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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (born August 16, 1972) is a Korean-born Canadian actor and television host. He is best known for his roles as Randy Ko in the soap opera Train 48 (2003–2005) and as family patriarch Appa in the play Kim's Convenience (2011) and its television adaptation (2016–2021). Lee has won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series four times for his role as Mr. Kim in Kim's Convenience, and has been nominated twice for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role, Large Theatre, for The Monster Under the Bed in 2010 and the stage version of Kim's Convenience in 2012.
In this video, Yvonne Chapman will share with you her journey as an actor/performer and how the creative process can be both exciting and frustrating. She will discuss the ups and downs of being a creative in film and television, and offer tips on how to overcome hurdles and create the work you want to see.
In this video, Chengis Javeri sits down with actor, voice actor and audio book narrator, Stuart Bentley. Stuart is a Calgary local artist with many talents and even more credits to his name. Be sure to check out this episode! Like, comment and subscribe.
In this video, we'll tell the story of how Jason Wan Lim became Alberta's busiest film producer by quitting his day job. After years of working as a Bartender, Jason decided to switch gears and enter the film industry. In this episode, we'll share with you how Jason's switch to film production has helped him achieve success and make Alberta a destination for film productions. We'll also discuss the importance of networking and how to achieve success in the film industry. If you're interested in learning about the film industry and how to achieve success in it, then this is the video for you! Watch it and learn about the skills and strategies that have helped Jason Wan Lim become one of the busiest film producers in Alberta
In this video, Mayan's M.C. star Cody Renee Cameron is riding her motorcycle from Santa Monica to Chicago, along Route 66 to raise money for charity. She's filming the cross country adventure, raising money for The Wagmor Pet Dog Rescue. Her Journey begins September 2, 2023. See the Go Fund Me link below on how you can help.
You know Cody from Mayans MC, Breaking Bad, and Easyriders Magazine. She’s a triple threat as a movie star, centerfold, and stunt performer. You can catch Cody out riding motorcycles in your neck of the woods or in your living room on the tv!
In this video, you'll get an intimate conversation with Preston Corbell, one of Hollywood's top stunt performers. Preston will discuss his career in stunt work, from his early days as a stuntman to his time working on the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood.
In this episode of Talent Talk, Jayson Therrien discusses his second directing project, "Suzy Makes Cupcakes". The film is not what one may expect and delivers a fun Guy Ritchie style film. Join us as we discuss the details of the film and everything else Jayson.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we chat with actress Emmanuelle Vaugier. Emmanuelle Vaugier stars in the new Hallmark TV movie Big Sky River: The Bridal Path. The film is set in Montana and tells the story of Tara (Emmanuelle Vaugier) dating Cowboy Boone, working to bring their family lives together but tensions arise, as blending their families will be more of a challenge than anticipated. Catch the premiere of Big Sky River: The Bridal Path on W Network and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Friday, August 11th at 9pm EDT.
In this conversation, we chat with culinary master, Gary Maclean, National Chef of Scotland. Gary is one of the most celebrated chefs in Scotland, and his unique cuisine has earned him a host of awards and accolades. In this video, we'll explore his culinary history and explore the influences that have shaped his unique style of cooking. If you're curious about the culinary mastery of Gary Maclean, then this video is for you!
In this interview, we chat with Christine Solomon. Christine is a talented author and storyteller. In this interview, she discusses her second children's book, "Wishing Upon a New Moon." This book is sure to be a hit with children and adults alike.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", Gabrielle Miller, an award-winning actress and comedian will be appearing in the new film "Have Hope Yo." In this video, she shares her auditioning tips with you, so that you can have the best chance of landing the role of your dreams.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Rylan Nilsson is an actor and voice actor who has appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. In this video, Rylan discusses his acting career, voice acting, depression, anxiety and his ties to Robin Williams.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Intimacy Coordinator, actor and stunt actor, Shawna McGill Legault. Shawna delves into the fascinating world of intimacy coordination. We explore the role of an intimacy coordinator, their importance in the film and television industry, and how they ensure the safety and comfort of actors during intimate scenes. Shawna demystifies this often misunderstood profession, and we learn how it contributes to creating authentic, respectful, and consensual portrayals of intimacy on screen.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with ACTRA Alberta President and actor Blair Young. He shares his journey from being a theatre and film actor to becoming the ACTRA Alberta president and shares what it takes to become a unionized actor.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with actor, writer, director and mentor Ben Immanuel. Ben talks about his new film "Have Hope, Yo!" (working Title), which is currently in post production. He also shares insights int the effort, and challenges and actor must face to succeed in this industry.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Lianne Smith. Lianne is a costume designer for for the film and television.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Donia Kash to discuss working on the set of Halmark's movie of the week, "Hearts in the Game", as a non-binary actor.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Charles Andrew Payne, actor, comedian & motivational Speaker. Charles discusses the power of saying yes and his time working on set with Kevin Sorbo as Father Bruce Barnes on the film "Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ".
