1 hr 45 min
228: Steven Kunes - Fallen Hollywood writer starting over Over Fifty Starting Over
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- Self-Improvement
At age 26 Steven Kunes was recruited by TV legend Norman Lear to write comedies for his company, Embassy Television. This eventually took him to motion pictures, where Kunes became one of Hollywood's most successful script doctors.
Notable movies Steven’s worked on: Rain Man, Ghost, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Notable TV shows Steven’s worked on : Kate & Allie, Cheers, The Love Boat, South Park, Johnny Carson
In spite of his success. Life took a series of bad turns. Steve found himself, broke, homeless and eventually doing jail time. But, at 60, he picked up the pieces and turned his life back around.
In 2015, he created the hit comedy series "Over My Dead Body," which streams on Amazon Prime. On November 14, 2021, Kunes delivered a TEDx talk "Square One at 60" in Philadelphia.
#ComeBack #Inspiration #Over60 #MovieIndustry #TVWriter
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At age 26 Steven Kunes was recruited by TV legend Norman Lear to write comedies for his company, Embassy Television. This eventually took him to motion pictures, where Kunes became one of Hollywood's most successful script doctors.
Notable movies Steven’s worked on: Rain Man, Ghost, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Notable TV shows Steven’s worked on : Kate & Allie, Cheers, The Love Boat, South Park, Johnny Carson
In spite of his success. Life took a series of bad turns. Steve found himself, broke, homeless and eventually doing jail time. But, at 60, he picked up the pieces and turned his life back around.
In 2015, he created the hit comedy series "Over My Dead Body," which streams on Amazon Prime. On November 14, 2021, Kunes delivered a TEDx talk "Square One at 60" in Philadelphia.
#ComeBack #Inspiration #Over60 #MovieIndustry #TVWriter
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barry-edwards/support
1 hr 45 min