Claude Knobler's Hollywood Report can be heard live in over 60 cities every week, including Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and believe it or not, Sydney, Australia. Prior to entering radio, Claude was an actor, appearing in such shows as Empty Nest, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Booker and The Kids Are All Right, an ABC pilot that he co-stared in with Brad Pitt. But sometime after completing a Movie of the week with Marilu Henner called Lady Killer, Claude did something that a lot of young actors do after working with Marilu, he quit the business.

Now, starting work out of his home at 3:00AM every day, Claude has become one of the many people who are able to earn their keep in Hollywood by working in his underwear, although the fact that he never has to wear high heels does make him somewhat unique. But uniqueness is nothing new to Claude Knobler, since prior to be coming a professional actor, he spent time delivering singing telegrams in a gorilla suit in Manhattan. After that, Claude was able to use his experience as an ex-ape to get a much coveted job dressing as King Kong entertaining tourists on the observatory deck of the Empire State Building. Weirder still ( and I'll bet you didn't think that was possible) after those jobs, he spent two years employed by the New York firm of Harper Associates as an honest to God detective, investigating knock-offs for companies like GM and Rolex.

Happily married and out of his ape suite, Claude Knobler is delighted to be able to use his inside Hollywood sources to present to you the very finest in movie and entertainment slime, trash and foolishness. Now if you'll just promise not to tell his wife about the ape suit....

E-mail: Claude@musicmemoriesradio.com