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Celebrity Acting and Performance Coach Bernard Hiller on his new movie with Andy Serkis and the upcoming Oscars
Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Cameron Diaz… are just a few of the celebrities who endorse the acting and transformational coaching techniques of Bernard Hiller. He’s mentored many Hollywood and European stars, as well as working with CEO’s entrepreneurs around the world to help them fulfil their career goals and dream. And in the run-up to awards season, he is again offering his Oscar Awards predictions, which he’s done in high-profile publications for many years.
Hiller has been to the Academy Awards numerous times, having worked on many of the nominated films, and says he’s always honored to be there. He said: “I’ve been on the red carpet at the Oscars and have been interviewed by reporters from Germany, Italy, France, the UK, all wanting to know who I thought was going to win the Academy Awards. I’ve also made Oscar predictions for newspapers in Spain, Germany and England.”
When it comes to the Oscars, Hiller knows his stuff. In fact, he’s interviewed and hosted 68 Academy Award winners or nominees in his Global Acting Masterclasses. Here’s ‘Green Book’ director Peter Farrelly at one of his masterclasses, relaying an anecdote about Hiller and Barbra Streisand:
Hiller is looking forward to this year as he’ll be working with Andy Serkis (actor in ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Black Panther’ and director of ‘Venom’, which has now grossed $550 million and counting). Hiller said: “I wrote a screenplay, which we are shooting in the Czech Republic 2024. It’s called ‘Brundibar’. It’s a film about the importance of the performing arts and how it connects us all. I’m also a producer and actor on the project and Andy is the director. We start pre-production next year.”
Perhaps one of Hiller’s closest Hollywood partnerships is with ‘Mean Girls’ actress Lindsay Lohan, who he’s worked with for many years. Hiller said: “Lindsay and I have the best relationship. We have been together for seven years now. I work with actors who are already great; they just want to be brilliant. I’ve coached with many superstars around the world, and they all have one thing in common – they want to be better for themselves. They would like to be the best actors. I believe that with a great coach or mentor you could achieve that.” Hiller will often go over a script with Lohan and exchange ideas. He adds: “I’m on set with her, if she needs help or support in any way.”
Lohan said of Hiller:”I don’t really see Bernard as just a coach. He’s more of an advisor of skill and a mentor. He helps you see what’s not written on the page and bring those aspects of the character to life.” The ‘Hollywood Reporter’ wrote an article about their unique relationship.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/lindsay-lohan-netflix-comeback-falling-for-christmas-1235227605/?mc_cid=827bf3d8b0&mc_eid=UNIQID
Among his many devotees, Hiller is called “the transformational wizard”. He is now applying the acting methods that he teaches Hollywood actors to business people and entrepreneurs. He recently spoke to 4,000 people at Mindvalley University, a global learning experience, and participants said that his unique style and techniques helped them transform their lives during his sessions. This year he will continue to speak at business events around the world.
Hiller was recently the host at the Italian Film Festival. He said: “This is a huge event, which was held in Los Angeles. Artists from around the world attend this unique celebration. Plus, this year I’ll also have some hosting duties for the upcoming Hollywood Critics Alliance.”
Featured photo credit: Paul Zimmer
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Chris Lemmon, Son of Legendary Actor Jack Lemmon Guests On Harvey Brownstone Interviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Chris Lemmon, Son of Legendary Actor, Jack Lemmon, Actor & Author, “A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father”.
Chris Lemmon is an actor, producer and author who’s appeared in many movies including “Airport ‘77”, “Seems Like Old Times”, “Uncommon Valor”, “Swing Shift”, “Cannonball Run 2”, “Weekend Warrior”, “Lena’s Holiday”, “Roe vs Wade”, and 2 very special movies, “That’s Life” and “Dad”, in which he appeared with his legendary father, 2-time Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon, who’s been immortalized in movies like “Mr. Roberts”, “Save the Tiger”, “The Apartment”, “Irma LaDouce”, “The Odd Couple”, “The China Syndrome”, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, and of course, the greatest comedy film of all time, “Some Like it Hot”.
In fact, our guest portrayed his father in a re-enactment of his time on the set of “Some Like it Hot”, in the Marilyn Monroe biopic, “Blonde”.
On television, our guest has brought us many memorable roles including “Checko” in “Brothers and Sisters”, “Richard Philips” in “Duet” and “Open House”, “Jeff Cameron” in “Knots Landing”, and “Martin Brubaker”, better known as “Bru”, in “Thunder in Paradise”. On the stage, he’s starred in “Barefoot in the Park”, “Shay”, “Love Letters”, and his highly acclaimed one-man show “Twist of Lemmon”, based on his best-selling, highly compelling and heartwarming 2006 memoir entitled, “A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to my Father”.
He also wrote, produced and hosted the wonderful documentary film, “Magic Time”, which is all about the brilliant artistry of Jack Lemmon.
Harvey Brownstone is a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He is also the bestselling author of “Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court” and hosted “Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone,” a television talk show on matters involving the family justice system.
After a distinguished legal career, Harvey was appointed a judge at the age of 38 in 1995. He has presided in family and criminal courts. He has been a trailblazer in several ways. He was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He was the first sitting judge in the world to write a national best seller and to host a TV talk show.
Harvey has been a role model and icon in the LGBTQ community. When same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2003, he was the only judge to make himself publicly available to officiate at weddings for lesbian and gay couples travelling to Toronto from all over the world to get married. In 2007, he officiated at the wedding of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the American couple whose marriage triggered the 2013 United States Supreme Court decision overturning the definition of “spouse” in the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In February 2021, Harvey launched his online talk show “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” on his own YouTube channel. He saw this as an interesting hobby. Within several months, the show attracted hundreds of thousands – and then eventually, millions – of viewers. Because of the overwhelming success of the show, Harvey decided to retire from the judiciary on December 31, 2021 after having presided as a full-time judge for 26 1/2 years. Free from the constraints imposed upon judges regarding the expression of opinions and the endorsement of private enterprise, Harvey now happily devotes his full-time attention to hosting “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” as a regular member of the public – albeit one with a rather illustrious and unique career history.
Watch Chris Lemmon on Harvey Brownstone Interviews on Youtube here:
The official website for Harvey Brownstone Interviews may be found at https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com
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