EP. 60 Jeff Witjas Partner | Senior VP, Talent at IAG Margie reconnects with her old friend, talent agent, Jeff Witjas in a conversation spanning decades. You’ve heard of people starting out in the mailroom at William Morris… well, that was Jeff Witjas in the late ’70’s. During his 25 years at WMA, and later as Senior VP of Talent at APA, he has enjoyed much success and worked with such icons as Betty White, Jerry Lewis, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Hope, George C. Scott and many more. Now a Partner at...
Sep 06, 2024•53 min
EP. 59 ANTHONY MEINDL Writer | Director | Teacher Margie talks with her friend and colleague, the wildly popular Anthony Meindl, who founded AMAW, Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop, now in its' 27th year. AMAW is the largest scene study studio in LA with locations in 10 other cities worldwide. Tony is the author of 5 books, including best-sellers, At Left Brain Turn Right and Book the F*cking Job . His film, Where We Go From Here was recently acquired by HULU. Margie and Anthony share similar acti...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 59
EP. 58 RACHEL LEYCO Filipino American Filmmaker | Actress Rachel Leyco is an award-winning queer Filipino American multi-hyphenate filmmaker, actress, and content creator. As an actress, she can be seen on numerous TV shows, such as Netflix's Atypical , BET's Games People Play , Peacock's Bel-Air , and NBC’s Chicago Fire . Recently, she starred in the new holiday rom-com, Y uletide the Knot , and the new Tubi Original thriller, What Happens in Miami. Defying her family expectations and stereotyp...
Jul 10, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 58
EP. 57 DR. SHERRY Ob/Gyn, Author, and Health Expert Margie f*cks her comfort zone with a candid conversation with Dr. Sheryl A. Ross, aka “Dr. Sherry.” A passionate advocate for women’s health for over 25 years, Dr. Sherry is the author of She-ology: The Definitve Guide to Women’s Intimate Health , and She-ology, the she-quel, Let’s Continue the Conversation . Her series “Lady Parts” on Sarah Hyland and Ellen’s digital network was nominated for the Critic’s Choice Real TV Awards. In this episode...
Jun 13, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 57
EP. 56 DR. ARLENE DRAKE, PhD, MFT Psychotherapist | Author Margie is excited to welcome her friend, Arlene Drake on the podcast. A psychotherapist for over 40 years specializing in trauma recover, Dr. Arlene Drake is a pioneer in the field of adult survivors of childhood abuse. She is the author of Carefrontation - Breaking Free From Childhood Trauma. And…she happens to be a former actress, best known for her work on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet . Margie and Arlene have a spirited convers...
Apr 24, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 56
EP. 55 CHRIS SCHELLENGER Actor | Model | Teacher | Drag QueenChris Schellenger is an actor, model and one of Margie's wonderful teachers. He was a finalist on America’s Next Top Model and has acted in umpteen commercials and in such films as NY84, They Found Hell, Wineville and an upcoming feature (his first role in drag) which we can’t talk about since he signed an NDA. Chris shares his experience of booking a self-tape with Paul Schrader ( Taxi Driver ) /Lindsay Lohan - in 2013, way before the...
Mar 21, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 55
EP. 54 SALLY STEWART Actor “Ever since I’ve worked with you, I’ve either gotten a callback or booked." Sally, on working with Margie Sally has been a professional actor for over 20 years. She has guest-starred on such series as Bull, FBI Most Wanted, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, The Sopranos and New York Undercover . With roles from a judge to a lawyer to a victim, she has lived them all. Sally shares what it is like to be cast as a co-star supporting the story rather than being the star. S...
Feb 20, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 54
EP. 53 Alexandra Paul Actress | Activist | Co-host of Switch4Good Podcast There are so many layers to Alexandra Paul and Margie hits all of them on this podcast. Firstly, her acting career. What was it like to star on the iconic TV series, “Baywatch” for five years, as well as her 100 movies and other TV shows? [Margie's wife is obsessed with Alexandra's Lifetime movies!] They discuss Alexandra’s dedication as an athlete and how that helped her find the discipline she needed to be a working actr...
Dec 07, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 53
EP. 52 Kim Krejus Artistic Director, 16th St Actors Studio Melbourne, Australia Kim is the founder and artistic director of 16th St Actors Studio in Melbourne Australia. It is a prestigious creative space for actors to train in all levels of their creative development and has a not-for-profit foundation that is opening up opportunities for emerging writers and directors. Kim started out as a film actor receiving an Australian Film Institute best actress nomination for the film, "Mouth to Mouth."...
