Jessie Usher Reveals Hilarious Middle Name Mix-Up & Secret Pandemic Gatherings!
Jessie Usher joins Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes on Dropping Names ...and other things, for a hilarious and wide-ranging conversation covering Hollywood, superheroes, growing up in the industry, unexpected career moments, fandom, and what it’s really like being part of one of television’s…
Two moments from this episode
The Big Chill Audition, Remembered
At a recent dinner, Brent reminded Larry Kasdan that he had auditioned for The Big Chill years earlier, reading monologues Kasdan had written just for the auditions. Kasdan remembered writing them, then asked who he had cast instead. Brent supplied the answer himself.
“And he says, no, I didn't hire you. Who did I hire? And I went, Kevin Kline.”
Cricket Is The Game
On his first day meeting the crew, Jonathan introduced himself to Patrick Stewart and the conversation turned to baseball. Stewart set him straight about which sport mattered. A couple of years later, Stewart was the one asking him to a Dodger game.
“no darling, cricket's the game”
Names dropped in this episode
52 names come up in this episode, in the order they are mentioned. Tap a timestamp to jump straight to that moment.
Stephen Schwartz
5:23American musical theatre composer and lyricist Wikipedia ↗
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Dean Devlin
7:13American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor of film and television Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
LeBron James
14:10American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
Maverick Carter
14:38American sports marketing businessman and executive who is the chief executive officer of SpringHill… Wikipedia ↗
Richard Roundtree
15:36American actor Wikipedia ↗
Samuel L. Jackson
15:36American actor and film producer Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Philip Romano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Edward Woodward
16:07English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
Queen Latifah
16:18Dana Elaine Owens , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper and… Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
Woody Allen
18:32Heywood "Woody" Allen is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and comedian Wikipedia ↗
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Timothée Chalamet
26:00Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor Wikipedia ↗
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Miley Cyrus
29:11American singer, songwriter, and actress Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Raphael Pour-Hashemi · CC BY 2.0
Wil Wheaton
29:15Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer Wikipedia ↗
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Hilary Duff
29:17American actress, singer-songwriter, businesswoman, and author Wikipedia ↗
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Martha Coolidge
29:27American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America Wikipedia ↗
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Peter DeLuise
35:42American and Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
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Dom DeLuise
35:46American actor, comedian, director, musician, chef, and author Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Allan Warren · CC BY-SA 3.0
Johnny Depp
35:58American actor, musician, and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Robert Duvall
41:31American actor and filmmaker, best known for his roles in films of the later 20th century Wikipedia ↗
Judd Hirsch
42:44American actor Wikipedia ↗
Emma Stone
43:51Emily Jean "Emma" Stone is an American actress and film producer Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stellan Skarsgård
45:42Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Alfred Hitchcock
48:10English filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Mel Brooks
51:40Comedy legend, producer and star of To Be or Not to Be Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Angela George · CC BY-SA 3.0
Patrick Stewart
56:46Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
63:09American actress Wikipedia ↗
Christoph Waltz
63:19Austrian, German and American actor Wikipedia ↗
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Quentin Tarantino
63:32American filmmaker, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thelma Schoonmaker
66:59American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese Wikipedia ↗
Photo: Raph_PH · CC BY 2.0
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