If life is perplexing just remember: It’s almost always about the guitar. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Step…

One afternoon in New York, I was a winner. Lucky for me - I still have the proof. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character ac…

This picture was taken before I knew I was going to be a character actor. Every disaster, at one point, looked like a success. Unfortunately, every success also can look like disaster. That’s why there are so many bars in New York. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the p…

How do you make a merry-go-round more like a roller coaster? You ride closer to the edge. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary char…

A love letter and a prayer for a beautiful girl with short legs. I am referring to Belle. Pictured is Ann and Belle sleeping together. Unfortunately, I am not in the bed, but someone had to write the story. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the…

Life can be hard. Sometimes we have to be unconscious to know what’s happening. Pictured: The cast of The Three Sistersat one of our first rehearsals. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, lo…

Movies depend on seeing what is no longer there. How is that different from remembering this morning? Or dreaming about tomorrow? Pictured: Ann and I at Mt. Rushmore. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of storie…

We may not have control over what happens in our lives – but we do get to tell the story. Pictured: Ann and I on another adventure. Pictured: Ann and I on another adventure. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of…

1976. Beth and I meet our first famous person in Los Angeles. He asks me for a loan. It goes downhill from there. Pictured: Beth in my office on Hayworth St. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about l…

I was 13 when I got my first job. Uncle Hymie hired me. Heaven help us all. Pictured: Uncle Hymie as a working man when he was a boy. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the enter…

You never get a warning the day the world ends. Pictured: Me at Hayworth around Mayhem Day. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary ch…

Life is like a long-running television show. The characters that shaped you return. Some delight. Some threaten. But the most troublesome seems to be my former self. Pictured: Me in the backyard of Hayworth pointing to the entrance to Secret Garden. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a …

A love story about a girl, a cat, and a five-dollar loan that was never repaid. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character acto…

How I became a writer. I think laws were broken. Pictured: My first attempt at a headshot in LA taken with a rented camera by friends from Texas. Around 1976. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about …

I played a part in “The Jefferson’s” LIVE for 22 million people. I think. I have to check my resume to be sure. Pictured: Me before I walk the plank on “The Jefferson’s,” checking my wig. Check out our new YouTube channel to video versions of Stephen's stories! The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuri…

I thought I knew what happened in my life. Then, I heard an untold story and the world changed. Pictured: Stephen in his dressing room on One Day at a Time checking his wig. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by lege…

When I was little, I was afraid of the dark. Not anymore. That is where answers hide. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. E-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(D…