Interview #18 Joel Tobeck! Deimos and Lucifer 😈🔥🤪

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This week Lou and Shell are joined by the wildly talented Joel Tobeck, yes whānau, that chaos gremlin you love to hate (but MAINLY love) 😈🔥🤪👺 You’ll know him as Deimos and Lucifer in Xena: Warrior Princess, but he’s known in the wider Xena-verse as Strife from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules, serving pure foolishness with a smirk 😏😉 Xenites might even recognise him from the Aotearoa short film 1996 “Peach” where he starred alongside Lucy Lawless - OG’s we’re looooooking at you here! 🍑 Link below ⬇️ But at the heart of this episode is something really special, Joel kōrero’s (talks) about his close friendship with the late, great Kevin Smith, AKA Ares🖤⚔️ sharing personal stories, behind-the-scenes memories, and the kind of moments that remind you just how much love and camaraderie lived within the Xenaverse whānau 🫶 AND! Lou fizzes over as she gets to talk about his time acting in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King turn as Guritz, that deeply unsettling orc 👀🗡️💍🧝🧙⛰️ It’s wholesome and heartfelt 🥹 but of course with our usual unapologetic fan girl glee!! Enjoy Nutballs, this is a goodie. Show notes: 📸 Follow Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeltobeck/ 📺Watch “Peach” on NZ on Screen: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/peach-1995 🎙️Editing of interview by Michael Allan ➡️Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578930248317 ➡️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xenawarriornutballs/

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