Young and Profiting with Hala Taha - Josh Peck: Be More Resilient | E178

Episode Date: July 11, 2022

Josh Peck rose to fame when he was a teenager starring in Nickelodeon’s hit show Drake & Josh. Despite living his dream of being an actor, Josh struggled with low confidence that took over his life, which ultimately manifested in a struggle with body image and sobriety. What Josh learned about himself in his darkest moments led him to launch a flourishing career as an actor in TV and movies and an incredible following on social media. Today, Josh is not only an actor and social media sensation, but also a podcaster and the author of the new memoir Happy People Are Annoying. Josh’s story is one of growth, passion, and acceptance. In this episode, Hala and Josh chat about Josh’s love for acting and humor, how Josh launched his career as an actor and his experience on Drake & Josh, how getting typecast affected his career, pivoting from TV to movies to social media, Josh’s struggle with body issues and sobriety, and what his career journey taught him about achieving happiness.     Topics Include: - On the title of his book, Happy People Are Annoying - How did Josh first get interested in performing?  - How did he start to learn about humor?  - How he overcame the doubters  - The story of telling the president of nickelodeon he wanted to be on All That - Experience on Drake & Josh  - The relationship between humor and insecurity - Pivoting after Drake & Josh ended  - Staring in the movie the Wackness  - How getting typecast affected his career - Losing weight  - Josh’s experience with drugs and when he realized he needed to get sober  - What his career journey taught him about achieving happiness  - Dealing with the letdowns and criticism  - Starting his social media journey and how he gained millions of followers  - What is next for Josh  - Josh’s actionable advice  - Josh’s secret to profiting in life  - And other topics… Josh Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on The Amanda Show. Josh became famous for his role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008.  Josh also acted in films including Mean Creek (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), The Wackness (2008), ATM (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Battle of the Year (2013), Danny Collins (2015), and more. He played the main role in the Disney+ original series Turner & Hooch, and Hulu Original How I Met Your Father (2022). In 2017, Peck started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs. Josh is the author of Happy People Are Annoying.   Sponsored By: Open Door Capital - Go to investwithodc.com to learn more! Jordan Harbinger - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Indeed - Go to indeed.com/yap to start hiring and only pay for quality applications matching the sponsored job description! Thrive Market - Join ThriveMarket.com/YAP to get $80 in free groceries! Faherty - Head to fahertybrand.com/yap and use code YAP at checkout to snag 20% off ALL your new spring staples Resources Mentioned: Josh’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-People-Annoying-Josh-Peck/dp/0063073617  Josh’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/male-models/id1595769029  Josh’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669681/ Josh’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shuapeck/ Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsJoshPeck Josh’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTr-klXfdXmrU9FEP987ueg Josh’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshpeckofficial Connect with Young and Profiting: Hala’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/     Hala’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/     Hala’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala  Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha   Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/  Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the show. I'm your host, Halataha, and on Young and Profiting Podcast, we investigate a new topic each week and interview some of the brightest minds in the world. My goal is to turn their wisdom into actionable advice that you can use in your everyday life, no matter your age, profession or industry. There's no fluff on this podcast, and that's on purpose. I'm here to uncover value from my guests by doing the proper research and asking the right questions.

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If you're not familiar with Josh, he's most well known for starring in hit-nic-lodian shows like Drake and Josh and The Amanda Show. These roles catapulted Josh to starring in a string of hit television shows and movies, including Red Dawn, The Wackness, The Disney Plus original series Turner and Huch, and most recently The Hulu Original How I Met Your Father and The I Carly Reboot on Paramount Plus. Today, Josh has one of the biggest dedicated fan bases on the internet with over 13 million followers on Instagram alone.

