Episodes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1v9uMAL09w&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous Linda Gail is the younger sister of Rock & Roll Legend Jerry Lee Lewis. She is also a cousin to the late country music star Mickey Gilley and tv evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. That’s a whole lot of talent and fame from one family out of the little ole’ town of Ferriday, LA. Linda Gail now lives in Austin, TX and still performs locally and around the world. She started her career singing and playing with her brother Jerry Le...

Leland Chapman was introduced to Relatively Famous through Kimber Eastwood Midkiff (SO1 Ep21 of Relatively Famous) daughter of Clint Eastwood. Guess you could say there’s Bounty Hunter theme there, Clint “A Few Dollars More” – “Joe Kidd” and Leland “Dog the Bounty Hunter”. OK, so that was only funny to me… Leland is the son of legendary bounty hunter and reality tv star Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter. Leland began working with his dad in the bounty hunting business at the very young ag...

I was introduced to Craig Colquitt through Phil Carson, whom I met at Podcast Multimedia Expo (a must for podcasters). Craig is the father of Britton and Dustin Colquitt and part of the University of Tennessee Football punting dynasty. My friend and UT alumni Mikie Gause was thrilled when I told her Craig was going to be a guest. Her quote “you can always count on a Colquitt”. The Colquitt’s are a punting phenomenon, Craig, Dustin and Britton all punted for U of Tenn and all three are NFL Super...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syDe5UcHMgE&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous #Batman fans of all ages owe this episode’s guest a listen and a share. Athena Finger is the granddaughter of Bill Finger, the co-creator of the Batman comics with Bob Kane, although Athena and her father had to fight for many many years to make sure Bill received credit. She was introduced to me through Bill Field from Episode #1 of this podcast. Athena is an artist, a teacher and spends much of her time keeping her grand...

While researching potential guests I ran across a post on Nick Cannon’s brother Gabriel Cannon winning the TV show Claim to Fame. Having worked with Nick early in his career on the Nickelodeon show Snick House. I knew I had to ask Gabriel if he would be a guest on my podcast. During our interview I discovered Gabriel is an amazing young man who has stood in the Hollywood limelight with his brother, toured with Mariah Carey, has music in his blood and knows the value of giving back in-order to li...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqkR_oJa7w&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous Scott Cooper is not only Spock’s cousin, he is an amazing and successful artist who spent years hiding the family claim to fame. What tales Scott has of growing up a poor white art student in a tough black – Puerto Rican neighborhood of NYC. His childhood was literally where the film Warriors was based on. Scott moved to Los Angeles to ply his craft on the cartoon He-Man only to arrive in LA and discover there was no job wa...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZIs7QXBzwY&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous I met Kate at Podfest Multimedia Expo 2025 where she and John were the Keynote Speakers. They are not only husband and wife but together run the extremely successful eonfire (Entrepreneurs on Fire) podcast. Kate runs the day to business of eonfire while John is busy as host the podcast. She is not only a very successful and accomplished business woman, she is a mother to their child Bo. Kate is learning and sharing with oth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI00P4mOAwU&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous In this episode I talk with a fellow South Carolinian, Marvin King, the father of Grammy nominated guitarist and singer, Marcus King. Marvin resides in the beautiful city of Greenville, SC and is also a musician, as was his father. Marvin is proud to see his son Marcus carry on a family tradition. Even playing his grandfather’s rare “Big Red” Gibson guitar. Marcus has really exploded on the rock, country and blues scene ov...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030k3XLajpM&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous Answer: Jennifer Dornetta – Question: Who is Jimmy McGuire’s sister…Answer; Jennifer Dornetta…. On this episode of Relatively Famous I hark back to my days of producing Jeopardy! Clue Crew segments. Jimmy McGuire was one of the original Clue Crew members and remained a world traveling member of the Jeopardy! Clue Crew for 21 seasons. He may not be a household name or face, BUT to 25 million Jeopardy! viewers he’s super famo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l7sX97VyY0&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous Since starting this podcast I have been stunned by the connections Wheel of Fortune has provided. Here I have the honor of interviewing the granddaughter and daughter of renowned Master Illusionist Harry Blackstone and Harry Blackstone Jr, Bellamie Blackstone. She is not only an amazing TV Producer, she’s also the Producer of Wheel of Fortune. Her grandfather Harry was known to rival Houdini and her father Harry Jr was not ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwQVLJ3syhw&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous It’s always fun and interesting to me when I meet another brother of someone famous and on this episode we met the brother of actress Eva Mendes. Carlo Mendez is as handsome as his sister is beautiful. Eva may have retired from acting but Carlo is just starting his acting journey. Carlo talks about his career, growing up in Miami, going to Hollywood and keeping his relative close to the chest. He also opens up about the los...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNdQkpfgdJo&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous Thanks to social media I was able to reconnect with Charlie McCord’s father. I first meet Charlie’s father in the Green Room of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Vanna was a guest and his dad was promoting his hit song “At This Moment”. Charlie is the son of Billy Vera, one the most amazing singers I know, with a career that expands over 60 yrs. Like his father Charlie is a singer and musician, had a band with his brothe...

