Dropping Character
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn-depth conversations with professionals in the film, TV, and theatre industry. Join working actor and host Robby Ramos as he speaks with actors, writers, directors, showrunners, and more on how to make a living in the entertainment business.
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#041 - Bonus Episode: Season 2 Recap
August 08, 2022 18:28 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBA special bonus episode of the podcast. Robby sits down with his podcast producer to talk about their favorite moments of the podcast and recap season 2. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their management packages at TSMAconsulting.com make sure to tell them Robby sent you for an e...
#040 - Alex Tarrant
August 01, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBAlex Tarrant is an actor currently playing Kai Holman on NCIS Hawaii. He sits down with Robby to discuss his humble upbringing in New Zealand, how acting helped him find community and purpose, making a living as an actor, booking The Lord of the Rings TV series and NCIS, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social me...
#039 - Laura Gómez
July 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBLaura Gómez is an actress best known for playing ‘Blanca Flores’ in the Netflix series Orange is The New Black. She sits down with Robby to discuss moving back to the Dominican Republic, her early acting training in New York, making her own work, how she booked OITNB, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media...
#038 - Matthew Del Negro
July 18, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBMatthew Del Negro is an actor best known for his work on The Sopranos, The West Wing, Scandal, and City on a Hill. He sits down with Robby to discuss balancing work and family life, how he transitioned from Lacrosse to acting, booking the Sopranos and working with James Gandolfini, managing your money correctly as an actor, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Cons...
#037 - Ruben Rabasa
July 11, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBRuben Rabasa has been a working actor for over 5 decades. Best known for his work on the hit Netflix TV show ‘I Think You Should Leave’. He sits down with Robby to discuss working in NY theatre, how his relationship with his mother shaped his life, getting national attention for his role in ITYSL, his new One Man Show called Rubenology, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in p...
#036 - Larry Clarke
July 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 264 MBLarry Clarke is an actor, writer, and director. He sits down with Robby to discuss overcoming his early struggles in this business, why having awareness of who you are is so crucial as an actor, writing and directing his own film, working with Steven Soderbergh and Meryl Streep, and much more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading...
#035 - Allen Maldonado Returns
June 27, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBActor Allen Maldonado (Black-ish, The Last O.G., The Wonder Years, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss running your acting career like a small business, building your brand as an actor, overcoming mental health struggles, how to create meaningful relationships in this business, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertai...
#034 - Joel Murray
June 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBJoel Murray is an actor who’s been in more than 250 TV sitcom episodes. Best known for his work on Mad Men, Shameless, Dharma and Greg, and the improv group Whose Live Anyway. We talk about growing up the youngest of nine in the Murray household, studying improv at Second City and with the legendary improv teacher Del Close, how he booked Mad Men, his audition for the film ‘The Artist’, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingChar...
#033 - Chris Bauer Returns
June 13, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 278 MBActor Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood, Heels) returns to the podcast! He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years as a child actor, studying at Yale, moving to Chicago and working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, working with Nicolas Cage on 8mm, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert De Niro on Flawless, his thoughts on method acting and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you ...
#032 - Luke Hawx
June 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBLuke Hawx is a professional wrestler, stunt man, and actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about how he became a pro wrestler, transitioning from stunt work to acting, and booking the role of Stone Cold Steve Austin on NBC’s Young Rock. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their ma...
#031 - Gary Weeks
May 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBGary Weeks is an actor with over 100 credits in film and TV, best known for his work on Netflix’s Outer Banks. He sits down with Robby to talk about moving to LA to pursue acting, the challenges of balancing family and career, what he learned from working with Michael Keaton in Spider-Man and Tom Hanks in Sully, and booking the hit Netflix TV show Outer Banks. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought...
#030 - Marcia DeBonis
May 23, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBMarcia DeBonis is an actress and casting director with decades of experience in the business. She sits down with Robby to discuss what she learned about auditioning from working in casting, how she prepares for an emotional scene, the challenges of being a character actress, and her tips for making your audition stand out. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the en...
#029 - Aleks Paunovic
May 16, 2022 13:12 - 1 hour - 204 MBAleks Paunovic is an actor best known for his roles in Van Helsing, Hawkeye, and Snowpiercer. He sits down with Robby to discuss the major game changers in his career. Including turning down a big role on a tv show to do his first ever theatre gig, the acting coach Larry Moss calling him out in front of the entire class demanding that he bring out his full potential, and what he learned from working with Anthony Hopkins and the time he met his idol, Muhammad Ali. Visit www.droppingcharacter...
