Comes From Upbringing Podcast With Brad Gilmore

Burt Ward had all the makings of a true boy wonder: At the age of two, he was the youngest professional ice skater in the world and was featured in "Strange As It Seems," a predecessor to the Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" and to "The Guinness Book Of World Records.” With the help of his father, a prominent real estate broker in Beverly Hills, CA, Burt became one of the youngest real estate agents in California, and met producer, Saul David, who arranged for him to sign with a Hollywood agent. His first interview was set up at 20thCentury Fox Studios, and a few weeks later, Burt was called back for a screen test with Adam West.   It wasn’t until six weeks after the screen test that Burt learned that he had won the coveted role of Robin, the Boy Wonder in the new “Batman” TV series for ABC-TV. Executive Producer, William Dozier, told Burt that he was chosen out of more than 1,100 other young actors trying out for the role of Robin because the producers believed that "If there really was a real 'Robin, The Boy Wo

The Imagineering Story, premiering on Disney+ Nov. 12. For over a decade, Iwerks has continued to follow in her family’s footsteps by producing, directing, and editing award-winning feature and short documentaries, television specials, and digital content. On November 12, Iwerks will bring to Disney+, The Imagineering Story, an original series providing a behind-the-scenes look into the sixty-seven year history of Walt Disney Imagineering -- the creative engine that designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide!! This is the most access anyone has been given since Walt was alive. Leslie can of course speak to being a female filmmaker in Hollywood, technology and innovation in addition to her legendary family upbringing inside the Disney juggernaut. Let me know what you think might be possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born in Long Island, New York, Fichtner spent his early years as an army brat on a military base. After completing high school, he studied criminal justice in college before moving to New York City to shift his focus to acting. By 1988, Fichtner landed his first major acting job, playing Josh Snyder/Rod Landry in the daytime drama, As the World Turns. Five years later, he landed a recurring role on the series Grace Under Fire playing Ryan Sparks, and started working on feature films such as Malcolm X (1992), Quiz Show (1994), Strange Days (1995) and Heat (1995). As he slipped from role to role, his chameleon ability provided wonderful characters, but was rewarded by an audience who couldn't recognize him from picture to picture. In 1997, his name became a bit more familiar to moviegoers after playing Kent, the blind astronomer in Contact . Strong performances in Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), Passion Of Mind (2000), and The Perfect Storm increased his popularity. No stranger to the stage, Fichtner has starred

Although he is the first to admit that much of his success is due to his longtime friendship with writer/director/producer J.J. Abrams — who cast Grunberg in plum roles on Felicity and Alias — this lovable actor is no slouch on his own. After studying business in college, Grunberg founded a successful frozen-yogurt business and assisted film producers Dino De Laurentiis and Joel Silver before segueing into acting. The quintessential Average Joe, he quickly landed TV guest spots, small film roles and a number of commercials, often portraying blue-collar guys. But his kindergarten pal Abrams lifted him out of the ranks of no-name players by writing him a role as a sarcastic inventor on Felicity. 2001 found Grunberg briefly appearing on two Abrams shows simultaneously, when he took on a recurring part as a CIA field agent on Alias in addition to his Felicity duties. Although TV remained his primary medium, he popped up in small film roles, notably the Abrams-directed Mission: Impossible III. In 2006 he snagged h

Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series Entourage, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Scott Feldman is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Gremlins, The Goonies, and Stand by Me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LONG WAY HOME (on-sale October 22nd) is remarkable for its candor about growing up in a Hollywood royal family and for the unflinching portrait of a life lost to both addiction and crime. Kirkus Reviews calls Cameron Douglas’s book “consistently unadorned…an affecting memoir of crime and punishment…a tale full of horrors and redemption and an ideal text for scaring at-risk youth straight.” Cameron is the son of Michael Douglas and grandson of Kirk Douglas. Theirs was like any other family, except Cameron’s mom, Diandra, had a menagerie of strange pets including a semi-leopard that would pounce on visitors and a monkey that would steal car keys and cigarettes. Also, Cameron’ s dad was perhaps the greatest movie star of his era (Cameron’s first exposure to fame was being slung naked over Michael’s shoulder on the cover of Rolling Stone). This book is infused with jet-setting players and far-flung locales – Jack Nicholson, Jann Wenner, Sean Lennon, Mallorca, Hollywood, and New York – and the accompanying lifesty

