Brian Thomas Smith

Actor Brian Thomas Smith (The Big Bang Theory, Bad Monkey) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 361. Brian stops by the bungalow and discusses going 0 for 6 on avails last year, why he still chooses to audition for commercials, how he used to crash auditions, doing reality shows before acting, and more!

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BEATS-- 00:00 - Brian slates. 00:14 - Introduction. 01:56 - The podcast clips on Instagram. 03:09 - Handsome and funny. 06:11 - Facial hair. 09:48 - Outlook for 2026. 12:58 - Stuart Fails To Save The Universe. 14:29 - Zack spinoff of The Big Bang Theory. 20:01 - Getting multiple episodes added after booking the one. 23:29 - Pay rate with more episodes. 25:12 - Self tapes. 28:59 - Sticking with commercials. 31:17 - Getting caught in the KMR scandal. 32:52 - Crashing commercial auditions. 36:42 - Last day job. 40:25 - Pivot from commercials to TV. 43:34 - Being on reality shows before success. 47:35 - Hobbies like basketball league. 50:46 - Who took a chance on Brian.

The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/361

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MORE BRIAN THOMAS SMITH -- Check Brian’s IMDb. Follow Brian on Instagram @brian_thomas_smith. Visit Brian’s website.

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