#028 - Michael Tow
May 09, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBMichael Tow is an actor best known for his work on Lucky Grandma, Sound of Metal, and Blindspot. He sits down with Robby to talk about his late start in acting, treating an acting career like a business, having the Kobe mentality as an actor and his recent breakthrough in a new Apple TV+ series. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's le...
#027 - Jason Canela
May 02, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 227 MBJason Canela is an actor best known for his work on The Rookie, Pitch, and The Young and The Restless on CBS. He sits down with Robby to talk about his beginnings working in Spanish soap operas, transitioning to the English market and moving to Hollywood, how he got his first agents, and preparing to work on stage in the Gloria Estefan musical "On Your Feet." Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought t...
#026 - Moe Jeudy-Lamour
April 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBMoe Jeudy-Lamour is an actor best known for his work on Ted Lasso. He sits down with Robby to discuss how he got his start in acting, his first on-stage theatre experience, booking the hit show Ted Lasso and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their management packages at TSMAco...
#025 - Maurice Compte
April 18, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBMaurice Compte is an actor best known for his work on Narcos, Breaking Bad, and Den of Thieves. He sits down with Robby to discuss the unusual way he got into acting, navigating the ups and downs of the business, his process for creating characters, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up ...
#024 - Antonio Jaramillo
April 11, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBAntonio Jaramillo is an actor best known for his roles in Mayans MC, Shades of Blue, and Savages. He sits down with Robby to discuss his early years growing up in an orphanage, how finding theatre and literature helped him become a better human being, working with Benicio Del Toro and Oliver Stone, and the other major breakthroughs of his 20+ year career! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to yo...
#023 - Sheaun McKinney
April 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBSheaun McKinney is an actor currently working on the CBS sitcom ‘The Neighborhood’. He sits down with Robby to talk about his start doing theatre in Miami, moving to LA and almost quitting the acting game, to booking a role in HBO’s Vice Principals that changed the course of his career and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more episodes! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's lea...
#022 - Doug Ellin
March 28, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBDoug Ellin is a writer, director, and showrunner best known for creating the HBO show Entourage. He sits down with Robby to talk about getting his start in Hollywood, the pressure of being a showrunner on a hit tv show, his new project ‘Ramble On’ with Charlie Sheen, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you...
#021 - Bonus Episode: Season 1 Recap
January 10, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBA special bonus episode of the podcast. Robby sits down with producer Hector Zea to answer all listener questions and recap season one of the podcast! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their management packages at TSMAconsulting.com make sure to tell them Robby sent you for an exclusive ...
#020 - Ryan & Kaz Firpo
December 27, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBKaz and Ryan Firpo are writers/directors best known for writing the Marvel movie Eternals. They sit down with Robby to talk about how their love for films at an early age turned into a career, their experiences in film schools, making documentaries and commercials, and how they landed a writing gig for Marvel Studios! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment in...
#019 - David Zaldivar
December 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBDavid Zaldivar is a writer and actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about his acting hustle before he had agents, not making it into Julliard and how it ultimately was a good thing, why he almost quit acting before booking the movie ‘Ben is Back’ with Julia Roberts, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If...
#018 - Jose Daniel Freixas
December 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBJose Daniel Freixas is a director, writer, and producer. He co-wrote and produced the feature film MAGIC CITY MEMOIRS, which was executive produced by Academy Award-nominated actor Andy Garcia. In 2016, Freixas partnered with Paramount Pictures, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way on a film entitled THE CORPORATION starring Benicio Del Toro. Freixas sits down with Robby to discuss his hustler's mentality, how meeting Benicio Del Toro at a party in LA led to the biggest brea...
#017 - Spencer Garrett
December 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBSpencer Garrett is an actor with over 200 film and television credits. He sits down with Robby to discuss how he got started in the business, what he learned from working with actors like Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman, his approach to auditioning, and playing Allen Kincade in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a time in Hollywood! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media...
#016 - Duke Davis Roberts
November 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBDuke Davis Roberts is an actor on the Starz TV show Heels. He sits down with Robby to discuss his transition from Mixed Martial Arts to acting, building his character of Big Jim on Heels, his recurring role on the final season of Justified, what he learned from working with Ethan Hawke on The Good Lord Bird and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment ind...
#015 - Trey Tucker
November 22, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBTrey Tucker is an actor on the Starz tv show Heels. He sits down with Robby to discuss his late start into acting, the miraculous way he found his reps, his experience working on Heels, what he’s learned from Gary Oldman, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their management packages ...
#014 - Michael Waldron
November 15, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBMichael Waldron is a writer best known for his work on Rick and Morty, Loki, Heels, and Doctor Strange. He sits down with Robby to discuss how starting a softball league while interning for Dan Harmon changed his life, pitching his first pilot of Heels to Starz, and what his writing routine looks like! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's lead...
