Episodes

During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with celebrated actress Rutanya Alda, she tells him all about the time she met the real Joan Crawford on the set of “Rosemary’s Baby”, how the role of ‘Carol Ann’ in “Mommie Dearest” came into her life, the research she did about Joan Crawford’s life before they started filming the movie, her thoughts on why Faye Dunaway still doesn’t like discussing her performance as Crawford or the film itself, why she decided to publish her book “The ...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with actress Rutanya Alda, who is best known for playing the role of Joan Crawford’s assistant Carol Ann in the mother of all camp classic films “Mommie Dearest”! During her conversation with Tony, Rutanya tells him about her traumatic childhood as a survivor and refugee of World War II, the film she wrote about it during Covid called “Land of The Mustaches” – which is currently in post-production, memories of seeing her first movi...

During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with authors Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère they tell him about how Eleanor was a perfectionist in every way including sitting with the editors of her films to see how they were cutting her dance routines, how she would rehearse so much that her feet would bleed, the story of when Clark Gable gave her a convertible, how much Fred Astaire admired Eleanor and why they only did one film together at MGM, how Eleanor eventually felt misused b...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with authors Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère whose new book "Eleanor Powell Born To Dance" is a loving and faithful tribute to one of Hollywood’s great dance icons whose career throughout the years has been largely overlooked! During their conversation with Tony, Paula, and Lisa discuss how they met Eleanor in the 1970s and became friends with her, how they started doing their research about her life after she passed away in 1982, ...

During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with director John Badham they discuss what it was like filming “Saturday Night Fever” on the streets of Brooklyn surrounded by thousands of John Travolta fans, what it was like filming at the 2001 Odyssey discotheque in Bay Ridge, the real story behind Travolta’s famous “You Should Be Dancing” solo dance scene, actress Donna Pescow’s flawless performance during the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge scene, Fran Drescher’s standout three-line part...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with legendary director JOHN BADHAM who is best known for directing the iconic 1977 classic disco film “Saturday Night Fever”! During their fascinating two-part conversation John tells Tony all about growing up in Birmingham Alabama with his sister, Mary Badham, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as "Scout" Finch in the film “To Kill a Mockingbird”, working with the larger-than-life director William Castle on his film “Let...

During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with actor, dancer, singer and author George Chakiris, they discuss his move from Hollywood to New York to find work on Broadway, how he was cast in the role of Riff, leader of the Jets, after auditioning for Jerome Robbins for the London production of “West Side Story”– which he worked on for two years before winning the role of Bernardo for the film version directed by Robert Wise, his memories of filming the multi-award winning movie c...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with legendary actor, dancer, singer, and author GEORGE CHAKIRIS who is best known for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the role of Bernardo in the 1961 film version of WEST SIDE STORY! During their fascinating two-part conversation George tells host Tony Miros about writing his memoir “My West Side Story” with co-author Lindsay Harrison, making his film debut at the age of 15 in the chorus of the MGM fi...

During the second part of Tony’s riveting conversation with actress, director and author Dinah Manoff, they discuss her winning the Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway production of Neil Simon's “I Ought To Be In Pictures”, portraying Richard Mulligans daughter "Carol Weston," on the beloved TV sitcom “Empty Nest” – which ran from 1988 until 1995, working with Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur on “The Golden Girls” and her first novel “The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold” which ha...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with actress, director, and writer Dinah Manoff who is best know for playing the role of "Pink Lady" Marty Marachino in the blockbuster musical film “Grease” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John! During their eye-opening conversation, Dinah tells Tony about growing up in Malibu, California, making her television debut on the hit TV sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter”, becoming a series regular on the hilarious ABC sitcom “Soap”, ...

