Harvey Brownstone Interviews...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actress, Michele Lee

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Michele Lee, is a highly popular and beloved, multi-award-winning actress, singer, dancer, recording artist, producer and director who’s conquered every medium in the world of entertainment. 

She’s appeared on Broadway in 6 shows, including “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “Bravo Giovanni”, “Seesaw”, for which she won a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Award AND a Tony Award nomination, and of course, “The Tale of the Allergist’...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Susan Stroman, Legendary Broadway Director & Choreographer

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Susan Stroman, is one of the greatest directors and choreographers the theatre world has ever known. 

She’s won 5 Tony Awards for her work in “Crazy For You”, “Show Boat”, “Contact”, and “The Producers”, for which she won TWO Tony Awards, for Best Direction and Best Choreography. She also directed and choreographed the movie version “The Producers: The Musical”, which received 4 Golden Globe Award nominations. 

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Johnny Whitaker, Former Child Star, “Family Affair”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Johnny Whitaker, is an actor, filmmaker, educator, addiction counselor and humanitarian whom we all grew up watching and loving on the classic TV series, “Family Affair”, on which he portrayed “Jody”, the brother of “Buffy” and “Cissy” portrayed by Anissa Jones and Kathy Garver, and co-starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot. 

But beyond that iconic role, our guest appeared in the 1966 movie, “The Russians are Coming, The Russians...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actress & Producer, Donna Mills

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Donna Mills, is a highly popular and beloved, multi-award-winning actress and producer who has been immortalized by her unforgettable portrayal of the conniving, scheming “Abby Cunningham” on the blockbuster TV series, “Knots Landing”, for which she won 3 Soap Opera Digest Awards. 

But beyond that iconic role, our guest has brought us dozens of memorable performances in a career that has spanned 6 decades. She appeared on Broadway in...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Country Music Superstar, Jo Dee Messina

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Jo Dee Messina, is a highly popular and beloved, multi-award-winning country music superstar whose beautiful, powerful and instantly recognizable voice has brought us NINE number one, and SIXTEEN Top 40 hit songs including “Heads Carolina, Tails California”, “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore”, “Lesson in Leavin’”, “That’s The Way”, “Burn”, “Bring on the Rain”, “My Give a Damn’s Busted” and dozens more. 

In fact, she was the first female count...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Celebrated Actor, Bronson Pinchot

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Bronson Pinchot, is a highly popular and beloved actor who will forever be immortalized as the naive, optimistic, and loveable “Balki Bartokomous” on the hit TV sitcom, “Perfect Strangers”, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and a People’s Choice Award nomination for Favourite Actor in a new TV series. 

But beyond that iconic role, he’s brought us doze...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Mo’Nique, Legendary Actress, Comedienne & Author

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Mo’Nique, is a multi-award winning and beloved superstar actress, comedienne, writer and producer, whose brilliant and unforgettable performance in the 2009 movie, “Precious”, earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as over 30 other major prestigious acting awards including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, the Film Critics Awards from Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Sund...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Andrea Simon, Author, “Bashert: A Granddaughter’s Holocaust Quest”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Andrea Simon, is a multi-award winning writer from York City, whose captivating and historically important book entitled “Bashert: A Granddaughter’s Holocaust Quest” moved me so much that I just had to invite her on our show. In this engrossing book, she tells of her search for her roots, which began in Voŭčyn, a town in Belarus, where her beloved grandmother came from, before creating a new life in Ameri...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Singer / Songwriter & Author, Judy Collins

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Judy Collins, is a legendary, multi-award winning singer, songwriter, humanitarian, activist and author who is universally beloved for her sublime, angelic voice, her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards, her wonderfully eclectic repertoire, and her bold yet vulnerable, deeply poignant original compositions. 

She’s released over 55 albums, many of which have been certified gold and platinum. And she’s had over 2 dozen hit singl...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor, Darby Hinton, Israel on Daniel Boone

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Darby Hinton, is a wonderful actor with whom the whole world fell in love when he was only 5 years old, playing Fess Parker's son 'Israel Boone' on the hugely popular and iconic TV show, 'The Daniel Boone Show', which ran for 6 seasons, and had an audience of over 30 million viewers. 

