BA #255: Patrick Cavanaugh
On the two-hundred and fifty-fifth Box Angeles actor Patrick Cavanaugh (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mad Men) stops by Studio 309. He discusses how actors need to address their nerves, growing up in NoCal, how a community college program changed his life in grade school, how cookies got him some episodes of a TV show, and more!
the BA #255 breakdown
– Box rants social media beneficiaries.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Vallejo California and getting into theatre as a little kid.
– Living in a tough area and going back and forth between mom to dad’s.
– Doing Young Actor’s Workshop at a community college and attending Diablo Valley College.
– Then heading to Arizona St for theatre and discovering an improv group.
– Visiting LA for spring break but meeting reps, auditioning for a pilot and then moving here.
– Shooting a crappy horror film in Big Bear and day jobs like handing out movie passes and a day spa.
– Figuring it out, starting to teach other actors and learning from others.
– The unfinished ending of Mad Men and dying in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but coming back via cookies.
For more Patrick, @patrickcava on Instagram.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Untitled Pilsner
