Reliving My Youth

Noel catches up with Nigel Dick. One of the most successful music-video directors of all-time, Nigel has directed over 450 music videos. He has worked with the likes of Britney Spears, Oasis, Tears For Fears and Guns and Roses. Nigel directed Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas Time." Nigel shares some great stories. He's directed everyone from Barry Manilow to Ozzy Osbourne. His memoir, Music Video Mischief, comes out in September.

Noel catches up with musician Jonathan Segel. The multi-instrumentalist is best known for being a member of Camper Van Beethoven. Jonathan joined the indie-rock band back in 1984 during college at Santa Cruz. We discuss Camper Van Beethoven's signature song, "Take the Skinheads Bowling." Jonathan was fired from the band in 1989. Soon after, the band split up. During that period, Jonathan was involved in a bunch of musical projects. He rejoined the band in 1999 after they reunited. Camper covered the Fleetwood Mac double album, Tusk. Segel discusses how it came about. Jonathan's latest album, Puzzle World, comes out in June. The first single, "World Still Burns," is out now. We discuss the inspiration for the song.

Noel catches up with Kevin Symons. The talented actor is best known for playing Councilman Bill Dexhart on Parks and Recreation. Kevin talks about the real-life politician "Sexy Dexy" is based on. He also continued the role of Dexhart for a series of funny PSAs during the pandemic. Kevin also portrayed Dr. Kevin Adams on the Discovery Kids show, Darcy's Wild Life. He also had a recurring role on Henry Danger and a guest spot on iCarly. His other credits include Best Friends Whenever, Alvin and the Chipmunks, NCIS and Black-ish.

Noel catches up with Marcus Giamatti. The actor might be best known for his role as Peter Gray on the CBS drama, Judging Amy. He portrayed Sarge "Fumblina" Wilkinson in Necessary Roughness. Marcus talks about his football training for the movie and which actors were the best and worst football players. Marcus has had a ton of memorable guest-starring roles on The X-Files, Bosch: Legacy, CSI: Cyber and many more. He also teaches theater at Temple University and is the son of former MLB Commissioner Bart Giamatti. We discuss the current state of baseball.

Noel catches up with Richard Portnow. The actor played Uncle Junior's lawyer, Harold "Mel" Melvoin, on The Sopranos;. Richard had memorable roles in Good Morning, Vietnam, Seven, Barton Fink and many more. Richard played Howard Stern's father, Ben in Private Parts. Seinfeld fans will recognize Richard as the wheelchair salesman in "The Handicap Spot" episode.

Noel catches up with Kristen Cloke Morgan. The actress's breakout role came as Captain Shane Vansen on Space: Above and Beyond. The FOX series was unfortunately cancelled after one season. The show was co-created by Kristen's husband, Glen Morgan, who also was a writer on The X-Files, it resulted in her work as Melissa, a guest role in The X-Files fourth season episode "The Field Where I Died", which was written for her. She starred as Valerie Lewton in the first Final Destination and as Leigh Colvin in the slasher film, Black Christmas.

Noel catches up with Gregory Harrison. The actor got his big break playing Logan on the TV adaptation of Logan's Run.  He's best known for playing Dr. George "Gonzo" Gates on Trapper John, M.D.. Gregory talks about being asked for medical advice. The surf cult classic movie, North Shore, is going to celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. Gregory played Chandler in the movie. He discusses its legacy and if there was any talk of a sequel. Gregory played Michael Sharpe on the last few seasons of Falcon Crest. Playing that character changed the type of roles he began getting. He joined General Hospital during Covid and played Gregory Chase for four years. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

Noel catches up with Corey Johnson. The character actor is known for his roles in The Mummy, Hellboy, Captain Phillips, United 93 and The Bourne Ultimatum and Legacy. Corey also portrayed Henry Van Statten on Doctor Who. He played Donald Trump in the British sitcom, The Windsors. Corey had a role in the cancelled Batgirl movie.

Noel catches up with Joel de la Fuente. The actor got his start as Lt. Paul Wang on Space: Above and Beyond. The criminally underrated FOX show lasted one season. Joel discusses the show, how he found out about the cancellation and Wang's fate. Joel recurred as TARU tech Ruben Morales on Law and Order: SVU for ten seasons. Find out how a Morgan Freeman impersonation got him a job on the Netflix show, Hemlock Grove. Joel starred as Chief Inspector Kido on The Man in the High Castle. Joel reveals how Sir Daniel Day Lewis helped him with dialect. Recently, Joel appeared as Losang on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.

Noel catches up with John Philbin. The actor appeared in the 80's classics, Children of the Corn and Return of the Living Dead. An avid surfer, John co-starred in the cult classic, North Shore and the original Point Break. John portrayed Tom McLaury and met his demise at the OK Corral in Tombstone.