But beyond that unforgettable role, our guest has had a long and diversified car...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with BernNadette Stanis, Renowned Actress, Thelma of “Good Times”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, BernNadette Stanis, highly popular actress and author who will always be remembered for her portrayal of the quick-witted, savvy “Thelma Evans”, on the groundbreaking TV sitcom, “Good Times”, developed and executive produced by the legendary Norman Lear, and which ran for 6 seasons in the late ‘70s.  “Good Times” was the first TV show to give us an authentic portrayal of the Black family – a household with 2 loving, devoted, hardworking parents, and...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Audrey Landers, Actress, Singer, Co-Star “Dallas”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Audrey Landers, is a popular and beloved actress, singer, writer, director, composer and producer who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of “Afton Cooper” for 8 years on the blockbuster TV series, “Dallas”, and in the 1996 TV movie, “Dallas: J.R. Returns”, and in the 2013 reboot of “Dallas”.  

But beyond that iconic role, our guest has had a highly successful and diverse international career. On the big screen, she starr...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Highly Acclaimed Actress, Singer & Dancer, Sandy Duncan

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Sandy Duncan, is a highly acclaimed and beloved actress, singer and dancer who has been dazzling audiences for 6 decades in every medium of the entertainment world. 

On the big screen, she starred in “Star Spangled Girl”, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. And that same year, she received another Golden Globe nomination for most promising female newcomer for her...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Burt Kearns, Author, “SHEMP! The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Burt Kearns, is an award-winning producer, director, writer, journalist and author who is renowned for his work in nonfiction television and film, in TV shows like “Breaking the Ice”, “Legsville Oral History”, “Guinness World Records Unleashed”, “Joe Rogan Questions Everything”, “The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll” with Gene Simmons, “All The Presidents’ Movies”, and many more. He produced the excellent 2001 documentary, “Death of A Beatle”, about the death of John Len...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actor, Barry Bostwick

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Barry Bostwick, is a legendary actor who has brought us dozens of unforgettable performances in a career spanning over 5 decades.  

On Broadway, he originated the role of “Danny Zuko” in “Grease”, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He got another Tony Award nomination for his performance in “They Knew What They Wanted”, and he WON a Tony Award and got a Drama D...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Jazz Singer, Holly Cole

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Holly Cole, is an internationally renowned vocalist and multi-platinum recording artist whose sultry, smoky and sexy, perfect pitch voice somehow defies categorization. 

She has a way of reshaping traditional genres, like jazz, pop and country, into her own unique signature style. She’s been dazzling music lovers for almost 4 decades, first in the Holly Cole Trio, and then as a solo artist. She’s released well over a do...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Award Winning Actress, Carol Kane

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Carol Kane, is a legendary multi-award winning actress who’s brought us dozens of memorable performances in a career spanning over 5 decades. 

She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her stellar performance in “Hester Street”, and she’s appeared in many iconic movies including “Carnal Knowledge”, “Wedding in White”, “The Last Detail”, “Dog Day Afternoon”, “Annie Hall”, “The World’s Greatest Lover”, “The Mup...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Iconic Actress and Singer, Linda Purl

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Linda Purl, is an iconic and highly popular actress and singer who’s been dazzling audiences for over 5 decades. 

On the big screen, she’s appeared in many great movies including “Crazy Mama”, “W.C. Fields and Me”, “Leo and Loree”, “The High Country”, “Visiting Hours”, “Viper”, “The Perfect Tenant”, “Bender”, “Broken Halos”, and “Paul’s Promise”, for which she received numerous prestigious film festival awards. And on television, we all remember her as...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor, Writer, Producer & Director, Dan Butler

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Dan Butler, is a highly popular actor, writer, producer and director who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of “Bob Briscoe”, better known as “Bulldog”, the volatile, macho host of the “Gonzo Sports” radio show” on the blockbuster TV sitcom, “Frasier”.  

And beyond that iconic role, you’ve seen him in many movies including “Longtime Companion”, “The Long Walk Home”, “The Silence of the Lambs”, “Captain Ron”, “I Love...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Actor, Writer & Producer, Dan Lauria

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Dan Lauria, is a highly popular and beloved actor, writer and producer who became a household name for his portrayal of “Jack Arnold”, the stern, gruff but loving father of “Kevin”, played by Fred Savage, on the hit TV series “The Wonder Years”, for which he was nominated for an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV series. 

You also remember him as “Jack Su...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Singer / Songwriter, Peabo Bryson

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Peabo Bryson, is a legendary singer and songwriter who is widely referred to as “the voice of love”.  

