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Rarified Heir Podcast

Host Josh Mills brings together a wide variety of adult children of celebrities for a fun, funny, bizarre, jaw-dropping, strange and wonderful look behind celebrity, by the people that know them best: their very own children.

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01:25:45

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #90: Brad James (Dennis...

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2022/08/09

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Brad James, son of legendary television personality Dennis James. We talk to Brad about his dad’s career that began in New Jersey radio in the 1940s (where he became friends with a young Frank Sinatra) and moved to television in New York shortly after. A man of firsts, Dennis James (aka The Dean of Game Show Hosts) was the first person to: appear in a television commercial, host a wrestling event on television, emcee a variety show, appear on

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01:24:51

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #89: Victoria Riskin...

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2022/08/02

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Victoria Riskin about growing up the daughter of Hollywood royalty. We first became of Victoria via her 2019 book, Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : A Hollywood Memoir and were intrigued not only about her actor mom and screenwriter father but in how she wrote it, which we discuss on this episode. We talk about her father’s Oscar winning career writing for Frank Capra and others as well as her mom’s six decade career in movies. From silent films,

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01:06:11

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #88: Julie Nimoy &...

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2022/07/26

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we talk to Julie Nimoy and husband David Knight about Julie’s dad, actor and raconteur Leonard Nimoy. It was great to connect with Julie about her father and what it was like being the daughter of a pop culture icon. The thing is, Leonard Nimoy was so much more than just Mr. Spock. He was a photographer, a poet, a singer, a director, a voice over artist, a pitchman and more. Did you know he directed the top grossing movie of 1987 which was NOT a Star Trek film

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01:38:55

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #87: Matt Asner (Ed Asner)

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2022/07/19

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we talk to Matt Asner, son of seven-time Emmy winner, actor Ed Asner. Of course, most of us know Ed Asner as Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show as well as the dramatic series Lou Grant that followed. But as Matt told us on this episode, Ed Asner was generational. To some, it was his seventies and eighties television work that made an impact. To others, it might be his work (and his voice) from a host of animated series in the 90s from Batman or Superman or

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01:17:16

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode # 86: Michael Weintraub...

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2022/07/12

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast encore edition, we talk to Michael Weintraub, son of legendary producer/agent/manager/promoter Jerry Weintraub. We talk about the legendary career Jerry made as a film producer, talent agent, concert promoter and even as an actor. It’s a truly amazing career working with everyone from Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, to Bob Dylan and John Denver, George Clooney to The Carpenters. Along the way, we hear about Michael’s step-mother Jane Morgan, an entertainer who,

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01:16:30

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #85: Richard Duggan...

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2022/07/05

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we bring you Richard Duggan, son of the late and great character actor Andrew Duggan. There were so many jumping off points actor who had almost 200 acting credits to his name on Broadway, television and film, we simply chose to jump right in. Andrew Duggan was known for a variety of roles in war films, Westerns, horror movies. For film buffs, he starred in films like Seven Days in May with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglass. and In Like Flint with James Coburn. For

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01:12:06

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #84 : Dr. Tara Candoli...

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2022/06/28

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast Encore Edition we are talking to Dr. Tara Candoli whose father/Musician Pete Candoli who also happened to be our host Josh Mills’ step-father. Which also means, that Josh’s mum was Tara’s step-mother. Tara’s mother, actress Vicky Lane is famous for her portrayal of The Ape Woman in the film, The Jungle Captive & who also had a recording career. As if this wasn’t confusing enough, Tara’s other step-mother was actress/singer Betty Hutton. Not enough of a showbiz

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01:27:50

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #83 : Jenny Brill...

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2022/06/21

Today on this encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Jenny Brill, daughter of the comedy team Charlie Brill & Mitzi McCall. Our host Josh Mills and Jenny grew up together in the San Fernando valley and went to elementary school together. Not only that, her parents starred on an episode of Josh’s mom’s variety show in the mid-sixties Here’s Edie aka The Edie Adams Show, with Sammy Davis Jr. We discussed quite a lot with Jenny including her journey to become one of the top yoga

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01:20:18

Rarified Heir Podcast #82 : Ike Eisenmann (Albert...

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2022/06/14

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Ike Eisenmann who you will likely remember from television, commercials and film. From Double Mint Gum ads to Escape from Witch Mountain to Fantastic Journey, Ike was about as in demand a child and young adult actor was in the 1970s and 1980s. What you may not know about Ike however, if you didn’t grow up in Houston, Texas is that Ike’s dad Albert was the creator and host of a massively popular local children’s show, Cadet Don which ran for close

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01:13:17

Rarified Heir Podcast #81: Keaton Talmadge (Buster...

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2022/06/07

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we bring you yet another first on this episode. We are talking to our first great-grandchild of a celebrity. We are talking today with Keaton Talmadge who is a the great-grandchild of comedy genius Buster Keaton as well as silent film star Natalie Talmadge. Whoa. We talk to Keaton about growing up in an era where most had no idea what Buster Keaton looked like – you will hear an example of that on the episode, as incomprehensible as it might sound. We also talk

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01:18:01

Rarified Heir Podcast #80 : Jessica Pinfield (Matt...

