How did a Morton Grove, IL teen - who’d become deaf at 18 months old - go on to become the youngest-ever Best Actress winner and forever change the face of disability? Marlee Matlin and her longtime ASL interpreter Jack Jason join “My Hollywood Story” for a moving - and funny - chat about her unprecedented Hollywood journey. Listen in as Marlee shares the joy (and pain) of her 1987 Oscar win for Children of a Lesser God; how she landed on iconic roles on Seinfeld, The West Wing and The L Word; the full-circle moment of Apple’s Oscar-winning CODA; and why it was a imperative that a deaf director - in this case, Shoshanna Stern - tell her story in the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.    MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at myhollywoodpodcast@gmail.com. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!

My Hollywood Story

Stacey Wilson Hunt interviews Hollywood icons on this weekly podcast.

It’s Marlee Matlin… she landed a Seinfeld role because Larry David saw her at the gym with Brad Pitt!

DEC 3, 202575 MIN
My Hollywood Story

It’s Marlee Matlin… she landed a Seinfeld role because Larry David saw her at the gym with Brad Pitt!

DEC 3, 202575 MIN

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How did a Morton Grove, IL teen - who’d become deaf at 18 months old - go on to become the youngest-ever Best Actress winner and forever change the face of disability? Marlee Matlin and her longtime ASL interpreter Jack Jason join “My Hollywood Story” for a moving - and funny - chat about her unprecedented Hollywood journey. Listen in as Marlee shares the joy (and pain) of her 1987 Oscar win for Children of a Lesser God; how she landed on iconic roles on Seinfeld, The West Wing and The L Word; the full-circle moment of Apple’s Oscar-winning CODA; and why it was a imperative that a deaf director - in this case, Shoshanna Stern - tell her story in the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.    MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram: @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at [email protected]. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!