During the second part of Tony’s riveting conversation with legendary leading man Perry King, they discuss how he was brought in by George Lucas to audition for the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars”, what it was like starring in the hit 1980s TV detective series “Riptide” alongside Joe Penny and Thom Bray for three seasons, his friendship with producer Aaron Spelling, his memories of playing the role of Hayley Armstrong on the Fox primetime soap "Melrose Place", and how his final film “The Divide”...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with film and TV leading man Perry King who is best known for starring in the hit 1980s TV detective series “Riptide” and whose legendary 50-year career includes starring in over 85 films, TV shows, and mini-series! During their revealing conversation, Perry tells Tony how after graduating from Yale with a B.A. in theatre, he headed to New York, with a scholarship from the Julliard School, where he studied with the legendary John Hous...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with actor turned agent Russell Todd who is best known for starring in the 1984 remake of “Where The Boys Are”, the soap opera “Another World” and several 80’s horror films including “Friday the 13th Part 2”. During their absorbing conversation Russell tells Tony about his fun-filled days of working as a male model in Milan and NY for designers like Calvin Klein, his memorable acting roles in several 80’s horror films like “He Knows Y...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with actor Russell Todd, they discuss some of his fun behind-the-scenes stories of filming the 1984 sex comedy “Where The Boys Are” on location in sunny Fort Lauderdale during spring break, partying at Studio 54, working for artist Andy Warhol at The Factory in NYC, sharing the screen with legendary Hollywood stars like Cesar Romero, Chuck Connors, and Glenn Ford, and how his leg got injured on the set while performing a stunt on the CBS adventure dr...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with actor and podcaster Garrett Wang, they discuss how he felt when he saw Star Trek alumni Michelle Yeoh win the Oscar last year, his thoughts on being named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, and one of E! Channel's "20 Coolest Bachelors," how surprised he was when he recently realized how many on-screen romances his character Harry Kim had throughout the seven-year run of Voyager, how he got over his nervousness during his first S...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with podcast host and actor GARRETT WANG who is best known for playing Ensign Harry Kim on the classic Sci-Fi TV series "Star Trek: Voyager". During their fascinating conversation Garrett tells Tony about being a huge Science Fiction fan his entire life, how watching George Takei play “Mr. Sulu” on “Star Trek: The Original Series” influenced him when he was young, why its important having proper representation on television, and in th...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with actor, writer, and director Nicholas Hammond, they discuss his memorable appearance on the classic TV series “The Brady Bunch”, how he got the role for which he is perhaps best known, as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the television series “The Amazing Spider-Man” -- which ran on CBS from 1977 to 1979, how Hollywood came calling again in 2019 when Quentin Tarantino – who was a fan of his Spider-Man TV series - asked him to portray director Sam Wanam...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros speaks with celebrated actor Nicholas Hammond who is best known for playing the role of Friedrich von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” as well as the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the live action television series “The Amazing Spider-Man”. During their entertaining chat Nicholas tells Tony about what it was like making his film debut in the 1963 film “Lord of the Flies” in the Caribbean, how he was chosen by director Robert Wise from over ...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with Emmy nominated writer and author SHELLEY HERMAN, they discuss what it was like working on the set of “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson, her behind-the-scenes stories about Johnny, Doc Severinsen, and Ed McMahon, the internal "memo" that ended the friendship between Johnny and Joan Rivers, what the battle of the late-night talk shows was all about, all the fun events that the NBC Pages got to work on outside the studio like the Rose Bowl Para...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an informative conversation with Emmy-nominated writer and author SHELLEY HERMAN who tells him all about her fabulous new memoir “MY PEACOCK TALE: Secrets of An NBC Page” which was recently published. During their chat Shelley tells Tony about what it was like being a Page at the NBC Burbank studios during the mid-1970s, her encounters with legendary TV stars like Betty White and Johnny Carson, some funny stories about Ringo Starr, Frank...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with actor William McNamara, they discuss his most famous role as Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller “Copycat”, how he did a lot of research about serial killers before filming started, what it was like working with Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter on that film, his incredible friendship with legendary actor Roddy McDowall, the research he did before taking on the role of Montgomery Clift in the TV movie “Liz: The El...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an eye-opening chat with actor William McNamara, who is best known for a slew of hit films throughout the 1990’s - including the chilling role of Peter Foley in the psychological thriller “Copycat” co-starring Sigourney Weaver. During their conversation, Billy tells Tony about studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in NYC, working as a model for Ford Models, his memories of filming his first movie Dario Argento’s “Opera”, his exp...

During the second part of Tony’s conversation with filmmaker, documentarian & historian Peter Brosnan they discuss the endless delays and redtape the team had to go through to find the buried set under the sand dunes, how while they waited for the City of Santa Barbara to permit them to dig, Peter got the opportunity to interview many of the people who had worked with Mr DeMille when he shot both versions of “The Ten Commandments” (1923 & 1956) including Agnes DeMille – Cecil’s niece who had bee...

On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an riveting conversation with filmmaker, documentarian, historian, and modern-day ‘Indiana Jones’ Peter Brosnan who wrote, directed, and produced the fascinating documentary “The Lost City of Cecil B DeMille”. During their conversation, Peter tells Tony about going to film school at NYU, how he first heard about an ancient Egyptian city buried 150 miles north of Hollywood, the history of how Cecil B DeMille created and built the biggest ...