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2022/05/31

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to actress Jessica Pinfield, daughter of VJ, DJ, personality & record executive Matt Pinfield. When we booked Jessica for this episode, we had lots of questions that may have seemed superfluous. What we got was anything but. Jessica was incredibly open and honest about her father, her mother and her family in ways we simply did not anticipate. What we thought might be an interview about what it was like hosting MTV’s 120 Minutes or USA Network’s

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01:28:52

Rarified Heir Podcast #79 : Dave Jenkins & Jordan...

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2022/05/24

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are trying something new. That’s right, not one but two guests. Yes, we’ve had more than one guest on at a time but so far that’s been siblings only. Today, we have two previous guests on the podcast talking about the genesis of what drove them to become musicians yet both come from a familial acting background. Our returning champions are Jordan Summers, son of Yale Summers and Dave Jenkins, son of actor Paul Jenkins. Both grew up with parents who did a ton of

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01:23:58

Rarified Heir Podcast #78 : Tony Cobb Encore (Lee J....

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2022/05/17

Today we bring you yet-another encore episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast as we talk to Tony Cobb, son of acting great Lee J. Cobb. Tony was a great guest, full of stories and also doing a great impression of his dad that still has us laughing today. We talk about the storied career of a man who was known best for his stage and screen persona, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman as well as his roles in classic films of all genres, including The Exorcistin the 1970s, In Like Flint in the 1960s and On

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01:19:16

Rarified Heir Podcast #77 : Dave Jenkins Encore (Paul...

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2022/05/10

Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we bring you our conversation with Dave Jenkins whose father was character actor Paul Jenkins, his mother is famed casting director Jane Jenkins and his stepmother, actress Sally Kemp. We hear all about growing up the son of Paul Jenkins who starred in more than 40 TV roles – from shows like Mannix to MASH. We learn about the ups and downs of trying to be a working actor in Hollywood and all that comes along with it. From Philly to LA, it

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01:37:49

Rarified Heir Podcast #76 : Joe Gilford Encore (Jack...

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2022/05/03

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we bring you an encore edition with guest Joe Gilford, son of the great Jack Gilford. While most of you will remember Jack best from his role in the Ron Howard film Cocoon, there was a rich and varied career acting career that frankly almost wasn’t. You see, Jack was blacklisted and was only able to work on stage and not in film or television for years. Joe’s recollections of how the red scare, Joseph McCarthy and HUAC was frankly some of the most vivid and

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01:15:49

Rarified Heir Podcast #75 : Chris Lemmon Encore (Jack...

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2022/04/26

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we present to you an encore episode with guest Chris Lemmon, son of Jack Lemmon. Chris spoke with us last year in the midst of Covid and was holed up as his home on the East Coast due to a pretty intense compromised immunity which he speaks about at length. In addition to his health, we speak to Chris about what it was like growing up Lemmon, the son of one of America’s greatest actors and why he chose to go into acting as well. We further talked to Chris about

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Bonus Episode : Ben Model & Josh Mills on the passing...

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2022/04/21

Today we bring you a first on the Rarified Heir Podcast, a bonus episode in tribute to Gilbert Gottfried and the Gilbert Gottfried Amazing Colossal Podcast. Our guest today is not a child of a celebrity but Ben Model is the archivist to the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams archive which is run by our host Josh Mills. In 2019, Ben and Josh were guests on the Gilbert Gottfried Amazing Colossal Podcast to celebrate the Centennial of Ernie Kovacs. Truly shocked and saddened by Gilbert’s passing last week,

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01:23:49

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #74 : Jim Meskimen...

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2022/04/19

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Jim Meskimen, an actor, impressionist, comedian and oh so much more, who happens to the son of Mrs. C. That’s right, he’s the son of Happy Days’ Marion Cunningham aka Marion Ross. Hailing from Albert Lee, Minneapolis, Marion Ross was drawn to acting at an early age. She even changed her name before high school because she thought it would read better on a theater marquee. In fact, her first love was indeed theater – which she did before, during

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01:11:53

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #73: Charlie Matthau...

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2022/04/12

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Charlie Matthau, son of acting great Walter Matthau and Carol Matthau. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Charlie. You see, the connections run deep on this episode. Because our host Josh Mills mother, Edie Adams was close to Jack Lemmon, via the film The Apartment and Jack and Ernie Kovacs friendship on films like Operation Mad Ball, It Happened To Jane, Bell Book and Candle in the 1950s there was a familial bond. Cut to the 1970s and each

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01:15:11

Rarified Heir Podcast Episode #72: Andy Marx Encore...

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2022/04/05

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are airing an encore episode of our conversation with Andy Marx, who has not one but two well known grandparents. Yes, you heard that right. Andy is our only guest so far who is the grandchild of a celebrity. One grandfather, as you might have guessed from his last name was indeed Groucho Marx, of, who else, Marx Brothers. What’s more, his other grandfather was songwriter Gus Kahn who wrote standards as “It Had To Be You”, “Dream a Little Dream of Me, ”Makin’

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