He's also a podcaster who hosts the Curious with Josh Peck podcast and author of the new memoir Happy People Are Annoying, which has been very well received. In this episode, Josh and I have an honest conversation about the relationship between humor and insecurity. He reflects on his early interest in performing and comedy, and he shares his inspiring come-up story from Nickelodeon to the silver screen, as well as a harsh reality that comes with being an actor. We then learn how we overcame his issues with body image and drug addiction, and we hear

his secret to true happiness. If you've ever struggled with mental health issues or addiction or maybe like me, you grew up watching Josh on TV and you simply won insight for what it was like for him on the other side of the screen. Whichever it is, you're going to without a doubt, love this conversation. Hey, Josh. Welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast. Thank you so much for having me. I am super hyped for those who don't know and who might be living under Iraq

You are a young comedian and actor you actually started on Nickelodeon shows like the Amanda show and the Drake and Josh show Which pretty much defined the TV consumption of most millennial childhoods especially those younger millennials and in fact I have a lot of 25 year old-ish girlsish girls that work for me, and they were freaking out that you were coming on the show, more than Matthew McConaughey, being on the show that just goes to show that you are truly an icon of our generation. Well, it's a great honor. And you really, if you really sit down and think about it,

McConaughey's fine, good actor, but... And see, offering up with Pecs, offering them, I'm not so sure. Yeah, and since you're Nickelodeon days, But see offering up with pecs offering them not so sure. Yeah, and since your Nickelodeon days, you've had multiple film and millennial roles. You've become a huge social media influencer with over 20 million followers across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. And on top of everything you're now an author with your new memoir, happy people are annoying. So let's start there. What's up with the title of your book? Why are happy people so annoying? Well, my book agent told me that'd be a good title and I realized I should go with the people whose business it is to sell books. I'm only half joking. I wrote a 30-page proposal for this book and I had no title and

initially I sort of was working with titles like the Millennial Guide to Survival or everything I wish someone had told me and I didn't love any of those. But as you know, like there's nothing easy about titleing anything, your podcast, your book, your kid. And so once my agent read the proposal, she sort of pitched this idea in a weird way, the book sort of grew into the title, which was like this idea idea in a weird way the book sort of grew into the title, which was like this idea that I'd gone throughout my whole life assuming that like happiness or what I thought it was was reserved for people who were generationally wealthy, attractive, the quarterback, and I just thought that I didn't receive the same

sort of manual for living that everyone else had been given at birth. And my journey facing challenge and trial and walking through it has helped me to sort of define what happiness is for me. Yeah, I love that. And I have to say your memoir was super easy to read. It was inspiring. It was funny. It was relatable, even though I'm not an actress and never did acting before.

But I related to a lot of things that you said. And I feel like a lot of people who read your book did as well. And I think my audience is going to really resonate with your story. So let's start up with your childhood. You grew up in Hell's Kitchen. You had a single mom as a mother. You never met your father and you were up and down financially as a child. And at eight years old, you actually started developing your love for comedy and ended up doing stand-up. So let's start there. How did you first get into performing?

I think just having a mother who was sort of like this unrealized performer, like her great love has been musicals and singing and just kind of stand-up comedy. She's just a natural entertainer and she used that superpower to be a great business person. And yeah, we certainly struggled financially, which I don't think is a new experience for anyone with a single parent, especially a woman in the 80s, like having to deal with all that toxic, masculine work force. And when she was sort of those waters, she was navigating, I would imagine required her to sort of arm herself with those tools of like, when I walk into a room, I'm gonna crush it with a joke immediately,

and then you're gonna know who has the power here. So I knew immediately, like there's a currency to like having the ability in which to take over a room and comedy can be that superpower, and even at eight or nine, it doesn't matter. You're immediately upgraded to the adult table as soon as you prove that you're funny. That's super, super interesting. So how did you hone your chops?

How did you practice and start to learn initially? I think I was just obsessed with television and sitcoms and talked about my best friends growing up were Billy Madison and Ace Ventura and the Fresh Prince of L.A. are like, I didn't know that I was sort of putting in my 10,000 hours. I just thought that I was obsessed with TV like all my other friends were.

