Acting coach · Dan Rodandan
Secrets for young and up-and-coming stage and screen actors. Coaching, call-ins, Comicon, and the occasional plea to Lorne Michaels.
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Dan learns that his hero, actor John Dunsworth, has passed away and connects with Canadian actor Matt Chisholm to share memories about John. We listen back to Episode 30 when Dan first interviewed John in New York City in 2013. Beware of the shit hawk...
Dan's back from the dead! After nearly five years away, Dan discovers a new top dog in town: actor Leigh Foster and his acting podcast "Action: The Pursuit of Acting Excellence." Booking work, quality information, Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan.
Dan says goodbye (for now). Rebecca BMW, Leigh Foster, Nariko Ott, Nathan Blackwell, Todd Raines, Woody Allen, Kelsey Olsen, the ghost of Dan's mom, Stan Rodandan, Corey Bowen, Jim Lahey, and many more call in to pay their respects. Simple as that.
Dan teaches us about being a "script girl," how nose guards save us from mustache tickles, how to force ourselves to feel things, how real life is a lie, how the only way to get popular is to fake your own death, and even Lorne Michaels calls the hotline!
Dan is invited to coach acting LIVE at the Treehouse Theater in New York City. Guests include standup comedian Sean P. Darr and the Improv Troupe "Last Minute." After the taping, Dan receives a very special invitation from a very special Saudi Prince.
Dan decides that it's time to "go big or go home," and since he doesn't have a home to go to, he decides to make a plea to Lorne Michaels for a spot on Saturday Night Live by auditioning a few characters and impersonations. Are you listening, Lorne?
Dan rings in the new year with a goal to "make it big" by becoming one of The Biggest Losers. He also talks with director Nathan Blackwell about the challenges of promoting Internet content, like podcasts and Nathan's sci-fi web series, Voyage Trekkers.
Dan's had a busy summer performing Shakespeare in the Park for tourists and trying to get in good with the 42nd St. Elmo Gang, AKA the Times Squaremos. After inviting the gang to join him on a Saturday Night Fever pub crawl, Dan's luck turns around.
Dan is forced to leave his home in the Hawaiian Gardens area and take a Greyhound bus to the big ankle: New York City! He talks with his one-week sublet roommate about some ways to make a quick buck in the city, mostly performing for tourists.
Dan gives us the recipe for the perfect Oscar acceptance speech and also gets mixed up in some illegal Academy Awards betting. He puts all his money on Nebraska because, duh, it's black and white.
Love is in the air as Dan meets young Rebecca BMW to discuss her dreams of becoming a Hollywood actress -- that is, if her plans for becoming a Yarn Queen fall through. Dan gets more than he bargained for.
Dan's past catches up with him as a young Dave Braithwait (Episode 9: You Monster, Harrison Ford!) returns, stuck in villainous-character mode. Will Dan be able to cure him of his method acting or will Evil continue to get mail in the Danger Zone?
Dan talks with his acting hero, John Dunsworth, about playing Jim Lahey on the hit Canadian television show Trailer Park Boys, sympathetic acting, synchronization, and characterization.
Dan sells some plasma in order to take some singing lessons and gives some sage advice to a 17-year-old boy from Arizona who WANTS TO BE A STAR. Got Q's? Dan's got A's! Call (917) 2148-DAN or e-mail him at teachingactorshowtoact@gmail.com
Dan gets his first Facebook criticism from poet, writer and director, Don Baldwin, Todd Raines helps us learn about magic, and Dan answers yours calls. Please call or e-mail us your showbiz questions! (917) 2148-DAN or teachingactorshowtoact@gmail.com.
Dan visits the legendary voice actor, Joel Godard. His credits include Dateline NBC, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Today, Joel shows Dan how to read copy like a boss and shares the definition of the word "zaftig."
Dan is back taking your calls! In this episode, Dan coaches Chicago-based actor Leigh Foster on how to deal with rejection after the handsome young man was not cast in a Cheerios commercial. Got questions? teachingactorshowtoact@gmail.com; (917) 2148-DAN
Dan gets a lesson from comedian Nat Towsen on how to prepare a tight five-minute standup comedy routine and develop it for the late night talk show circuit. Nat discusses the importance of crowd work, laugh lines, haymakers, and not "blowing the light."
Dan meets a singer in line for a flu vaccine and brings him back to his place where they discuss the ancient oriental art of karaoke, Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", Larry Bird, small pox, and coaches him on the song "Summer Nights" from the musical "Grease."
Dan gets out of his apartment today to interview actor, singer, director, and playwright Seth Tucker about his new play, Our Kiki: A Gay Farce, which will premiere at the New York City Fringe Festival on August 9th at the Connelly Theatre.
