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That's Awesome with Steve Burton & Bradford Anderson

The All-Powerful, All-WONDERFUL...MARK TESCHNER!

That's Awesome with Steve Burton & Bradford Anderson

StonecoldandTheJackal.com

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.82.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

We owe EVERYTHING to Mark Teschner. He is the CASTING DIRECTOR of General Hospital. Every actor you have seen on the GH screen in the last 30 years is there because this man gave them a chance. Hear some great stories, and learn about one of the coolest (and toughest) jobs in Hollywood. Oh and he has ALL the Emmys. This episode of That's Awesome is brought you by: PLUTO TV Pluto TV is the easy and completely legal way to watch your favorite TV shows and hit movies for free. Check it out at pluto.tv and TRUECAR Experience a better way to sell or trade-in your car. Check out TrueCar today at truecar.com.

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this podcast one production available on Apple podcasts and podcast one

0:30.0

Hey guys, what's going on Brad? Hey man, so everybody we have a very special fellow on

0:40.4

on as a guest today and we just wanted to jump on and because he's not an actor he is our

0:45.9

casting director and not everybody was what that is and funny that you say that because I have it

0:52.3

I have the definition pulled up here. Do you really? Yes, I'm prepared for you sir. Oh boy. The person

0:58.4

responsible for assigning roles in a film TV play or any other production. Very good. Thank you

1:07.0

so much. So I don't know some people you know I know people are excited when we have other castmates

1:11.8

on and they might be like oh he's not a castmate this might not be as interesting or as exciting.

1:17.4

Oh, contrary. It's so I do it it's so interesting I think people are going to love it because it

1:24.0

really gives them insight on a how difficult it is to cast. Yes, something and how difficult

1:30.8

it is to to continue to find talent after 20 plus how many years has Mark been 30 years 30 years

1:39.9

on our show and then yeah, crazy right from what we talked about about five years before that. Wow.

1:45.6

So you might actually as fans of our show or if if fans of any television program you might

1:52.8

realize that the casting director not only is it a tough job but if you're not going to be an actor

1:58.9

it but love being around actors and around the business it is a pretty cool job and this may be

2:06.1

a job that some of you out there think you might number one be good at. Number two would love to do

2:14.1

so I think you're going to find it fascinating we love this man. We owe so much to him. We do. Yeah,

2:20.4

a lot of us do. I do for sure. I'm so happy he was willing to sit down and talk to us. It

2:25.9

means a lot to me and I hope everybody enjoys the interview. Absolutely. So thanks guys for

2:31.8

hanging with us for another week and our friend Mark Teshner.

2:37.4

Bradford. Oh my god, Steve. You know, we're surrounded by talented, wonderful people but

2:43.6

and all the time people that I'd say border on greatness, right? Yeah, well, there's been maybe

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