Nov 09, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 52
EP 51. FABRIZIO TRAVERSA, ITALIAN ACTOR In this podcast, Margie talks to her student and friend, Fabrizio, from Italy, about the challenges of being so handsome that people often don’t see past your looks. In Hollywood, beauty is so important. Margie and Fabrizio discuss how this phenomenon has affected his life and how therapy has helped him see who he is underneath the exterior, appreciate it and grow from the inside. Fabrizio talks about his critical parent, a term from Margie's book, F*ck yo...
Sep 15, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 51
EP. 50 MARK MEASURES Talent Agent, President of KMR Talent Mark is president of Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin & Associates and has represented such stars as Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Chris Pratt, Jane Lynch, Terrance Howard and Margie's wonderful student, Melanie Nicholls-King. Mark shares some intimate childhood memories of losing his parents at a young age and dropping out of high school. He began his career as a commercial agent in 1988. (Ironically working for the same agencies that Margie wor...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 50
EP. 49 Jackson Kelly Actor For a young guy, Jackson has been very busy as a series regular in “Lucky Hank” with well-known actor Bob Odenkirk from “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” and his new series for Disney, “Witch Mountain” starring Bryce Dallas Howard, as well as the Oscar-nominated short, “My Year of Dicks,” streaming on Hulu and many other productions soon to be released. Margie and Jackson talk about what it was like working with Bob Odenkirk and how he got the part, as well as his ...
Jul 15, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 49
EP. 48 Rabbi Denise Eger Spiritual Leader | Social Activist | Author In celebration of Pride Month, Margie talks with her longtime friend and rabbi, renowned activist and leader, Rabbi Denise L. Eger, who has been at the forefront of the fight for LGBTQ equality for decades. Rabbi Eger is the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood's Reform Synagogue and was the first openly LGBTQ person to be President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. She was a founding President of ...
Jun 29, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Sterling Hawkins is an entrepreneur, an investor, a keynote speaker and the author of a wonderful book called, “Hunting Discomfort.” Margie talks to Sterling about their first encounter, ‘Strangers on a plane ,’ where 12 years ago they spent 6 hours as strangers getting to know each other on a flight and formed an intimate friendship that has lasted all these years. Sterling shares his journey through his doubts, loss and enormous successes in the business world and his personal life. Margie ask...
Jun 03, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Margie talks with British Actor, Kris Saddler about his childhood and the challenges that led him to comedy. Kris was recently a series regular on the UK sitcom, Kate and Koji , written by the brilliant Guy Jenkins and Andy Hamilton. Kris has starred in such films as Spitfire over Berlin , a Netflix horror film called Await Further Instructions and the war film, Lancaster Skies . He co-starred in a drama, now being acquired by Netflix called Adult Material where he plays a porn star. Kris talks ...
Apr 26, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Margie catches up with her old student and friend, Tom Sawyer. Tom has been an actor for 20 years. In 2022, Tom won "Best Actor in a Drama Feature" at Kevin Smiths inaugural SmodacastleFilm Festival. He has been featured in films selected for South by South West, Frightfest and New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Tom’s TV credits include The Bill, Casualty, Hollyoaks and Family Affairs as well as different theater productions throughout England. As a coach, Tom works with...
Apr 13, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Margie talks with longtime friend and iconic culinarian, author, and entrepreneur Susan Feniger, best known for her Modern Mexican, Border Grill restaurants, trucks, and catering; BBQ Mexicana and Pacha Mamas, fast casual eateries in Las Vegas; and Socalo, a California canteen and Mexican pub in Santa Monica all created with her business partner Mary Sue Milliken. Susan has co-authored six cookbooks, starred on The Food Network’s popular “Too Hot Tamales” and competed on Bravo’s “Top Chef Master...
Mar 23, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Casting Director Part 2 Margie continues her conversation with longtime friend and colleague, 4-time Emmy award-winning Casting Director, John Frank Levey. John is best known for casting such iconic shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and more recently , Shameless, SEAL Team and Animal Kingdom . John and Margie discuss sex and casting, how the business of casting has changed over the years, self-tapes, the power of silence, the “IT” factor, charisma and more. Don’t forget to che...
Feb 23, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Casting Director Margie talks with her longtime friend and colleague, 4-time Emmy award-winning Casting Director, John Frank Levey. John is best known for casting such iconic shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and more recently , Shameless, SEAL Team and Animal Kingdom . John and Margie talk about how the business of casting has changed over the years, the “IT” factor, charisma and the early days of casting ER and working with heavyweight creators like John Wells from ER and Aa...
Feb 16, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Aubrey Dollar is a Los Angeles based actor, who can be seen in Netflix's upcoming film "The Pain Hustlers" starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. She was recently a series regular on Fox's "Filthy Rich" opposite Kim Cattrall. Previously, she starred in Vince Gillian's "Battle Creek" for CBS with Margie’s student, Josh Duhamel as well as the ABC drama, "Women's Murder Club" and Fox's "Point Pleasant." Her feature credits include "See Girl Run" opposite Adam Scott and Sony’s "Hard Luck" with Wesley...