But in a weird way, I was like absorbing the rhythms. And comedy is very, for the most part, subjective, but there is't justice to comedy and that if it doesn't get a joke, it's really hard to interpret that it work. So I like the idea of being like, there's no debating this. If I get a laugh and laugh,

they're kind of like crying is involuntary. Like there's no interpreting that. I got it and I get the pat on the back for that one. It was like that instant gratification, right? Oh, yeah, you chase it. Yeah. And so it seems like your mom was really supportive throughout your journey, but actually people like your grandparents really thought that there was no life-long career trajectory

as an actor, and they thought it wasn't really a stable profession. So how did you kind of move through that even though there were some naysayers in your life? Well, I think just inherently there were people in my life like family members, I mean people had no problem, especially then in the 90s, like giving their opinion about how ridiculous it is that the idea of having a full realized life in this crazy profession

and their pragmatism or their nervousness isn't without reason. Even now, in today's day, I would say, look, my son told me that he wanted to be an actor when he was 18 or 19. I would certainly be like, are you sure you don't want to be a dentist? How about teeth? Many should try teeth.

Because it's a crazy business, it's a big swing. Even though I feel like many of us feel like we know some actor in our life or some performer or some influencer nowadays, it still is that the lesser taken path. And because of that, it affords you some really big wins and possibilities for greatness and also a lot of uncertainty. So it was understandable, but I went to perform in our type school when I was 12 years old.

And I remember I was suddenly surrounded by people. I mean, my school had alumni like Claire Danes and Jesse Eisenberg and Alicia Keys, but even maybe not as big as they were, just like working kid actors who on Broadway shows or TV shows, and I was like, well, they're making grown-up money. So suddenly, it seemed possible,

because I was making 20 bucks a weekend performing a Caroline and certainly not enough to pay your rent. But I was like, wow, these kids are doing the thing that I love and they're making a grown up salary. Like, maybe this is possible. Yeah. And so you believed in yourself enough where at one point in your memoir, you talk about meeting the president of Nickelodeon for the first

time. And you were in love with the show all that, which is like the kids version of Saturday Night Live for those who don't know. And you must have the courage to actually tell him that you wanted to be on the show. So I'd love for you to share that story and some of the lessons that you learned. Well, I would audition for Nickelodeon a lot as a kid. And the Viacom headquarters was in a building called 1515 Broadway, which I imagine is still there and it sort of had all their subsidiaries housed in this gigantic building

that if you watch MTV now or half of the last 25 years, whenever they're doing like, I mean, back in my day, there was a show called TRL, but like whenever you see them sort of overlooking time square, that is 1515 Broadway So I would audition in Nickelodeon all the time and I would basically tell them like listen, I'm young I'm funny and I'm chubby like you need me trust me like I have the secret sauce And they were like well, maybe we need you but we'll see and Slowly but surely I wouldn't do a commercial or do a TV show for them. And then I booked this movie called Snow Day, which was my first movie. My mom and I fly to Canada,

first time out of the country. And one day I'm just like chatting with some guy who had a great laugh and I'm giving them some of my material from stand up. And my mom sort of saddles over to me and is like, you know who that is? It's the president of Nickelodeon. And she said, you should tell me want to be on all that. Because until that point, I could not get a call back for all that. I would audition, I would pray, I would try to suck up the Cassie director, but I was just not

what they were looking for. And so I tell him that, and nine months later, I got a call from him saying, congratulations, I'm gonna move your mom and you out to California and you're gonna be on the Amanda show and I don't know what that lesson is other than shoot your shot. Yeah It is shoot your shot and don't be afraid of asking for what you want. I mean you have the courage to ask for what you want and it didn't Turn out exactly how you wanted, but it was a huge step in your career that I think really changed your life. So Drake and Josh was really like your mega hit

that I think everybody knows you from. I'd love to hear about how that turned into you leading the show with Drake, and also the best and worst parts of you being on that show. Well, we were both in the Amanda show together, and initially, I was sort of iced by the producers of that show, because I think they were sort of strongly encouraged to put me on the show by that president.

