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Dropping Character
by Robby Ramos
In-depth conversations with professionals in the film, TV, and theatre industry. Join working actor and host Robby Ramos as he speaks with actors, writers, directors, showrunners, and more on how to make a living in the entertainment business.
Episodes
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#041 - Bonus Episode: Season 2 Recap
A special bonus episode of the podcast. Robby sits down with his podcast producer to talk about their favorite moments of the podcast and recap season 2. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by…
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#040 - Alex Tarrant
Alex Tarrant is an actor currently playing Kai Holman on NCIS Hawaii. He sits down with Robby to discuss his humble upbringing in New Zealand, how acting helped him find community and purpose, making a living as an actor, booking The Lord of the Rings TV series and NCIS, and more! Visit...
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#039 - Laura Gómez
Laura Gómez is an actress best known for playing ‘Blanca Flores’ in the Netflix series Orange is The New Black. She sits down with Robby to discuss moving back to the Dominican Republic, her early acting training in New York, making her own work, how she booked OITNB, and more! Visit...
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#038 - Matthew Del Negro
Matthew Del Negro is an actor best known for his work on The Sopranos, The West Wing, Scandal, and City on a Hill. He sits down with Robby to discuss balancing work and family life, how he transitioned from Lacrosse to acting, booking the Sopranos and working with James Gandolfini, managing your...
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#037 - Ruben Rabasa
Ruben Rabasa has been a working actor for over 5 decades. Best known for his work on the hit Netflix TV show ‘I Think You Should Leave’. He sits down with Robby to discuss working in NY theatre, how his relationship with his mother shaped his life, getting national attention for his role in…
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#036 - Larry Clarke
Larry Clarke is an actor, writer, and director. He sits down with Robby to discuss overcoming his early struggles in this business, why having awareness of who you are is so crucial as an actor, writing and directing his own film, working with Steven Soderbergh and Meryl Streep, and much more!...
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#035 - Allen Maldonado Returns
Actor Allen Maldonado (Black-ish, The Last O.G., The Wonder Years, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss running your acting career like a small business, building your brand as an actor, overcoming mental health struggles, how to create meaningful relationships in…
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#034 - Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an actor who’s been in more than 250 TV sitcom episodes. Best known for his work on Mad Men, Shameless, Dharma and Greg, and the improv group Whose Live Anyway. We talk about growing up the youngest of nine in the Murray household, studying improv at Second City and with the...
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#033 - Chris Bauer Returns
Actor Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years as a child actor, studying at Yale, moving to Chicago and working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, working with Nicolas Cage on 8mm, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert De...
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#032 - Luke Hawx
Luke Hawx is a professional wrestler, stunt man, and actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about how he became a pro wrestler, transitioning from stunt work to acting, and booking the role of Stone Cold Steve Austin on NBC’s Young Rock. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow...
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#031 - Gary Weeks
Gary Weeks is an actor with over 100 credits in film and TV, best known for his work on Netflix’s Outer Banks. He sits down with Robby to talk about moving to LA to pursue acting, the challenges of balancing family and career, what he learned from working with Michael Keaton in Spider-Man and Tom...
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#030 - Marcia DeBonis
Marcia DeBonis is an actress and casting director with decades of experience in the business. She sits down with Robby to discuss what she learned about auditioning from working in casting, how she prepares for an emotional scene, the challenges of being a character actress, and her tips for…
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#029 - Aleks Paunovic
Aleks Paunovic is an actor best known for his roles in Van Helsing, Hawkeye, and Snowpiercer. He sits down with Robby to discuss the major game changers in his career. Including turning down a big role on a tv show to do his first ever theatre gig, the acting coach Larry Moss calling him out in...
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#028 - Michael Tow
Michael Tow is an actor best known for his work on Lucky Grandma, Sound of Metal, and Blindspot. He sits down with Robby to talk about his late start in acting, treating an acting career like a business, having the Kobe mentality as an actor and his recent breakthrough in a new Apple TV+ series....
