Car 54, Where are You and Hank Garrett?

Living on the streets as a youth spiraling towards a dark path until an intervention with Sammy Davis, Jr. changed Hank's life forever. Hank went on to have an amazing career and we discuss it as well as his memoir, "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight" My guest, Hank Garrett and I discuss: Hank's memoir: "From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight" Living on the streets of Harlem How Sammy Davis, Jr. changed his life forever Becoming a stand-up comedian and Tony Bennett's opener for 4 years Learning gibberish from Sid Caesar Working on the David Frost program, "That Was The Week That Was" Playing a killer mailman in Three Days of the Condor How Robert Redford saved Hank from going blind Hank's life-threatening car accident and meeting Jerry Lewis Sparring (Karate) with Elvis Presley Starring in "Paris" with James Earl Jones Becoming an actual police officer Auditioning and landing the role of Officer Ed Nicholson on the classic sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?" The brilliance of Nat Hiken Hank's Kids - how Hank gives back and changes the lives of young children headed down the wrong path like he was and much more! You're going to love my conversation with Hank Garrett Hank's website Buy Hank's book here Facebook Instagram Twitter Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is #TVCopProblems from @TagAssassin. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow Follow Hashtag Roundup to tweet along with fun hashtags daily! Follow @HashtagRoundup on Twitter! Download the Hashtag Roundup app Follow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show

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