Still Here Hollywood

This is STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD, I’m Steve Kmetko. Join me with today’s guest, Jill Whelan from “The Love Boat”. If you look back at television history, growing up as a teenager on a TV comedy has sometimes meant that there could be rough seas ahead as the actor grows up. But one young child star rode the wave of success as she cruised into adulthood.

In Hollywood, aliens coming to earth has been a “go to” theme for screenwriters for decades. And of course, not all of the “creatures from the beyond” are as adorable and gentle as “ET”. Some are here to wreak havoc among the human race… In 1995, one classic alien movie brought a horrible creature to earth, perfectly packaged as one of the most beautiful women to ever

Actor Amy Yasbeck appeared in some of the biggest movies and TV shows of our time. She sits down with Steve Kmetko to talk about her career and how the death of her husband, John Ritter, partially changed her focus.

If there’s anything you learn about when coming to California to “give it a try” in Hollywood, is that it’s rarely as glamorous or carefree as it may appear. Chasing stardom can lead down many paths. And becoming the “personality” that you’re hired to be, can be a challenge. And sometimes life tosses a wring into those plans and career. And it’s not always a small w

Growing up in showbiz, like today's guest did, is a smidge different than how most of us were raised. Finding your path when your parents are Hollywood Royalty can be interesting. And whad to you do when your big sister is an actual princess from "a galaxy far far away"? You forge your own path, co-starring on a groundbreaking and eventual controversial, comedy series. This is Stil

Some “Teen Movies” only hit home with their target audience: teens. Most of those films come and go from theaters without a lot of fanfare. But once in a while a movie comes along with adorable characters and spectacular lines that live on forever, filed away under “Smarmy” in our vocabularies. In 1995, one skateboarding / stoner character won over audiences with his slight

This is Still Here Hollywood, I'm Steve Kmetko. Join me with today's guest, Jerry O'Connell. If you're one to pay attention to Hollywood tabloids you'd know that it's fairly rare to a child actor to keep their career thriving deep into adulthood. One versitile star, who was in his first hit film at 11 years old, has thrived for decades as an actor and has pivoted into the world of

How do you define a Hollywood legend? Is it the number of roles that theuy've played? Is it reaching over a billion dollars in box office receipts? Is it longevity? This is Still Here Hollywood. I'm Steve Kmetko. Join me with today's guest, who has acted in over 700 films, actor, Eric Roberts.

This is STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD, I'm Steve Kmetko. I was fired from E! Entertainment Television 20 years ago. Today I'll tell the story that I've never told (fully). Actress and friend of the podcast, Amy Yasbeck, will help me spill my guts.

Chewbacca… Robin… Tattoo… Ed McMahon. Sidekicks in film and television are some of the most important roles to fill on a cast. And all are pivotal to the success of the show. In the 1990’s there was an unforgettable sidekick who hammered his way to fame on one of the most popular comedies of the decade. This is STILL HERE HOLLYWOOD. I’m Steve Kmetko. Join me, with today