I never really thought of Craig as a singer, but every production that I saw him in the early to mid 70's was a Musical. I dont care what anybody says. I never went back to LA You were fed up with the whole Hollywood thing. That's too much. Whereas all their wives have book clubs and wine clubs and everything. The whole movie was also a salute to Hitchcock. Well, she started her own management company and she remembered me, God bless her. Again, you play a guy with a great weakness. Wasson is also a prolific reader for audio books, having narrated Stephen Kings 2011 novel 11/22/63, and other books by Stephen King, as well as books by James Ellroy and John Grisham. Will you please walk with me? So, I offered to put her in touch with a producer-director whom I had worked with a couple of times, if she would let me play the lead part. He has also appeared in notable films such as Ghost Story as David Wanderely and Akeelah and . Because we would be competing for the same parts. He pulled me aside and told me that this story was about mediated experience. In a way I was being like Jake: just being glad that I got a part in a horror film. So, a guy grabbing some underwear out of the trash. With a decade long acting career and dozens of amazing roles in movies and TV series, Craig Wa s son surely has earned a good amount of money. "We each got a week doing the late-night show.". She wanted a star. I just thought someone made a mistake. But anyway, I loved working with those older guys, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Originally, there were scenes with him and all his clients. I had been shooting for a while and Burt hadnt arrived yet, because he wasnt in the scenes we were shooting at the beginning. As an actor, reading an audio book is like heaven: you get to play all the parts. But still, there are a lot of people upset by the fact that I did this in public. So, I called up my agent and I told her what I heard. Do you remember the reactions of people when you saw it in a theater back then? The sources reported the average salary for an actor is around $53,000 a year. But you know, its pretty violent. Action! My favorite sequence of the movie is where you follow Deborah Shelton to the Beverly Hills Mall and youre watching her buy new underwear and you grab her old underwear out of the trashcan. But thats a heavy-duty scene when Michael realizes everything was a lie. Sorry. I too googled him and came across this. Theres nobody bigger than God. Somebody please find him and do his scripts. But what you saw is not what was written. He did stuff like that with everybody. Were all messed up. I wasnt meant to be here! God created Adam with a body and soul (mind), to which He added spirit. PaulCraigRoberts.org. But the first year I became eligible, the lottery ended. Moreover, Wa s son appeared in Body Double in 1984, sharing the screen withMelanie Griffith and Gregg Henry. "First time I heard 'Ode to Billie Joe,' I was in my car and nearly ran off the road," he said. I feel like the luckiest guy who ever lived. They had me read it. He played the barber in the music video for Cut Your Hair by Pavement. That was the year I went to New York to pursue professional acting. Currently, he is both a writer and an editor at TheThings where he specializes in entertainment, film, and celebrity news. Its an interesting story. Must have been very interesting, working with all that history. CHECK IT OUT! He has also appeared in notable films such as Ghost Story as David Wanderely and Akeelah and the Bee. And he was right. I thought: Oh, man, thats not good. Longform interview with actor Craig Wasson about his Vietnam movies GO TELL He loved his wife. His most recent movie roles are in Akeelah and the Bee and Sasquatch Mountain, both released in 2006. In 1981, he played David Wanderley, a Junior English professor in the film Ghost Story, in which his character has a torrid sexual relationship with a mysterious woman he later realizes is a ghost seeking vengeance. My agent had his own agenda, God bless him. Thats a good question. God bless you! I have good memories. . So thats why theyre behaving like animals? In 1978, he appeared in two films about the Vietnam war: first as a private in The Boys in Company C and then as a corporal in Go Tell the Spartans. You know me, right? But watching BODY DOUBLE, you are embarrassed as a viewer. Amazing guy. He wanted something like Every Breath You Take. Ive been doing this for a long time now. Following the divorce, the actor is probably leading a single life. Exactly. This is your movie. He wanted to meet me. Youre gonna die here. He was pretty much like the character he plays in the movie, wanting to take charge. So, Craig decided to stay. But Roy Scheiders wife, who edited the film, didnt like that idea because she thought it was offensive to gay people. In August 2004, Craig Kilborn unexpectedly quit CBS' The Late Late Show, which he had hosted for five years. Take action, Jake! I really enjoyed it. We used to call him Rocky Bauer. Neil Gordon (Craig Wasson), the doctor who ran the psychiatric facility where the title characters were being treated, survived the climax of Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and saw for certain that Freddy was real, but Neil was then never heard from again. Theres something humorous about that whole scene. It is reminiscent of newspaper classifieds, except people can search for specific ads that interest them quite easily. What are your thoughts on it? Updated on April 6, 2022: Craig Ferguson seems to be enjoying the freedom that stepping down from The Late Late Show has afforded him. He was one of those guys. Life was good. So, its only in retrospect that I think: Wow, I could have easily been sent over there. Theyre all there to supposedly watch the soccer match. The actor has never talked more about his married life. I wrote a song for the movie that De Palma actually was going to use. But this guy is anything but sensitive. He was not in Vietnam, but he or I could have easily been over there in that nightmare. Its the guy that screams at me when I get off the bus. Did the criticism of the movie hurt your career at the time? The scene I was watching yesterday is the scene where those two gunmen come into the club and start shooting everybody. Heres a link to the audio books narrated by Craig Wasson. I mean "graphic novel" convention, of course) in Anaheim, CA on March 16 and 17. People are making money on the war, at the expense of American lives. I mean, Tippi Hedrens daughter is Melanie Griffith! [Laughs] Yeah, what happened was: Pia Zadoras boyfriend was a multi-millionaire who invited the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press