Background: Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book, Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the Movies!. Hollywood history expert Stephen Schochet has created a timeless treasure trove of colorful vignettes featuring an amazing all-star cast of icons, including Jim Carrey, Clint Eastwood, Walt Disney, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Ben Affeck, Marilyn Monroe, Arnold Schwarzenegger and many others, both past and presesnt. A professional tour guide in Hollywood, Stephen Schochet has researched and told thousands of entertaining anecdotes for more than twenty years. He is also the author and narrator of two audiobooks, Tales of Hollywood and Fascinating Walt Disney. Tim Sika, host of the radio show Celluloid Dreams on KSJS in San Jose, has called Stephen, ''The best storyteller about Hollywood we have ever heard.'' Stephen is available radio, TV, and print interviews, as well as interviews via Skype. He is also generally available for short-notice interviews. Websites: HollywoodStories.com Hollywood Stories (Barnes and Noble) Cover to Cover Radio Interview Hollywood Stories (Amazon.com) YouTube.com video - a Hollywood story WJBC Podcast ''Stephen really knows Hollywood! In all the times I've had him on my nighttime Jim Bohannon Show, he ALWAYS surprised me with at least one amazing tidbit of information I'd never have suspected. Usually, it's half a dozen or more.'' --Jim Bohannon, Host of the Nationally Syndicated Jim Bohannon Show and America in the Morning ''What would you expect from Hollywood's best storyteller? Amazing tales about actors, directors, writers and producers, brought to you with incredible research style and wit by a guy who knows it all, Stephen Schochet!'' --Jordan Rich, Host of The Jordan Rich Show, WBZ Radio, Boston ‘’A wild, fun ride through Tinsel Town, past and present!’’ --Jan Wahl, KCBS AM/FM & KRON-TV For more information, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIg0L2RqKvU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlH16xJo9jw Suggested Interview Questions: Tell us a bit about yourself and your interest in Hollywood. Tell us about Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando being next door neighbors and working together. What famous star scared tourists at Universal Studios? Why did a close family member ask Walt Disney for his autograph? What did a former LA police chief have to do with Star Trek? Why did Steven Spielberg think Jaws would ruin his career and when did he know it was a winner? How did James Cameron try to end the working relationship with Arnold Schwarzenegger before The Terminator? Tell us about the Peter O'Toole funeral story. Why didn't Marilyn Monroe want to leave her handprints and foorprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater? What is your website? Contact Telephone: 310-876-1400 Email Address: htales@ca.rr.com Guest Location: California Guest Time Zone: Pacific