I'm not sure that idea was theirs. So initially, I just kind of sat around watching people like Amanda Bind, who was so much more talented than I was, and singing like what her secret sauce was and trying to learn from her instead of resenting the fact that I was kind of sitting on the bench. And over time, I figured like, well, eventually, they're paying me and I'm here. So I imagine they'll give me a shot and they did and it worked out in my favor. And so when Nickelodeon needed a new buddy comedy, Drake and I were just a really good option. And that's what sort of led to Drake and Josh.

And I think the best part of that show and hindsight is the fact that, you know, 20 years later, people still talk about it that it still means so much to families and that they let us into our homes, which is a very like privileged opportunity. Even more so than like, you know, everyone wants to be in the gigantic Marvel movie or like the big huge blockbuster, but there's something special about having a show that

like the whole family can sit around and like watch in their living room. It's very intimate. And I think that's what the show has been for a lot of people and even generations now, which is really special. And I think the hardest part of the show was just I was sort of introducing myself to the world in a body that I wasn't quite comfortable in because I was pretty overweight. And I think navigating those waters of being a public person, getting to do something that I dreamt of doing while also feeling like just massively insecure was where they were

challenging waters to navigate. Yeah, so I wanna stick on this for a point because I think this is a really important piece of your story. So my team always gives me quotes and stuff in my research and there was a couple that really stood out and they were, the reason why people are funny is usually not funny.

And you have another quote, real artists take the misery and sadness out of life and translate that into art. So is there some real reason why you were funny as a kid? Like was it more like masking this insecurity that you had it left for you to share more about that? Certainly. I mean, when I meet like really attractive people now that try to go joke for joke with me, I always want to say to them, like, listen, there's a chance I'm funny even in you, but trust me, I trade it for a second for your face. Like, I would have traded it all, but certainly because why not? I mean, listen, I live a pretty like normal life, all things considered, but being a public

person, like, I'm not going to dilute myself, like, I do get a little bit of special treatment here and there, like, maybe it's I do get a little bit of special treatment here and they're maybe it's easier to get a reservation at a restaurant. I mean, I'm not that fancy. Or I'll be like at a coffee shop and people be like, oh, it's on me. And I'll be like, don't give me that free coffee.

This I can afford. And so I have to remind myself of like, oh, most people don't get this, Josh. So having understanding of your privilege, attractive people get that all the time. Like, a lot of people grow up that way, right? Where they're just like, oh, people are so friendly. I'm like, yeah, to you.

And so I just think that the need in which to create this defense mechanism to sort of navigate your way through the world, is unnecessary for certain people, but for a guy like me, it certainly was. Yeah. And there's a legacy of the big funny guy. So it made sense. Maybe if I grew up in a really athletic community, being the big guy, it would have made sense to try to go be an offensive lineman for my high school football team. But in New York, growing up with the mom I had, it was to be funny and entertaining. Hmm. I love that. It's like you use that as a way to kind of shine and be likeable, even though

you felt like on the outside, you weren't just being liked for your looks. You got to be liked for your personality, basically. I think so. And I think there was a need to, I felt like I walked into situations at a disadvantage that people made a snap judgment about me being that weight of like, oh, you lack willpower or you're slavvently or something. And I didn't want to be that great. I just wanted to be at an even sort of at the same level as everyone else. Let's hold that thought and take a quick break with our sponsors.

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And it really was tough after it ended to continue to monetize that fame because there was no social media. Hollywood in the 2000s is very different from Hollywood now. So I'd love for you to kind of share some more on that and give us some color about that situation. It's gross to talk about money, but the reason I felt compelled to do it was that I believe there was this misconception of like, what a guy like me coming from that show, where we should be at in life the moment it's over, viscally, and just how much runway you actually have.

