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CooperTalk

by Steve Cooper

Straight out of Philly! Entertainer Steve Cooper is “Only as hip a his guests”. He hosts Comedians, Actors, Writers and Musicians and spends an hour with them for some organic chat about the biz!

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  1. Pat Croce - Entrepreneur, Author, NBA Exec

    Pat is a New York Times bestselling author, an innovative pioneer in the sports medicine industry, a swashbuckling owner in the professional sports industry, and a serial entrepreneur in the hospitality industry. Croce’s national notoriety launched when he created 40 sports medicine centers in 11...

  2. Steve Diggle from the Buzzcocks - Episode 1,078

    Steve is best known as a guitarist and later the lead vocalist of the Buzzcocks. They were an acclaimed English punk band that achieved commercial success with singles that fuse pop with rapid-fire punk energy. After an original break up, Diggle formed the band Flag of Convenience. Buzzcocks...

  3. Joseph Gannascoli from The Sopranos - Episode 1,077

    Joseph is best known from his role as Vito Spatafore in The Sopranos. He is also an author, co-writing the culinary crime novel, A Meal to Die For: A Culinary Novel of Crime. He is also an accomplished chef and has been seen in various popular movies and TV series.

  4. Brent Huff from The Rookie - Episode 1,076

    Brent is best known for his recurring role as Officer Smitty in the ABC dramas The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, and Black Scorpion and appeared on many shows such as Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, JAG, and Cold Case. In…

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  5. Greg Evigan from B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads - Episode 1,075

    Greg started his entertainment career in bands and ended up playing Danny Zuko on Broadway in Grease. From there he went on to star in the popular TV series, B.J. and the Bear and My Two Dads, as well as co-starring and recurring on shows such as General Hospital, Pacific Palisades, Melrose…

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  6. Adam Weiner from Low Cut Connie - Episode 1,074

    Adam is the front man, pianist, and songwriter for Low Cut Connie. The band has earned praise for its high-energy live performances, which Los Angeles Weekly described as "unmatched in all of rock right now." They have recorded ten albums and have garnered support from Barack Obama, Elton John,...

  7. Charlene Tilton from Dallas - Episode 1,073

    Charlene is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas. She had earlier roles on Happy Days and Eight is Enough as well as the movie Freaky Friday with Jodi Foster. She also appeared on game shows such as Battle of the Network Stars, Family Feud, Hollywood…

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  8. Nick Heyward from Haircut 100 - Episode 1,072

    Nick is best known as the lead singer for the band Haircut 100 who scored big hits with Love Plus One and Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) in the early 80's. He left for a solo career in late 1982. Early the following year he returned with a couple of chart hits, Whistle Down the Wind and Take...

  9. Jim Beaver from Supernatural, Deadwood, The Boys - Episode 1,071

    Jim Beaver is best known for his leading roles as Bobby Singer in Supernatural and Whitney Ellsworth in Deadwood. He has also co-starred or had recurring roles in many series including Justified, John From Cincinnati, Harper's Island, Day Break, Big Love, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Thunder Alley,...

  10. Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy - Episode 1,070

    Scott is best known for being one of the two lead guitarists for the rock band Thin Lizzy from 1974-1983. He played on all their popular albums and their two biggest hits; The Boys are Back in Town and Jailbreak. He eventually reformed the band in 1996 and eventually co-founded the spin-off…

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  11. Katy Garretson director Frasier, 2 Broke Girls - Episode 1,069

    has directed episodes of the sitcoms Frasier, 2 Broke Girls, Fuller House, Titus, Sullivan & Son, Sid the Science Kid, School of Rock among others, as well as producing Hallmark's Garage Sale Mystery movies. She received the Frank Capra Lifetime Achievement Award from the DGA in 2012 and also...

  12. Michele Greene from L.A. Law - Episode 1,068

    Michele is best known for her role as attorney Abigail "Abby" Perkins on the TV series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1991 Her first big role was in the short-lived Steven Bochco series Bay City Blues. When that was cancelled, Bochco kept her in mind and offered her the role on L.A. Law a show that earned...

