The Professional Blur

\r\n\nLevi Woods joins me to talk about propmaking and extra work, in the season finale of season 2.\r\n\nSupport the show on Patreon\r\n\nCheck out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/\r\n\nInsta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur\r\n\nTwitter: @jklamm\r\n\nTwitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur\r\n\nMusic:\r\n\nMusic from https://filmmusic.io\r\n\n“Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)\r\n\nLicense: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\r\n\n©2020 StolenDress Entertainment\r\n

Talon Warburton joins us to talk about video game and voice over extra work! Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Matt Saxe returns, with more Pearl Harbor stories, as well as stories about his work getting people background gigs. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

More New York talk and more Friends talk AND more Monk talk with the hilarious and delightful Janie Haddad Tompkins.  You should listen to Stay F. Homekins, if you haven’t already. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

More New York talk and more Friends talk AND more Monk talk with the hilarious and delightful Janie Haddad Tompkins.  You should listen to Stay F. Homekins, if you haven’t already. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment Audio Player

This week, I talk with the winner of last year’s inaugural Stanley Award for background acting, Tommy Bechtold.  We discover some fun coincidences between our own extra work, and the magical world of a rapping extra that Tommy once worked with. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

My very good friend Kristina Rueckert was a child actor and model with parents who cared, so we couldn’t talk about her childhood career without also talking to her parents, Bev and Gregg Van Citters.  They join me to talk about Kristina’s appearance in the Bumble Ball commercial, acting school and everything else she touched upon while she pursued acting as a kid. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

For the first time on The Professional Blur, we’re talking theatre, with my best friend, Dan Gomiller!  Dan starred in one of the world’s first viral videos, and has been in most of the things I’ve ever produced.  In college, the one place we didn’t overlap was all the theatre Dan did, including the equivalent of background and chorus work. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Our first New-York-City-centric episode is with the fantastic Jennifer Kennedy, whose extra work has centered around The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a show I happen to love. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Allen and I met almost 10 years ago as cast members of “A Drinking Game,” not that long after we’d both stopped doing extra work.  Allen talks a variety of movies and TV shows, including many where we just missed extra-ing together, as well as the time he did background in a video game. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

My mom’s stories of a few celebrity interactions and her one time as an extra in the 1970s TV movie Champions: A Love Story are a huge part of the love of movies that my mom inspired in me when I was young.  She was the original Professional Blur, so I thought it only right to talk about her story. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Tom Zawacki is a stand-up, an actor, and he works frequently in props on shows like Parks and Rec and The Good Place.  The latter gave him two opportunities to play a demon whose human name is Lerf, and we go deep on his spin-off. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Dave Corey’s road to background and (mostly) under five work is a winding and fascinating one.  From the military, to radio, to getting killed in “Analyze This,” we talk all about his fascinating career. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Stunts?  Voice over? Star Trek? LARP? Stephen’s done a bit of everything, and we fit as much as we can into this episode. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Curt Sandvig has done over SIX HUNDRED extra gigs, and every story is a gem.  Enjoy him passing out in a suit of armor, getting knocked over by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and catching a peek of little Bruce Willis. Support the show on Patreon Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

What better way to launch season 2  than with Jimmy Pardo?  His extra gig is with a mutual hero of ours.  Years later, I end up an extra on a show Jimmy has a part on, years before we actually meet. Also, this season, you can support the show on Patreon for exclusive video episodes and any other supplements I think up.  This Patreon video episode, though, is free, so you can see us chatting and see a clip of Jimmy in “Light of Day.”  (see the Professional Blur Podcast Playlist below) Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

For our season one finale, I speak with Laurel Rankin.  Laurel is a brilliant actor and voice over artist and her extra experience is unique among my friends, in that all of her extra work has been in commercials.  We talk the highs and lows and weirdness of working on a commercial set. Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

Anastasia and I met recently at a pilot taping and, as it turns out, she’s been doing extra work and acting since she was a little kid.  We’re talking The Addams Family, Die Hard 2 and even the singing voices in the updated It’s A Small World ride at Disneyland.  We had a blast. Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

My good buddy Mitch started extra work about the same time as I did, but by the time we met, he was also directing and had left extra work behind.  Mitch talks Deadwood, Spider-Man 2, Boston Public, Herbie Fully Loaded and a Korean movie about dragons, as well as wrangling extras himself. Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment

My co-star in A Drinking Game and my co-extra in Drunk History, Tennile Goosic, talks with me about getting paid, not getting paid, getting featured, working period pieces, working with Will Ferrell and Seth Rogen, and what it’s like to be a woman and an extra. As requested, a picture of me with my hair and beard from quite some time ago (2002): Check out my Professional Blur posts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonklamm/ Insta Hashtag: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theprofessionalblur Twitter: @jklamm Twitter hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/theprofessionalblur Music: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Open Those Bright Eyes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©2020 StolenDress Entertainment