Vicki Abelso's guest appearances

Vicki Abelso

Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Sam Harris

Shep Gordon

Garry Marshall

Norman Lear

Phil Rosenthal

Mike Rowe

Chris Browning

Carole Bayer Sager

Ed Begley Jr

Jim Beaver

Tommy Chong

Eddie Pepitone

Paul Provenza

Dee Wallace

Kenny Aronoff

OwlTail

Michael Gross

What a delight going Live with actor, and friend, Michael Gross. A pro, he handled the intro whilst I dealt with FB frustrations. We touched ever so briefly on the pandemic, jumped into Michael’s humble beginnings in Chicago, as a lower middle class, parochial school-going alter boy, raised by a fair-minded before his time, father, and a fearless, creative, impromptu mother who inspired and gave permission to Michael and his younger, one day to be SNL success-story, Mary Gross. With a mid-western work ethic, a chance role in High School as the comic relief in Oklahoma at an all-girls school wetted Michael’s thespian tastes as well as his awareness of where the girls “are.” Pre-med, in a commuter college, he soon found his way to the stage, getting his MFA at Yale School of Drama, which led to three years in Louisville Rep, Regional Repertory, Yale Rep, before finding his way to NY, with dollars saved and the ability to say, “no.” Like to co-starring with Richard Gere in what would be his first Broadway play… or did he?  Great story there. Great stories everywhere. Ali McGraw, Sidney Lumet, Cloris Leachman (A Girl Named Sooner), Woody Allen, John Carpenter, Sylvia Sidney, Jason Robards, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury… how he got to Hollywood, Family Ties, his one day wife, Elza, who negotiated his first contract there for the other side, his next, on his side, and how that success led to his being able to say “no,” in Hollywood. There were loads of “yes’s,” Tremors! All 7 of ‘em, and the TV show, and why that appealed. We touched on Grace and Frankie, The Affair, and left a plethora of other outstanding work for another day. I cajoled to get Michael, while on vacation with his bride in New Mexico, to agree to this chat. I’ll give him a week and let the Part 2 cajoling, I mean charming, commence.  Easy, humble, yet self-assured, crazy talented, exceedingly smart, forward-thinking, and fair-minded (both of his parents shining through him), it was mostly great entertainment and laugh-out-loud, fun. I adore this man, and the fine human and artist he is. He brings as much authenticity to the conversation as he does to his work, and that’s saying something.Michael Gross Live on Game Changers with Vicki AbelsonWed, 7/21/21, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ETStreamed Live on my FacebookReplay here:https://bit.ly/3iwFa9WAll BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available oniTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3 Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1flatunein bit.ly/2gGeItjAlso on iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Voox, OwlTail, Backtracks, PlayerFM, Himalaya, Podchaser, and Listen NotesThanks to Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. quikimpressions.comNicole Venables,of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio   Beauty and Products, for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular people, like me. I love my hair, and I love Nicole. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/Blue Microphones and Kevin Walt

What a delight going Live with actor, and friend, Michael Gross. A pro, he handled the intro whilst I dealt with FB frustrations. We touched ever so briefly on the pandemic, jumped into Michael’s humble beginnings in Chicago, as a lower middle class, parochial school-going alter boy, raised by a fair-minded before his time, father, and a fearless, creative, impromptu mother who inspired and gave permission to Michael and his younger, one day to be SNL success-story, Mary Gross. With a mid-western work ethic, a chance role in High School as the comic relief in Oklahoma at an all-girls school wetted Michael’s thespian tastes as well as his awareness of where the girls “are.” Pre-med, in a commuter college, he soon found his way to the stage, getting his MFA at Yale School of Drama, which led to three years in Louisville Rep, Regional Repertory, Yale Rep, before finding his way to NY, with dollars saved and the ability to say, “no.” Like to co-starring with Richard Gere in what would be his first Broadway play… or did he? Great story there. Great stories everywhere. Ali McGraw, Sidney Lumet, Cloris Leachman (A Girl Named Sooner), Woody Allen, John Carpenter, Sylvia Sidney, Jason Robards, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury… how he got to Hollywood, Family Ties, his one day wife, Elza, who negotiated his first contract there for the other side, his next, on his side, and how that success led to his being able to say “no,” in Hollywood. There were loads of “yes’s,” Tremors! All 7 of ‘em, and the TV show, and why that appealed. We touched on Grace and Frankie, The Affair, and left a plethora of other outstanding work for another day. I cajoled to get Michael, while on vacation with his bride in New Mexico, to agree to this chat. I’ll give him a week and let the Part 2 cajoling, I mean charming, commence. Easy, humble, yet self-assured, crazy talented, exceedingly smart, forward-thinking, and fair-minded (both of his parents shining through him), it was mostly great entertainment and laugh-out-loud, fun. I adore this man, and the fine human and artist he is. He brings as much authenticity to the conversation as he does to his work, and that’s saying something. Michael Gross Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson Wed, 7/21/21, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3iwFa9W" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3iwFa9W</a> All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes <a href="http://apple.co/2dj8ld3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apple.co/2dj8ld3</a> Stitcher <a href="http://bit.ly/2h3R1fla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/2h3R1fla</a> tunein <a href="http://bit.ly/2gGeItj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/2gGeItj</a> Also on iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Voox, OwlTail, Backtracks, PlayerFM, Himalaya, Podchaser, and Listen Notes Thanks to Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing. <a href="http://quikimpressions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quikimpressions.com</a> Nicole Venables,of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products, for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular people, like me. I love my hair, and I love Nicole. <a href="http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/</a> Blue Microphones and Kevin Walt

Michael Gross Live On Game Changers With Vicki Abelso