Car 54, Where are You and Hank Garrett?

Living on the streets as a youth spiraling towards a dark path until an intervention with Sammy Davis, Jr. changed Hank's life forever. Hank went on to have an amazing career and we discuss it as well as his memoir, "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight"

My guest, Hank Garrett and I discuss:

Hank's memoir: "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight"
Living on the streets of Harlem
How Sammy Davis, Jr. changed his life forever
Becoming a stand-up comedian and Tony Bennett's opener for 4 years
Learning gibberish from Sid Caesar
Working on the David Frost program, "That Was The Week That Was"
Playing a killer mailman in Three Days of the Condor
How Robert Redford saved Hank from going blind
Hank's life-threatening car accident and meeting Jerry Lewis
Sparring (Karate) with Elvis Presley
Starring in "Paris" with James Earl Jones
Becoming an actual police officer
Auditioning and landing the role of Officer Ed Nicholson on the classic sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?"
The brilliance of Nat Hiken
Hank's Kids - how Hank gives back and changes the lives of young children headed down the wrong path like he was
and much more!

You're going to love my conversation with Hank Garrett

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