– I was lucky enough to be a guest at Josh Holloway’s appearance with acting coach Tom Ardavany in Santa Monica, Ca on Tuesday night ( July 28th, 2009).
And what a cool 2 hour event it was. I was about 25 feet from Josh himself (At one point he did walk by me to use the facilities). But it hit me more when I got home that I actually was able to see up close my favorite actor and character on Lost. His entrance was that of man who is proud and more than excited to share his insight with up and coming actors. He wasn’t like a celebrity who thought he was doing us a favor for being there. He wasn’t like let’s get this over with. Josh would have stayed another hour if it was up to him. He was exceptional. One of the nicest actors I have ever met. And yes ladies, he is as sexy in person as you would believe. but from a guy’s perspective, he’s a mans man, cooler than the other side of the pillow.
Josh set the tone and was a joy to hear speak. He comes off as very thankful for success. He is very humble. Before Josh came out, they played the final piece of the “Incident” scene before and after Jack drop the nuke into the swan tunnel. Josh came out soon after. His entrance was just that : a presence of stardom. He took over the room without effort. He pointed in the crowd to some old friends that he hadn’t seen since his early days of acting class. Josh talked about his acting appraoch in doing intense scenes, what the Lost set is like (laughter, scrabble and farts), he explained in detail his scene with Elisabeth Mitchell, talked about what to expect if you are a guest star on Lost, lack of rehearsal time, protecting yourself on the set, responsibility of Jack Bender as a director, his new baby, life after Lost, and much much more.
Listen to my podcast as I give my recount the evening and answer the question, Who is Josh Holloway? :
HEATH SOLO’S NIGHT WITH JOSH HOLLOWAY
I was so eager to talk about Josh in my podcast that I edited some great comments out about actor/coach Tom Ardavany. After listening to the podcast, I realized that I totally left out some important stuff about Tom. Coming tomorrow will be my write up on what I learned. I suggest you attend one of Tom’s actor series specials as you can learn so much about the world of being an actor. Tom, thank you so much for the opportunity.
YAY!
How cool that you got be there!!!!!
Thanks for sharing the pics and your account.
I will listen to the podcast right away.
Did he share any acting tips you care to share. I have to polish up my chops right away.
I could use some coaching and inspiration from you both ;D
great podcast.
Wow Heath, that’s really awesome! I’m a little jealous, but more so happy for you 😀 Can’t wait to listen to the podcast.
Way to go Heath! My wife would be totally jealous – she loves Sawyer/Josh! If she was there you might have seen something pornographic! LOL!
Take care…keep podcasting!
BCK_Lockehart (anagram for “the Black Rock”)
Great listen!
You were always meant to make it there 🙂
Thanks for the podcast Heath, sounded like a awesome experience..
I’m pretty sure if you follow lost of screen it is indisputable he is one of the nicest and approachable people 🙂 Seems like he can’t stop laughing haha.
PS – Yeah i would have put my dollar on the ground too! re: the beach…
One of my friends from school was the aussie tourist in Santa Monica that got bashed into a coma last year (and thrown into a burning fire none the less!), but I think that was later on at night, when the ‘nasties’ really come out…. pps- amazingly, he has recovered BTW!
Rowan, I’m so sorry about your friend, but yes, at night , the real crazies come out. So glad he’s doing well now.
Thank you so much Heath. How generous of you to take the time to share this.
You lucky, lucky man!! 😀 Thank you so much for sharing! Loved the podcast! Glad to know that he is as awesome in person as I thought he would be!
Nice podcast Heath. The account was great and I always enjoy you going on like a school girl with a crush. Maybe it’s the jealousy in me?
Nice recount of the event, glad you could make it. We will have others, sorry you couldn’t ask your question. I’ll have him answer it for you if you like. Email me the question and I’ll get you the answer. Wish you would have hung around so you could have met him. I’ll get him your Thank you.
No problem Tom. What a great evening! Thank you so much! You put on a such a great night! Much Respect!
I think they should write Tom Ardavany into the show as Sawyer’s brother or cousin. The resemblance is uncanny.
Actualyy, it’s funny you say that. I was thinking the same thing. They both have a similar look. That would be pretty cool.