to one of his casinos in Las Vegas. So, Ed called me. Because its not only that he has a phobia, and hes a peeper and a panty-stealer, or his inability to save Gloria. He made his film debut in Rollercoaster (1977). Thats when my ego got involved. Craig Wasson (left) with Andrew Stevens, Stan Shaw, Michael Lembeck and James Canning in The Boys in Company C. What were your thoughts on the Vietnam war at the time? To get you started, IndieWire picks 19 of the best movies from Hollywood's golden age . i will look for some of his audio books. sort by. And thats true. Anyone who has read his fabulous autobiography, American On Purpose, knows just how ugly his battle with substances became. That was great. I mean, when we wrapped for the day, John Houseman would ask me to walk with him from the set back to the hotel. Today it is a diversity country in which various segments divided by race, gender, and sexual preference, preach hate toward other segments. Well, it's clear that his departure from the tall show did him good! They rejected me. I stop for a second and ask her: Should I wait until youre done? He was a genius. He also wrote and sang the haunting folk song "Here I Am (In Vietnam)", which served as the theme song for The Boys in Company C. Craig starred in the short-lived 1980 TV series Skag. To be exact, Sheffer first appeared on One Life to Live . He has a pure loving kind heart personality. David Schwimmer's Unscripted Moment Would Lead To The Most Iconic Line In Friends' History. In the. And we only shot one day together, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He appeared in the 1992 Spike Lee directed film Malcolm X. Craig Wasson's age is 68. And she says: No, no, keep going. I had started out in New York, so I knew that whole world of theatre auditions and trying to get by. And then the late night was hit by a massive change. She was quite a character and she wanted to get into producing movies. Whatever Happened to Leadership? turned him into a national joke. He pulled it off nicely, thats for sure. Despite being on the show for over 10 years, Craig Ferguson revealed that it was far too overwhelming, saying the hours and filming were too much for him to handle, hence his departure. Dylan has also written for Narcity and various other entertainment, food, and travel publications. And I say: Can I do my lines now youre done with your call? Excellent actor, even better voice-actor. Craig Ferguson's job at The Late Late Show, which followed The Late Show With David Letterman, opened up because the previous host, Craig Kilborn, randomly decided to leave. Its the way I remember it. Yeah, and thats a really spoiled way to be, I know that. When I auditioned I brought my guitar, thinking I could maybe play that song for the director or the casting director. Someone else called it quits. Things are going crazy over here. And if you dont see the humor in this human folly, the way De Palma probably intended, then youre not having a good time watching this. I had a great life, a wonderful time. And I asked Ed what movie she wanted to make. Craig married 'his love of 36 years' in 1989, two years after his son Jonathan was born - he has never revealed the identity of Jonathan's mother. Helicopters, tanks, ammunition, planes, jets, all the gear. He is best known for his roles as Jake Scully in Brian DePalma's Body Double (1984), and Neil Gordon in Chuck Russell's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). And I loved the part. [SPOILER:] When I watched FOUR FRIENDS and the wedding scene came up, and the father of the bride shoots her, I had to rewind just to see if I had missed something. Craig dated ex-model and actress Amber Smith back in the '90s but their relationship lasted for less than a year. He told me shed bought the rights to Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, which was a good novel. They have also lived in Monroeville, IN. A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors. Like FOUR FRIENDS its about Serbian immigrants who are steel workers. The writer was Adrian Mourby, who in 1997 published a book called Whatever Happened to .? This is a placeholder for your sticky navigation bar. I listen to books on CD alot as I have a long drive to work. He walked out quickly, with his back to me. All of a sudden Im on the field on my knees, rocking back and forth with a woman in my arms. got wind of the script while we were shooting in Ireland. And sometimes the director will come through on your headphones, but he usually is in New York or LA. It was all chance. Listened to 11/22/63 didn't know he was reading it. It was about how Russia and the U.S. were both working on manipulating the weather for political purposes. Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Craig Wasson (Narrator) 4.32 avg rating 487,112 ratings published 2011 198 editions. Kilborn first gave notice Thursday after five successful seasons on the CBS talk show. Initially another actor had been cast as the drill instructor, who is still in the movie. She was wonderful also. I always wanted to be in the Actors Studio. But I guess someone blackballed me. The best result we found for your search is Craig Allen Wasson age 60s in Fort Wayne, IN in the West Central neighborhood. "1776" was Ed Ragozzino's summer production (at South, not VLT) and Craig sang "Momma Look Sharp". You got your first break in 1975 when you were cast in THE BOYS IN COMPANY C. What was life like for you at the time, as a struggling actor? I am listening to 11/22/63 and my God this man is amazing!What a talent. You become part of a huge system. In brief, he got his start in the soap operas. My character reminded me so much of guys I had known in high school, guys who I wish Id been at the time. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the latest celebrity news, but don't worry we have you covered. Craig Wasson is probably most remembered for his work in Brian DePalma's homage to Alfred Hitchcock in the equally loved and hated Body Double, which in the late 1980's was on television every time one turned on the TV. Well, in a way I did. But then my wife was like: Youve gotta get up to the big time. Craig has 19 writing credits, probably known best for having written 1,994 episodes of his musical comedy talk-show "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", which aired between 2005 and 2015. The whole first half of that movie is the first half of THE BOYS IN COMPANY C. I mean, its close. I mean, in COMPANY C theres this great scene where you discover that the convoy youre protecting is full of stuff for the generals party. 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