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Movie/TV/Stage star JOE PANTOLIANO
Manage episode 371541832 series 3466356
Joe Pantoliano has starred in numerous films including Risky Business with a 21 yr old Tom Cruise, Midnight Run, The Matrix, Teddy and TV shows like The Sopranos. He is now starring in the highly entertaining musical Rock & Roll Man in New York City.
In this exclusive interview we discuss:
-What it was like growing up dirt poor and how that inspired him to go into show business
-What it is like having roles in nearly 200 Films/TV shows/stage performances
-How he get into the 1983 movie Risky Business and if he thought Tom Cruise would be the blockbuster star he is today
-What he is most proud of among those 200 some odd roles and why
-Why did he take his current dual roles in Rock & Roll Man and what intrigued him about the musical's central theme about rock pioneer Alan Freed and the challenges of integrating Rock & Roll for both black and white audiences
-What he hopes audiences feels, learns and takes away from the show ultimately
65 episodes
Manage episode 371541832 series 3466356
Joe Pantoliano has starred in numerous films including Risky Business with a 21 yr old Tom Cruise, Midnight Run, The Matrix, Teddy and TV shows like The Sopranos. He is now starring in the highly entertaining musical Rock & Roll Man in New York City.
In this exclusive interview we discuss:
-What it was like growing up dirt poor and how that inspired him to go into show business
-What it is like having roles in nearly 200 Films/TV shows/stage performances
-How he get into the 1983 movie Risky Business and if he thought Tom Cruise would be the blockbuster star he is today
-What he is most proud of among those 200 some odd roles and why
-Why did he take his current dual roles in Rock & Roll Man and what intrigued him about the musical's central theme about rock pioneer Alan Freed and the challenges of integrating Rock & Roll for both black and white audiences
-What he hopes audiences feels, learns and takes away from the show ultimately
65 episodes
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