Episode 108: Character and voice actor Jim Meskimen

This week on the blog, a podcast interview with character actor Jim Meskimen on building an acting career one step at a time.

LINKS

Jim Meskimen website:  https://jimmeskimen.com/

Jim Meskimen acting reel: https://jimmeskimen.com/acting/

The Acting Center:  https://theactingcenterla.com/

Behind the Page: The Eli Marks Podcast (Episode 222): https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/eli-marks-podcast

A Free Film Book for You:  https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cq23xyyt12

Another Free Film Book:  https://dl.bookfunnel.com/x3jn3emga6

Fast, Cheap Film Website: https://www.fastcheapfilm.com/

Eli Marks Website:  https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/

Albert’s Bridge Books Website:  https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com/

YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindthePageTheEliMarksPodcast

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Meskimen Transcript

 Jim Meskimen — Character and Voice Actor

 

John Gaspard: Today, we're going to talk about your life as an actor and having a diversified pool of things to draw from to be a working actor. I listened to a couple other interviews with you, and there was one point they kept coming to that I wanted to avoid, which was immediately talking about your mother. My connection is, and was, that we went to the same high school, Southwest high school in Minneapolis. So, I thought, well, that's my great connection. And then my friend Jim here, who is … one of the reasons he's here is because he is a working actor as well, but in a much smaller market here in the Twin Cities. So, I thought having him as part of this chat would be interesting. Jim, what is your story?

 

Jim Meskimen: And he happens to have the name of Cunningham.

 

John: Well, we're gonna get to that. Here we go.

 

Jim Cunningham: Therein lies the story. Your mother made an appearance along with some other famous TV moms at, you know, we're very proud of the fact that Spam is produced here in Minnesota.

 

Meskimen: That's right. That's right.

 

Cunningham: And there is a Spam museum. It's that important to us, Minnesotans.