Judy Greer and Ice-T

18th September 2017

Two Bullseye classics this week. First up: Judy Greer. You’ve seen her as Kitty Sanchez in Arrested Development, as Cheryl Tunt on Archer, in Jurassic World, a bunch more. She’s one of the most successful co-stars in Hollywood. It stands to reason. She talks with Jesse about her roles on screen, how she came to terms with being a co-star, and what it’s like being recognized constantly on the street. Then, Ice-T, from 2012. Ice had just directed Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, a documentary about hip-hop’s origins. Ice talks with Jesse about the good old days of rap, where it’s headed now, and how he ended up writing bars for the one and only Mr. T.

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Judy Greer on Her Unexpected Hollywood Trajectory as a Co-Star
[r]When Judy Greer first got out of school she auditioned for leading parts and not getting them. So she shifted gears. She became a co-star. Turned out she became one of the most successful co-stars in Hollywood. It stands to reason. She’s a gifted actress, she’s funny, she’s beautiful, but she still looks like a real human being you might know in real life.

She’s been a best friend in a pile of romantic comedies, like 27 Dresses and 13 Going On 30, she’d been in dramatic films like The Descendants and Jurassic World, she’s been on every kind of TV show, from Two and a Half Men, to ER to Arrested Development. On Arrested, she played the memorable role of Kitty Sanchez – an insane administrative assistant bent on driving home any point she makes by showing her boobs.

When Jesse talked to Judy in 2014, it was right after the release of her memoir, “I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star.”

Click here to listen to Judy Greer’s interview on YouTube!

Ice-T on Hip-Hop and Directing
Ice-T is, of course, an entertainment business legenad. He’s been acting for over 25 years and he was a pioneer of West Coast hip-hop in the early 80s. His roots are so deep that his first screen credit in 1984’s Breakin’ was as “Rap Talker.”

His breakthrough on screen was in 1991’s New Jack City, and he spent the last dozen years or so solving crimes on Law and Order: SVU. He’s an MC and as the frontman of the metal band Body Count he’s released more than a dozen albums in his 30 year music career.

When Ice-T talked to Jesse in 2012, he had just directed his first ever movie. It was a documentary called Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap. In it, he travels from coast to coast talking to rappers from Grandmaster Caz to Kanye West about the work of the MC.

Keep up with Ice-T by visiting his website.

Click here to listen to Jesse’s interview with Ice-T on YouTube!

 

The Outshot: Quick Change
Hey – hey you. Want to know about a cool Bill Murray thing? You probably haven’t seen it before. It’s not Scrooged, not some SNL bit or a viral thing he did for Funny or Die. It’s Quick Change, the only movie he’s ever directed.

Click here to listen to Jesse’s Outshot on Quick Change!

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  • Judy Greer
  • Ice-T

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