Mike O'Malley

Hey welcome back top -- here and we are delighted to do well welcome back what the heck is that noise that's my Blackberry gonna shut all these things up. I think that is so maybe that's Mike's Blackberry would get all the stuff going on. We're kind of battle will -- like IT guys via Skype announced back in he has studio in that been awhile since missed its roots in my in I'm looking at what the heck he's been up to and I'm saying to myself. When -- we do you sleep.

Or you know at that time my I try to get to -- you know I have a ten month old and three year old and a five year -- I don't sleep much I only sleep actually wanting. When I come Abbas and then I'm able talk about some of the projects -- working but it's been a busy year you know -- the last time we spoke was last summer when -- issued a movie and and in New York. Liberty island the statue of liberty is. Starship Dave which actually be changed the title of its -- Murphy movie called meet -- And and I was talking actually I think I called -- I was talking you from the set. Where we're shooting that day it was great to work with -- Eddie Murphy of course he's a big big movie star and that's that was last summer it's now coming out this summer in June. But I'm also. I've I've also got a movie coming out this Friday which is. Written and directed by guy a local guy who I think he's been on -- didn't Auckland coach Shula used to work for -- Mayor Menino is office actually does -- stood still still still filled -- David West -- kid -- can't yep yeah he. And and so it's a story about an Irish Catholic family and how they cope with. A member of their family dying and is sort of the the way in which they grieve and tell stories to one another about. Just the way in which they live.

We had Dave McLaughlin -- studio has talked about that that script and his approach to tamales at literally right wing you're -- but -- New Hampshire native so in many ways this is coming this homecoming -- you. You talk about -- and go out and there's been a lot of talk lately about how Boston Massachusetts are positioned themselves with three get to the making of -- has been a lot of action so on Broadway is opening this Friday this Friday right fourteenth. -- And I'm told also you are you where can we George Clooney you -- I did out of time I'm in a move.

Beat dad that they're allowing your listeners might dig this is a movie. George Clooney directed its stars George Clooney and Renee Zellweger and it's called leather heads and it's about the start of professional football. It also stars a local kid John Krzyzewski. Who's on the show the office he's from Newton-John Kaczynski and so he stars opposite. George Clooney and Renee Zellweger. But it's one of those old Preston Sturges. Real kind of screwball. Comedies where you know that that was shot back in those you know in the twenties in the thirties. Real great comedy romantic comedy love story but they've got this great football and and I got to tell you George Clooney. Was the director are only worked on and a few days like -- don't drop your popcorn because if you misplace that you can attorney had missed me. I have you know 45 lines in this movie even though -- down there for nine days. But he's just a phenomenal guy and you know I know what anybody's politics are who listens to the show me I know he's somewhat outspoken about his beliefs. But he's easily just a really really great --

The terms of weapons of curious in terms of working with him and you mentioned that you have a -- and this one at least -- the heads a fairly limited -- for nine -- give me an example of you know because polonium in the name is -- no way happen -- obviously very very successful and controversial given -- some of his political views. So I think a lot of people like myself and a lot of the lessons of searches what's Tony really like it has that does the power the prestige of the money in the success go to his head. -- kind of guy that he can sit down and talk just wait until I I have to tell you.

He's just like he's like you know. The oldest son in a family. That really raised kids great -- you do you just -- really respect them like immunized you know I don't. You know I'll go often gush about another guy but but you know another person -- especially you know somebody because you think okay well he's powerful and influential. Because I never saw the guys Blackberry when he stock -- he's not sure -- you know surf on over her shoulder to see who's over your shoulder issues coming up he. Populated throughout the movie and throughout the cast in the crew of people he's known. For forever and I think that you know here it is successful he was -- decent money work and in shows and he wasn't the star of even before ER. But I think now that he's a big big star. He really appreciates his success but I mean as as well mannered and is nice in his story hasn't got it hasn't got to a not even close.

You're you know what I like Mike we're talking -- Mike O'Malley everybody knows Mike O'Malley from all the success that he's enjoyed on stage and screen in the likened it to New Hampshire guy to said the New England flavor is is the real deal via. It's the it's the real thing of the -- just described -- you know forget what his politics you know I -- I I know I don't agree with them on a lot of the things. But a guy who -- enjoy it's it's such success and isn't you know distracted by the Blackberry going off the eighth tugging on like he sub self important guy at the end. -- it's the best people that have ever seen in terms of public leadership political leaders have the same ability in discipline to do it because it's you see it is -- capable wouldn't you say oh -- that is you know this Will Smith well you might be -- to Will -- exactly attractive -- and -- but no -- start going to my -- going to -- the -- will yes into regular commuters when he finishes with a that we are probably going -- will open is very much.

The moment -- and I think that he also we he works really really hard in making movies that people think well why did they take so long why they cost so much etc. et cetera. You know making any kind of art there is an alchemy to it you know you're mixing together these elements you hope that it's gonna work. If you knew. How to make it work every time they would never be a movie that didn't capture. The American imagination. That didn't capture the American wallet and and -- we know there's -- a lot more busts there are also and so. The only way that you could really at the end of the day look back and say well I did my best workers to work really really -- do and that's that's that's the kind of guy he is will -- don't know how to work you also have a pilot coming up on pilot box you know mom I'm not I don't watch this show I don't watch any show because they have three kids but I. The show nip tuck which has been very successful on FX you know FX has a lot of edgier stuff like rescue me with Denis Leary in the shield of Michael checked the -- to local guys. And but nip tuck is then a big big success for them one of their highest rated shows. Ryan Murphy the creator of of nipped -- created in new pilot. And I played the best friend of Joseph Fiennes who -- listeners might remember was in he's ray -- brother. He's a British actor who starred in Shakespeare in Love he was Shakespeare he's a great actor -- mosques. Who was in the matrix movies she -- trinity. In the matrix movies she's. Plays and it's about a couple in Darian Connecticut. Robert Wagner's the father like Danner. Who is with -- mother is the mother in this show and and I play the best friend and it's about. This community of people in Darien Connecticut country club family. Really good you know solid family but you know. Affluence and successful. And Joe -- character starts wrestling with. Some desires. Some interest that go against the grain namely. Cross dressing and then eventually. You know possibly. Where the show might go is that is that he would do you know get a sex change in -- now I know it sounds absolutely crazy -- these people. But there was a couple of actors who were on that show. Who were. Transsexuals had had you know post operative and who had gone through it and in -- just talking to them and seeing them say look man I am I was born in the wrong body -- there is something to if you think that. That you know if you believe in god and you and you believe that you know kids can be born with a prominent as total deficiency that they can be born with that. A disease where everything doesn't go right. Why couldn't it be possible that people that something would just go screwy. In the womb and you know so that people would end up.

