February 2, 2023 • 11 mins
Reverend Archie Skinner appeared in multiple episodes of Gilmore Girls. Portrayed by the wonderful Jim Jansen. The Reverend was pivotal in so much in Stars Hollows from baptisms to funerals and everything in between.
Jim is here and he's even reminiscing about performing the wedding for the most beloved GG couple!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I am all in. Let's kiss you, I am all
in with Scott Patterson and I Heart Radio podcast. Hey everybody,
(00:21):
Scott Patterson, I am all in podcast one on one interview.
We're going to be talking with uh. Jim Jansen. He
portrayed Reverend Artsy Skinner for seven episodes of Gilmore Girls.
His first appearance was in season three, episode six, Take
the Deviled Eggs. His last appearance was season six, episode
twenty one, Driving Miss Gilmore. Also appeared in the fall
(00:43):
episode of A Year in the Life A Little Bit
About Jim. He's an actor from St. Salt Lake City.
He's out of over a hundred and thirty four acting credits,
including playing approximately thirteen minister religious characters, twenty law government characters,
and twenty doctor characters for TV and film. You've had
plenty of film and TV experience before Gilmore, with a
(01:06):
few episodes of Murphy Brown, Fresh Prince of bel Air,
Boy meets World Weird Weird, Science Star Trek, Deep Space nine,
Who's the Boss, just to name a few. Tell us
about being a part of so many iconic shows. Well,
I'm amazed at the research you've done. It's been a
lot of fun. You know, it's been a career, which
(01:27):
is us been very pleasant. So I started in California
about and retired like four years ago. So it's uh yeah, well,
congratulations on a on a remarkable and very long career.
Not very many actors get to hang in there for
(01:47):
four decades, four and a half decades, seven years. Yeah,
um uh well, okay, So now to Gilmore Girls as
a Reverend Skinner. How did you get the role? Was
it offered to Jeff to audition? I auditioned for it.
Tell us about that. What do you remember? Well? I
remember it well. It was at Warner Brothers and the
(02:09):
casting agent who I'm sorry, I don't remember her name
right now, but she came out into the waiting room
and said, now, look, Amy likes everybody to talk as
fast as possible and pick up your cues. And I said, well, okay,
I've been doing Broadway New York theater for twelve years.
We have to pick up our cues. So that was
the only thing that was on my mind when I auditioned,
(02:29):
to talk fast and pick up my cues. And then
after doing a few episodes of Gilmore, I understand why
that's where everybody talks fast. Um, yeah, the job. Well
it was good, so you already had that training and
then you went in there and lit up the room.
Um yeah, Um, we found this trivia for you. You've
(02:53):
played approximately, as I mentioned earlier, thirteen minister religious characters,
twenty law government characters, and twenty doctor characters. How about that?
Why is that? It must be because people trust you?
I guess yeah. It surprises me too. I'll keep that
statistic because I didn't know all those numbers. Why do
(03:15):
you think people trust you so much? Because that's really
what it is. It comes down man, that's a guy
I trust. Let's give him the role. Yeah, Likable, trustable.
I'm not sure that I am either of those, but
at least that's how I come off working. Well, that's
the important part of well did you prefer one profession
(03:36):
over the other? Two? Portrait? Uh huh? Now. I always
like being a priest or whatever, priest pastor. I don't
know why. I just enjoyed that a lot, especially on Gilmore.
We had a lot of fun with being a priest
on that. What was your most memorable moment as for
(03:58):
being a priest and any production? Well, I think in
Gilmoura was I think I had the most fun. It
was the most interesting to do. We were shooting in
the church and I was in the pulpit giving a sermon,
and and that particular part of it. We shared our
church with a synagogue, and we were going, we were
(04:19):
going within the story, we were going too long, so
the Rabbi was in the back of the church going
pointing at his watch. So I had to do the
attitudes as fast as I could. Say that the attitudes,
and I thought I get through this. But I thought
that was really fun because he came in and put
his startup David up and took the cross down. And
(04:41):
that was a fun one. When you came in for
or when the call came for you for a year
in life? Which were you included an a pivotal scene
for Luke and Laureli. What was what was your reaction? Well,
I was delighted to be back. I was shot one
scene that didn't make into the final but the shot
(05:02):
I scene I shot with you is what I married
you and Laureline. Oh that's right, yeah, theddle of the night.
