Go to shop.spr

Tony Goldwyn (actor, director, writer, who you may know as President Fitz Grant on Scandal or Patrick Swayze's so-called friend on Ghost) is super authentic, honest + deep. Listen in and you'll see... You'll hear about: Hollywood, showbiz, lies, smoke and mirrors Tony's Broadway show, Network, with pal Bryan Cranston Anecdotes, childhood stories and tangents of all kinds Wanting to feel more fabulous Survival skills camp An intense confrontation that cured Tony of a certain impulse Acting, directing, selling yourself and creating backstories for characters Developing a thick skin Struggling to get acting roles All the people who told him he's underrated - or should hang it up Reading bad reviews Reading good reviews Ghost Dexter Scandal Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington and Bellamy Young Hang out with us for an hour. You'll feel like you really know Tony Goldwyn. And you'll have a few laughs. And you'll feel better about your own self-doubt (if you have any, that is.)   EXTRAS: Watch Tony's extra HILARIOUS

Tony-nominated actress Jessica Hecht always brings the goods! Remember her on Friends? She was Ross's ex-wife's wife, Susan. And Breaking Bad? She played Walter White's wealthy ex-partner, Gretchen. A View from the Bridge? Seriously. And now ... The 24 Hour Musicals and the sweet new Netflix series Special. Jessica popped over to the RIU Plaza New York Times Square recently and after recording this fun podcast (more on that in a minute), we did an EXTRA video Q&A. Check it out on my YouTube channel -- youtube.com/reallyfamous. SUBSCRIBE while you're at it. You'll find dozens of little videos I've filmed with my Really Famous, really fascinating guests. Meanwhile, on the podcast ... Jessica Hecht chats about: Being George Wendt's nanny (Norm!) Her husband, talented TV director Adam Bernstein (Fargo, Breaking Bad) Excellent Sheep Why she wants to be YOUR babysitter Growing up with 2 therapists as parents, a lot of yelling, volatility, and feelings talk Facts vs. emotions Relating to other people Narcissi

Steve Zahn + I do a funny Q&A after the podcast. He gets REALLY FUN when the camera turned on. This is the result. Then! Filmmaker + actor Rick Gomez breaks down the process of making their short film, I'm No Holiday, and the concept of "beautiful, strange, funny, sad" in film and television. Have fun. EXTRAS See Steve + me being funny + silly in our YouTube video: YouTube.com/reallyfamous Get the Brooklyn Film Festival on your radar and your calendar: BrooklynFilmFestival.org Get my BIG podcast with Steve Zahn: Get it here.   NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Get it before July 19 and get 15% off with the code welcome-100640887 Go to shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous # LET'S BE FRIENDS! Connect with me on: Instagram:  @reallyfamouspodcast https://www.instagram.com/reallyfamouspodcast/ Twitter: @kara1to1 https://twitter.com/kara1to1 Facebook:   @karamayerrobinson https://www.facebook.com/karamayer

Steve Zahn (Reality Bites, Friends, That Thing You Do, Sahara, Saving Silverman, Dallas Buyers Club, Suburbia...) is so fun onscreen that he's kinda the best thing about every movie he's in. Or at least every scene. Steve was in town for the Brooklyn Film Festival, where his short film, I'm No Holiday, written and directed by his friend and fellow actor Rick Gomez, was screening. So I met him in Williamsburg. We set up the voice recorder. And later, a camera. (You can see him and me do a funny video with random questions at YouTube.com/reallyfamous.) Here's the result. You'll hear about: He laughs at which movies and TV shows I watched to "research" him How Ben Stiller "discovered" him Reality Bites Friends Shattered Glass Saving Silverman Theater acting Bonding with Ethan Hawke The 5 people he still keeps in touch with, which includes a few phenomenal (and famous) actors The timeless magic of That Thing You Do Tom Hanks Face Deals (stay tuned!) Auditioning The American Repertory Theater, aka The ART Instit

In this classic Really Famous conversation with actor Tim Daly, who you know from Madam Secretary, Wings, The Sopranos, Private Practice, Diner ... Tim Daly dishes on life, love, acting, being famous-ish, going from a country kid to a film and TV actor, and important people in his life: his kids, grandson, sister Tyne Daly and co-star Tea Leoni. Want more Henry McCord? After this interview, you'll know the man behind the man. Enjoy!   This episode was first released on May 19, 2017. # EXTRAS! See Tim in Madam Secretary - Sundays at 10 | 9 c on CBS Support the arts with Tim Daly's Creative Coalition - http://thecreativecoalition.org/ NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Get it before July 19 and get 15% off with the code welcome-100640887 Go to shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous # Photos - See our behind-the-scenes pics! Support Really Famous and get a shout-out on the show - Patreon.com/ReallyFamous   More

Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Summer of Sam) and I do an impromptu podcast - and it's so relaxed that you'll have a 100% different experience than when you listened to his original episode of Really Famous. You'll hear: Who he based Christopher Moltisanti on (a real-life person! who has no idea!) Why he said "F that" about David Chase Why he knew James Gandolfini really well, but Edie Falco didn't Who he stays in touch with from The Sopranos Who he hangs out with What he does when he's bored What his kids think of him in The Sopranos and Goodfellas Why he moved to Santa Barbara Why he recently moved back to New York and is now bicoastal We also: Are so relaxed that it's actually quite amusing Bond over childhood TV and our favorite shows now Analyze Spike Lee Laugh at each other Overanalyze this conversation ... and then don't    EXTRAS Listen to Michael's original podcast episode: reallyfamouspodcast.com/michael-imperioli Watch this podcast on video: YouTube.com/reallyfamous See Michael

Younger and Law & Order: SVU actor Peter Hermann and I get into the groove! You'll hear: Peter and I hit it off big time. You'll laugh + smile (a lot!) We gush about our favorite movies. Digressions! Tangents! We go majorly off-topic. Then he flips it on me. Suddenly it's The Peter Hermann Show and I'm his first guest. In fact, we record an extra episode later on, with Peter as host and me as guest. Subscribe to Really Famous now and get it now. We talk Younger, Charles, Liza, Maggie and whether he's #teamcharles or #teamjosh. But there's MORE TO THIS than I can reveal just yet. Listen to the show for more details.   Watch Peter's exclusive Really Famous video! https://youtu.be/6UlrsJJ0M4s   Original release date: 8/27/18 # NEW! ... MERCH! I now have Really Famous MERCH! What?!?!? Get a bandana for your dog. Get a tee for you. Get a baseball cap for your dad. Get it before July 19 and get 15% off with the code welcome-100640887 Go to shop.spreadshirt.com/really-famous # EXTRAS: My HILARIOUS chat wit

Comedian and celebrity impressionist Nicky Petito does a SPOT-ON Tony Soprano. (You won't believe it.) Spike Lee loves him. Michael Rapaport helped him go viral. Danny Aiello is his favorite - and he says my interview with Danny is the only podcast he's ever listened to straight through. I invited him on the show specifically to entertain YOU! Get ready. You'll hear impressions of: Tony Soprano Danny Aiello Ray Liotta Al Pacino Robert DeNiro Donald Trump Matthew McConaughey Adam Sandler and more! You'll also hear about: The ins and outs of crafting a celeb impression Celebs he impersonates -- and their reactions to him! The Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark Goodfellas The Godfather The Sopranos New Jersey The Esplanade Furio Upright Citizens Brigade Pips Comedy Club Michael Gandolfini A hard truth about Lou Ferrigno Tune in! Watch Nicky do impressions: YouTube.com/reallyfamous ... Follow Nicky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickypetito/ ... Listen to my talk with Danny Aiello: https://