I remember this woman after she read the book or saw some excerpt from an interview, was like, I work with kids and I make 50 grand a year. Like, who are you to say this? And I was like, man, first of all, no one is debating you that you should be making way more money and what you do is way more important than what I was doing. I just think the difference is that no one thinks you're making a million a year, but

a lot of people thought I was. And so I think the reality is, when you finish a show like that, if you're making a middle class income, you only have a year or so runway if you've been smart with your money before. It's important to find another job, especially if you're sort of helping support the family the way that I was at that age, which was my honor, because my mom sort of gave up so much of her life to come help me. It was challenging and I think naturally we see kids like that and if they do have to

do a job to pay the bills, which maybe isn't necessarily some Oscar award-winning part, but it's just something that's sort of, again, for a paycheck, we instantly judge them and think like, what'd you do? Blow all your money? Like, what are you just some cliche who, you know, had a Bentley or something,

when in reality there just, there wasn't as much as people thought. Yeah, it's so interesting. And it's kind of sad. Like I, I feel like Nickelodeon, and you probably feel like did a lot for your career, but do you ever feel like they sort of took advantage of you considering how big that show was and how little money you made off of it? In hindsight, I don't really, yes, no, I'm kidding. I don't complain. I don't begrudge it because I'm lucky enough to be so happy with where I'm at now. And I think things are certainly better from what I've heard.

Yeah. So what happened after you ended Drake and Josh? How did you pivot considering that your television career was over? Certainly. I mean, I don't know. I mean, my television career was an over, right? The show was over. So I think that's not the best way to phrase it because it's like your career isn't over as an actor until you stop acting. So it's just what's next. So that's really what it was. What was next?

So I wound up starring in this movie called The Wackness with my favorite actor, Sir Ben Kingsley and met the man in Mary Kate Olson and we wound up winning Sundance and it was like this indie movie that I dreamt of doing because you know, at 21, what I really wanted my whole life was just to be an actor. I didn't want to be a movie star and I didn't want to be, I certainly didn't want to be a child star and I didn't want to be the funny fat guy.

I just wanted to be an actor amongst actors. And I remember getting that opportunity because I loved doing the kind of stuff I was doing on Traykin Josh, but it came a bit naturally to me, just being sort of like big and funny and sticky and that was a huge part of me, but movies like Mean Creek and eventually The Wackness, that was another side that I really wanted to explore, something more grounded and subtle, because those were the sort of movies I loved growing up. Yeah, and so we're looking at you right now, you're pretty fit, but back in the day,

you were about a hundred pounds or so heavier, right? You were a bigger guy, and you were often typecast, like, you know, as a big, funny guy. How did you feel that limited your potential in any way? Well, it just limited me as long as I wanted to stay that way. I think back then, bigger guys were limited to sort of two kinds of roles, which was the bully and the best friend. And Mean Creek actually, that movie, I was playing a bully, but it was the first time I actually got to play this fully realized person because he was sort of this tragic character, this kid who so desperately wanted

friends. The only way in which he knew to sort of do that was just sort of antagonize kids just so they would notice him. And I remember when that movie came out and it was so well received and I thought I can't wait another 10 years for another part like this to come around. Like for a big guy to actually play a real person. So I lost the weight and there were certainly people who were like, right now you're part of like a pool of four or five guys, you know,

vying for these roles. But if you lose weight and you get down to a normal weight, like you're gonna be going against Jake Gyllenhaal for roles. Like are you sure you wanna do this? And obviously Gyllenhaal doesn't have to audition for movies. So damn handsome and talented. But like they basically were saying the pool is much wider if you are at an average in quotes way.

But I knew that I wanted to be able to play those other roles and it was necessary for me. In addition to all just the inner reasons I did it that I wanted to be healthier to play those other roles and it was necessary for me. In addition to all just the inner reasons I did it, that I wanted to be healthier and more comfortable in my own skin. Yeah. And so you had tried many, many diets before that. What did you do to actually get the weight off? Oh, it's just boring.