Joe Norman Shaw was born in Anderson, Indiana, in 1957 to Norman and Mary Shaw. In 1966 he moved to Elgin, Illinois, and began acting at Kimball Jr. High School. In 1972 the family moved to the east end of Toronto (Scarborough), where Joe continued to act in plays, perform dramatic monologues and was active on the wrestling team at West Hill Collegiate Institute. After graduating from the Drama Department, University of Guelph, in 1981, Joe moved back to Toronto to pursue his career. His early work was in the theater and included an apprenticeship at The Shaw Festival (1985)and two seasons with the Stratford Festival ('87-'90). While in Toronto Joe appeared in numerous productions of new and innovative plays such as "The Dressing Gown" (Buddies in Bad Times),"As Is" (Toronto Free Theatre), "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" (Crows Theatre)and the Fringe Festival hit, "I Slept with Tony Trouble: The Confessions of a Hollywood Hustler"- which later toured to London and the Edinburgh Festival. In 1991 he moved to Vancouver, where he began to work more extensively in film and TV, and began to teach acting and directing for the stage. His directorial debut was "The Zoo Story" for the Vancouver Fringe. In 1994 he moved to Calgary, where he continues to work as an actor on stage ("Twelve Angry Men", Vertigo Theatre) and in film and TV projects, primarily shot in Alberta. He is also Co-Founder/Director of Company of Rogues Actors Studio and Rogueswest (Vancouver), as well as Artistic Director of Rogues Theatre. Joe holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Calgary where he has worked as an instructor. He is also the Director of Drama at St. Mary's University and for 15 years was an Instructor for the Department of Theatre at Mount Royal University,Calgary.
Scotty Berg is a 16-year-old alt-country singer. He is having a breakout year with his song 'Dreams’ landing in the #35 spot on Top AC Radio Charts in the U.S. We talk about his rise in popularity, comparisons with Shawn Mendes and Justin Beiber and balancing, school, friends with creating music in Nashville.
In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Julian Black Antelope who discusses his experience on the "Prey" Predator set and his experience of producing, directing and show running his own network television series, "Secret History: Women Warriors"
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Representing the Buckskin, Black Horse family of the Weasel People, Julian Black Antelope is a nationally /internationally recognized working actor (Washington Black, Prey, Grendel, The Flash, Hold the Dark, Penny Dreadful, Condor, Tribal, Blackstone), who also brings a growing body of work behind the camera writing and producing on several feature films, documentary’s and now his own television docu/drama series Secret History (TM) as Executive Producer/Showrunner, Writer, Director, & Star of.
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In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Justin Berti who stars as Marco Laguna on "Divorce Bait". He regale's us with stories of seeing himself on the Grammy's as Billie Eilish is being nominated for an award as well as working on commercials, working in Japan and voicing characters on the Mario Kart video game.
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Justin Berti is meant to entertain and inspire. Well traveled, he was born in Connecticut, spent time in Texas and New York City, with his last major stint of 12 years being in Tokyo, Japan. Creating a name for himself, Justin was acting, dancing, and modeling in almost all major entertainment genres you can think of in the Land of the Rising Sun. He even played semi-pro baseball and was a Major League Baseball announcer for all preseason and regular season games featured in Japan. He also had a guest star role in Ramen Girl starring Brittany Murphy. Leaving Japan and moving to L.A. in 2015, he has been on stage, TV, and film making the most of his ambitions. The role of Elliot in the Showtime series Submission was the highlight of his first year back in the States and is what most of his fans know him from. Starring in the popular Billie Eilish's famous "Bad Guy" music video and getting to play the villain in Lifetime's Deadly Cheers and playing the vibrant Mario Bargellini in another Lifetime movie, Driven to Kill, are three memorable experiences for Justin as well. However, the lead role in his first romantic comedy, Divorce Bait, coming out the winter of 2021, will surely add to the top of his list. Tapping into his comedic skills and diving into this character, has been such a breath of fresh air given the difficult climate of 2020. Justin also starred in the independent film Frontera, which won over 9 film festival awards, 4 of them for Best Picture, since its release in 2018. As a Columbia University graduate and instructor of Yogic Arts (a powerful mix of Ashtanga, Martial Arts, and Modern dance), Justin's acting technique and "can do" attitude derive from his physical body mastery, prompting his nickname The Yoganator.
