Are you trying to make it as a successful actor and keep up with your family life? With all the waiting that the film industry requires, how do you fill your down time? Actor, writer & comedian Chris Candy joins host Mike Pecci on today's episode of ILWP podcast. The two talk about acting in commercials and film, deciding not to be a child actor, and the importance of teaching yourself to live a healthy life in this crazy business. Chris also talks about how, as an 8 year old, he had to cope with the loss of his father actor John Candy and about his amazing personal relationship with cinema legend John Hughes. This episode is one of our best!

Today's episode is all about the unseen hero of video games, animated shows, and audio books. The Voiceover Actor. Host Mike Pecci talks with Emily Woo Zeller, the voice of Panam Palmer in Cyberpunk 2077 as well as parts in THE LAST OF US PART 2, and Dr. Aphra in the audio drama DR. APHRA and narrated in FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: STAR WARS THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Get ready for an in depth look into what it takes to create a character by just using your voice, how to direct voice over actors and find a career path that works for you as an artist. And for the first time since pre-Covid, this episode was captured on video, be sure to watch it on Youtube and subscribe to our Channel!

You've heard the term "Now, more than ever..." enough times by now to make you sick. Well, now's our time to use it because now, more than ever, it is imperative to focus on creating and maintaining relationships as creatives. When you're on set as a Director, and you and your actors are locked in on the same vision and idea of the scene: that's where the magic happens. Director Mike Pecci spends this episode making that connection with our guest actor, Clara Rugaard. Clara starred in the amazing Netflix film I Am Mother, so don't forget to check it out, and remember that a big part of acting and directing is connecting with humans so we can bring our characters to life.

The reality is that almost everyone in this industry struggles to get onto that first big set. If your dad is the Muscles from Brussels, that's not really a problem. Our guests, Kris and Nic Van Damme, shared with Host Mike Pecci what it means to be the children of one of the most famous action stars in the world. These guys are awesome and their stories are much closer to what yours might be than you think. Check out what it's like to grow up as the kids of Jean Claude Van Damme.