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The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Podcast

J August Richards (Agents of SHIELD) Interview | AfterBuzz TV’s Spotlight On

The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Podcast

AfterBuzz TV

Tv & Film, After Shows

4.8821 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2014

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

AFTERBUZZ TV -- AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On edition, is a long form interview series featuring Actors and TV personalities discussing their roles and shows as well as their thoughts, passions and journeys. In this episode host Kristin Carole interviews J. August Richards. J. August's bio: Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the Maryland suburb of Bladensburg, Richards discovered his love for acting at an early age and enrolled in a performing arts high school where he appeared in several plays a year. Academically confident and determined to move out to Los Angeles to pursue his acting aspirations, Richards applied to only one college - the University of Southern California (USC). Not only was he accepted, he also won numerous scholarships and grants to study theater. Upon graduation from USC, Richards began working steadily in film, television and theater. Playing a rapping bike messenger who believes he is an alien abductee in the Mark Taper Forum's (Los Angeles) p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Afterbuzz TV Network.

0:03.5

Now the largest new media platform on the web and your number one source for after show entertainment.

0:10.4

Very good, Gene Johnson.

0:15.3

After AfterBov TV.

0:18.0

From Los Angeles, California, and Ria Menunoos, and streaming live thanks to Akamai Technologies,

0:26.2

this is AfterBuzz TV Spotlight On.

0:29.3

Spotlight On is a long-form interview series featuring actors and TV personalities.

0:34.6

And now, from the world's number one TV after- platform, this is AfterBuzz TV Spotlight On.

0:42.6

Hey guys, welcome to Spotlight On.

0:44.6

I'm your host, Kristen Carroll, and I am here with one of my favorite actors.

0:48.2

I grew up with Angel.

0:50.2

You may also know him as Deathlock on Agent of Shield right now and raising the bar.

0:53.9

I mean, I could just name off like all of these different things.

0:56.1

I'm with Jay August Richards.

0:57.6

Thanks for doing.

0:58.6

Hello. How are you? Thanks for having me.

0:59.7

Good. I'm doing great. How are you doing today?

1:02.0

Fantastic, thank you. It's been a pretty good day.

1:03.8

So glad to have you on.

1:05.1

Let's get right to it with what everybody wants to know about, death lock. You were saying you're a huge, you were a huge comic book fan growing up.

1:14.7

I was, yes, absolutely.

1:15.9

As a kid, me and my buddies would like poll our parents to see which one was going to take us to Jeppie's comic book store in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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