Oh my god, it's all such a blur. Oh my goodness. Yeah,
that a very pivotal moment for the storyline, right sure, yeah. Um, well,
(05:23):
when you saw the end of a year in the life,
I'm assuming you saw it. What did you think the
very end? Uh uh yeah, I thought it looked great
and I thought, boy, they're the last line of that
episode says we could do this all over again. M hmm, right, mom,
(05:45):
I think I'm was the last line. Yeah, I think
I'm pregnant. Yeah, Mom, I think I'm I think I'm
bringing Yeah, the last five words for words, yea, whatever
it is, there's a there right there. Um uh, okay,
that was the last role you did. What what are
you up to now? What do you how's your retirement going? Well,
(06:07):
you know, I'm enjoying it a lot. I didn't think,
I really what but I do. My neighbors say, how
do you do that? You know, how do you retire?
What do you do now? And I said, well, you know,
I've been an actor for forty seven years and because
I started in New York in nine, Um, I always
had a lot of free time. Actors always have a
(06:28):
lot of free time. You know. You you when you
have a job, you're working intensely and you're working fast,
and you're working a lot, and then suddenly you're you're
not and you have a week or two or three
where you don't have anything. So I've always had free time.
I've always had ways of filling There have things to
do and things I enjoy. So it just stretched a
little longer than in the past. And what advice would
(06:52):
you give young actors looking to get into the profession? Wow, Uh,
get a good education. Yeah, that's good. I think finding
a college program that gives you the opportunity to be
on stage a lot, or nowadays you're in film a
lot that you know they're shooting film all or digital
(07:14):
all over the place. But I think, uh, having a
good background in the literature of the theater is important
and getting a lot of practice before you get out
there and try to sell it. All. Right, We're gonna
play a game called rapid Fire, So I'm gonna fire
(07:38):
some questions at you and you answer them as quickly
as you can. There's the thing again, right fast as
how many cups of coffee do you have in a day? One?
Are you team Logan, Team Jesser, team Dean? Who is
your favorite Gilmore Girls character? Oh? God, Uh, everybody's strukes.
(08:06):
I know everybody's druggles. Just throw one out, throw one
out there, you go. What would you rather? Would you
what would you order it? Luke's Diner? Uh, coffee and
a slice of cake? Uh? Would you? Would you rather
go on a road trip with Taylor or Michelle Taylor?
(08:28):
But that's an easy answer. Uh, finish the lyric and
where you lead. I will follow dot dot dot un
till the end of my days anywhere that you tell
me to. Um close Jackson's vegetables are Suki's baked goods? Goods?
Would you rather listen to Drella's harp or The Troubadour's
(08:51):
cover songs? Oh? Cover songs? Children? Prepper Stars, Hollow Hi Stars,
Hollow Hi. Okay, So one last question before we let
you go, Um, compare your experience on the set of
Gilmore Girls to everything else that you ever did in
(09:13):
your career? And where does it rank? Pretty high, pretty high,
up to the top, because well, it's a happy set.
It's a lot of great people to work with and
that's the best part of it. Also, craft services was
very good. It was very good. Wasn't it all right? Jim?
(09:34):
Thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it. Continued
good wishes for your retirement. Um, we are the poor
for it, but you are the richer for it. I
am sure you you you deserved it. You deserve it.
