Episode 90 – A Revealing Chat With Actress, Author & Scream Queen Adrienne Barbeau – Part 2

What this episode covers

During the second half of Tony's fascinating conversation with award-nominated Broadway, TV and film star Adrienne Barbeau, they discuss a variety of topics including her memories of working with Norman Lear on “Maude”, her thoughts on the racy poster that turned her into a global sex symbol,  how she prefers not to watch horror films to avoid getting scared on purpose,  how she landed the role of Stevie Wayne in “The Fog” and her current work doing voiceovers, including her portrayal of Catwoman in “Batman: The Animated Series” and various video games, she also recounts fun behind-the-scenes stories from filming “The Fog” and “Escape From New York” with her then-husband, director John Carpenter, her special relationship with actor Donald Pleasance during the shoot of “Escape From New York”, how she had no idea who George Romero was when she was offered the role of Wilma “Billie” Northrup in the classic film “Creepshow", her interaction with Stephen King, the challenging shoot of “Swamp Thing” in the mosquito-ridden Louisiana swamps, why she continues to love working in horror films after all these years, the significant changes in Hollywood since she first started, and information on her five published books, including her latest one, “Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More,” celebrating the 50th anniversary of the long-running Broadway musical. ADRIENNE BARBEAU Adrienne began her career in 1963 with the San Jose Civic Light Opera. After graduating high school, she traveled with a musical comedy revue, entertaining our servicemen on Army bases throughout Southeast Asia. In 1965, she moved to New York where she made her Broadway debut as Tevye’s second daughter, Hodel, in “Fiddler on the Roof”. A Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award for her creation of Rizzo in the original Broadway production of “Grease” led her back to California and the role of Bea Arthur’s daughter, Carol, in the hit series “Maude”. Since then she has become a best selling author, a recording artist, and the star of numerous features, films for television, concert performances, musicals and plays. Movie fans know her best for her performances in “The Fog”, “Escape From New York”, “Creepshow”, “Swamp Thing”, “Back to School”, and “Cannonball Run”. She appeared in the Academy Award winning “ARGO”. Adrienne has a Golden Globe nomination and over 450 screen performances to her credit. She starred as Ruthie, the Snake Dancer, on HBO’s fascinating series, “Carnivale”. Daytime viewers know her as Suzanne Stanwyck on “General Hospital”. Off camera, Adrienne is the voice of Catwoman in “Batman, The Animated Series” and Ginny’s Mom in “Curious George Go West, Go Wild”. She can be heard in a myriad of video games: God of War , Halo 4, & Fallout 76 among them. She also provides narration for the visually impaired on many films, documentaries, and television series; it’s one of her favorite forms of voiceover work. Adrienne is the author of four books: the best-selling memoir “There Are Worse Things I Could Do”; the urban fantasy “Vampyres of Hollywood” and its comedy romance sequels, “Love Bites” and “Make Me Dead”. Adrienne has just completed work on her fifth book “Grease Tell Me More, Tell Me More”, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Broadway musical. Published by Chicago Review Press, proceeds from the book will go to The Actors’ Fund. Adrienne Barbeau Website – ⁠https://abarbeau.com⁠  The Official Hollywood Obsessed Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hollywoodobsessedthepodcast.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the Official Hollywood Obsessed 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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