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Oct 2013
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Actors Roundtable

Ben Blacker
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Actors Roundtable from ATX Television Festival: Some of todays leading episodic actors talk about the ups and downs of their TV careers. With Joshua Malina (Scandal), Lucas Neff (Raising Hope), Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights), Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights), Devon Gummersall (My So-Called Life), Nick Wechsler (Revenge, Roswell), Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie). Moderated by Evan Miller.

Recorded at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel ballroom in Austin, TX, on June 9, 2013.


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