#013 - Peter Segal
November 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBPeter Segal is a writer and director with a resume that speaks for itself. He sits down with Robby to discuss making his directorial debut in the third installment of The Naked Gun film series, directing Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, working with Jack Nicholson on the film Anger Management, and his inspiration for the visual style of the TV show Heels! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TS...
#012 - James Harrison
November 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBJames Harrison is a former NFL player and two time Super Bowl champion turned actor. James sits down with Robby to discuss how he started acting and auditioning for Heels, his journey in the NFL from being an undrafted free agent to becoming one of the greatest linebackers of all time, reinventing himself after football, and how having kids changed his life. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in ...
#011 - David James Elliott
October 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBDavid James Elliott is an actor best known for his work on the hit television series JAG. Robby sits down with David to discuss landing the role of Tom ‘King’ Spade on Heels, how he started acting, reinventing himself at age 30, landing the role of Harmon Rabb on JAG, and the sacrifices that come with being the star of a successful tv show. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consultin...
#010 - Allen Maldonado
October 18, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBAllen Maldonado is a writer and actor best known for his roles on Black-ish, The Last OG, and most recently Sneakerheads on Netflix. He sits down with Robby to discuss his unique technique for auditioning, surrounding yourself with the right mentors, the lessons he learned from working with Denzel Washington, and viewing the acting profession like a small business instead of a career. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episod...
#009 - Mike O'Malley
October 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 93 MBMike O’Malley is an actor, writer, and showrunner for ‘Survivor's Remorse’ and ‘Heels’ on Starz. Mike sits down with Robby to discuss how he got started in the business, booking Nickelodeon’s Guts, landing his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O’Malley Show, winning an Emmy for his work on Glee, and transitioning from actor to showrunner! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consult...
#008 - Alison Luff
October 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBAlison Luff is a singer and actress best known for her work in the musical theatre world. She sits down with Robby to discuss working on Broadway, how she booked her first series regular role on Heels, adapting from stage to screen, and more! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social media firm. If you sign up for any of their managemen...
#007 - Xolo Maridueña
September 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBXolo Maridueña is an actor best known for his work on the hit tv show Cobra Kai. He sits down with Robby to discuss his upbringing in Los Angeles, booking his first big role on Parenthood, the pressures of being a child actor, Ralph Macchio calling him to tell him he booked Cobra Kai and how his life changed after the show moved to Netflix! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consultin...
#006 - CM PUNK
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBCM Punk aka Phil Brooks is a retired professional wrestler turned actor. He sits down with Robby to talk about his recent work as an actor, the early days of his wrestling career in the independent circuit, his rise to WWE stardom, why he decided to fight in the UFC, and whether his infamous pipe bomb promo was real or not! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainm...
#005 - Chris Bauer
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBChris Bauer is an actor known for his work on The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, and most recently The Deuce. Robby sits down with Chris to discuss playing Wild Bill on Heels, his acting process, overcoming self-doubt as a performer, balancing a family and a career, and working with David Mamet. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment industry's leading social...
#004 - Mary McCormack
September 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBMary McCormack is an actress and producer. She sits down with Robby to discuss how she got started in the business, booking her first series regular role on Murder One, working on the movie Private Parts with Howard Stern, playing Kate Harper on The West Wing, and what she learned from working with Mark Rylance on Broadway! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainm...
#003 - Kelli Berglund
August 30, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBKelli Berglund is an actress best known for her work on the Disney Channel’s Lab Rats and most recently Now Apocalypse on Starz. Robby sits down with Kelli to discuss working on her new show Heels, how she got started in the business, and how family kept her on the right path after achieving success as an actor at an early age. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entert...
#002 - Alexander Ludwig
August 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBAlexander Ludwig is an actor best known for his work on the hit show Vikings. He sits down with Robby to discuss the inspiration for his character on Heels, being a child actor, what he learned from working with Sir Anthony Hopkins, and how to keep a level head through the highs and lows of the acting business! Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the entertainment indust...
#001 - Stephen Amell
August 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBStephen Amell is an actor best known for playing Oliver Queen / Green Arrow on The CW superhero series Arrow. Robby sits down with Stephen to discuss his new show Heels, staying calm and present as an actor on set, how changing his approach to auditioning led to booking more roles and learning to cope with anxiety as a performer. Visit www.droppingcharacter.com for more! Follow @therobbyramos Follow @DroppingCharacter This episode is brought to you in part by TSMA Consulting, the ent...
Introducing Dropping Character w/ Robby Ramos
July 14, 2021 23:13 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBPremiering August 16th! New episodes out every Monday! Thank you for listening ! Make sure to download, subscribe, leave a rating, and tell a friend!