Reliving My Youth Podcast

Joel de la Fuente

Noel catches up with Joel de la Fuente. The actor got his start as Lt. Paul Wang on Space: Above and Beyond. The criminally underrated FOX show lasted one season. Joel discusses the show, how he found out about the cancellation and Wang's fate. Joel recurred as TARU tech Ruben Morales on Law and Order: SVU for ten seasons. Find out how a Morgan Freeman impersonation got him a job on the Netflix show, Hemlock Grove. Joel starred as Chief Inspector Kido on The Man in the High Castle. Joel reveals how Sir Daniel Day Lewis helped him with dialect. Recently, Joel appeared as Losang on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.

John Philbin

Noel catches up with John Philbin. The actor appeared in the 80's classics, Children of the Corn and Return of the Living Dead. An avid surfer, John co-starred in the cult classic, North Shore and the original Point Break. John portrayed Tom McLaury and met his demise at the OK Corral in Tombstone.

Michael Ensign

Noel catches up with Michael Ensign. The actor is a classic example of "Hey! It's that guy!" Michael is probably best known as the hotel manager in Ghostbusters and Benjamin Guggenheim in Titanic. He appeared in Midnight Express, Superman, Pink Floyd The Wall and Wargames. Michael's many television appearances include The Golden Girls, The X-Files, MacGyver, Dynasty, Star Trek, Friends and Alias. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Eddie Deezen

Noel catches up with Eddie Deezen. The actor might be best known as Eugene in the Grease movies. Eddie voiced "Know-It-All" in the holiday classic, The Polar Express. He shares some great Tom Hanks stories. Eddie had roles in 1941, I Wanna Hold Your Hands and Wargames. His cult classics included Surf 2, Laserblast and Million Dollar Mystery. Eddie voiced "Mandark" in Dexter's Laboratory. He also had voice roles on SpongeBob Squarepants, Oswald, Darkwing Duck and Duckman.

Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue, Eight Men Out)

Noel catches up with Gordon Clapp. The actor is best known for playing Detective Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue. Medavoy appeared in 256 episodes, the second-most on the show, only behind Dennis Franz's Det. Andy Sipowicz.  Gordon won an Emmy for his role in 1998.  He had guest-starring roles in Cheers, Night Court, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Deadwood and Poker Face. Gordon played Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk in the 1988 movie, Eight Men Out, based on the 1919 Black Sox scandal. On Broadway, he appeared in the 2005 revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross, where he was nominated for a Tony Award. Gordon also has a one-man play about American poet Robert Frost.

Bobbie Brown

Noel catches up with Bobbie Brown. The actress, model, video vixen, and standup comic has also written two books, Dirty Rocker Boys and Cherry on Top, with a third one on the way. Bobbie won the Star Search Spokesmodel competition a record 13 times. She appeared in numerous video, most notably the 1990 video for Warrant's song "Cherry Pie". She appeared in Cool as Ice and Last Action Hero. We discuss her professional regrets and the scary incident which helped her find the religious path she is on today.

 

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Jeffrey Weissman (Back to the Future Parts 2 & 3, Pale Rider)

Noel catches up with actor Jeffrey Weissman. Many fans of the Back to the Future trilogy were originally unaware that Jeffrey replaced Crispin Glover as George McFly for the sequel. Jeffrey explains the drama surrounding Crispin and how he got to replace him. The actor has roles in Pale Rider, Twilight Zone The Movie, Johnny Dangerously and more. Saved By The Bell fans will remember Jeffrey as "The High Geek" in the Rockumentary episode.

 

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Ellie Cornell (Halloween 4 and Halloween 5)

Noel catches up with Ellie Cornell. The actress had some big shoes to fill. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers brought back characters from the first two Halloween movies. Jamie Lee Curtis declined to return for the sequel. Ellie was cast as final girl, Rachel Carruthers, who was the adopted sister of Jamie Lloyd, Laurie Strode's daughter. Ellie talks about getting the role, the stunts in the movie and working with Danielle Harris and Donald Pleasence. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers was rushed into production with a different screenwriter and director. The role of Rachel unfortunately took a step backwards and met her demise in the movie. Ellie was an executive producer and had a minor role in Free Enterprise starring Eric McCormick and William Shatner.

Kristin Minter (Home Alone, Cool as Ice)

Noel catches up with Kristin Minter. The actress played Heather McCallister in Home Alone. Many people think Heather was the reason Kevin was left behind. Kristin defends her character. Kristin starred alongside Vanilla Ice in Cool as Ice. She talks about working with the Ice Man. Kristin played Randi Fronczak for 71 episodes on ER and had recurring roles on Highlander, Good vs Evil and Ray Donovan. 

Jim J Bullock (Too Close For Comfort, Hollywood Squares

Noel catches up with Jim J Bullock. The actor is best known for his role as Monroe on Too Close For Comfort. Jim talks about working with Ted Knight. Jim was a regular guest on Hollywood Squares. Mel Brooks fans will remember Jim as Prince Valium in Spaceballs. Will he be in the sequel? Jim lets us know. He had a recurring role in ALF. Jim shares a story about which President offered him a boat ride.