Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk

About this episode

Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk share humorous and heartfelt stories from their acting careers.

Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk join Dropping Names for a wildly funny, nostalgic and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about decades in the business… from Firefly and Star Trek conventions to Saving Private Ryan, Disney villains, Shakespeare with Patrick Stewart, and the night Nathan may or may not have saved the crew in Dallas. They talk about early acting jobs, being fired as waiters, soap opera survival, audition heartbreak, working with Spielberg, Tom Hanks, James Gunn, and what it really feels like standing across from fans who’ve waited hours just for a moment. This isn’t an interview. It’s four actors swapping stories from a lifetime in the industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes

Guests: Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk

Topics covered

• acting careers
• nostalgia
• storytelling
• Hollywood experiences
• conventions
• audition challenges

Keywords

• Firefly
• Star Trek
• acting
• Hollywood
• conventions
• auditions
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Firefly, Star Trek, Saving Private Ryan, Disney

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