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Actor Allen Maldonado (Black-ish, The Last O.G., The Wonder Years, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss running your acting career like a small business, building your brand as an actor, overcoming mental health struggles, how to create meaningful relationships in this business, and more!

Joel Murray is an actor who’s been in more than 250 TV sitcom episodes. Best known for his work on Mad Men, Shameless, Dharma and Greg, and the improv group Whose Live Anyway. We talk about growing up the youngest of nine in the Murray household, studying improv at Second City and with the legendary improv teacher Del Close, how he booked Mad Men, his audition for the film ‘The Artist’, and more!

Actor Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years as a child actor, studying at Yale, moving to Chicago and working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, working with Nicolas Cage on 8mm, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert De Niro on Flawless, his thoughts on method acting and more!

Luke Hawx is a professional wrestler, stunt man, and actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about how he became a pro wrestler, transitioning from stunt work to acting, and booking the role of Stone Cold Steve Austin on NBC’s Young Rock.

Gary Weeks is an actor with over 100 credits in film and TV, best known for his work on Netflix’s Outer Banks. He sits down with Robby to talk about moving to LA to pursue acting, the challenges of balancing family and career, what he learned from working with Michael Keaton in Spider-Man and Tom Hanks in Sully, and booking the hit Netflix TV show Outer Banks.

Marcia DeBonis is an actress and casting director with decades of experience in the business. She sits down with Robby to discuss what she learned about auditioning from working in casting, how she prepares for an emotional scene, the challenges of being a character actress, and her tips for making your audition stand out.

Aleks Paunovic is an actor best known for his roles in Van Helsing, Hawkeye, and Snowpiercer. He sits down with Robby to discuss the major game changers in his career. Including turning down a big role on a tv show to do his first ever theatre gig, the acting coach Larry Moss calling him out in front of the entire class demanding that he bring out his full potential, and what he learned from working with Anthony Hopkins and the time he met his idol, Muhammad Ali.

Michael Tow is an actor best known for his work on Lucky Grandma, Sound of Metal, and Blindspot. He sits down with Robby to talk about his late start in acting, treating an acting career like a business, having the Kobe mentality as an actor and his recent breakthrough in a new Apple TV+ series.

Jason Canela is an actor best known for his work on The Rookie, Pitch, and The Young and The Restless on CBS. He sits down with Robby to talk about his beginnings working in Spanish soap operas, transitioning to the English market and moving to Hollywood, how he got his first agents, and preparing to work on stage in the Gloria Estefan musical "On Your Feet."

Moe Jeudy-Lamour is an actor best known for his work on Ted Lasso. He sits down with Robby to discuss how he got his start in acting, his first on-stage theatre experience, booking the hit show Ted Lasso and more!

Maurice Compte is an actor best known for his work on Narcos, Breaking Bad, and Den of Thieves. He sits down with Robby to discuss the unusual way he got into acting, navigating the ups and downs of the business, his process for creating characters, and more!

Antonio Jaramillo is an actor best known for his roles in Mayans MC, Shades of Blue, and Savages. He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years growing up in an orphanage, how finding theatre and literature helped him become a better human being, working with Benicio Del Toro and Oliver Stone, and the other major breakthroughs of his 20+ year career!