Do you ever find yourself marveling at Hollywood’s top actors, and wondering how they made it?  Kicking off Growin’ Up Season 2 with a surprise encounter between our host Emily Calandrelli, and the famous actor & comedian Joel McHale!  
Joel started out acting in plays when he was in school, and loved it!  He kept it up and has since acted in numerous films and TV shows, like Spider-Man 2, Spy Kids, and Stargirl!  In this episode, Joel shares tips and tricks on how to hone your acting chops, whether you’re a kid or a seasoned pro!

Discover the skills and qualities that make a great actor, and find out some of the awesome things they get to do, like working on a film set, having fun with hair and makeup, and all the other things that make acting a magical job!  

Co-starring Emily’s new assistant Winston, played by another superstar actor, Brock Powell.

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A Lingokids Original podcast produced by Paradiso Media

Executive Producers: Emi Norris, Benoit Dunaigre, Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy

Supervising Producer: Agathe Bouzat

Producer: Abi McNeil

With additional production support from Molly O’Keefe, Aimie Faconnier

Head Writer: Blake Knight

Associate Producer: Brendan Galbreath

Production Coordinators: Maddy Weinberg, Lucine Dorso

Editor: Jules Benveniste

Additional editing: Theo Albaric

Videographer: Andrew Lemon

Photographer: Kimberly Delamater

Theme Song Written by: Fredrika Stahl

Theme Song Composed by: Fredrika Stahl

Music Production: Dimitri Peronno

Theme Song Performed by: The Angel City Youth Chorale directed by Heather Catalena

Recording Engineers: Bill Trousdale at Audiovisions and Jason Schimmel at Bunker Studios

Legal Services: Lisa Nitti, Ludye Nisol, Alix d’Argentré

Special thanks to: Yael Even Or, Winfred Neisser, James O’Keefe and our special guest Joel McHale