Episode #219 with Alan Dale

Dan is joined by legendary character actor, Alan Dale! Alan has appeared in a LOT of movies and television series over the years including Star Trek: Nemesis, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Neighbours, ER, The OC, The X-Files, The West Wing, 24, NCIS, Lost, Torchwood, Entourage, Once Upon A Time and Ugly Betty to name a few. We chat about Alan's Star Trek experience, watching Star Wars stoned, hobbies, growing up in a theatre family, getting a laugh from an audience, working as a milkman, starting a job at the radio station, coming to Australia, accomplishing a great deal in a short period of time, scoring an 8 year gig on Neighbours, being bold and fearless, finding a teacher at 52, starting over in America, only having one audition in nine months, auditioning for ER with a Hawaii shirt and South African accent, a lonely comic con experience, the journey to getting the big break in America, not nominating yourself for an Emmy, nerves, selling cars and knocking on doors, asking for what you want, going to the West End to be in Spamalot, screwing up a Mad Men audition, and so much more! Lots of great stories in this one from a legendary actor! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.