About this episode
Robert Hays shares his journey in acting, memorable experiences, and insights from his career in comedy and television.
Robert Hays joined me to discuss loving the Lone Ranger; moving from Virginia to Turkey to Nebraska; changing schools & becoming class clown; being a Marine brat; signing up for an acting class in college; selling his horse to buy a VW bus and moving to the Old Globe in San Diego; being taught by Craig Noel; working with Leonard Nimoy; getting a job on Rockford Files from Eddie Foy III; his dad asking Eddie to talk him out of acting; Laverne & Shirley; Angie makes him recognizable; winning the Tug O' War on the Battle of the Network Stars with Kent McCord; Family Feud / Angie crossover; being called the New Cary Grant by Merv Griffin and having other guest Orson Welles call him the New Robert Hays; doing a magic trick with Orson; having to shoot Airplane & Angie consecutively for two weeks of twenty hour days; the "alcohol problem" scenes took a lot of time and shirts to shoot; dailies were packed; 1st screening the third reel was shown before second; having his parents come to the premiere and Peter Graves tell him he has a hankering for young boys; Bette Midler laughs throughout; friends thought trailer had all the jokes; name is different in foreign…
People in this episode
Host: Ian Fermaglich
Guest: Robert Hays
Topics covered
- acting career
- comedy
- television history
- personal anecdotes
- film production
- celebrity interactions
Keywords
- Robert Hays
- acting
- comedy
- Airplane
- television
- celebrity
- interview
- personal stories
- Hollywood
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Airplane, Angie, Rockford Files, Laverne & Shirley, Take This Job and Shove It, Caddyshack
Places: Virginia, Turkey, Nebraska, San Diego, Australia
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