An Interview with Tim Matheson: Seven Decades in Hollywood

From Jonny Quest to Animal House to The West Wing, Tim Matheson has spent over seven decades in Hollywood, and he’s finally telling all in his new memoir, Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.In this episode, Tim shares behind-the-scenes stories from his legendary career, working with Hollywood icons like Lucille Ball, Steven Spielberg, and Aaron Sorkin. He spills on the wild days of Animal House, playing a fictional Vice President on The West Wing, and his transition from actor to director.Watch on PopCrimeTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aIk9jAUP8Y"I went to audition for that movie, and Farley bursts in the room grabs me. He just adored Animal House, what I did in it, and he treated me like his brother. We played around and auditioned, did the audition together, and he's the reason I got it. I mean, because he loved what I did in Animal House....and anybody who'd had anything to do with John Belushi was okay with him," Tim Matheson on working with Chris Farley in Black Sheep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.