About this episode
Chris Lemmon discusses his experiences in the film industry, his family legacy, and personal anecdotes from his career.
Chris Lemmon joined me and discussed how he knew his dad was a movie star; his films Going Undercover & Weekend Warriors; working with Lloyd Bridges; dreaming of Steely Dan; classical musicians were there first rock stars; wanting to make a movie about Robert Schumann; Billy Joel, Chevy Chase & Jeff Goldblum; his film debut in Airport '77; having one line in Seems Like Old Times and being remembered by Goldie Hawn when they did Swing Shift; his sitcom Brothers & Sisters, which was shot on the same set as King Kong; becoming friends with costar Randy Brooks; Mary Crosby; his film, COD; being a guest on the Tonight Show; subbing for Rick Dees and doing a sketch about a Haggis Wagon; That's Life largely improvised; Duet; taking his dad to tapings; his favorite episode, "I Never Played for My Father"; his book; his one man show playing his dad; Kevin Spacey's impression vs. his; SNL Star Wars sketch; Harvey Lembeck; playing a stalker; Alan Alda plays one in Whispers in the Dark; Lena's Holiday; Thunder in Paradise; Jack almost makes the cut at Pebble Beach but it's rained out; The Way You Look Tonight; his daughter Sydney on Broadway and son has a movie coming out; his…
People in this episode
Host: Ian Fermaglich
Guest: Chris Lemmon
Topics covered
- film industry
- personal stories
- family legacy
- comedy
- music
- health
- television
Keywords
- Chris Lemmon
- film
- comedy
- music
- family
- interview
- health
- television
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Going Undercover, Weekend Warriors, Airport '77, Seems Like Old Times, Swing Shift, Brothers & Sisters, COD, Tonight Show, That's Life, Duet
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