In a career spanning 5 decades, this man’s rich, soulful voice has brought us 21 albums, 5 of which have been certified gold, in addition to 8 compilation albums. He’s released 57 hit singles including “Reaching for the Sky”, “I’m So Into You”, “Minute by Minute”, “Let the Feeling Flow”, “If Ever You’re In my Arms Again”...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Christopher Atkins, Renowned Actor, Star of “The Blue Lagoon”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Christopher Atkins, is a actor, writer, producer and entrepreneur whose very first movie, “The Blue Lagoon”, made him a global sensation, and earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best New Male Star of the Year, as well as a nomination for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Major Motion Picture.  

He’s appeared in many other movies includi...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Renowned Actor, Co-Star, “Welcome Back Kotter”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, is a renowned actor, writer, director and producer who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of “Freddie Washington”, better known as “Boom Boom”, one of the “Sweathogs”, in the classic TV sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter”, in which he co-starred with Gabe Kaplan and John Travolta.  

He also played “Cameron Sanders Sr.” on the popular daytime drama, “A House Divided”, for which he was nominated for a Day...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Iconic Broadway, Movie and TV Star, Joanna Gleason

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Joanna Gleason, is a highly acclaimed, multi-award winning actress, writer and director whose stellar career and body of work has spanned 5 decades and is still going stronger than ever.  

On the big screen, you’ve seen her in many great movies including “Hannah and her Sisters”, “Heartburn”, “Crimes and Misdemeanours”, “Mr. Holland’s Opus”, “Boogie Nights”, “The Wedding Planner”, “Sex and the City”, “The Women”, “Last Vegas” and many more...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Acclaimed Actor, Producer & Director, Jonathan Silverman

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Jonathan Silverman, is a popular actor, producer and director who has brought us many great performances on the stage, as well as in movies and on television.  

On Broadway, he starred in three classic Neil Simon plays: “Brighton Beach Memoirs”, “Biloxi Blues” and “Broadway Bound”.  And he reprised his starring role as “Eugene Jerome” in the movie version of “Brighton Beach Memoirs”. He also played “Stanley Jerome” in the TV mov...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Highly Acclaimed Actor, Timothy Bottoms

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Timothy Bottoms, is a highly acclaimed actor who’s brought us many great performances in iconic movies like “Johnny Got His Gun”, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.  He also starred in “The Last Picture Show”, “Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing”, “The Paper Chase”, “Operation Daybreak”, “Rollercoaster”, “Texasville”, “Elephant”, “Paradise, Texas” and many more. 

On television, you’ve seen him in dozens of sh...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actor, F. Murray Abraham

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, F. Murray Abraham, is a legendary, multi-award winning actor who has been dazzling audiences for 6 decades with one unforgettable performance after another.  

On the big screen, you’ve seen him in dozens of great movies including “The Prisoner of Second Avenue”, “The Sunshine Boys”, “All the President's Men”, “Scarface”, “The Name of the Rose”, “Star Trek: Insurrection”, “Mighty Aphrodite”, “An Innocent Man”, “Finding Forrester”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, “The Magic Flute” and...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Renowned Director, Producer, Screenwriter & Author, Fred Olen Ray

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Fred Olen Ray, is a renowned director, producer, screenwriter and author whose body of work includes over 200 feature films in many genres including horror, sci-fi, action-adventure, erotic thrillers, crime dramas, rom-coms and holiday films.  

Some of his most popular movies are “Scalps”, “The Tomb”, “Terminal Force”, “Beverly Hills Vamp”, “Haunting Fear”, “Evil Toons”, “The Shooter”, “Deadly Shores”, “Stage Fright”, to name only a few. And I have to mention the brilliant...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Iconic Actor, Victor Garber

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Victor Garber, is a beloved and highly acclaimed actor who has brought us hundreds of memorable performances in a career spanning over 5 decades.  

On the big screen, you’ve seen him in great movies including “Godspell”, “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Jeffrey”, “The First Wives Club”, “Titanic”, “External Affairs”, “Legally Blonde”, “Milk”, and “Argo”, just to name a few. 

On television, he’s appeared in a whole slew of shows including “...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Acclaimed TV, Screen & Stage Actor, Richard Kind

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Richard Kind, is a renowned and beloved, multi-award winning actor whose exceptional body of work includes many iconic performances. 

On the big screen, you’ve seen him in dozens of movies including “Mr. Saturday Night”, “Hacks”, “Quicksand”, “The Station Agent”, “A Serious Man”, “The Producers”, “For Your Consideration”, “Argo”, “Tankhouse”, and “Wolfs”, to name just a few. 