Uh and enjoy it and all the best to you. Okay,
it's great to see your Scott. All right, buddy, take
(09:55):
care by bye, all right, bye, esta Hey everybody, and
(10:28):
don't forget follow us on Instagram at I Am all
In podcast and Emailie at Gilmore at I heart radio
dot com. Oh you Gilmore fans. If you're looking for
the best cup of coffee in the world, go to
my website from my company scott ep dot com, s
CEO t t y P dot com, scotty p dot
com Grade one Specialty Coffee
I am all in. Let's kiss you, I am all
in with Scott Patterson and I Heart Radio podcast. Hey everybody,
(00:21):
Scott Patterson, I am all in podcast one on one interview.
We're going to be talking with uh. Jim Jansen. He
portrayed Reverend Artsy Skinner for seven episodes of Gilmore Girls.
His first appearance was in season three, episode six, Take
the Deviled Eggs. His last appearance was season six, episode
twenty one, Driving Miss Gilmore. Also appeared in the fall
(00:43):
episode of A Year in the Life A Little Bit
About Jim. He's an actor from St. Salt Lake City.
He's out of over a hundred and thirty four acting credits,
including playing approximately thirteen minister religious characters, twenty law government characters,
and twenty doctor characters for TV and film. You've had
plenty of film and TV experience before Gilmore, with a
(01:06):
few episodes of Murphy Brown, Fresh Prince of bel Air,
Boy meets World Weird Weird, Science Star Trek, Deep Space nine,
Who's the Boss, just to name a few. Tell us
about being a part of so many iconic shows. Well,
I'm amazed at the research you've done. It's been a
lot of fun. You know, it's been a career, which
(01:27):
is us been very pleasant. So I started in California
about and retired like four years ago. So it's uh yeah, well,
congratulations on a on a remarkable and very long career.
Not very many actors get to hang in there for
(01:47):
four decades, four and a half decades, seven years. Yeah,
um uh well, okay, So now to Gilmore Girls as
a Reverend Skinner. How did you get the role? Was
it offered to Jeff to audition? I auditioned for it.
Tell us about that. What do you remember? Well? I
remember it well. It was at Warner Brothers and the
(02:09):
casting agent who I'm sorry, I don't remember her name
right now, but she came out into the waiting room
and said, now, look, Amy likes everybody to talk as
fast as possible and pick up your cues. And I said, well, okay,
I've been doing Broadway New York theater for twelve years.
We have to pick up our cues. So that was
the only thing that was on my mind when I auditioned,
(02:29):
to talk fast and pick up my cues. And then
after doing a few episodes of Gilmore, I understand why
that's where everybody talks fast. Um, yeah, the job. Well
it was good, so you already had that training and
then you went in there and lit up the room.
Um yeah, Um, we found this trivia for you. You've
(02:53):
played approximately, as I mentioned earlier, thirteen minister religious characters,
twenty law government characters, and twenty doctor characters. How about that?
Why is that? It must be because people trust you?
I guess yeah. It surprises me too. I'll keep that
statistic because I didn't know all those numbers. Why do
(03:15):
you think people trust you so much? Because that's really
what it is. It comes down man, that's a guy
I trust. Let's give him the role. Yeah, Likable, trustable.
I'm not sure that I am either of those, but
at least that's how I come off working. Well, that's
the important part of well did you prefer one profession
(03:36):
over the other? Two? Portrait? Uh huh? Now. I always
like being a priest or whatever, priest pastor. I don't
know why. I just enjoyed that a lot, especially on Gilmore.
We had a lot of fun with being a priest
on that. What was your most memorable moment as for
(03:58):
being a priest and any production? Well, I think in
Gilmoura was I think I had the most fun. It
was the most interesting to do. We were shooting in
the church and I was in the pulpit giving a sermon,
and and that particular part of it. We shared our
church with a synagogue, and we were going, we were
(04:19):
going within the story, we were going too long, so
the Rabbi was in the back of the church going
pointing at his watch. So I had to do the
attitudes as fast as I could. Say that the attitudes,
and I thought I get through this. But I thought
that was really fun because he came in and put
his startup David up and took the cross down. And
(04:41):
that was a fun one. When you came in for
or when the call came for you for a year
in life? Which were you included an a pivotal scene
for Luke and Laureli. What was what was your reaction? Well,
I was delighted to be back. I was shot one
scene that didn't make into the final but the shot
(05:02):
I scene I shot with you is what I married
you and Laureline. Oh that's right, yeah, theddle of the night.