  13. Matt Borlenghi from Cobra Kai, All My Children - Episode 1,067

    Matt has been a familiar face on TV for over 35 years, appearing in shows such as Cobra Kai, All My Children, Hunter, Pig Sty, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Party Girl, Police Academy: The Series, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Castle, and many more.

  14. John Corabi - The Dead Daisies, Motley Crue, Solo - Episode 1,066

    Steve Cooper talks with musician John Corabi. John recently released a solo album called New Day, He is best known as replacing Vince Neil in Motley Crue from 1992-96 and with them did lead vocals and helped write their self-titled follow up to the album Dr. Feelgood and their EP Qaternary. He…

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  15. Stephanie Hodge from The Comeback, Unhappily Ever After - Episode 1,065

    Stephanie Hodge is currently co-starring in the two popular series, The Comeback starring Lisa Kudrow and Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat. She got her start in stand-up comedy and appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, HBO's The 13th Annual Young Comedians Special, as well as various...

  16. Frank Hannon from Tesla - Episode 1,064

    best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the hard rock band Tesla. Tesla has recorded 11 studio albums, with their most successful being The Great Radio Controversy which included the Top 10 hit, Love Song. With a career spanning over four decades, he has contributed to Tesla's success...

  17. Morgan Fairchild - Episode 1,063

    Morgan's first big role was as Jennifer Pace Phillips, in the CBS-TV daytime series, “Search for Tomorrow”, which was the beginning of her television career. Following her stint on “Search for Tomorrow”, she moved to Los Angeles, where she made numerous guest appearances on TV series. She had a...

  18. Troy Duffy writer/director The Boondock Saints - Episode 1,062

    Troy is best known as the writer/director of The Boondock Saints as well as its sequel, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. He also recorded music for both films with his band The Brood. He recently published the book Blood Origin: The Boondock Saints, Vol.1

  19. David Chokachi from Baywatch - Episode 1,061

    David is best known for his role as Cody Madison which he played on Baywatch from 1995-1999 and will be bringing his character back to the new Baywatch series which will be premiering on Fox. He is also well known for his roles as Jack McCartey on Witchblade and Justin Healy on Beyond the Break.

  20. Ben Vaughn - Episode 1,060

    Ben is a south New Jersey–born musician, songwriter, composer, producer, and radio host based in Los Angeles and was the composer for the hit NBC shows, 3rd Rock From the Sun and That 70's Show. He also hosts the weekly syndicated radio show The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn and performs regularly in...

  21. Louie Lombardi from The Sopranos, 24 - Episode 1,059

    Louis co-starred in the 1993 Sundance Film Festival Amongst Friends that led him to a role in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. After that he hasn't looked back. He has appeared in the movies Beer League, The Usual Suspects, Suicide Kings, Beverly Hills Cop III, The Animal and Deuces Wild just...

  22. Stepfanie Kramer from Hunter - Episode 1,058

    Stepfanie is best known for her lead role as the tough-minded detective Sgt. Dee Dee McCall on the NBC police drama series Hunter. Her professional acting career started in the late 1970s, while she was still in school. She guest-starred in several television shows, such as Starsky & Hutch,...

  23. Mike Pniewski from The Good Wife, Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Episode 1,057

    Mike has been one of the busiest actors in movies and TV for more than 35 years. Most recently you’ve seen him in The Good Fight, The Resident, Madam Secretary, Shots Fired, NCIS: New Orleans, Blue Bloods, Manhunt: Unabomber and the STARZ series Hightown. His other recent credits include Halt and...

  24. Bobby Jean Brown - Episode 1,056

    In the late 1980’s and early ‘90’s, Bobbie Brown was seemingly everywhere. She was crowned Miss Louisiana Teen USA, finished second runner up in the Miss Teen USA pageant, spent months on Star Search as the most prominent model in the show’s history, was featured in music videos for artists…

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  25. John Ales from Black Rabbit, The Nutty Professor - Episode 1,055

    John Ales got his first big break when he played Jason in Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor and Nutty Professor II. Since then, he has continued to work on countless projects such as Spy Hard, Madman of the People, Black Rabbit, Ray Donovan, Medium, Sneaky Pete, Euphoria, Bosch, Star Trek…

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  26. Roma Maffia from Nip Tuck, Billions, The Profiler - Episode 1,054

    Roma is best known for the characters Dr. Liz Cruz in Nip Tuck, Grace Alvarez in The Profiler, Angela Giandamenicio in Chicago Hope, and Linda Tanner in Pretty Little Liars. She has had recurring roles or guest star roles in countless series in shows such as Billions, The Sopranos, Bull, Boston...

