The Justin Root Show is a dynamic podcast that combines interviews and stories from Hollywood’s past and present. Justin sets out to curate an inviting, laid-back ambiance where celebrity guests can kick off their shoes and engage in candid, unfiltered conversations about their lives and careers.
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Send us a Text Message. Legendary producer George Schlatter has saturated television with his incredible talents and humor and now I was lucky enough to have him as a guest. He’s 94 years old and has a vault of endless stories. He’s most well known for creating “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh- In” which ran on NBC from 1968-1973. For two of those years it …
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Send us a Text Message. Glenn Scarpelli has a resume that spans stage film and television. From the Broadway stage with Al Pacino and Anne Bancroft to television with Ethel Merman and Norman Lear to film with Peter Bogdanovich and Audrey Hepburn. However in 1986 he left it all behind to follow his heart. Glenn has an incredible Hollywood history an…
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Send us a Text Message. Play The Beach Boys and Wilson Phillips and I'm instantly transported back to summertime memories that span most of my life. So getting to chat with someone who comes from BOTH of those worlds was a life highlight. Carnie Wilson (daughter of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys) was an absolute thrill. We talked about her beginnin…
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Send us a Text Message. Jody Hamilton is the daughter of Emmy winners Joe Hamilton and Carol Burnett. After growing up in the world of entertainment Jody became a successful producer herself. She currently produces and sometimes co-hosts "The Stephanie Miller Show." Jody is also responsible for making sure her mother saw my seven part documentary I…
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Send us a Text Message. There is nobody I love more in showbiz than Carol Burnett and here she is on my show! After making a documentary-style "Story Location Tour" (available on YouTube) on her life and career Carol reached out to me and invited me to her 90th birthday party. She then graciously sat down with me for an intimate one on one conversa…
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Send us a Text Message. In my very first podcast episode you will learn how Carol Burnett became my very first podcast guest. I talk about discovering her 1986 autobiography and how it changed my life when I found it on a dusty shelf in the Castle High School library. I open up about its inspiration and how it led me to move across the country at 1…
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