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Actor/Producer Joe Manganiello joins host Jenny Curtis for a conversation about his career path, process and new film, ARCHENEMY.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:46 - When Joe first knew he wanted to be an actor 3:08 - Joe’s experience at Carnegie Mellon in a cut-program.  3:55 - Shooting a movie in secret while at school 5:08 - The exhaustion of making it through his acting training 6:43 - Lessons in school that clicked while filming MAGIC MIKE XXL and TRUE BLOOD 9:06 - Graduating and moving to LA following his NY showcase 9:40 - Not wanting to do TV  10:30 - Auditioning for SPIDER-MAN 12:29 - The 8 year path from SPIDER-MAN to TRUE BLOOD and moving from character actor to leading man.  14:55 - The experience of being part of a highly skilled team of creatives on TRUE BLOOD while performing outlandish storylines.  17:31 - The concern of his work being marginalized and joining MAGIC MIKE.  20:20 - The Twilight routine in MAGIC MIKE XXL 21:20 - Working and training with a partially torn bicep throughout MAGIC MIKE XXL 23:34 - Creating his production company 3:59 with his brother and making BOTTOM OF THE 9TH 25:37 - The story behind the name of his production company and the story of Roger Bannister 27:55 - Joe’s love for the film MANDY and how that led to ARCHENEMY 28:33 - Having the same vision as the ARCHENEMY director, Adam Egypt Mortimer 30:17 - The character work that Joe did to prep for the role of Max Fist and learning about the homeless lifestyle.  32:03 - Having a “meth coach” on set 32:21 - The tight schedule of a 17 day shoot and the challenges that entails.  34:24 - Having a split-brain during precise fight choreography  35:17 - What ‘acting’ is to him.  36:00 - The fulfillment that comes with producing your own work 37:04 - Having a life in storytelling.  ----------------- Learn More: Hollywood Unscripted Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis Edited by: J Whiting Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin Theme Music by: Celleste and Eric Dick A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.