I’m excited.
Why?
Because this 30 Second Interview has a special place in my heart.
Stephen Collins is such an accomplished man, I hardly know where to begin….so, I’ll start at the beginning and whizz through to one of my favorites; Tales of the Gold Monkey.
In 1880, Greenback Party presidential candidate and the 1892 Populist Party (“People’s Party”) candidate for president, General James Baird Weaver would, some 67 years later, become a great-great-grandad.
Born in 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Stephen Weaver Collins was the youngest of three brothers and an extremely shy child.
Stephen’s first love was baseball. He would later go on to get a high school batting average of 143. Then, with the
Star Trek softball team, 301. But neither this, nor his love for music (he played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands), could deter the acting ‘bug’.
Stephen took to the stage and, with an acting award for his portrayal of Kilroy in “Camino Real“, was offered the small role of Valentine in “Twelfth Night“. Stephen graduated College an employed actor.
With approximately 25 years of theatre productions under his belt, and at 27 years of age, television knocked on Stephen’s door with
The Michele Lee Show. He has never looked back .
After much success with hit shows such as Charlies Angles, The Waltons, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Stephen landed the lead role of pilot Jake Cutter in Tales of the Gold Monkey. Set in 1938, the story revolved around a pilot who finds adventure while transporting cargo in his well-worn airplain, the Grumman Goose…..and in case you hadn’t noticed, is a massive favorite of mine.
But others may know Stephen more as
Rev. Eric Camden from TV’s
7th Heaven, which ran for eleven seasons, until finishing in 2007.
To date, Stephen’s acting career has earned him many
awards, including his portrayal of John F Kennedy in the miniseries
A Woman Named Jackie. He also has several directing credits to his name.
As an author, Stephen has
written two novels. In 1994,
Eye Contact was published by Bantam Press. This success was followed by
Double Exposure in 1998, which was published by William Morrow.
In 2006 OttoPenzler’s Mysterious Books, an imprint of Warner Books, published Stephen’s
‘Water Hazard‘ as part of a short story mystery anthology,
Murder in the Rough.
So, a musician, songwriter, actor, novelist, director, and poker player who qualified for the first tournament of Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2005….. I bet this 30 second interview has, by far, been the most challenging of Stephen’s life.
1. What is your favorite word? Yes
2. What is your least favorite word? “Whatever” (used to stop a conversation)
3. What turns you on? Humor
4. What turns you off? Unwillingness to consider a different opinion
5. What sound do you love?
The sound of the crowd in the background of a baseball game on the radio
6. What sound do you hate? Whining (especially my own)
7. What is your favorite curse word? “Fuck.”
8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? The Law
9. What profession would you not like to do? Work for Monsanto
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? “Surprise!”
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Hello!!!! Stephen Collins? One of my favorite actors!!! Long before 7th Heaven. I would have to say that you are well connected my dear. Awesome interview, as they all are Donna! Keep em coming!!!! 🙂
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He had some great answers, too. A little naughty for using more than one, but hey-ho – they were funny so I let him off 🙂
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Yes, “whatever” bugs me too. Not just because its someone disagreeing it’s such a lame way to finish an argument (even if it isn’t the throwing-china-across-the-room sort).
Cheers!
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My hubby and I say “whatever” to each other as a joke……well, I mean it 🙂
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