Q: Please describe your ideal San Diego weekend. Q: Where is the best coffee in San Diego?Ī: I don’t drink coffee, I’m a hot chocolate guy! Merchant Marine on cargo ships that brought machinery to South America, returning with coffee and bananas. I have taught ballroom dancing at Arthur Murray, and I once worked in the U.S. Q: What is one thing people would be surprised to find out about you?Ī: I’ve had an interesting mix of jobs outside of TV. Lucky Leaf Expo (New York), Albany, NY, 04/14/23. I was producing Angels baseball telecasts for KTLA when our color commentator, MLB Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, was stuck in the back seat of my car because I couldn’t disable the childproof lock! Q2 2023 Cannabis, CBD, Hemp, Psychedelic Conferences, Summits, Trade Shows and Expos. This event focuses on everything you need to grow your businesssuppliers, mechanical, attorneys, growers, distilleries, and lighting companies. Welcome to the Cannabis/Hemp Expo in Dallas. Q: What’s your favorite behind-the-scenes TV anecdote?Ī: Spring training 1984. Lucky Leaf Expo Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. Q: You were a writer on “The Newlywed Game.” What was one of your most memorable lines to make it on the air?Ī: I wrote the question “If you and your wife had a Japanese baby, what would you name it?” The couple had quite a funny argument over whether “Chun King” was Japanese or Chinese. Q: What’s the best play you’ve seen in your life?Ī: I was lucky enough to see Rex Harrison in “My Fair Lady” and Yul Brynner in “The King & I.” By then both were past their prime, but they were truly memorable. On an ongoing basis, the Cygnet Theatre continually impresses me. Q: What’s the best play you’ve seen in San Diego?Ī: La Jolla Playhouse’s production of “The Wiz” in 2006 stands out. And Fagin in “Oliver.” Those were my two favorites. 2020 saw virtualization of most events and put a halt to Lucky Leaf having a Texas Triangle Tour plus Albuquerque, NM. November of 2019 saw Lucky Leaf hosting the Cannabis Crash Course at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX. I’d love to play Judge Turpin in “Sweeney Todd” again. At the time the expo was a one-off event in Dallas during September and did quite well for an inaugural event. Actually, every new role has been the ultimate. I seem to be getting a lot of those lately. Q: What’s your ultimate goal when it comes to acting?Ī: A role where I don’t die on stage. The teens and 20-somethings I’m performing with in “Little Shop” have much more acting experience than I do! Q: What’s one thing that surprised you about the San Diego theater community?Ī: I was amazed to discover how many options parents have to get their kids involved in junior theater productions. In TV I’m on the coaching staff, while in theater I’m one of the players. Q: What do you get from community theater that you don’t get from TV?Ī: I would liken both to team sports. It’s the story of a florist shop assistant who raises a plant that - how can this be put gently - eats people! Q: Tell us about the production in which you’re currently starring.Ī: Modesty requires me to ask that you use “appearing.” “Little Shop of Horrors” is a musical comedy staged by the STAR Repertory Theatre, a very talented group of performers. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, lots of the cannabis-industry events had to be rescheduled/canceled last year, check out the updated schedule for some key events that will be held this year.Q: Why did you decide to get into acting?Ī: My son Robbie, who is now an actor in L.A., had been acting in J*Company’s outstanding youth theater program, but when he turned 18, he had “aged out.” He asked me to join him in a community theater production and I thought it would be a great bonding experience.
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