Jan 11, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Margie talks with her former student, actor Alex Rich. Alex was nominated for a 2019 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance alongside Antonio Banderas in the Fox 21 / Nat Geo limited series GENIUS: PICASSO (exec. produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer). Prior to GENIUS, Alex played a supporting lead role in the Lionsgate Digital feature film THE HONOR LIST and began his career in the second season of HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE. He is often recognized for his recurring r...
Dec 22, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Actor | Director | Writer Margie talks with her client, Denim Richards, about his role as Colby on the popular Paramount+ series, Yellowstone . He shares his experience working on a hit show and learning from the likes of Oscar winner, Kevin Costner. He was in Freeform’s Good Trouble and more recently, the films County Line: All In and Chickasaw Rancher. Denim wrote and directed the short, The Zoo . Denim started out in musical theatre and is a classically-trained vocalist. He and Margie discuss...
Nov 24, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 39
CHARLES F. PORTER Actor/Producer/Author/Personal Coach Charles and Margie discuss their longtime friendship and his many achievements from football star at Duke University to actor, model, producer, author, personal coach/trainer and his most important role in becoming a father of two adorable children. Charles shares his incredible journey as a cancer survivor (or cancer destroyer as he calls it) over the past decade and how it has influenced his life. Margie reads a poem from Charles’ book GET...
Oct 14, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Actress/Writer Director Born in Jamaica, Kimberly and her family immigrated to Canada when she was 5. All of a sudden, she was an outsider. She struggled to find her voice, then claimed it by insisting on being called Kimberly instead of Kim. She fell in love with the French language, which led her to Paris and a modeling career. After a couple of years, she decided to f*ck her comfort zone, quit and auditioned for Circle in the Square Theatre School. Within 3 years, she was a series regular in ...
Sep 22, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Chris Boudreaux is well-acquainted with life outside of his comfort zone. While homeless and living out of his car, Chris garnered a Division 1 full-ride scholarship to the Nevada Wolfpack and won a D1 Conference Championship with Colin Kaepernick as his QB. He was picked up by the SF 49ers in 2012 after setting a bench press record that year. Two years later, after “finding himself,” Chris was cast in Men of the Strip as a dancer with Michael Jackson’s choreographer, Glenn Douglas Packard on E!...
Jul 27, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Tiffany Haddish is an actress, comedian and producer best known for Girls Trip, Night School and Like a Boss. She is also the author of the new children’s book, Layla, the Last Black Unicorn. Here Margie and Tiffany talk nails and her audition for Girls Trip , which Margie helped her with. Tiffany also discusses working with Billy Crystal on Here Today and becoming a Bat Mitzvah. It’s a conversation that uncovers the depth of Margie and Tiffany’s long-standing working relationship. Don’t miss Ti...
Jun 02, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 35
David Sweeney and Margie share a lot in common. David and Margie both come from Long Island. They are both married [David, to his husband; Margie, to her wife.] They both have sons. And David manages Brandon Scott, who happens to be Margie’s fabulous student and who has also done this podcast. David graduated NYU and moved to LA to be an agent trainee at the then powerhouse agency Triad Artists. Triad was bought by William Morris and David became an assistant in the TV Talent department. While t...
May 11, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Alice lives between London, Rome and Los Angeles. She graduated from The Paolo Grassi Drama Academy in Milan in 2007 and toured theatrically in Italy and Europe with established directors Alvis Hermanis, Massimo Castri, Romeo Castellucci and Franca Valeri amongts others. Her tv credits include the American-Canadian tv series Ransom3, and as lead in the Italian period drama The Ladies’ Paradise , season 1-2-3. She starred in the movie Lessons of Love , which was in the 76th Venice Film Festival i...
Mar 01, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
R.D. Robb is best known for his role as Schwartz in the classic, A Christmas Story . Other credits include roles in Matilda, The Brady Bunch Movie , and The Goldbergs . R.D. performed in the Original Broadway cast of Les Miserables . He wrote and directed Don’s Plum starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire and produced the tv series, Siren . Robb talks candidly with Margie about being a child actor and later exploring different areas of the business such as producing and directing....
Feb 17, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Dakota has appeared in such shows as TEEN WOLF, CRIMINAL MINDS, and recently HOW I MET YOUR FATHER. She is a triple threat - a writer, actor and director. Dakota shares her experience creating, writing, casting and directing her Amazon Prime film, ALL ABOUT SEX and writing the Netflix movie, AFTERMATH. Margie talks with Dakota about growing up with actors as parents and how that affected her childhood. Dakota outs herself in her struggles to find her personal power and gives compelling advice su...
Jan 31, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 31
