My Hollywood Story

How did the son of an iconic performer (and brother of a Brat Packer) break out in a Best Picture winner and become TV’s highest-paid actor before having Hollywood’s most public drug-fueled meltdown of all time, and live to tell the story? Listen in as Golden Globe-winner Charlie Sheen - now eight-years sober - holds nothing back about his wild ride in Hollywood, including why his family feared for him in doing Platoon; how steroids affected his Major League performance; the secret his revealed to his Spin City cast in 2002; and why he takes full responsibility for the fallout from his dramatic 2011 dismissal from CBS’ hit comedy Two and a Half Men.   MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!  

How does a self-taught sewer from Springfield, Massachusetts meet Spike Lee and go on to make history as the first Black woman to win a costume design Oscar? Ruth E. Carter joins "My Hollywood Story" for an expansive look inside her legendary career and most impactful collaborations. Listen in as Ruth shares how her stint at an HBCU shaped her artistic sense of self and the path that led her to designing costumes for such groundbreaking films as Do The Right Thing, What's Love Got to Do With It?, Amistad, BAPS and more. She also reveals how Afrofuturism inspired her two-time-Oscar-winning collaborations with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, whose latest film with Carter - Warner Brothers’ Sinners - has earned $367 million at the global box office.     MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!  

How did a movies-obsessed kid from Karachi, Pakistan become one of standup’s most respected comedians and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter? Kumail Nanjiani joins Stacey for a wide-ranging chat about the incredible journey that landed him among Hollywood’s most A-list talents. Kumail recalls how early gigs on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia helped shape his comedic tone; what he loved (and what freaked him out) about making HBO’s Silicon Valley; why he chose to address the backlash to his physical transformation for Marvel’s Eternals in his new Hulu standup special Night Thoughts; and the unexpected personal revelations he experienced co-writing the 2017 film The Big Sick alongside his wife Emily V. Gordon.   MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!

How did a Morton Grove, IL teen - who’d become deaf at 18 months old - go on to become the youngest-ever Best Actress winner and forever change the face of disability? Marlee Matlin and her longtime ASL interpreter Jack Jason join “My Hollywood Story” for a moving - and funny - chat about her unprecedented Hollywood journey. Listen in as Marlee shares the joy (and pain) of her 1987 Oscar win for Children of a Lesser God; how she landed on iconic roles on Seinfeld, The West Wing and The L Word; the full-circle moment of Apple’s Oscar-winning CODA; and why it was a imperative that a deaf director - in this case, Shoshanna Stern - tell her story in the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.    MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!

How did an athlete from small-town Virginia parlay an acting career into making a movie about Bruce Springsteen? Scott Cooper joins Stacey in front of a live audience at Soho House West Hollywood for the premiere of “My Hollywood Story’s” second season to discuss his career and latest film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Listen in as Scott shares why he ditched acting to direct Crazy Heart and Out of the Furnace; how The Boss became his family’s guardian angel after they lost their home in the L.A. fires; and what he’s learned about life and storytelling from his dear friend and mentor Robert Duvall.   MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!