Noel catches up with Michael Ensign. The actor is a classic example of "Hey! It's that guy!" Michael is probably best known as the hotel manager in Ghostbusters and Benjamin Guggenheim in Titanic. He appeared in Midnight Express, Superman, Pink Floyd The Wall and Wargames. Michael's many television appearances include The Golden Girls, The X-Files, MacGyver, Dynasty, Star Trek, Friends and Alias. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Noel catches up with Eddie Deezen. The actor might be best known as Eugene in the Grease movies. Eddie voiced "Know-It-All" in the holiday classic, The Polar Express. He shares some great Tom Hanks stories. Eddie had roles in 1941, I Wanna Hold Your Hands and Wargames. His cult classics included Surf 2, Laserblast and Million Dollar Mystery. Eddie voiced "Mandark" in Dexter's Laboratory. He also had voice roles on SpongeBob Squarepants, Oswald, Darkwing Duck and Duckman.

Noel catches up with Gordon Clapp. The actor is best known for playing Detective Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue. Medavoy appeared in 256 episodes, the second-most on the show, only behind Dennis Franz's Det. Andy Sipowicz.  Gordon won an Emmy for his role in 1998.  He had guest-starring roles in Cheers, Night Court, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Deadwood and Poker Face. Gordon played Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk in the 1988 movie, Eight Men Out, based on the 1919 Black Sox scandal. On Broadway, he appeared in the 2005 revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross, where he was nominated for a Tony Award. Gordon also has a one-man play about American poet Robert Frost.

Noel catches up with Bobbie Brown. The actress, model, video vixen, and standup comic has also written two books, Dirty Rocker Boys and Cherry on Top, with a third one on the way. Bobbie won the Star Search Spokesmodel competition a record 13 times. She appeared in numerous video, most notably the 1990 video for Warrant's song "Cherry Pie". She appeared in Cool as Ice and Last Action Hero. We discuss her professional regrets and the scary incident which helped her find the religious path she is on today. IG - brownbobbie X - bobbiejeanbrown IMDB - Bobbie Jean Brown

Noel catches up with actor Jeffrey Weissman. Many fans of the Back to the Future trilogy were originally unaware that Jeffrey replaced Crispin Glover as George McFly for the sequels. Jeffrey explains the drama surrounding Crispin and how he got to replace him. The actor has roles in Pale Rider, Twilight Zone The Movie, Johnny Dangerously and more. Saved By The Bell fans will remember Jeffrey as "The High Geek" in the Rockumentary episode.

Noel catches up with Ellie Cornell. The actress had some big shoes to fill. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers brought back characters from the first two Halloween movies. Jamie Lee Curtis declined to return for the sequel. Ellie was cast as final girl, Rachel Carruthers, who was the adopted sister of Jamie Lloyd, Laurie Strode's daughter. Ellie talks about getting the role, the stunts in the movie and working with Danielle Harris and Donald Pleasence. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers was rushed into production with a different screenwriter and director. The role of Rachel unfortunately took a step backwards and met her demise in the movie. Ellie was an executive producer and had a minor role in Free Enterprise starring Eric McCormick and William Shatner.

Noel catches up with Kristin Minter. The actress played Heather McCallister in Home Alone. Many people think Heather was the reason Kevin was left behind. Kristin defends her character. Kristin starred alongside Vanilla Ice in Cool as Ice. She talks about working with the Ice Man. Kristin played Randi Fronczak for 71 episodes on ER and had recurring roles on Highlander, Good vs Evil and Ray Donovan.

Noel catches up with Jim J Bullock. The actor is best known for his role as Monroe on Too Close For Comfort. Jim talks about working with Ted Knight. Jim was a regular guest on Hollywood Squares. Mel Brooks fans will remember Jim as Prince Valium in Spaceballs. Will he be in the sequel? Jim lets us know. He had a recurring role in ALF. Jim shares a story about which President offered him a boat ride.

Noel catches up with Mark Holton. The actor has two iconic movies (Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Teen Wolf) that are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Mark played Francis in Big Adventure and Chubby in Teen Wolf. Mark talks about his friendship with Paul Reubens and his near-death experience filming the movie. Mark reveals whether he ever got a chance to ride the bike Francis sought after in the movie. He discusses his famous hook shot in Teen Wolf and a sticky situation during filming. Mark appeared in The Naked Gun (“Hey! It’s Enrico Pallazzo!”), A League of Their Own and Leprechaun. Collectors beware!! Mark has an action figure coming out soon!

Noel catches up with Jordon Zadorozny, who goes by the recording and performance name of Blinker The Star. They released three albums on major labels, the third, the critically acclaimed,  "August Everywhere", featured the single, "Below the Sliding Doors." Jordon worked with Hole's Courtney Love and contributed to their "Celebrity Skin" album. Jordon collaborated with his idol, Lindsey Buckingham, on a couple of songs. Two decades later, Jordon received retroactive song-writing credit after it was found that he accidentally plagiarized his song "Swan Song". Blinker The Star released the highly entertaining covers album, Arista, in 2021, featuring Madonna's "Holiday."