The Real Deal: Michael Papajohn Talks LSU Baseball, Hollywood, Mental Health & More

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4.9 • 537 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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From Alex Box to Hollywood: Michael Papajohn, a former LSU baseball player turned Hollywood actor and stuntman, joins the latest edition of The Real Deal to talk his roles in action films and TV shows, his time in Baton Rouge & much more.

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0:00.0	on July 1st, it'll ask you can profit off name, image, and lightning.
0:06.0	Okay.
0:07.0	Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen to another episode of the Real Deal podcast.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Jamar Lincoln, Assistant Director of NIL, and we got us a very special guest with us today.
0:22.7	A true industry veteran.
0:24.4	He's a stuntman, actor, filmmaker, and a father, a face that has been seen on the big screen a multitude of times.
0:31.2	He is also a former LSU baseball player, LSU alumni, an LSU Hall of Distinction member.
0:37.1	Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Michael, Papa John,
0:40.2	Michael, how are we doing? Thanks for the intro, Jumar. It's great to be here. It's a beautiful,
0:45.0	beautiful studio. Thanks, man. Yeah, definitely. So, so really just jumping right into, you're in the
0:51.1	film industry now and everything. I'm a movie. I'm not going to say a savant, but I love watching movies.
0:57.2	And what is one movie you can watch no matter the season of life you're in?
1:02.3	One.
1:06.3	Smokey and the Bandit.
1:08.6	Big Bert Reynolds guy.
1:10.7	Okay. Bert Reynolds Reynolds guy. Okay.
1:11.8	Bert Reynolds.
1:12.5	Yeah.
1:13.2	My hometown.
1:14.5	Really?
1:14.9	They cross Georgia.
1:16.1	Really?
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