  27. Amy Hill from Magnum P.I., Lilo & Stitch, Ballard...Episode 1,053

    Amy has recently been a regular on CBS's Magnum P.I., Amazon's Ballard and the hit movie, Lilo & Stitch. Her first major role was on the series All-American Girl. Since then she has been a mainstay on American television as a regular in 6 series while many of her roles being recurring roles the...

  28. Ally Walker from The Profiler, Sons of Anarchy... - Episode 1,052

    Ally Walker is best known for her roles in the TV series The Profiler, Sons of Anarchy, Santa Barbara, True Blue, Moon Over Miami, Longmire, The Protector, Tell Me You Love Me, and many more. She has also appeared in various movies including Singles, While You Were Sleeping, Kazaam, and Universal...

  29. Kurt Harland from Information Society - Episode 1,051

    Kurt is the lead singer of Information Society. The group's breakout single was 1988's "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)," a dance song which spent 39 weeks on the dance chart, going straight to number one and also peaking at number three on the Hot 100 pop chart. In addition to that song, the...

  30. Dizzy Reed from Guns N' Roses - Episode 1,050

    Dizzy is best known as the keyboardist for Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured, and recorded since 1990. Beyond his tenure with GNR, he has collaborated with icons like Joe Perry, Psychedelic Furs, and Slim Jim Phantom. His contributions extend to revered records by Motorhead, Backyard...

  31. Dustin Nguyen from 21 Jump Street, Dope Thief, Warrior - Episode 1,049

    Dustin is best known for his role as Harry Truman Ioki on the hit series 21 Jump Street. He has also been seen on shows and movies such as Dope Thief, Warrior, NCIS: Hawaii, This Is Us, Once Upon a Time in Vietnam, Little Fish, JAG, and Magnum P.I.

  32. Crispian Mills from Kula Shaker - Episode 1,048

    Crispian Mills is the front man for the English psychedelic rock band, Kula Shaker. The band came to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK singles Chart, including Tattva, Hey...

  33. Spider Stacy from The Pogues - Episode 1,047

    Spider co-founded the Pogues, along with Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, and James Fearnely and he has appeared on all of their recordings. The band's original intent was for MacGowan and him to share vocal duties, but She decided to leave them to Shane after the first performance, opting to learn the...

  34. Chris Sarandon from Dog Day Afternoon, The Princess Bride, Fright Night - Episode 1,046

    Chris Sarandon has been a working actor on the stage, movies and television for over 50 years. Besides his appearances on Broadway and being in countless TV series and major motion pictures, he is well known for playing Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night, Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride,...

  35. Jeremy Ratchford from Cold Case - Episode 1,045

    Jeremy is best known for playing Detective Nick Vera and the series Cold Case for 7 years. Originally from Canada he was also the lead in the series Blue Murder and has been seen in shows such as NCIS Night Heat, The Campbells, NYPD Blue, The Kids in the Hall, Fly Away Home, The Practice, JAG,...

  36. Damon Gupton, Actor and Conductor - Episode 1,044

    Damon has had series regular roles in The Big Door Prize, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel L. Jackson (both for Apple TV), Black Lightning (CW), Criminal Minds (CBS), The Player (NBC), The Divide (AMC), Prime Suspect (NBC), Dick Wolf’s Deadline (NBC), Strange Brew (FOX), and…

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  37. Martin Page - Episode 1,043

    Steve Cooper talks with musician Martin Page. Martin is responsible for writing and co-writing massive hits including We Built This City (Starship), These Dreams (Heart), King of Wishful Thinking (Go West, featured in Pretty Woman), Fallen Angle (Robbie Robertson), and many more for such artists…

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  38. Graham Bonnet from Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz - Episode 1,042

    Graham Bonnet got his start as a member of the duo The Marbles who worked with the Gibb brothers. He went on to establish himself as a legendary metal frontman with bands such as Rainbow and MSG, as well as Alcatrazz which he was a founding member. He has also had a very successful solo career…

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  39. Robin Campbell from UB40 - Episode 1,041

    Robin is a founding member and the guitarist for UB40. UB40 is one of the most successful and influential British groups of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold, and more than 50 charting singles in the UK, including their trademark global #1 hits “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help)...

