Zachary Leeman
Expertise
Kevin Smith's View Askew Universe, Boondock Saints, Yellowstone
- Zachary has interviewed acclaimed artists such as actor Rutger Hauer and novelist Stephen Hunter.
- His first novel, titled "Nigh," is releasing from publisher Guilded Masque in 2023.
- He and Bruce Willis agree on one dangerously controversial subject: "Die Hard" is not a Christmas movie — it's a Bruce Willis movie.
Experience
Zachary has been a journalist and culture critic since 2011 for outlets such as Bloody Disgusting, Hollywood in Toto, and Mediaite. He worked as the senior pop culture editor with Lifezette from 2015 to 2019, interviewing numerous artists about their craft and long journeys to success. He also co-hosted the Man of Science, Man of Faith podcast where he and his co-hosts waxed poetic about everything from Rob Zombie directing CSI: Miami to Garth Brooks' alter ego, Chris Gaines.
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Stories By Zachary Leeman
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Despite the heavy material, Colin Farrell didn't ever let his anger boil over on the "Tigerland" set. Here's what the actor had to say about the experience.
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Rocket Mortgage has a new red-headed spokeswoman who is breaking down mortgages for young couples. Here's why this TV actor looks so familiar.
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While many people think of Susan Sarandon when they think of the movie "Bull Durham," she went to wild lengths to secure her role in the comedy film.
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According to James, the swamp seen in Season 8 of Fear the Walking Dead was a set that was built, albeit one with its own discomforts.
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"Cars" was an animated hit for Pixar, but the 2006 movie had a secret weapon in Paul Newman. Here's what happened to his Doc Hudson character afterward.
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"Severance" actor Zach Cherry shared the tip that co-star John Turturro shared with him on set about getting out of work early.
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Country music star Blake Shelton also dabbles in romance films, as an executive producer for multiple Hallmark Channel Christmas movies.
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Meghan Markle also appeared in multiple original movies for the Hallmark Channel, including 2016's Dater's Handbook.
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Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie reunite again for "Operation Fortune," where the script was rough – but Statham says that's just the point.
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"The Boys" features several people who've worked on "Supernatural," so Eric Kripke found a way to reference the CW series in "The Boys" Season 3.
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Jonah Hill's favorite scene in "Wolf of Wall Street" was a prank he got to play on Leonardo DiCaprio. Here's what happened between the two actors.
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Here's why it took a while before Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck gave the thumbs-up on a guest spot for his former Magnum P.I. co-star Larry Manetti.
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Rachel McAdams starred as Detective Ani Bezzerides in Season 2 of "True Detective" and she prepped for the role by doing ride-alongs with the local police.
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Dominic Rains may have once studied to become a real doctor, but he cites his experience in "General Hospital" as the reason he landed a role in "Chicago Med."
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John Krasinski stars as the titular spy in Amazon Prime Video's "Jack Ryan," and he revealed the show's cast helps create the dialogue.
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For Alexander Dreymon, the road to portraying "The Last Kingdom" protagonist Uhtred began with him running around in the woods for his audition.
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The "Impractical Jokers" had a lot of fun pranking horror-lover Q when Bruce Campbell featured on the show to dole out "Evil Dead"-themed shenanigans.
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"Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter purchased 5,000 copies of an episode of the series for fans who missed the episode due to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.
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Amid Succession's recent series viewership record, Brian Cox has gone on record saying that his character Logan Roy's death was a shock, albeit a needed one.
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The "CSI" characters face plenty of dangers on TV, and that even carries over to the actors, like Adam Rodriguez, who was injured in Season 5, Episode 14.
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In a recent interview, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 director James Gunn confirmed that Chris Hemsworth's Thor was never in the plans to appear in the film.
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"Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudeikis isn't just an actor in the series, but also is involved in nearly every part of the production of the hit Apple TV+ series.
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Here's where you may have also seen Chloe Coleman, who plays Kira in the upcoming film D&D: Honor Among Thieves.
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Ted Lasso has already won plenty of love from the Emmy Awards, but one person who hasn't been nominated is Phil Dunster, and fans are ready for that to change.
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"Impractical Jokers" might have some pretty crass humor in it, but the jokers originally wanted Patrick Stewart to angrily narrate the series.
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One of the strangest characters on TruTV's "Impractical Jokers" series is Vanilla Clown. And now the man who played him wants to make a comeback.
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"Tulsa King" writer Terence Winter once worked on "The Sopranos." As it turns out, writing for the Paramount+ show was much different than writing for HBO.