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Gene Hackman Gene Hackman on auditioning for the Actors Studio.

Season 7, Episode 714

Original Airdate: October 18, 2004

Eugene Aldan Hackman was born on January 30, 1931 in San Bernardino, CA. He was raised in Danville, Illinois where his father worked as a press operator for the Commercial News. read more > >

Vanessa Redgrave

Season 7, Episode 717

Original Airdate: August 4, 2002

Vanessa Redgrave was born in London on January 30, 1937. Initially trained in ballet, she made her theatrical debut in London in 1958. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she played a variety of stage roles, including leads in a number of Shakespeare plays. read more > >

Ed Harris

Season 7, Episode 702

Original Airdate: December 10, 2001

Ed Harris was born in Tenafly, New Jersey on November 28, 1950. He attended Columbia University on a football scholarship but after completing his sophomore year, he transferred to Oklahoma State University to major in drama. read more > >

Ben Affleck

Season 7, Episode 703

Original Airdate: December 3, 2001

Although born in Berkeley, California on August 15, 1972, Ben Affleck spent most of his childhood growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1980, he met Matt Damon, a boy two years his senior who lived in the same neighborhood. read more > >

Kevin Kline

Season 7, Episode 713

Original Airdate: November 1, 2001

Kevin Kline was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1947 and had been active in local theater throughout his youth. In 1972, he moved to New York to study acting at New York's Acting Company with John Houseman. read more > >

Burt Reynolds

Season 7, Episode 715

Original Airdate: October 7, 2001

Description to come... read more > >

Ben Stiller

Season 7, Episode 718

Original Airdate: September 30, 2001

Ben Stiller was the second child of comics Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. When Stiller was just ten years old he made his professional acting debut in guest appearance on the TV show Kate McShane, which starred his mother. read more > >

Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr on the casting process for her television show "Roseanne".

Season 7, Episode 716

Original Airdate: September 9, 2001

Brash, loud, raw, "trailer trash", powerful, talented. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the one and only Roseanne. read more > >

Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas on his role in "Philadelphia".

Season 7, Episode 712

Original Airdate: August 5, 2001

This Spanish star took America by storm in 1991 starring as the Cuban trumpeter in The Mambo Kings - a gutsy move considering Antonio Banderas didn't speak English and had to learn his lines phonetically. read more > >

Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith speaking about playing her role with Paul Newman.

Season 7, Episode 707

Original Airdate: July 15, 2001

Born August 9, 1957 in New York City to actress Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith, Melanie made her acting debut in 1975 in Night Moves. read more > >

 
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