#336: Jeremy Brandt

October 21, 2024

 

Actor Jeremy Brandt stops by the bungalow and discusses how one audition can change everything, his contract as the Captial One guy, working a day job as a United pilot, and more!

 

Jeremy’s IMDb and Instagram @Jer_Brandt.

 

 

00:00 – Introduction.
02:17 – Jeremy slates his name.
03:29 – Being the spokesman for Capital One.
06:53 – Celebs doing commercials.
09:42 – What having a contract with Capital One entails.
16:22 – What commercials Jeremy was doing prior.
18:26 – Expecting Capital One to be small when auditioning.
23:46 – Winning and reading the room.
29:50 – How many commercials in the first Capital One run.
33:03 – Why Jeremy hasn’t done a podcast.
34:44 – Going to UCLA and then being a snowboard instructor before going to flight school.
42:45 – Working as a United pilot until being furloughed after 9/11.
44:44 – Giving acting a shot after a cross country road trip.
46:58 – Jeremy’s current day job as a United airlines pilot.
52:48 – Does Jeremy get recognized when flying.
58:35 – Always being one audition away.
1:01:34 – Who took a chance on Jeremy.

 

Jeremy Brandt and Mike Elder