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Feb 2022
1h 39m

Billy Zane 🤠

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About this episode

Billy Zane (Titanic, Dead Calm) tells Justin about landing his very first movie role in a Zemekis classic, bucking his bad boy persona, and keeping a straight face on the hilarious and absurd set for MacGruber.

MacGruber is streaming on Peacock.

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