About this episode
Noel Fogelman interviews Courtney Gains about his music career and film roles.
Noel catches up with Courtney Gains. The actor/musician is pretty busy these days. He has two songs currently on the charts. We discuss his music and how he got Slash of Guns and Roses to play on one of his songs. Courtney also stars in the upcoming movie, Barn Part 3. He also has a song, Fear the Boogie in the movie. Courtney got his start playing Malachai in the horror movie, Children of the Corn. He made a conscious effort to get out of the horror genre following the movie. He did that successfully, having roles in Back to the Future, Colors, The Burbs and Memphis Belle. We also discuss the cult classic, Winners Take All. He also had a memorable guest starring role in “The Smelly Car” episode of Seinfeld.
People in this episode
Host: Noel Fogelman
Guest: Courtney Gains
Topics covered
- music
- film
- acting
- horror genre
- interviews
- chart-topping songs
Keywords
- Courtney Gains
- music
- Guns and Roses
- Barn Part 3
- Children of the Corn
- Back to the Future
- Seinfeld
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Guns and Roses
Books & works: Barn Part 3, Children of the Corn, Back to the Future, Colors, The Burbs, Memphis Belle, Winners Take All, The Smelly Car
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