Jeff Maxwell, a 30-year veteran actor (Young Frankenstein, Kentucky Fried Movie, 9 years as Private Igor on M*A*S*H, etc), comedian, writer, producer and best-selling author also enjoyed the unique experience of being a casting director for Twentieth Century Fox. As the founding partner in Smash Cut Entertainment, a company formed to produce motion picture and television product, Jeff brings to the show an impressive, wide range of knowledge about the business of acting, writing, casting, and television and film production.
Rick Shoemaker
Rick Shoemaker has been an executive in the music business for over 30 years. Initially startingin radio in the mid-seventies and most recently completing a 20-year tenure as President of Warner Bros. Music, Rick’s Rolodex is fat. He has seen and heard every pitch imaginable from songwriters, performers, record labels and managers. Rick intimately understands the process of achieving success in those fields from the artistic and the corporate side. Some of the artists he has discovered and mentored include: Green Day, Sheryl Crow, Nickelback, Sugar Ray, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, AlanJackson, Ricky Martin, Dwight Yoakam, Van Halen. In addition to his success in the music business, Rick is also the father of a child actor. His son, Emmett Shoemaker, was a successful actor starring in numerous TV shows and films (ER, Malcolm in the Middle, Finding Nemo, etc.). Rick brings to the program first-hand knowledge of the trials and tribulations of parenting a successful showbiz kid.
Want to learn how to break in to the entertainment industry?
Industry veterans Rick Shoemaker(20 year tenure as President of Warner Chappell Records) and Jeff Maxwell(30 year Hollywood veteran, best known for his roll as private Igor in M*A*S*H*), with over 60-plus years of combined experience in music, film and television, bring you this informative program featuring impressive industry guests. With over one million registered actors, singers and songwriters in Los Angeles Rick and Jeff reach out to those working hard to "make it" in show business. Equal parts Loveline, American Idol, TMZ and Dr. Phil, "Breaking In with Rick and Jeff" dispenses advice, council and cut-to-the-chase facts to an audience in search of knowledge, as well as those in search of wit and engaging humor!