Oh my god, it's all such a blur. Oh my goodness. Yeah,
that a very pivotal moment for the storyline, right sure, yeah. Um, well,
(05:23):
when you saw the end of a year in the life,
I'm assuming you saw it. What did you think the
very end? Uh uh yeah, I thought it looked great
and I thought, boy, they're the last line of that
episode says we could do this all over again. M hmm, right, mom,
(05:45):
I think I'm was the last line. Yeah, I think
I'm pregnant. Yeah, Mom, I think I'm I think I'm
bringing Yeah, the last five words for words, yea, whatever
it is, there's a there right there. Um uh, okay,
that was the last role you did. What what are
you up to now? What do you how's your retirement going? Well,
(06:07):
you know, I'm enjoying it a lot. I didn't think,
I really what but I do. My neighbors say, how
do you do that? You know, how do you retire?
What do you do now? And I said, well, you know,
I've been an actor for forty seven years and because
I started in New York in nine, Um, I always
had a lot of free time. Actors always have a
(06:28):
lot of free time. You know. You you when you
have a job, you're working intensely and you're working fast,
and you're working a lot, and then suddenly you're you're
not and you have a week or two or three
where you don't have anything. So I've always had free time.
I've always had ways of filling There have things to
do and things I enjoy. So it just stretched a
little longer than in the past. And what advice would
(06:52):
you give young actors looking to get into the profession? Wow, Uh,
get a good education. Yeah, that's good. I think finding
a college program that gives you the opportunity to be
on stage a lot, or nowadays you're in film a
lot that you know they're shooting film all or digital
(07:14):
all over the place. But I think, uh, having a
good background in the literature of the theater is important
and getting a lot of practice before you get out
there and try to sell it. All. Right, We're gonna
play a game called rapid Fire, So I'm gonna fire
(07:38):
some questions at you and you answer them as quickly
as you can. There's the thing again, right fast as
how many cups of coffee do you have in a day? One?
Are you team Logan, Team Jesser, team Dean? Who is
your favorite Gilmore Girls character? Oh? God, Uh, everybody's strukes.
(08:06):
I know everybody's druggles. Just throw one out, throw one
out there, you go. What would you rather? Would you
what would you order it? Luke's Diner? Uh, coffee and
a slice of cake? Uh? Would you? Would you rather
go on a road trip with Taylor or Michelle Taylor?
(08:28):
But that's an easy answer. Uh, finish the lyric and
where you lead. I will follow dot dot dot un
till the end of my days anywhere that you tell
me to. Um close Jackson's vegetables are Suki's baked goods? Goods?
Would you rather listen to Drella's harp or The Troubadour's
(08:51):
cover songs? Oh? Cover songs? Children? Prepper Stars, Hollow Hi Stars,
Hollow Hi. Okay, So one last question before we let
you go, Um, compare your experience on the set of
Gilmore Girls to everything else that you ever did in
(09:13):
your career? And where does it rank? Pretty high, pretty high,
up to the top, because well, it's a happy set.
It's a lot of great people to work with and
that's the best part of it. Also, craft services was
very good. It was very good. Wasn't it all right? Jim?
(09:34):
Thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it. Continued
good wishes for your retirement. Um, we are the poor
for it, but you are the richer for it. I
am sure you you you deserved it. You deserve it.
Uh and enjoy it and all the best to you. Okay,
it's great to see your Scott. All right, buddy, take
(09:55):
care by bye, all right, bye, esta Hey everybody, and
(10:28):
don't forget follow us on Instagram at I Am all
In podcast and Emailie at Gilmore at I heart radio
dot com. Oh you Gilmore fans. If you're looking for
the best cup of coffee in the world, go to
my website from my company scott ep dot com, s
CEO t t y P dot com, scotty p dot
com Grade one Specialty Coffee
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