Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Edward Edwards. The talented character actor is best known for his roles in Robocop, Family Ties, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Mob City. Edward memorably played Ruben Tedesco on Family Ties. Edward also played Oliver North in two movies.

Noel catches up again with Duncan Sheik, whose latest album, Live at the Cafe Carlyle, comes out December 4th. During this political environment, Duncan updated his hit song, Barely Breathing. The Grammy and Tony Award winner also breaks down some of my favorite songs of his. Duncan also talks the state of Broadway.

Noel catches up with Jim Peterik. The talent musician/songwriter is probably best known for co-writing Survivor's Eye of the Tiger and Burning Heart for Rocky III and Rocky IV respectively. Jim tells me which Survivor song helped the band break free of the Rocky stigma. Jim started out with The Ides of March. Their hit song, Vehicle, hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100. His latest band, Pride of Lions, released their latest album, Lion Heart, this year.

Noel catches up with Larry Hankin. Whether his role is small or big, Larry always stands out. The actor is best known for his roles in Friends, Seinfeld, Billy Madison and Home Alone. Larry shares some amazing stories about Larry David, Adam Sandler, John Huston, and Clint Eastwood. Larry's short film, Solly's Diner, was nominated for an Oscar in 1980.

Noel catches up with Cy Curnin, the frontman of The Fixx. The band's signature single, "One Things Leads to Another," reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983. Some of their other singles include "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", all of which reached the top 20. Cy talks about working with the late Rupert Hine, who produced The Fixx's first four albums. Find out the song the band turned down that became a massive hit in a certain John Hughes' movie. Cy released a solo album called, "Lockdown," earlier this year.

Noel catches up with Rob Preuss. The keyboardist was just 15 when he joined the Canadian band, Spoons (Romantic Traffic, Nova Heart). Rob spent five years with the band before joining Honeymoon Suite. After his stint with Honeymoon Suite, Rob joined the theater community, working on Mamma Mia! and Cats. Rob was one of the teachers who taught Rami Malek how to the piano for Bohemian Rhapsody.

I catch up with Gary Burke, who was the bassist in Breakfast Club. The band's single, Right on Track, reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Breakfast Club was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy in 1988. Madonna also got her start in an earlier version of the band. The documentary, Madonna and The Breakfast club details her time with the band.

Noel catches up with William Sanderson. The veteran character actor perhaps is best known as E. B. Farnum in HBO's Deadwood. Sanderson played Larry in Newhart from 1982 to 1990, famous for the catchphrase, "Hi. I'm Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl." William has appeared in many movies, and is known for his role in the 1982 cult classic, Blade Runner as J. F. Sebastian. Last year, Sanderson released an autobiography about his career, Yes, I'm That Guy: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Character Actor.

Noel catches up with Burt Ward. The legendary actor is best known as Dick Grayson/Robin on the Batman 60's TV show. Burt received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this year. More importantly, Burt and his wife, Tracy, have rescued over 15,000 dogs. They have started Gentle Giants Dog Food and Care Programs.

Noel catches up with J.R. Richards. The singer-songwriter is the former frontman of Dishwalla. The band's biggest hit was "Counting Blue Cars," which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and number one on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1996. The song won Billboard Award for Rock Track of the Year 1997. J.R. talks about whether the song was a blessing or a curse. Dishwalla broke up in 2005 and reformed three years later without J.R., who embarked on a solo career. J.R. latest release, "Under The Covers," features some of J.R.'s favorite songs

Noel catches up with Rachel Haden. The talented musician, alongside sisters Tanya and Petra, formed The Haden Triplets. Their father was the late great jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Rachel is the bassist in That Dog. and has worked with Weezer and Jimmy Eat World. Rachel's latest release is a collaboration with Boo Hewerdine called, Wanderlust.

Noel catches up with Chad McNamara, who played Rooney Doodle on The Doodlebops. The show ran for three seasons on the Disney Channel. Chad talks about getting the role of Rooney, shares some behind the scenes stories, and tells us why the show lasted just three seasons.

Noel catches up with Bruce Van Dusen. The famed TV commercial director just released his memoir, 60 Stories About 30 Seconds. Bruce shares stories with the celebrities he has directed like Geena Davis, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood and Andre Agassi. Bruce talks about how he got his first commercial, which was Crazy Eddie's.

Noel catches up with actress and Grammy-nominated singer Ilene Graff, who played Marsha Owens for six seasons on ABC's Mr. Belvedere. Ilene began her career on Broadway in Neil Simon's Promises Promises. Ilene went on to play Sandy for two-and-a-half years in the original Broadway production of Grease, but her biggest Broadway triumph was creating the role of Cleo musical comedy hit I Love My Wife. Ilene guest-starred on Three's Company and Mork and Mindy. She talks about working with John Ritter and Robin Williams. She starred alongside Rodney Dangerfield in the movie Ladybugs.

Noel catches up with Boo Hewerdine. The singer-songwriter was the lead singer and songwriter of the band, The Bible. Some of their hits included "Graceland", "Honey Be Good" and "Crystal Palace." Following the band's breakup, Hewerdine collaborated with Darden Smith, Eddi Reader and Squeeze's Chris Difford. His song for Reader, "Patience of Angels", brought a nomination for the Ivor Novello Award for songwriting in 1995.

Noel catches up with Nick Jameson, probably best known as Russian President Yuri Suvarov on 24. Nick has had a very successful voice acting career, having had roles in Frozen, Clifford, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, voicing Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and Clifford. On screen, he has had guest-starring roles on Alias and Lost. Nick produced several early albums for the rock band Foghat, best known for the song, Slow Ride, and joined the band as their bass player for the 1975 album Fool for the City. He also released two solo albums on the Motown label.

Noel catches up with James Reynolds. The talented actor is best known for playing Abe Carver on Days of Our Lives. James originated the role back in 1981. James became just the second Days actor to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. James took a break from Days to star in the primetime drama, Generations, which earned him a primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Reynolds joined the Marines. After boot camp he was assigned to the Information Service Office where, first stationed in Hawaii, he became a reporter for the service newspaper, The Windward Marine. Later he was sent to Vietnam and served for almost a year with a variety of units in and around Chu Lai, adding battlefield reporting to his combat duties.

Noel catches up with Stuart Pankin. The talented actor is probably best known for voicing Earl Sinclair on the TV show, Dinosaurs. Stuart was part of the cast of HBO's Not Necessarily the News. He also had some memorable guest-starring roles on Barney Miller, Night Court on Three's a Crowd. On the big screen, Stuart had roles in Fatal Attraction, Scavenger Hunt and The Hollywood Knights.

Noel catches up with Wesley Eure, who played Will Marshall on Land of the Lost, which ran for three seasons. At the same time, Wesley played Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives. He also talks about some of the close calls in his career. Wesley was one of the creators of the PBS Kids's show, Dragon Tales, and was the host of Nickelodeon's Finders Keepers for two seasons.

Noel catches up with Wesley Eure, who played Will Marshall on Land of the Lost, which ran for three seasons. At the same time, Wesley played Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives. He also talks about some of the close calls in his career. Wesley was one of the creators of the PBS Kids's show, Dragon Tales, and was the host of Nickelodeon's Finders Keepers for two seasons.