The wrong body I don't think it's implausible -- well they've ME sexual identity issues sexual orientation issues become more and more. Really old more more openly discussed yes you know it's it's no longer such a such an aberrant -- such a shame for the -- a lot of people include myself -- how. I guess I just don't understand it but that doesn't mean that I can't. Empathize and think that. You know the guy gal next to be music because you and I don't have that problem exactly somebody else.

Doesn't an NN and and it's an obstacle that we don't have to get over and our personal life and if you if you had to. You know and think of how drastic is changing your body is that that's and so I think it. What's interesting. Right now about. Trying to be creative person in film and television is because so much of us have consumes so much film and television. Even as you know you've seen every per mutation of every show you can watch a mystery and know what's coming next because. And they never before have has the consumer of the audience member just seems so much its that you can't surprise him anymore so I do think that. Even -- peoples like our Hollywood what is this new whack thing they're coming up with what they're trying to come up with is. Of vessel or container. Through which. To get your attention to still go down it goes through what the issues are what people value it's a really interesting topic I think to sort of look at. Howell a guy can still be a great father and and is he if he's not and show audio. The but Mikey got a refresh my memory in the memories of listeners again mentioned a couple of times you grew up in new him yes I was born. And Belmont my mom is from Belmont she grew up on Lawndale street just off of two toll road there I was baptized that what was it to our our our lady of mercy is that right area. And my dad is. He grew up in Natick and new moves in Newton when he was fifteen. I was born Belmont and when we -- three. Moved to Nashua Nash and I lived up a natural my mom and dad still live in Nashua went to universe -- Hampshire. Moved to New York City for about ten years and then. Moved out to LA and was lucky enough to get yes dear which ran for about six years on CBS.

When did films stage drama the creative sad if you begin to. To a merger jab just curious about the Michael O'Malley story can decide -- blew the lead with Robert auto -- I mean I. You know I think the what happened was -- I got cut from the fresh from a baseball team and I realized they going to have to do -- else again girls' attention. And wow when I found out that Notre Dame Academy in teen's romance was putting on a play I thought wait a minute all girls school. I think go down there and play -- sitting bull and Annie get your gun and maybe get some attention I mean what better way to get the attention of a bunch of girls then to be. The other guy standing on a lit stage for two hours being funny and now. I think that you know my my aunt was an actress she was professional actress in New York and we would always go see her plays. We would go see. Local theatre and you know I think my parents grow up and a culture we're still. You know they grew up. You'd listened to all the Broadway Show musicals those with a record that came out in the in the forties and the fifties that should listen to. They brought that you know culture into our home we had the original cast recordings in though I'm not musical on my sister's gone on had. Quite a lot of success on on driver issues on Broadway in Annie get your gun and -- placed every Macintyre. -- Now when you read you should -- university Hampshire now would you -- was it was I think ask and I had a -- you know what I I was up there I didn't go -- intending to be an actor was psychology major and you know an undeclared liberal arts and that I I -- I addition for planes like anything else you kind of fallen with a group of people. What was great about the receiving pictures I had you know it's a true like state school where. Even if you warn a major you know wasn't like a drama schools she could go -- you Doug bishop for played if you got to end. The professors were just so cool they'd let you try something and and really. Aware there is a became an actor.

I had prepared for anything else and I really. Tom I gotta tell you I really was just the guy who was. -- have a good time regroup as a library debate you have got green -- 89 GPA and I was a theater major I mean how much a little less work you have to do. Second but then I you know I really got my.

My tail kicked when I moved down in New York going to start studying acting and I realized well you know I didn't like living in New York he was very very difficult. It was a completely different change of of lifestyle and living in Manhattan. Is is really unlike living anyplace else in in in the country I really believe that so so from from UNH -- a fund you know front ecology is great he is obviously great great members the big smile that crosses your face are now teller it is no real deal. And we added to with a -- the break -- the belly you know and then I went down to New York and that I got I studied acting for tears it in audition and then I got a gig. Where I was hosting a kids game show on Nickelodeon and so Nickelodeon was just starting out it's not this the kind of big and well known brand that it is now. So I went down I I hosted a show for Nickelodeon. Kids' game show that landed at doing another show for them. But all the while I was down there -- writing I was writing plays I was trying to get. Myself seen in roles that other people would seem before and so myself a couple of friends who put on a play. From that. Excuse me I started to get more auditions. And I think when I was really trying to become an actor -- I think it's very very difficult now because you can't even get a break. I'm really in what she has some experience somewhere else and I think what happened for me is. When I was working -- when I was a -- for television shows every network in trying to find their next big hit. They'd shoot like forty pilots you know tests show us that you never see on the air but each -- or would you forty. And so if if if if by the time you got there you know you just you made it you get a break and then you go on to the next thing I'm just I'm.