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#027 - Jason Canela
Jason Canela is an actor best known for his work on The Rookie, Pitch, and The Young and The Restless on CBS. He sits down with Robby to talk about his beginnings working in Spanish soap operas, transitioning to the English market and moving to Hollywood, how he got his first agents, and…
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#026 - Moe Jeudy-Lamour
Moe Jeudy-Lamour is an actor best known for his work on Ted Lasso. He sits down with Robby to discuss how he got his start in acting, his first on-stage theatre experience, booking the hit show Ted Lasso and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow...
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#025 - Maurice Compte
Maurice Compte is an actor best known for his work on Narcos, Breaking Bad, and Den of Thieves. He sits down with Robby to discuss the unusual way he got into acting, navigating the ups and downs of the business, his process for creating characters, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for...
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#024 - Antonio Jaramillo
Antonio Jaramillo is an actor best known for his roles in Mayans MC, Shades of Blue, and Savages. He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years growing up in an orphanage, how finding theatre and literature helped him become a better human being, working with Benicio Del Toro and Oliver…
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#023 - Sheaun McKinney
Sheaun McKinney is an actor currently working on the CBS sitcom ‘The Neighborhood’. He sits down with Robby to talk about his start doing theatre in Miami, moving to LA and almost quitting the acting game, to booking a role in HBO’s Vice Principals that changed the course of his career and more!...
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#022 - Doug Ellin
Doug Ellin is a writer, director, and showrunner best known for creating the HBO show Entourage. He sits down with Robby to talk about getting his start in Hollywood, the pressure of being a showrunner on a hit tv show, his new project ‘Ramble On’ with Charlie Sheen, and more! Visit...
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#021 - Bonus Episode: Season 1 Recap
A special bonus episode of the podcast. Robby sits down with producer Hector Zea to answer all listener questions and recap season one of the podcast! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA…
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#020 - Ryan & Kaz Firpo
Kaz and Ryan Firpo are writers/directors best known for writing the Marvel movie Eternals. They sit down with Robby to talk about how their love for films at an early age turned into a career, their experiences in film schools, making documentaries and commercials, and how they landed a writing…
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#019 - David Zaldivar
David Zaldivar is a writer and actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about his acting hustle before he had agents, not making it into Julliard and how it ultimately was a good thing, why he almost quit acting before booking the movie ‘Ben is Back’ with Julia Roberts, and more! Visit...
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#018 - Jose Daniel Freixas
Jose Daniel Freixas is a director, writer, and producer. He co-wrote and produced the feature film MAGIC CITY MEMOIRS, which was executive produced by Academy Award-nominated actor Andy Garcia. In 2016, Freixas partnered with Paramount Pictures, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian…
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#017 - Spencer Garrett
Spencer Garrett is an actor with over 200 film and television credits. He sits down with Robby to discuss how he got started in the business, what he learned from working with actors like Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman, his approach to auditioning, and playing Allen Kincade in Quentin…
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#016 - Duke Davis Roberts
Duke Davis Roberts is an actor on the Starz TV show Heels. He sits down with Robby to discuss his transition from Mixed Martial Arts to acting, building his character of Big Jim on Heels, his recurring role on the final season of Justified, what he learned from working with Ethan Hawke on The…
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#015 - Trey Tucker
Trey Tucker is an actor on the Starz tv show Heels. He sits down with Robby to discuss his late start into acting, the miraculous way he found his reps, his experience working on Heels, what he’s learned from Gary Oldman, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos...
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#014 - Michael Waldron
Michael Waldron is a writer best known for his work on Rick and Morty, Loki, Heels, and Doctor Strange. He sits down with Robby to discuss how starting a softball league while interning for Dan Harmon changed his life, pitching his first pilot of Heels to Starz, and what his writing routine looks...
