Episode 13 – Out Of This World Convo With Dee Wallace Part 1

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On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros chats with actress Dee Wallace about leaving her hometown in Kansas and moving to NYC to start her career in acting, auditioning at HB Studio to study with legendary acting teacher Uta Hagen, starring in Joe Dante’s “The Howling,” and how Steven Spielberg offered her the role of a lifetime in his now classic film “ E.T., The Extraterrestrial“! DEE WALLACE Dee Wallace was born Deanna Bowers and raised in a religious home in Kansas City, Kansas. Although her family was lower middle class financially, they were wealthy in love and talent. Dee’s grandmother was a beautiful artist, her mother a well-known and respected actress in local theatre, and her father an entrepreneur salesman who, unfortunately, fell to alcoholism. He succumbed to the disease with suicide when Dee was a senior in high school. Dee graduated from Kansas University with a degree in Theatre Education and taught a year of high school before leaving for New York to seek her fame and fortune in 1977. Her first audition was for Hal Prince the day she arrived in the Big Apple. She made it to the last round of five girls but didn’t book the part. However, she knew she was on her way! The next two years found her dancing in several touring productions and accumulating tons of commercials which kept her financially solvent. She did a small part in “The Stepford Wives” and some small industrial films and decided to make her way to Hollywood to try her luck in film. She landed co-star roles right away, which led to guest star parts, which led to films. Within four short years after leaving Kansas, Blake Edwards cast her in the hit film “10,” which led to Joe Dante’s “The Howling.” Steven Spielberg saw her and called her in for an audition for “Used Cars.” She didn’t book that, but Mr. Spielberg called her when “ E.T., The Extraterrestrial“ came around, and offered her the part of Mary. She went on to work for more greats like Lewis Teague (Cujo) and Peter Jackson (The Frighteners). Ms. Wallace now has over 250 film credits to her name and is one of the most prolific actresses in Hollywood. She has five series and hundreds of commercials under her belt. Ms. Wallace is also a clairaudient channel and has written six books on the art of self-creation. Her newest release is BORN: Giving Birth to a New You (Briton Publishing). She has also written a children’s book, the first in a series, accompanying BORN entitled Buppalapaloo and The I Love MEs. Ms. Wallace has just concluded her 560th segment of her live radio show, Conscious Creation. She conducts monthly webinars on the subject of Conscious Creation. To visit Dee’s website go to - https://iamdeewallace.com To connect with Dee Wallace go to - https://www.facebook.com/DeeWallaceOfficialFB To purchase Dee’s new book “Born: Giving Birth To A New You go to - https://iamdeewallace.com/product-category/books/  The Official Hollywood Obsessed Website - https://www.hollywoodobsessedthepodcast.com/ Follow our Facebook Page – HOLLYWOOD OBSESSED PODCAST Follow our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodobsessedpodcast/ Titles VO Talent – Cam Frierson  - http://camfrierson.com/voice Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay

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