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Character Actor Stephen Tobolowsky on the Dangers of Animals and Hollywood

There's a good chance you've seen him dozens of times on the big screen and on television, but you probably don't know his name -- and he seems to be okay with that. But Hollywood everyman Stephen Tobolowsky is anything but living in obscurity. The actor, podcaster, and now author sat down with Val and Madeleine to talk about his new book of essays "The Dangerous Animals Club," and about some of his perilous encounters in Hollywood.
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