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Deputy Mayor Allan Finch interviewed!
Jack Plotnick played Allan Finch who got stabbed by Faith. "I always loved Alyson Hanigan, from "Buffy," so I was very excited when she came to me for help with auditioning." |
Q & A with Jack Plotnick--Comedian, Actor and Acting Guru
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 --You've had great testimonials from the likes of Alyson Hannigan and Andrea Martin. Could you relate one or two really notable success stories that you've had in coaching actors?
I used to constantly feel guilty because I wasn’t volunteering my time to charitable causes. Seth (Rudetsky) would ask me why I didn’t, to which I’d reply, “I don’t want to hold a dying person’s hand.” To which Seth would always reply, “Why is THAT the only charity work you can think of?!”
So, I thought of something else I could do that didn’t involve contagious diseases or colostomy bags, and I realized I’ve always been great at helping actors.
I began holding a free weekly actor’s workshop out of my apartment. We did that for a year, and have since moved to a larger space to accommodate the growing size of the attendees.
It’s been amazingly rewarding to see actors realize that they don't need more talent to audition well: They just need to let go of old blocks and issues that have held them back.
My favorite thing is when I can help someone, of whom I'm a crazy fan, to overcome a block. I always loved Alyson Hanigan, from "Buffy," so I was very excited when she came to me for help with auditioning. She left me the most beautiful phone message after she booked How I Met Your Mother. Okay, I admit it, it’s still on my machine a year later!
Andrea Martin is another idol of mine, so getting to work with her was thrilling. It was really just a matter of getting her to trust that she was “enough.”
--Speaking of Alyson Hannigan, what was it like to have a recurring role (as Deputy Mayor Allan Finch) in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Do you have any fun anecdotes to share with fans?
Sadly, I didn’t become a crazy huge fan of the show until after I appeared on it. Back then I was like, “Nice to meet you, Sarah Michelle (Gellar)”. Now, I would be like “Oh my God, when you realized your sister was the key and you threw yourself off the building to save her was that harder and/or more heartbreaking than seeing Willow turn evil because her girlfriend was murdered! Sarah Michelle?! Sarah Michelle!?! Who are these guys? I didn’t order security…”
I actually only did four episodes...the day we shot my death, they asked if I’d be willing to do my own stunt. “Heck yeah,” I thought, “What could possibly go wrong with that?” They put a pad on my back, and asked me to throw myself against a dumpster. Okay, that hurts. Even with a “pad.” I don’t recommend it.
Then she stabbed me in the heart with a stake. Okay. Even a retractable stake HURTS when you get stabbed in the chest with it! Cut to: My next episode I show up in Buffy’s nightmare, pulling her underwater. I guess they still figured that I was happy to do my own stunts, as they had me hold my breath underwater for what seemed like an interminable amount of time. All the while the director is asking me to look calm as feel my life ebb away.
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