This week, I talk with the winner of last year’s inaugural Stanley Award for background acting, Tommy Bechtold. We discover some fun coincidences between our own extra work, and the magical world of a rapping extra that Tommy once worked with. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta […]
My very good friend Kristina Rueckert was a child actor and model with parents who cared, so we couldn’t talk about her childhood career without also talking to her parents, Bev and Gregg Van Citters. They join me to talk about Kristina’s appearance in the Bumble Ball commercial, acting school and everything else she touched […]
For the first time on The Professional Blur, we’re talking theatre, with my best friend, Dan Gomiller! Dan starred in one of the world’s first viral videos, and has been in most of the things I’ve ever produced. In college, the one place we didn’t overlap was all the theatre Dan did, including the equivalent […]
Our first New-York-City-centric episode is with the fantastic Jennifer Kennedy, whose extra work has centered around The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a show I happen to love. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod […]
Allen and I met almost 10 years ago as cast members of “A Drinking Game,” not that long after we’d both stopped doing extra work. Allen talks a variety of movies and TV shows, including many where we just missed extra-ing together, as well as the time he did background in a video game. Support […]
My mom’s stories of a few celebrity interactions and her one time as an extra in the 1970s TV movie Champions: A Love Story are a huge part of the love of movies that my mom inspired in me when I was young. She was the original Professional Blur, so I thought it only right […]
Tom Zawacki is a stand-up, an actor, and he works frequently in props on shows like Parks and Rec and The Good Place. The latter gave him two opportunities to play a demon whose human name is Lerf, and we go deep on his spin-off. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur […]
Dave Corey’s road to background and (mostly) under five work is a winding and fascinating one. From the military, to radio, to getting killed in “Analyze This,” we talk all about his fascinating career. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from […]
Stunts? Voice over? Star Trek? LARP? Stephen’s done a bit of everything, and we fit as much as we can into this episode. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC […]
Curt Sandvig has done over SIX HUNDRED extra gigs, and every story is a gem. Enjoy him passing out in a suit of armor, getting knocked over by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and catching a peek of little Bruce Willis. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter […]