Outtakes Interviews

Gloria Loring talks about her new book, Coincidence is God's Way of Remaining Anonymous.  She is remembered for her role on Days of Our LIves as "Liz Chandler Curtis".  In 1986, she scored a #2 Pop and #1 Adult Contemporary hit record in the United States with "Friends and Lovers"; and her performance of the song "Friends and Lovers" on Days of Our Lives generated the largest mail response of any song in NBC daytime history.  Also, she co-composed the theme songs from the primetime sitcoms, Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.   Gloria has been honored with the Lifetime Commitment Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and received the Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization, an honor she shares with past recipients Barbara Bush, Rosalyn Carter, and Hillary Clinton.  And along with all that, she's the mom of the R&B singer/songwriter, Robin Thicke. To order Coincidence is God's Way of Remaining Anonymous, go to Gloria's website at http://www.glorialoring.com/

Heather DiPietro is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television Studies. She started watching soap operas when she was 4 years old and since then hasn't be able to stop watching her favorite soap opera, General Hospital.  In addition, Heather worked as an associate producer on the film Soap Life, a documentary on the rise and fall of the American soap opera.  And now she has created her own soap opera web series called My Story which is about a soap opera fan, Nicole, and her friends as they discover their lives are just as soapy as the daytime drama they watch. Pre-recorded.  Approx. 16 minutes. Check out My Story at http://www.mystorywebseries.com/

Sarah D is a pop singer and songwriter who got her start performing in front of crowds of hundreds for various fashion shows, expos, Australian Football League home games and charity and corporate events in South Australia.  Since then, she's come to LA and has written her first song, "Gone" and recorded her first single, "Over You".  Listen to more about this up-and-coming artist, interviewed by Tammy Weston. https://www.facebook.com/sarahsassyd http://www.sarahdokowicz.com/ https://twitter.com/SarahD_official

Craig Wallace joins OutTakes to discuss the Wallace Audition Technique classes as well as his book, The Best of You -- Winning Auditions Your Way.  Craig has coached hundreds of highly successful actors, including Dale Raoul (True Blood, The Office), Kaitlyn Jenkins (Bunheads), Adam Mayfield (All My Children) and Steven Schub (CBGB, The Chicago Eight).  He was also voted Favorite Audition Teacher in the "Backstage" 2010 Readers Choice Poll. Visit the Wallace Audition Technique website at http://www.wallaceauditiontechnique.com/index.html

Jen Lilley talks about her upcoming projects -- including the webseries Youthful Daze and Broken Dreams Boulevard; her children's book titled Tommy Salami; and the independent films, The Book of Esther and Turn Around Jake.  Soap fans will remember Jen from her portrayal as "Maxie Jones" on General Hospital.  

Bill and Susan Hayes discuss their historical fiction novel, Trumpet, as well as their roles as "Doug and Julie" on Days of Our Lives.  Co-hosted with Tammy Weston. Trumpet can be ordered at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Trumpet-ebook/dp/B007OWO184/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1355187834&sr=8-1 Also, at Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trumpet-bill-hayes/1109714325?ean=9781613332573 Plus, check out their website: http://www.billandsusanhayes.com/

CHRISTIAN LE BLANC (Michael, The Young and the Restless) and ERIC MARTSOLF (Brady, Days of Our Lives) talk about their upcoming appearances in Santa-Thon 2012 on December 13th at ACME Theatre Hollywood. Follow Santa-Thon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SantaThon2012 Ticket information for Santa-Thon (Michael and Eric are appearing in the December 13th show ONLY): December 12th http://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=203900&buy  December 13th http://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=203901&buy

VICTOR ALFIERI (previously on The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives and Southland) joins OutTakes to talk about his guest star appearance on Hollywood Dream Role at ACME Comedy Hollywood as well as his career in film and television. Victor will be appearing at ACME on November 17th at 10:30 PM PT (ACME Comedy Hollywood, 135 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles). For studio audience tickets and live broadcast details, visit www.HollywoodDreamRole.com

Deidre Hall (Marlena, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) and business partner Lynne Bowman talk about their friendship and collaboration with "Bowman Hall" -- and share their tips about beauty, nutrition and much more.  To find out more information about products -- including "Deidre Cosmetics", "Kitchen Closeup", "How Does She Do It?" -- as well as their upcoming expo appearances -- visit http://www.deidrehall.com and http://www.bowmanhall.com.  Interviewed by Tammy Weston.

Eric Martsolf ("Brady Black" from Days of Our Lives) talks about his upcoming role in the new improvised soap from ACME Comedy, Scandal Crest.  The show is live at 9 PM, ACME Comedy Hollywood, 135 N. LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036.  Studio audience tickets are available at  http://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=188146  Watch online at http://www.scandalcrest.com/ 9 PM Pacific, 12 AM ET.

CHRISTIAN LEBLANC joins OutTakes to discuss his upcoming charity events, his music video, Venice, The Grove and his role of "Michael Baldwin" on The Young and the Restless. October 13th at 1 PM; Colorado Springs Women's Living Expo.  For more information, go to http://www.womenslivingexpo.com   November 3rd at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans at "Soap This".  For reservations and info, call Patti at 727-253-8627 or visit the website at http://www.soapthis.com/.   November 9th to 11th; Soapfest Charity Weekend at http://www.soapfest.com/

Freddie Smith ("Sonny Kiriakis" from Days of Our Lives) talks about his upcoming role in the new improvised soap opera from ACME Comedy, Scandal Crest.  The show is live at 9 PM, ACME Comedy Hollywood, 135 N. LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90036.  Studio audience tickets are available at http://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=188146  Watch online at http://www.scandalcrest.com/ 9 PM Pacific, 12 AM ET.

Thaao Penghlis joins OutTakes to discuss his journeys around the world and to read an exclusive excerpt from his upcoming book, Stepping Into the Light.  Among Thaao's many credits are his dual roles as "Tony Dimera" and "Andre Dimera" on Days of Our Lives, "Nicholas Black" from Mission Impossible and "Victor Cassadine" from General Hospital.  Pre-recorded. Follow Thaao on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ThaaoPenghlis and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thaao.penghlis. Also, "like" his official fan page at https://www.facebook.com/TeamThaao.

Jed Allan discusses his acting career, including his work as Don Craig on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, CC Capwell from SANTA BARBARA and Edward Quartermaine from GENERAL HOSPITAL.  He authored an autobiography in 2004, called "Please Spell the Name Right"; and can currently seen on the internet webseries, THE BAY.  This interview is conducted by Tammy McKinley Weston.    

Krista Allen joins OutTakes to discuss her role on the CW series, The LA Complex.  Among Krista's many other credits are the television series Days of Our Lives, Baywatch Hawaii, and What About Brian; and the Hollywood films Liar Liar, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Anger Management, and Final Destination 4.  Catch The LA Complex on the CW Network on Tuesday nights, 9/8 c.  Follow Krista on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kristaallenxo; and read up on her work on her IMDB page at http://www.imdb.me/kristaallen

Jade Harlow ("Lianna Ramos" from The Bay) talks about her role and experience on the internet soap...as well as about the upcoming summer series, The Dark Side of the Bay.  Episodes can be seen at http://www.thebaytheseries.com The Indie GoGo Campaign for Season 3 of THE BAY can be found at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/150576?a=155304  New items including the 'Boys of The Bay' can be found in THE BAY's Cafepress Store here: http://www.cafepress.com/thebaystore 

John de Lancie (best known for his roles as "Q" on Star Trek, "Frank Simmons" on Stargate SG-1 and "Eugene Bradford" on Days of Our Lives) talks about his voiceover work as "Discord" on the My Little Pony series; and how this has led to his involvement with a documentary about "bronies", the growing fan phenomeon of adult fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.  He also discusses Alien Voices productions, a series of classic science fiction audio dramas which he produces with Leonard Nimoy; as well as his upcoming narration work for a new orchestral arrangement based on Dr. Seuss' story, The Sneetches.

MATTHEW ASHFORD (Jack, Days of Our Lives) talks about the Daytime Emmy Awards and his nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Jack's PTSD storyline, the couple of Jack and Jennifer, The Bay and what's coming up for him next. If you like these OutTakes Interviews, friend me at "OutTakes Interviews" on Facebook and follow me at "LauriesOutTakes" on Twitter.

TERRI IVENS joins OutTakes to talk about her career in film and television, including her latest projects -- Piranhaconda, Untold, Chicks Dig Gay Guys and The Bay.  Daytime fans will remember Terri as "Simone Torres" from All My Children.   If you like these OutTakes Interviews, friend me at "OutTakes Interviews" on Facebook and follow me at "LauriesOutTakes" on Twitter.

Charles Shaughnessy returns to OutTakes, discussing his latest stint as "Shane Donovan" on Days of Our Lives.  We also talk about his roles on The Bay, Victorious and Castle...as well as his dream of getting into the sci-fi genre!