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November 23, 2020 64 mins

Melinda's LOVE, WEDDINGS AND OTHER DISASTERS cast mate Todd Stashwick shares how the movie helped him process his father's passing. As a writer, actor and alumnus of Second City, he also explains his creative process for writing scripts and creating games involving meditation, cardio, and Dungeons and Dragons. Todd discusses how to make villains interesting in shows like Vampire Slayer, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Heroes, Supernatural, The Originals, Gotham, 12 Monkeys and Kim Possible and also his new venture Nerd Circus. Plus the origins of #HillthyTips!

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Twitter: @ToddStashwick @TSNerdcircusInsta: @Tstashwick @TheNerdCircus

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