Jeff Kober "The Pitt"

Jeff Kober has spent more than four decades disappearing into some of television’s most unforgettable characters, from China Beach and The Walking Dead to Sons of Anarchy, General Hospital and now The Pitt.

Today, Kober joins Steve Kmetko with something remarkable to celebrate, Emmy recognition for both The Pitt and General Hospital.

Kober reveals how a last-minute self-tape nearly went completely wrong before helping land him his role on The Pitt, what it is really like working opposite Noah Wyle, and why the acclaimed medical drama feels different from almost anything else he has done.

But this conversation goes far beyond Hollywood.

Kober opens up about the anxiety and darkness he experienced earlier in his life, the unusual path that led him from Montana to acting in Los Angeles, his relationship with his son, the transformative role meditation has played in his life, and why, after decades of pl

00:00 Jeff Kober Has Two Emmy Nominations
01:11 Joining The Pitt
02:09 What Noah Wyle Is Really Like
04:20 The Audition Disaster That Landed The Pitt
05:37 The Truth About Self-Tape Auditions
07:40 Why Jeff Initially Avoided Watching The Pitt
09:40 What Makes The Pitt Different
12:08 Why Jeff Connected With His Pitt Character
16:10 Does Jeff Kober Want to Win the Emmy?
18:12 How Jeff Kober Accidentally Became an Actor
19:40 Finding His Way Out of an Emotional Mess
23:53 China Beach and Dana Delany
25:14 The Walking Dead and Andrew Lincoln
26:30 Bringing Darkness Into the Light
29:51 General Hospital and the Brutal Pace of Daytime TV
33:40 The Most Fulfilling Role of His Career
35:30 What Jeff Kober Still Wants to Play
37:15 Life, Purpose and Finding Meaning
40:02 How Meditation Changed His Life
41:43 Is Jeff Happier Today?
42:40 Why Acting Gave His Darkness Value
44:44 The Fear He Finally Let Go
45:17 Why He Still Loves Walking Onto a Set
47:34 Was Jeff Kober a Good Father?
49:03 Would He Ever Revisit China Beach?
50:12 Jeff Kober Is Writing a Memoiraying dangerous and troubled men, he finally feels comfortable being himself.

Plus, memories of China Beach, Dana Delany, Andrew Lincoln and The Walking Dead, the brutal pace of General Hospital, and why The Pitt allowed Kober to let himself be seen in a way he never had before.

Show Credits

Host/Producer: Steve Kmetko

All things technical: Justin Zangerle

Executive Producer: Jim Lichtenstein

Music by: Brian Sanyshyn

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