Dan's guest today: an actual, real-life movie director, Todd Berger! Todd discusses his latest film, "It's A Disaster", starring Rachel Boston, David Cross, America Ferrera, Julia Stiles, Erinn Hayes, Blaise Miller, Jeff Grace, and Kevin M. Brennan!
Dan takes your phone calls! In this episode, Dan gives advice to a young woman who's acting in a play about bullying and tells us how to act like you're still in love somebody. Call and leave an acting question on Dan's answering machine: (917) 2148-DAN!
Dan returns to coach acting to Kelsey Olsen and Todd Raines in a Kennedy Brothers script at the Phoenix Comicon. We meet a ghost from the past, some dead ducks, and John Goodman. Please call in with your acting and showbiz questions. (917) 2148-DAN
Dan lectures at the Phoenix Comicon, talks to a Pokemon, and like M. Night Shyamalan, there are many twists and turns. Todd Raines. Choas reigns. Kennedy Brothers. Kelsey Olson. Buses. That one girl's mom. And a phone call from a BIG TIME HOLLYWOOD AGENT.
Dan's answering machine is back online! Today, Dan helps you act innocent when you're guilty, helps your son become Indiana Jones, is offered a gift from a fan, is threatened by someone from his past, and gets a call from a big-time Hollywood agent!
Dan talks to LA comedian Tim Tagtmeyer about the LA comedy scene, "bringer" shows, mustaches, the nature of comedy, radio DJs, Salt and Peppa, and the Big Red Rock-Eater. Let Dan answer all your showbiz questions! Call and leave a message: (917) 2148-DAN!
Dan has his very first live female guest and up-and-coming actress, Kelsey Olsen! Maui Wowie! Together, he coaches her through some romantic comedy monologues from Love Actually and... others. Call in with your showbiz questions (917) 2148-DAN!
Dan has a very special guest today live via his telephone, the magical Todd Raines, who plans to take over Hollywood and become the next Indiana Jones, James Bond, James Franco, and Shia LaBeouf. Got showbiz questions? Call Dan at (917) 2148-DAN!
Dan's phone bill over-drafted his Wells Fargo account so he missed your calls and his tap-dancing guest sprung his ankle and had to cancel, so Dan does what he always does when he's alone: he calls the Improv Hotline. Call (917) 2148-DAN with questions!
Dan shares his experience crying in front of people, on stage, on camera, and in front of people. He also tells us that Rudy (1993) is one of the saddest movies ever made. Plus, Dan apologizes to a female caller and sings some Baltimora. (917) 2148-DAN
Dan and his guest, Ballrog Mofesto, discuss the lessons they've learned working as movie extras. Also, Dan takes your calls. Can an actor survive on good looks alone? How can one act on killing a lion? How do I fake a fake orgasm? (917) 2148-DAN
Dan Rodandan explains the mystery behind the "Harlem Shake" and teaches you how to go viral and make your own popular internet videos! Also, Dan's feud with a 14-year-old film auteur continues. Call (917) 2148-DAN to ask your own showbiz questions!
Dan Rodandan picks Zero Dark Thirty for Best Picture, Denzel Washington for Best Actor, and is surprised to learn that Tommy Lee Jones is nominated for Lincoln. Plus, Giovanni Guzmales gets back at Rodandan for bad-mouthing his masterpiece, Fart Police.
Dan coaches a young actor through a Harrison Ford-sized villain. Dave Braithwait will be back in Episode 31. You monster!
Dan Googles himself, overpays for farmer's market eggs, and makes a leftover-garlic-salt omelet while talking chaos creativity. (917) 2148-DAN
Fresh off Skyfall, Dan talks working on student films and how to play a villain — Javier Bardem's Silva, sideways characters, and extras. (917) 2148-DAN
Dan has a cold and still covers headshots, monologues, and the student film Fart Police. Giovanni Guzmales will not forget this. (917) 2148-DAN
New Year's Eve in Hawaiian Gardens. Dan sings Shakespeare, talks Olive Garden, and sits down with neighbor Freddie Leavis over brisket.
Dan's first studio guest in weeks: method actor Eddie Yondles, originally from New York, now in Rancho Cucamonga. Auditions, Hawaiian Gardens, and the Method.
Dan broadcasts from Hawaiian Gardens with guest Bruce Dickstern on Uta Hagen, hamburgers, and coaching acting when you haven't actually done a lot of acting.
Dan finally settles on a podcast name and explains how to get the most out of your acting performance as a movie extra. Step one is the audition. Before that, choosing the life.
Dan launches the show from Hawaiian Gardens, 45 minutes from the Pacific, and works a Gladiator monologue with Christopher Teeth, a stranger he met at Barnes & Noble looking at Uta Hagen.