And on television, he’s best remembered for playin...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Legendary Actress, Renée Taylor

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Renée Taylor, is a highly popular and beloved, Oscar nominated, multi-award winning actress, writer, producer and director who has been dazzling audiences for over 60 years. 

We all remember her portrayal of the quintessential Jewish mother, “Sylvia Fine” - Fran Drescher’s mother - on the hit TV series “The Nanny”, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. ...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Paul Petersen, Actor, Singer, Co-Star, “The Donna Reed Show”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Paul Petersen, is a beloved former child star, pop singer, teen idol, author, spokesman and child rights activist. We first fell in love with him as “Jeff Stone” on “The Donna Reed Show”. 

He also appeared in a number of major motion pictures including “The Monolith Monsters”, “Houseboat”, “A Time for Killing”, “The Happiest Millionaire”, “Journey to Shiloh”, “Mommy’s Day”, “The Portal” and others. And on TV, he’s guest st...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Nicholas Hammond, Renowned Actor, Friedrich in “The Sound of Music”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Nicholas Hammond, is a highly popular and beloved actor, writer and director whom we first fell in love with in 1965 when he played “Friedrich von Trapp”, the eldest son of the von Trapp children, in the classic movie, “The Sound of Music”. 

And of course, we remember him as the very first live action “Peter Parker” – better known as “Spider-Man” – in the 1977 movie “Spider-Man” and the 2 sequels, “Spider-Man...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Joel Brokaw, Son of Legendary Hollywood Agent, Norman Brokaw

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Joel Brokaw, can truly be said to be descended from Hollywood royalty – perhaps not in the traditional sense, because neither of his parents were movie stars. But his father was one of the most successful, powerful and respected agents in the history of Hollywood, Norman Brokaw. 

Throughout his career he represented some of the greatest legendary stars in history, including Marilyn Monroe, Elvis...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Bill Medley, Legendary Music Superstar, Member, The Righteous Brothers

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Bill Medley, is a legendary music superstar whose deep, soulful baritone voice, as one of the Righteous Brothers, changed the face and sound of American music, and ushered in the era of what became known as “blue-eyed soul”. 

The Righteous Brothers brought us dozens of hit songs including “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”, “Unchained Melody”, “You’re My Soul and Inspiration”, “Ebb Tide”, “Rock and Roll Hea...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Marilu Henner, Acclaimed Actress & Author. Co-Star, “Taxi”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Marilu Henner, is a highly acclaimed and popular actress, producer and best selling author who is perhaps best remembered for her portrayal of “Elaine Nardo” in the hit TV show “Taxi”, for which she received 5 Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. 

She also played Burt Reynolds’ wife “Ava Newton” on “Evening Shade”, and she was “Aida” in over a dozen Aurora Teagarden Mystery movies. But her body...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Julie Garfield, Daughter of Legendary Actor, John Garfield

About Harvey's guest:

If you’re a fan of our show, you’ll be familiar with our very special series called “Gone But Not Forgotten”, where we celebrate the careers and legacies of the greatest cinematic legends of all time. 

Today’s guest, Julie Garfield, is the daughter of one of the most popular, beloved and highly acclaimed actors of the 20th century: John Garfield.  

He received Academy Award...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Melissa Sue Anderson, Acclaimed Actress, Star of "Little House on the Prairie"

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Melissa Sue Anderson, is a popular actress who is perhaps best remembered for her Emmy nominated portrayal of “Mary Ingalls” on the iconic TV series, “Little House on the Prairie”. 

In fact, she’s the ONLY cast member of that show to be nominated for an Emmy award in the acting category. But beyond her work on “Little House”, our guest has appe...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Tim Matheson, Acclaimed Actor, Author, “Damn Glad to Meet You”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Tim Matheson, is a highly popular and respected actor, director and producer whose portrayal of the smooth talking “Eric Stratton” - better known as "Otter" - in the blockbuster movie, “National Lampoon's Animal House”, made him a household name.  

Some of his other movie credits include “Divorce American Style”, “Yours, Mine and Ours”, “How to Commit Marriage”, “Magnum Force”, “Almost Summer”, “1941”, “To Be or Not to Be”, “Fletch”, “A Very Brad...

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Judy Gold, Award-Winning Comedian, Actor & LGBTQ+ Advocate

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s guest, Judy Gold, is a highly popular, multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer, podcaster and advocate who has become renowned not only for her versatility and her bold, hilarious and edgy humour and wit, but also for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community, the Jewish community and especially her passion for promoting freedom of speech and artistic freedom. 

On the big screen, she’s appea...