BA #240: Barry Rothbart
On the two-hundred and fortieth Box Angeles comedian Barry Rothbart (The Wolf of Wall Street, Downward Dog) stops by Studio 309. He discusses growing up in Queens, working for his father’s illegal bookie business, attending three colleges, getting fired from a TV show, and more!
the BA #240 breakdown
– Box talks podcast waivers.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in a bad area of Queens and attending Forest Hills High School.
– Having a dad that worked as a bookie w/ the mob and working for the family biz.
– Playing hockey, briefly attending UMass Lowell and wanting to do stand up.
– First set right after 9/11, transferring to Pace for business and then Hofstra for film.
– Getting into UCB early and landing bigger stand up shows so focusing on that.
– So many different jobs, not acting until LA and making a short film.
– Moving to Los Angeles, more stand up and getting representation.
– Auditioning, booking commercials, acting classes and getting fired from Punk’d.
For more Barry, @barryrothbart on Instagram.
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