Story & Craft is Marc Preston’s venue for offering up entertaining, insightful and inspiring conversations. Marc has spent over three decades as a successful actor, voiceover talent, and nationally syndicated radio host. He’s endlessly curious and enjoys great conversations that inspire. Each episode, Marc welcomes film, television and voiceover actors, storytellers, influencers and creative personalities that have intriguing points of view to offer. Marc’s unique interview style provides insight into the origins of what made his guests successful, as well as how they stay at the top of their game. Whether you work in the industry, or simply enjoy great conversation, you’re invited to grab a cup of coffee and enjoy a sit down with Marc and his guests as they talk story, share a moment and inspire.
Actor Missi Pyle from “Dodgeball” and Prime Video’s “Sterling Point” joins us on Story & Craft to talk about her career and personal stories.
She talks about filming “50 First Dates” with Adam Sandler and shares her take on Apple TV’s “Pluribus” and “Widow’s Bay.” Her time on “Stick” comes up too, where she plays a love interest for Timothy Olyphant’s character in a season that also features Owen Wilson and Rhea Seehorn. Missi also looks back on theater at Germantown High School in Tennessee, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and the “Dodgeball” character whose costume fans now buy on Amazon.
Her friend Megan Park, who once played her daughter on a show, created “Sterling Point,” and Missi shares what is coming when season two films next June. Other stories include choosing a Jenny McCarthy series over testing for Chuck Lorre’s “Two and a Half Men” and playing a cult leader on “Y: The Last Man.” She also tells the story of her marriage to a man with a bear sanctuary in Montana and why she is now thinking about becoming an EMT.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Missi Pyle joins Story & Craft
02:35 From Texas to Tennessee, a Montana bear sanctuary, then L.A.
08:08 Filming “50 First Dates” at a Rainforest Cafe and Adam Sandler
10:05 Growing up watching TV and wanting to be in the show
17:54 The Germantown High School theater teacher who changed her path
24:09 The “Dodgeball” character fans dress up as for Halloween
31:26 Life is just lifey and the Shoney’s comment that drove her
35:07 Megan Park and what is next for “Sterling Point”
36:44 Tim Curry’s advice and the “Two and a Half Men” near miss
39:21 Watching “Widow’s Bay” and movie nights with her daughter
41:57 Filming “Home Alone 4” with French Stewart in Cape Town
44:15 Playing a warden, joining “Stick,” and raving about “Pluribus”
47:09 Playing a cult leader on “Y: The Last Man”
50:10 The Seven Questions
58:29 Where to watch Missi Pyle now in “Sterling Point” and “Stick”
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