Jamie Kennedy became interested in acting at the age of 15, and appeared in a movie for the first time at age 19, as an extra in Dead Poets Society. His first role in a movie was as Brad in the film Road to Flin Flon, which was filmed in the early 1990s but was not released until spring 2000. He is most popular for playing the role of the movie buff, geeky Randy Meeks, in Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 3. In 1998, he won a Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actor in a horror movie for his role as Randy Meeks in Scream 2.   Brad talks with Jaime about the new film, TRICK. On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent peo

Crispin Glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as George McFly in Back to the Future (1985), Layne in River's Edge (1986), Bobby McBurney in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), the Thin Man in Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel (2003), Willard Stiles in the Willard (2003), Grendel in Beowulf (2007), Phil Wedmaier in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and The Knave of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (2010). He currently stars in the Starz television series American Gods (2017–) as Mr. World From writer/director Roger Avary, the Oscar®-winning writer of Pulp Fiction and Killing Zoe, comes Lucky Day, an explosive crime saga about a paroled safe-cracker and his family confronting a psychotic hit-man out for revenge. Lucky Day stars Luke Bracey, Nina Dobrev and Crispin Glover and will be playing in select theaters and everywhere On Demand on Friday, October 11 from Lionsgate.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rapper, TV Star and Model Lola Monroe joins Brad Gilmore on the show to talk about her new record "Blah Blah", her transition from modeling into MCing, how LO$ has pushed her to be the best rapper, her top 5 all-time, being a mother and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today marks the return of The Brad Gilmore Show! Brad welcomes Eric Zala of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. In 1982, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Chris Strompolos, eleven, asked Eric Zala, twelve, a question: “Would you like to help me do a remake Raiders of the Lost Ark?  I'm playing Indiana Jones.” And they did it. Every shot, every line of dialogue, every stunt. They borrowed and collected costumes, convinced neighborhood kids to wear grass skirts and play natives, cast a fifteen-year-old as Indys love interest, rounded up seven thousand snakes (sort of), built the Ark, the Idol, the huge boulder, found a desert in Mississippi, and melted the bad guys faces off.   Today's show sponsored by: Loot Crate, click the link to save 10% Follow The Raiders Guys on Twitter: @RadiersGuys Buy "The Adaption" & "RAIDERS!": http://www.raidersguys.com/all-products Follow ME on Twitter: @BradGilmore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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@KyleHubbardHTX joins me to talk Em/MGK #Kamikaze #HIAC and finds out his middle name. Then the OG @djdmd joins to talk #MacMiller his new record and the best advice I’ve heard anyone give the new generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Brad Gilmore welcomes Kevin Perjerer from the popular YouTube series, Defunctland on the show this week to discuss his new book "A Guide to the Magic Kingdom", Disney Parks, Disney's America, Astroworld and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Claudia Wells returns to Back to the Future: The Podcast for the first time in 3 years! She discusses her upcoming appearances, her experience with Back to the Future fans, what happened when they switch from Eric Stoltz to Michael J. Fox, and what the film means to her.    Check out Claudia on her official website: https://www.claudiawells.com  Visit her store at: ​​12404 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA 91604 Check armaniWells.com for hours   Make sure to purchase tickets to her upcoming appearances: September 16th, 2018 – South City Comic Con http://www.southcitycomiccon.com/   March 2nd-9th 2019 – The 80s Cruise https://www.the80scruise.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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