Headgum // Dead Eyes: 02 - Tristesse
Dead Eyes
with Connor Ratliff
02 - Tristesse
1/30/2020
A 10-year-old Connor acts onstage in a 1985 production of Oliver! and has a seemingly disastrous first television interview. Years later, a 17-year-old Connor stars in a production of Ordinary People across from Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm ( Mad Men, The Town, Baby Driver), who was a senior in college at the time.
Connor and Jon look back on their time working together and recount their highs and lows in various audition rooms.
Plus, a recreation of Connor's Band of Brothers re-audition scene featuring Nicole Drespel (UCB, Broad City, 30 Rock), and a candid conversation about the audition process with a real New York City casting director.
- See 10-year-old Connor's appearance on KRCG-TV's Showtime.
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