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The Tobolowsky Files

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 93 - The Persistence of Vision Part 1: My Top 10

The Tobolowsky Files

David Chen

Film Interviews, My Adventures With God, Interview, Tv & Film, Religion & Spirituality, The Dangerous Animals Club, Society & Culture, Storytelling, Stephen Tobolowsky

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Movies depend on seeing what is no longer there. How is that different from remembering this morning? Or dreaming about tomorrow?

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0:00.0

The Hello everyone and welcome to the Tobolowski files a series of stories about

0:27.5

life love and Hollywood as told by actor Stephen Tobolowski I am David Chen

0:32.2

and joining me as always he is the man who played Dr. Gerkin in the

0:37.1

television series Suddenly Susan Stephen Tobolowski Stephen how you doing

0:41.9

today sir I am doing very well I Stephen Tuoloski, Stephen, how are you doing today, sir?

0:42.5

I am doing very well.

0:44.5

I remember doing, suddenly, Susan, I don't remember Dr Gerkin too much.

0:56.0

When I saw the name Dr. Gherkin, I thought to myself, that sounds like something Stephen would do.

0:58.0

Yeah, you know, and it was, it was, if you recall, that was must see TV suddenly Susan and working with

1:06.5

Brooke Shields there and that was at the time when Brooke Shields was with Andre Agassi, you know, the tennis star, so he was hanging around the

1:16.9

set as well. It was, gosh, I wish I had remembered more of what we did but I remember how much I enjoyed being with

1:28.2

with her on that show.

1:31.2

Such a professional and such a great personality I guess you say. I think a lot of shows you say. I think a lot of shows you you know, everything comes from the top, like on Seinfeld, really

1:45.9

Jerry Seinfeld, his personality and Larry David's personality were in every, you know, kind of seeped through every day of

1:57.9

rehearsal, every moment on that show. And on suddenly Susan the same thing

2:02.4

could be said, that Brooke Shields, her

2:07.1

professionalism and her calm and desire to work hard, kind of siphon through through all of us on that show is a very pleasant experience

2:18.1

Glad to hear you get a good experience Stephen you know something that has become very apparent to people who listen to this

2:25.2

podcast I think is that you've had a huge variety of experiences in Hollywood

2:30.0

for right it's not even an adequate term you know variety is even an adequate term, you know, variety's not an adequate term.

2:35.2

But I guess my question is, is there anything you haven't done in all your time in Hollywood?

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Yes, yes, David, yes. In my 40 years in show business, and I'm saying 40 because that's how long ago I got my

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