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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jeffrey Tambor

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2009

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jeffrey Tambor is a veteran actor best known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show and the patriarch of the Bluth family on Arrested Development.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Michael from Pasadena California. The sound of Young America is an independent

0:04.6

production supported by listeners like you and me. If you'd like to donate to support the show,

0:09.3

thereby joining the Cool Crowd, visit maximumfund.org and click on Donate.

0:14.4

Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles, I'm Jesse Thorn and this is the Sound of Young America

0:19.8

from Maximumfund.org.

0:42.7

It's the Sound of Young America for Maximumfund.org. I'm your host, Jesse Thorn.

0:47.2

This week on the program, the veteran character actor, Jeffrey Tambor. Here he is in his role as

0:52.8

the patriarch of the Bluth family on the cult series Arrested Development alongside his son

0:58.4

played by Jason Bateman. You know, I parked in the same spot for the last five years. I was there

1:03.4

on time every single day. I was so loyal. I worked so hard. Why did he just put me in charge?

1:08.5

Michael, listen to me. These guys, the SEC, they've been after me for years. I put you in charge.

1:12.7

You're going to be wearing one of these orange jumpsuits too. I could help you. You'd be in a

1:15.9

complex. No, I had to be your mom. They cannot arrest a husband and wife for the same crime.

1:30.7

You know, I don't think that that's true, Dad. Really?

1:36.1

I got the worst of f***ing attorneys.

1:39.1

Jeffrey Tambor is so, so exciting to have you on the Sound of Young America. Welcome to the show.

1:43.6

Thank you. And thank you for dressing up.

1:46.1

Oh, well. Hey, I told you. I do it for everybody. But if

1:49.4

Jeffrey Tambor is going to be here, I'm not messing around. I appreciate that. You dress up every day.

1:53.6

Yeah, absolutely. And not if like I'm not going to see anyone. Oh, I'd all in my day. Like,

1:57.8

once in a while, I'll make it to like one o'clock in my rub because I work here in my apartment.

2:01.4

I'm reading this wonderful book written by Susan Cheever about her dad, John Cheever, who was

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