  40. Xander Berkeley from 24, The Walking Dead, Nikita...- Episode 1,040

    Xander makes his third appearance on CooperTalk. He started off playing minor roles in 1981, with appearances in Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting and countless other series. Much later, he also appeared on The X-Files, CSI, ER and Law & Order. As for the big screen, he counts Sid &…

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  41. Raphael Sbarge from Once Upon a Time, Murder in the First, Dexter...- Episode 1,039

    Raphael acted in his first Broadway play at the young age of sixteen, opposite Faye Dunaway and has since been in five total, including the revival of Ah, Wilderness opposite Jason Robards, and Coleen Dewhurst. At 18, just days after graduating high school, he flew to Chicago to co-star in Risky...

  42. Stan Lynch from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Speaker Wars - Episode 1,038

    Stan Lynch is widely known as one of rock’s most tasteful timekeepers, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer, singer-songwriter and producer has written songs for Don Henley, Ringo, Toto, The Byrds, Rita Coolidge, Meredith Brooks, Tim...

  43. Martyn Ware from Heaven 17 and The Human League - Episode 1,037

    Martyn Ware was one of the founding members of The Human League and left to form Heaven 17 who were known for many hits including Let Me Go, Temptation, (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing, and Penthouse Pavement. He contributed to Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas and has produced...

  44. Paul Young - Episode 1,036

    Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he began his solo success in the 1980s. His hit singles include "Love of the Common People, 'Wherever I Lay My Hat," "Come Back and Stay," "Every Time You Go Away," and 'Everything Must Change, all...

  45. A.J. Croce - Episode 1,035

    Over the past three decades, A.J. Croce has established his reputation as a piano player and vocal stylist who pulls from a host of musical traditions and anti-heroes — part New Orleans, part juke joint, part soul. From his 10 studio albums, it’s clear that he holds an abiding love for all types…

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  46. Gino Vannelli - Episode 1,034

    Gino is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move", "I Just Wanna Stop", "Living Inside Myself" and "Wild Horses". Throughout his career he was the first white artist to appear on "Soul Train," toured...

  47. Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet - Episode 1,033

    Gary is best known as one of the founding members and main songwriter of Spandau Ballet. They recorded seven studio albums and scored major hits with songs such as True, Gold, Lifeline, Only When You Leave, and Communication to name a few. Gary currently is the lead guitarist from Pink Floyd's…

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  48. Steve Smith from The Vapors - Episode 1,032

    Steve is the bassist for The Vapors. They are a new wave and power pop band that initially existed between 1978 and 1981. They are known for their hit, Turning Japanese, which hit number 3 on the UK Singles chart in 1980 and number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100. They reformed in 2016 and are...

  49. Matt Servitto from The Sopranos and Banshee - Episode 1,031

    Matt is best known for his roles as Agent Harris in The Sopranos, Representative Donatello in Brotherhood, Sheriff Lotus in Banshee, and Satan in Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. He has also appeared in countless TV series and movies such as Billions, Barry, Bull, NCIS: New Orleans, Homeland…

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  50. Rob Mailhouse, drummer of Dogstar - Episode 1,030

    Not only is Rob an accomplished actor (credits include shows such as Seinfeld, NCIS, Bones, Easy to Assemble, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Becker, and Judging Amy) but along with Keanu Reeves and Bret Domrose they comprise of the band Dogstar. They have released three albums and just recently…

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Straight out of Philly! Entertainer Steve Cooper is “Only as hip a his guests”. He hosts Comedians, Actors, Writers and Musicians and spends an hour with them for some organic chat about the biz!

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