It’s always appreciated when I can get a Hollywood First Assistant Director up at the crack of dawn for an interview.

David Venghaus has a very impresseive IMDb resume. He’s worked on films like: Pretty Women, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Jungle Book, Mother’s Day, Californication, House of Lies, Zoolander 2, and most recently The Lion King. See all his work by clicking here.

I called New York, where it was 06h30 and we spoke about his incredible career thus far.

Part 1: Where his love of film making comes from, what a First Assistant Director does and with everyone wanting to get into Hollywood, what he thinks it takes to truly make it. Listen here: https://echocast.fabrik.fm/qKW581M0nx2xBL Podcast shared from the Smile 90.4FM app.

Part 2: David worked on The Lion King – he shares his experience and the process, which is fascinating. We also name dropped and found out that he knows almost all of Hollywood. Listen here: https://echocast.fabrik.fm/y3nQ0z3pv260vq Podcast shared from the Smile 90.4FM app.

Part 3: Since his little black book must be seriously impressive, I asked him who the most humble megastars are that he’s worked with, which job has been his most challenging to date and I asked him some Quick Fire questions. Listen here: https://echocast.fabrik.fm/Px8prpYX3wLq8Z Podcast shared from the Smile 90.4FM app.