One of my prized possessions is a signed concert program from Ringo Starr’s All Star Band 1989 tour. What I love about this program is that Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons signed it, I’ve be a fan of The Big Man for years. So when I saw his son Nick Clemons posting on Facebook I had to reach out and ask him to be a guest. Nick is also a musician with his own band and style of music. He recalls the first time he played with his dad, meeting Clarence’s bandmates, discovering how world respected his...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgO1BJs2t0&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous On this episode of Relatively Famous we stepped into our own backyard to discover a great tale of a family Dynasty, DUCK DYNASTY that is. Our Producer, Philip Nelson’s brother Jaye is married to Willie Robertson’s wife Korie’s sister Ashley Howard Nelson. Yeah that’s mouthful. True to the Duck Dynasty family Ashley has an amazing story. She tells us how she navigates a very large family, thriving real estate business’ in Na...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PevjJ08JUp0&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous On this episode of Relatively Famous I take the word relative literally. In early December 2024 my nephew, Vanna’s son Nikko Santo Pietro became an internet sensation when a Wheel of Fortune food video went viral. Suddenly “Vanna’s HOT son” was the talk of the town. During Nikko’s 30 years on this planet we have had some conversations on life, we’ve shot fireworks, we’ve played on the beach and I’ve enjoyed his cooking. In ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOBTJorku2Q On this episode of Relatively Famous we meet Keith Coogan, the grandson of Jackie Coogan, the first child star in Hollywood and the man responsible for protecting child actor’s income with the Coogan Law. Keith has an amazing acting resume, ponders films, tv and streaming future, his mom and Hollywood, his incredible work ethic, time with his grandfather and growing up with other Hollywood celebrity kids. Screenshot https://www.imdb.com/name/nm01768...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N2HemHVyW0&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous This episode’s interview came out of left field for me. I’ve spent the last 50 yrs quoting lines from her father’s films with my friends only to discover she has been a makeup artist of Wheel of Fortune for 20 yrs. Yep Clint Eastwood’s daughter Kimber Eastwood Midkiff has been an actor like her father but prefers being behind the camera producing and doing makeup. She doesn’t live the Hollywood highlife you’d expect of an E...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBy6zwvjKbU&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous This episode’s guest, Kimberly Butler McMillan, I met way back when the short film, A Chess Player that I produced, was screening in the Beaufort International Film Festival. However it wasn’t until years later that she told me about her father, a well known Canadian singer songwriter. As the podcast grew and I was thinking of guest I Googled her father, Marty Butler and listened to his music. Well, his daughter Kimberly ha...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3dD6iOYhkY&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous In this episode I talk with the daughter of movie star, rights activist and NFL Legend Jim Brown. Kimberly Brown talks of how her father instilled helping others and how she, along with Ray Charles daughter started Daughter of Legends. Watching her dad portrayed and having a small part in the film One Night in Miami. Launching Daughters of Sports and what being a female football player is like. She’s a Defensive End working...

I was introduced to this episode’s guest through a friend from back in Charlotte, NC who wrote this amazing book called “Poster Girls”. That intro will make sense if you’re a movie buff and love the film “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Our guest Christina Capra is a film director, writer, and YES granddaughter to the legendary film director, three time Oscar winner, Frank Capra . Like her famous grandfather and father Frank Capra Jr, Christina has found a calling in film. She has written the script for...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbMckvezdck&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous This episode is for all the Trekkies and fans of the original Star Trek tv show with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Grace Lee Whitney “Yeoman Janice Rand”. Our guest is Jonathan Whitney Dweck a very talented musician, educator, brother, father and the loving son of the late Grace Lee Whitney, actress, singer and recovery angel. Jonathan talks about his love of being a retired teacher and sharing his music on Facebook. T...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfyFaH2Ootw&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous For 30 seconds in my youth I thought I wanted to be a boxer. I was inspired at the time by 6 time world champion and gold medalist Sugar Ray Leonard, and father of our guest, Ray Leonard Jr. I learned quickly I don’t have the nose or the pain threshold to be a boxer. Ray Leonard Jr has been in the ring and on the field as a two sport, division one collegiate athlete. In this episode Ray Jr takes us inside the ropes, from be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Pf-0msDZ4&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous For this episode I got to meet and chat with someone from my hometown area of Myrtle Beach, SC. He’s the dad of the amazing, and soon to be even more famous, Jumanji actress Madison Iseman. Her dad, John Iseman, was introduced to me by a mutual friend and he was right in saying, John is the nicest, most down to earth retired dentist you’ll ever meet. Plus he’s so level headed in dealing with a daughter who was determined to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zduju1BSXuE&t=1s&ab_channel=RelativelyFamous This episode we meet and talk with the twin brother of one of the best, coolest and nicest character actors in the movies. I have worked with Ranny’s brother Danny Vinson on several films and got to meet Ranny Vinson at The George Lindsey film festival when Danny and I had Crab Trap playing in the festival. Not only do they share the almost identical twin features, but if you close your eyes you won’t know if it’s Dann...