Todd Bridges

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07/27/20 • 57 min

Todd Bridges has been through the ringer. But he's come out OK. I won't bury the lead: He has 29 years clean and sober. We get into that, and I found out the hard way why he bristles at interviews.

You'll hear about:

Where he is now
Who he is now
What he went up against
Why he's media-averse
His new HBO documentary, Showbiz Kids
Diff'rent Strokes
What you talkin about, Willis?
Little House on the Prairie
Roots
Scott Baio
Fame
Black Lives Matter
racism
being targeted by the police
emotional damage
his experiences with sexual abuse
how he rebounded
how fake Hollywood can be
his favorite TV shows
my favorite TV shows
family, kids and why he's a homebody

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Todd Bridges has been through the ringer. But he's come out OK. I won't bury the lead: He has 29 years clean and sober. We get into that, and I found out the hard way why he bristles at interviews.

You'll hear about:

Where he is now
Who he is now
What he went up against
Why he's media-averse
His new HBO documentary, Showbiz Kids
Diff'rent Strokes
What you talkin about, Willis?
Little House on the Prairie
Roots
Scott Baio
Fame
Black Lives Matter
racism
being targeted by the police
emotional damage
his experiences with sexual abuse
how he rebounded
how fake Hollywood can be
his favorite TV shows
my favorite TV shows
family, kids and why he's a homebody

Join us.

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.

Get fast, convenient, private, secure, potentially life-changing therapy today.

Get 10% off your first month here:

https://betterhelp.com/reallyfamous

SWEET!

You get 2 bonus videos of Todd Bridges and me recording this podcast!

Watch now at YouTube.com/ReallyFamous.

Video 1: https://youtu.be/JjAh403HKYw
Video 2: https://youtu.be/MVm5jS_qFdU

(Seriously, if you're not subscribed to my YouTube channel by now...it's time!)

Love my Really Famous supporters!

Shout-out to SHANE and BARB! Thanks for your support.

New live shows: I'll be back with live shows in NYC and maybe other locations.

Get word as soon as we book new dates.

reallyfamouspodcast.com/live-shows

GET IN TOUCH:

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Instagram - @karamayerrobinson

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Donate $1 or $5 or anything you like to Really Famous and get a shoutout from me on the show - ReallyFamousPodcast.com/donate

Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson.

Music - Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech - Creative Commons

Previous Episode

Jeremy Wade is back!

Discovery Channel TV host Jeremy Wade (Mysteries of the Deep, River Monsters, Mighty Rivers) and I catch up on Zoom. He's at home in the UK. I'm at home in the US.

We talk:

behind-the-scenes of his TV shows
what he's up to now
his new show, Mysteries of the Deep, on the Discovery Channel
travel
the pandemic
working remotely
his family
being an introvert
his TV persona and his true self
how he's evolved
his personality
loss
moving on
the meaning of life
social media
how he feels about his fans
how he feels about himself
what he wants out of life

Join us!

[Photo credits: The Discovery Channel]

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New live shows: I'll be back with live shows in NYC and maybe other locations.

Get word as soon as we book new dates.

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson.

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Talia Shire

Talia Shire is an icon. Well, you know. I mean, she's Connie Corleone in all The Godfather films. And she's Adrian, as in 'Yo, Adrian!' in all the Rocky films. Now she's in a new movie, Working Man, which you can catch now on demand or DVD.

In this episode, you'll witness Talia and me forming a little friendship. And you'll hear her wisdom and behind-the-scenes stories about:

The Godfather
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Marlon Brando
- John Cazale
- Jimmy Caan
- Kay's abortion
- The fight between Carlo and Sonny
- Auditioning and landing the gig
- Francis on shaky ground
- How the cast became a real family
Rocky
- Sylvester Stallone
- Adrian's shyness
- The love between Rocky and Adrian
- What changed after Rocky + before Rocky II
Working Man
- Her co-stars: Billy Brown (How to Get Away with Murder) and Peter Gerety (Ray Donovan, Sneaky Pete, The Wire)
The Conversation
Talia's supremely talented family, which includes:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- August Coppola
- Sophia Coppola
- Roman Coppola
- Nicolas Cage
- Jason Schwartzman
- Robert Schwartzman (see his film RAD)
Art, creativity, Buddhism, community, relationships
Life, family, partnership, evolving, grandchildren
The Tribeca Film Festival
Old-school Hollywood studio days
Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Powell
Being shy
Nepotism
Fame, theater and being a character actor
Losing her husband
What document she carries in her bag
Dating
The journey of life