I just ate better and worked out more and I feel bad saying next. People always want some kind of hack. I know I did at that time, but I guess the only thing I can ever say to people who are on their own journey to perhaps lose a bit of weight or get healthier is I was just sort of sick and tired of being sick and tired. I tried so many different ways and inevitably I had to feel completely over my way to try at someone else's. And so I always say to other people, if you're feeling

hopeless or you're feeling like your weight doesn't work anymore, I'm sorry you're going through that, but it's a great place to start. And pain can be a great motivator and you never learn anything on a good day. Yeah, I love that. Okay, so you lost all this way, you accomplished this big goal, and you eventually turned to another vice other than food, and that was drugs and alcohol. And in the book, you described the first time you ever did drugs, and you say that it made you feel typical. What do you mean by that?

That it made you feel typical? I think I'd spent my entire life up into that point. I was having this very specific experience. I was working in this adult career as a young kid since I was having this very specific experience. I was working in this adult career as a young kid since I was 12 years old and there was a lot of responsibility. My ambiolic home a big fan of, especially because she's done this beautiful job of transitioning from starting as a young actor and sort of growing up into this great adult performer. She said, as an actor, you're not really allowed to have a bad day. Now, there are plenty of examples of actors having bad days on set, but it's very important that you come and you show up ready to do what you have to do because there's a lot of money riding on it.

And so, I think that was my life up until I was 18, 19 years old. And I felt like I had to be sort of very measured with everything I did, because I had so much writing on it. As opposed to what a lot of 18 and 19 year olds want to do, which is to be frivolous, a bit reckless, and basically stupid. And so when I was 18, 19, and I was experimenting in these ways, I felt very typical, and I had lost all this weight, and I felt like I was making up for lost times, I think.

Yeah, and so what was the turning point? Can you share the story when you realize that you have to get sober, and that enough was enough, and you wanted to kind of change your life for the better in that way? So I lost a hundred pounds, and I thought I'd be all better and then I wasn't. I was still the same head just in a new body. So then I tried drugs in alcohol and that didn't work either.

And so then I figured, well, success and prestige, maybe that'll work. So I do this movie as I talked about the whackness. And as I said, like my dream when I was 16 in that movie, Mean Creek, was to one day come to the Sundance Film Festival, which at this time to me was like better than the Oscars, and to be thin and to have a movie I was proud of. And it came true. I was 21, and I remember the movie was screening there. I'm like Quentin Tarantino is at the screening, like these heroes of mine. And I'm working with my hero, Serben Kingsley, like I'm an actor nerd.

So for me, this was like Michael Jordan. And that night, the reviews start coming in and they're beautiful. And it was truly everything I'd ever hoped for. And I think I imagine that I'd wake up the next morning and the old Josh would be gone. That that voice inside my head that woke up a few minutes before I did every morning that told me all the reasons why I'd never be enough that it would just be gone.

And I woke up the next morning and that voice was still there. And it was like this terrible realization that I said, oh no, I'm bottomless. And it'd been like a suspicion I'd had my whole life that no matter what I try to fill that hole in the soul with, it'll just never be enough. And I remember I flew home that day and everyone who was part of the movie was like, are you nuts? Like you're going home? This never happens. Like you never have a hit movie at, are you nuts? Like you're going home? This never happens. Like you never have a hit movie at a festival like this.

And you're just gonna leave. And I was like, yeah, I gotta get out of here. And two weeks later, I got sober. And I think it was that realization and also taking some action that allowed me to do that. Wow, that's a really, really powerful story. And thank you so much for sharing that. So what you said reminded me of this thing called the arrival fallacy that people keep mentioning on

my podcast. And basically what that means is like you achieve something and you're like waiting and waiting and you think everything, you're going to be happy finally when like once this happens, I'm going to be happy. And then it happens and you're like, Oh, now I have to find the next achievement to like, dangle in front of my face until I'm happy. So what is your whole career journey taught you about achieving happiness? It's a great question.

