Gary Frank, Willie Lawrence from FAMILY in a very personal interview!

Gary Frank, Willie Lawrence from FAMILY in a very personal interview!
Gary reflects with John on his journey to playing Willie Lawrence on FAMILY, sharing the audition process he went through to get the part, personal similarities with his character, as well as the multiple on-screen relationships Willie Lawrence had on FAMILY. Gary talks about the crazy way he met his wife, a producer on FAMILY and the unbelievable story of what they went through to get married before filming began on FAMILY! Gary recounts his deep friendship with Kristy McNichol and his bond with James Broderick until his death, and his own childhood loneliness,. Additionally, he shares a fun story about teaching a young Matthew Broderick how to light a match on his zipper.

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Hosted by John Cato, actor, voiceover artist, and moderator for over 20 years for the television and movie industry. John's background brings a unique insight and passion to the podcast.

00:00 Introduction
00:41 Gary's audition process for Willie Lawrence on FAMILY
05:55 Gary similarities to the needs of his character, Willie Lawrence
08:22 Gary talks about Mike Nichols
10:41 Gary talks about his childhood
12:26 Gary talks about the loneliness he felt growing up and his awkwardness with girls
13:53 Gary about how he met his amazing wife, Carroll Newman, the producer of FAMILY
20:31 The absolutely unbelievable story of what Gary and Carroll had to go through in order to get married on the day they picked before filming began on FAMILY
31:06 Gary talks about all the relationships his character, Willie Lawrence had in FAMILY
32:31 Gary talks about the lesson he learned about love on screen and off
33:12 Gary talks about the first time he met Kristy McNichol and their lasting friendship
39:09 Gary talks about being around Matthew Broderick as a kid before he became a star
41:05 Gary teaches Matthew Broderick how to light a match on your zipper!
42:42 Gary talks about his relationship with James Broderick from FAMILY