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#013 - Peter Segal
Peter Segal is a writer and director with a resume that speaks for itself. He sits down with Robby to discuss making his directorial debut in the third installment of The Naked Gun film series, directing Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, working with Jack Nicholson on the film Anger Management, and his...
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#012 - James Harrison
James Harrison is a former NFL player and two time Super Bowl champion turned actor. James sits down with Robby to discuss how he started acting and auditioning for Heels, his journey in the NFL from being an undrafted free agent to becoming one of the greatest linebackers of all time…
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#011 - David James Elliott
David James Elliott is an actor best known for his work on the hit television series JAG. Robby sits down with David to discuss landing the role of Tom ‘King’ Spade on Heels, how he started acting, reinventing himself at age 30, landing the role of Harmon Rabb on JAG, and the sacrifices that come...
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#010 - Allen Maldonado
Allen Maldonado is a writer and actor best known for his roles on Black-ish, The Last OG, and most recently Sneakerheads on Netflix. He sits down with Robby to discuss his unique technique for auditioning, surrounding yourself with the right mentors, the lessons he learned from working with…
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#009 - Mike O'Malley
Mike O’Malley is an actor, writer, and showrunner for ‘Survivor's Remorse’ and ‘Heels’ on Starz. Mike sits down with Robby to discuss how he got started in the business, booking Nickelodeon’s Guts, landing his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O’Malley Show, winning an Emmy for his work on Glee,...
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#008 - Alison Luff
Alison Luff is a singer and actress best known for her work in the musical theatre world. She sits down with Robby to discuss working on Broadway, how she booked her first series regular role on Heels, adapting from stage to screen, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow...
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#007 - Xolo Maridueña
Xolo Maridueña is an actor best known for his work on the hit tv show Cobra Kai. He sits down with Robby to discuss his upbringing in Los Angeles, booking his first big role on Parenthood, the pressures of being a child actor, Ralph Macchio calling him to tell him he booked Cobra Kai and how his...
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#006 - CM PUNK
CM Punk aka Phil Brooks is a retired professional wrestler turned actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about his recent work as an actor, the early days of his wrestling career in the independent circuit, his rise to WWE stardom, why he decided to fight in the UFC, and whether his infamous pipe...
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#005 - Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer is an actor known for his work on The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, and most recently The Deuce. Robby sits down with Chris to discuss playing Wild Bill on Heels, his acting process, overcoming self-doubt as a performer, balancing a family and a career, and working with David Mamet....
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#004 - Mary McCormack
Mary McCormack is an actress and producer. She sits down with Robby to discuss how she got started in the business, booking her first series regular role on Murder One, working on the movie Private Parts with Howard Stern, playing Kate Harper on The West Wing, and what she learned from working…
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#003 - Kelli Berglund
Kelli Berglund is an actress best known for her work on the Disney Channel’s Lab Rats and most recently Now Apocalypse on Starz. Robby sits down with Kelli to discuss working on her new show Heels, how she got started in the business, and how family kept her on the right path after achieving...
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#002 - Alexander Ludwig
Alexander Ludwig is an actor best known for his work on the hit show Vikings. He sits down with Robby to discuss the inspiration for his character on Heels, being a child actor, what he learned from working with Sir Anthony Hopkins, and how to keep a level head through the highs and lows of the...
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#001 - Stephen Amell
Stephen Amell is an actor best known for playing Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on The CW superhero series Arrow. Robby sits down with Stephen to discuss his new show Heels, staying calm and present as an actor on set, how changing his approach to auditioning led to booking more roles and learning to...
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In-depth conversations with professionals in the film, TV, and theatre industry. Join working actor and host Robby Ramos as he speaks with actors, writers, directors, showrunners, and more on how to make a living in the entertainment business.
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In-depth conversations with professionals in the film, TV, and theatre industry. Join working actor and host Robby Ramos as he speaks with actors, writers, directors, showrunners, and more on how to make a living in the entertainment business.
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