Podcast: Dead Eyes (LS 62 ยท TOP 0.1% what is this?)
Episode: 2 - Tristesse
Pub date: 2020-01-30
Notes from The Listener:
Connor Ratliff has carved out a successful career as a comedian who also plays minor dramatic parts on TV and film. Yet he is haunted by the fact that he was fired by the famous producer of the 2001 mini series Band of Brothers with the following devastating statement: "Tom Hanks has seen your audition tape and he's having second thoughts. He thinks you have dead eyes." Ratcliff is now, 20 years on, via this podcast investigating why Hanks took against him. This episode is about auditions, and features Jon Hamm
A 10-year-old Connor acts onstage in a 1985 production of Oliver! and has a seemingly disastrous first television interview. Years later, a 17-year-old Connor stars in a production of Ordinary People across from Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm (Mad Men, The Town, Baby Driver), who was a senior in college at the time.
Connor and Jon look back on their time working together and recount their highs and lows in various audition rooms.
Plus, a recreation of Connor's Band of Brothers re-audition scene featuring Nicole Drespel (UCB, Broad City, 30 Rock), and a candid conversation about the audition process with a real New York City casting director.
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