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In this episode of "Talent Talk", we sit down with Vancouver's own Curtis Lum, actor and producer for Soon Films to discuss choosing film over the the family restaurant business, working on shows such as Siren, The Good Doctor and his current role as Cisco on the hit Netflix series Night Agent.
Award-winning actor/filmmaker Curtis Lum has a number of roles in popular TV series to air this year. First up is his role as ‘Cisco Jenkins’ on ‘The Night Agent’ TV series which premiered on Netflix, March 23, 2023. The Night Agent follows a low-level FBI agent, Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), who works in the basement of the White House, manning a phone that never rings until the night it does, propelling him into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the Oval Office. Curtis plays ‘Cisco Jenkins’, the best friend of the lead Peter Sutherland. They were roommates at Quantico, and Cisco gets called for help when Peter is in the stickiest of situations. The Night Agent is an action-packed - drama/ thriller series that will be a sure fan favorite. Curtis joins an ensemble cast of Luciane Buchanan, Hong Chau, D.B. Woodside and Eve Harlow.
Curtis has a guest star role on the immensely popular TV series ‘The Good Doctor’ (ABC/CTV) in the episode entitled ‘Old Friends’ which aired March 6th, 2023. His character ‘Anthony’ is devastated to learn that his pregnant wife Sonja (Elyse Maloway) has a serious complication with her pregnancy that threatens her life unless the pregnancy is terminated. Anthony tries very hard to be supportive of his wife, for whom it took several rounds of IVF to get pregnant; like her, he already adores their unborn baby, Esther. Anthony is heartbroken when his wife decides that if it's a choice between herself and the baby, she wants to save their baby - and she makes Anthony promise he'll uphold her wishes.
Army Vet, Father, Divorced Parent, Fitness Trainer, Chef and now Podcast Host. PJ Cowan wears many hats and on March 23rd he will be launching his podcast Raw and Real Vet Talk which will be geared to real life Raw and Real talks, people in the entertainment industry who were in the Military and how they adapted to Civilian Life, Celebs who fought sobriety while still being in the spotlight. He will be speaking to and about Divorced Dads, Single Dads, Politics, Fitness and everything Raw and Real that make for great conversation and a little debate.
When he was only 10 years old, Jamal Hill was taken to the hospital after the right side of his body went numb. By the time he arrived at the hospital he was almost entirely paralyzed and could only speak and move his head. He stayed in the hospital for months while paralyzed before he recovered with reduced motor function in his arms and legs. But for many years he tried to hide it even while competing in high school sports. He was a very strong competitive swimmer and also played basketball. He received a swim scholarship to Division III Hiram College in Ohio where his major was physics.
It wasn’t until he was age 23 that he finally stepped out of the proverbial “disability closet” and shared his diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), an inherited condition that causes nerve damage in a person’s feet, legs, hand and arms, with the public. Even today, from his knees to his toes, he says it feels like he is walking on prosthetics. From his elbows to his fingertips, he has about 30% nerve capacity.
It was at that time that his swim coach convinced him to pursue a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Team. In the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics he won a bronze medal. Soon after his return to Southern California his commitment to teaching young people to swim grew to new heights through the work of the, Swim Up Hill Foundation, a non-profit he founded in 2020.
This is a story of determination and perseverance, enhanced by athleticism, and wrapped in a pleasant and optimistic personality.
Kaitlan chats about her production company, Fenix Film & Television and the production of the series PUSH available on CBC and CBC Gem.
Erik Fellow is an experienced actor with 20+ years of experience and more than 50 IMDb credits to his name so far. He sits down with Talent Talk host Chengis Javeri about his starring role in the dark comedy "Starf*cker", acting in general and even basketball!
Rob Willey (Director, Writer & Producer) and Lexi Redman (Actor & Model) chat about their award winning, dramatic thriller feature film River Road.
Ely Jackson is an actor and author. She was born in Perth Australia but now resides in Vancouver, BC, Canada and has released her debut novel, "Snakes of the Nile".
Nick discusses his journey of wearing many hats (writer, producer, actor, composer) and his belief in healing through powerful story telling.
Adam Scorgie has produced documentaries on Danny Trejo, Dolph Lundgren, Phil Heath and more. Have a listen as he discusses his keys to success in creating these award winning docs.
Satinder Kassoana is the writer, producer, director, editor and actor in the feature length Punjabi crime drama, "Range Road 290". He is a success story for independent film makers.
