S5E36 - Still Toking with Johnny Whitaker (Actor, Director & Child Advocate)
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S5E36 - Join us as we dive into the mind of legendary Actor/Director Johnny Whitaker. He'll be telling us tales from Family Affair to the 50h Anniversary of Sigmund and the sea monsters. Now streaming on Cineverse (http://www.cineverse.com/) Johnny is an Actor, Director, Child Advocate, Drug Counselor, Advocate for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorders and Prison & Jail Reform He is best nown for his work as “Jody” in the CBS Television Series, “Family Affair” 1966-1971. And starring in his own Saturday Morning Television Series for Sid and Marty Krofft Television in “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” (NBC 1973-75)
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