'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Remembering Tab Hunter
One of the last male stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age — the top one at Warner Bros. from 1955 through 1959 — died July 8 at the age of 86. In this 2015 interview, he spoke about what it was like making movies — and being gay — in the '50s, what happened after his star faded and how he hoped to be remembered.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Matt LeBlanc ('Episodes')
The comedy actor who became famous as Joey Tribbiani on NBC’s 'Friends' dishes on the strange series of events that led him from blue-collar work to acting; why, after the failure of 'Joey' and five years out of the biz, he returned to series TV; and how he feels about the prospect of a 'Friends' reboot — and retirement.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Jimmy Fallon ('The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon')
The jovial host of late night's most iconic program reflects on his journey from doing childhood impersonations to appearing on 'SNL,' how Lorne Michaels recruited him to 'Late Night' (despite opposition from network suits) and then for Johnny Carson's old job and how his infamous 2016 interview with Donald Trump has — and hasn't — changed him and his show.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Claire Danes ('Homeland')
The two-time Emmy winner reflects on child stardom (she burst onto the scene at 14 on 'My So-Called Life'), embarking on a film career (but passing on 'Schindler's List' and 'Titanic') and returning to the small screen and experiencing career rebirth through the TV movie 'Temple Grandin,' followed by seven seasons playing a bipolar CIA officer.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Keri Russell ('The Americans')
One of the few people who has played multiple iconic TV characters reflects on child stardom as a Mouseketeer, becoming "America's Sweetheart" at 21 on 'Felicity' and then, after almost quitting the biz, re-emerging as a Soviet spy for six seasons on one of the best shows of the Peak TV era.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Kenan Thompson ('Saturday Night Live')
One of the most talented comedy performers in the business looks back on his childhood at Nickelodeon ('All That' and 'Kenan & Kel'), his subsequent struggles ("earnings started running short") and then finding a new home in 'SNL's' Studio 8H (where he is in his 15th season, making him the longest-tenured performer in the show’s history).
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Jessica Biel ('The Sinner')
The actress-producer discusses how she wound up on '7th Heaven' at 14 (it became TV's longest-running family drama ever), growing up in the biz, making an eclectic mix of films and returning to TV in a limited series she also produced, which became 2017's most-watched new basic-cable show, and for which she received Golden Globe and Critics' Choice noms.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Freddie Highmore ('The Good Doctor')
The star of TV’s highest-rated new network drama, whose portrayal of an autistic surgeon has already brought him a Golden Globe nom, looks back on child stardom, re-emerging as an adult on the drama series 'Bates Motel' (he received Critics' Choice noms for three of its five seasons) and then heading right into another, very different show.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Jason Bateman ('Arrested Development' & 'Ozark')
The actor reflects on his child stardom and how he then experienced a dark decade before re-emerging as a straight man in comedies and juggling acting and directing.
'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Christina Hendricks ('Good Girls')
The six-time Emmy nominee and two-time Critics' Choice Award winner reflects on why her agents fired her after she agreed to play 'Mad Men's' Joan, how she feels about all the attention paid to her figure and why she decided to follow a period drama with a contemporary network dramedy.