Brock Skretting is one of the founders and Head of Advocacy at Keep Alberta Rolling as well as the Calgary Member at Large for the Directors Guild of Canada Alberta District Council. The mission is to grow the Alberta film industry & create a healthy ecosystem where many different types of creatives can succeed.
Tyson is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of several successful docuseries, including global phenomenon Rust Valley Restorers (Netflix International, History Canada), Cold Water Cowboys (Discovery Channel Canada), The Dog Dudes (Amazon Prime, Apple Plus), and Backroad Truckers (History Canada). Tyson always carries the momentum aggressively forward into the development of unique character-driven concepts primed to be major hits both domestically and internationally.
Andrew Beckler hosts X-Mornings with Beckler & Seanna on X929, as well as the daily B&S in 20 Minutes or Less podcast. Originally from Saskatoon, Beckler lives in Calgary with his wife McKenna and two sons.
Talia Sargent is a singer/songwriter based in Calgary, AB. She has been writing songs and preforming ever since she was young but started recording and producing her music in 2020. Talia is also a Figure Skater and Dancer. She has always been in the creative space her whole life, as her mom owned a dance studio when she was growing up. Now Talia has found her passion in making music and acting in various projects.
Baye McPherson is an American/Canadian actor that is starring as Katie in Heartland, the longest running Canadian TV series. Baye enjoys dancing, playing drums and piano and horseback riding. She loves the ocean and grew up spending time on the east coast in North Carolina. Baye has been studying acting for 4-5 years and loves the craft. She is thrilled to be a part of the amazing Heartland cast.
Nina Sudra is a filmmaker working in the industry for over 25 years. She is committed to creating dialogue about social issues revolving around the multicultural experience. She has embraced her passion of filmmaking and storytelling as a powerful tool to build bridges between people of different ages and cultures.
Her films have travelled the globe and have touched many lives. These works have encouraged conversations between a varied spectrum of people; from children in impoverished villages to graduate students in universities. Nina’s films have received national and international accolades and have won several awards. Nina is also a biodynamic craniosacral therapist who loves walking barefoot on the grass and doing qigong
Adele Pomerenke is a professional Actress and Ballerina. Most known for her role as ensign Kemi, helmsman of the newest U.S.S Stargazer in Star Trek: Picard, as well for her work in My Chemical Romances short film 'A Summoniing...' Recreating the iconic role of Helena. Adele lives in Los Angeles
James talk about his U2 tribute band and directing his first feature length film, The Ties that Bind.
Born and raised in London, Ontario, Amber Marshall trained at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, as well as The Original Kids Theatre Company in London. Amber has appeared in numerous film and television productions, displaying a remarkable range and vulnerability. She is most known for her work as Amy Fleming on CBC's long running series Heartland.
Vik Sahay chats about his time on NBC's Chuck, his role as Lester in the Jeffster duo and the true depth of his character development on a wide range of shows.
We chat with Mark Meer (aka Commander Shepard of the Normandy) of Bioware's Mass Effect video game series.
Interview with Spencer Streichert who is an actor, producer, stunt man, and comedian, of Metis, German and Nordic descent, living in Calgary, AB. He Grew up performing in community theatre and rodeo, he began his film career in 2012 shadowing stunt coordinator Daniel Skene on the sci-fi thriller "Stranded". Spencer is also a festival director and co-founder of the Quarantine International Film Festival (QIFF) which was started on March 13th, 2020 as a way for filmmakers from around the globe to stay creative in self Isolation, and has quickly grown to be a favorite among filmmakers world-wide.
Interview with the lovely and talented actress and acting coach, Yvonne Chapman. Yvonne runs her own acting workshop, Craft Studio's and was cast as Zhilan on CW's Kung Fu.
Season 1, Episode 5 of Talent talk with guest Brendan Hunter. This is the full uncut interview with the talented Voice Over, Theatre and Film/TV actor. If you want to check out the video interview, be sure to check it out on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uRN2HphPOqc
Season 1, Episode 4 of Talent talk with guest Hernan Moreno. This is the full uncut interview with the talented director from Colombia. If you want to check out the video interview, be sure to check it out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbnfisw6ZH64eqtRimbPMw
Season 1, Episode 3 of Talent talk with guest Gin Fedotov. This is the full uncut interview and even some behind the scenes banter, you might even hear some trade secrets :). If you want to check out the video interview, be sure to check it out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbnfisw6ZH64eqtRimbPMw
Season 1, Episode 1 of Talent talk with guest Chengis Javeri. This is the full uncut interview and even some behind the scenes banter. If you want to check out the video interview, be sure to check it out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbnfisw6ZH64eqtRimbPMw