I love the way you phrase it. Look, I think society tells us that, like you'll be all better if you can just afford this vacation or you'll be all better if you can just buy a beamer or you'll be all better if you can just afford this vacation or you'll be all better if you can just buy a beamer or you'll be all better when you can fly private. But the reality is, is that like the gift is that you get to try

because there's so many people who are born into circumstance throughout this world who never even get the chance to try. And so the fact that you're like maybe in a place where there's some financial insecurity or just life insecurity, but you get to put your best foot forward and work your butt off like that's a gift. And I have to remember that. And I've, it's every corny slogan is true. You know, it's about the process, not the result and all these things. But for me, it's never been luckily about the billboard. It's never been about like going and doing some cool red carpet

thing or all the cash and prizes. It's just, I really like the moments between action and cut. It's a puzzle for me. I remember I was in, I've had this great like year, last year of, you know, I was working really consistently and I'm working on this really cool thing now and I'm so lucky and, and so I've been in acting class the last couple months because I was like, don't get rusty, stay primed, stay ready. And I remember in my acting, I did this scene, my acting teacher goes, well, you really didn't consider this or, yeah, you missed this.

And I remember thinking in my head, I was like, I'm never going to be perfect at this thing. Like, it's like this puzzle that has a hold on me. Like, I just want to figure it out and I'll never fully figure it out. Even if one day I do it superbly. And the verdict's still out on that. So I'm lucky to have a thing that really grabs me still.

Yeah. And it's more like you're not necessarily basing your happiness on achieving that next big gig. You're basing your happiness on being the best actor that you can be and enjoying your craft. So I think that's really special. We all want to succeed. We're all bombarded with hustle, hustle, hustle, and optimize your life, crem as much as you can into a 24 hour period. But like, what has helped me is finding the virtue and what I do. And it's easy to think as an actor.

Like, what's virtuous about what I do? It's self-serving just to like, so that I can get more followers and make more money. But the reality is, is that, people live really hard lives. And they come home and they turn on a show and they lose themselves in it for an hour or two hours or 20 minutes. And they can forget about their troubles or what's going on in their family or their boss

who's a jerk or whomever and just kind of feel like a relief that comes that watches over them by watching what an actor or a producer or director is able to provide. So, there's virtue to that. So, that's a reason to do what I do and to make it about something bigger than me. Because if it's just about me getting that next role because I really want the announcement on Twitter, then it's never going to be enough. Yeah, and I feel like people can relate to that no matter what profession they're in.

Acting is a tough business. And I actually was really happy that in your memoir, you didn't try to like cover over the fact that it's really a hard business to be in. There's lots of ups and downs. So I'd love to understand like how you dealt with all the downs. I, a therapy.

Support good friends being sober and never laying down it. I've heard someone say, uh, if you're walking through the shit, just try not to sit down. There were so many moments where I wanted to quit. There were so many moments where I was just like looking at my life at 32, 33 years old in audition room for, I don't know, maybe I've gone on a thousand auditions in my life and for the 900th time being like, I thought I'd be further by now. I thought I wouldn't have to do this at a certain point. And here I am still singing for my supper. But I also am very

like comfortable in that place and every time I've done something I did a show with John Stamos where I played his son on this Fox show which I wish I could time travel back to 13-year-old Josh and tell him that one day we'd be able to pass for John Stamos' son and that everything was gonna work out and that maybe I should should hold back on seconds. And that show was this great thing and everyone was like, this is a moment, and then that show was a great experience

and then got very canceled. They're, last year I did this show for Disney Plus Turner and Hoots, so proud of it. One of the best experiences and that show only went one season. So like, I'm comfortable in that place of like, go to an audition, get the pages, memorize it, go in there and realize that nobody's really thinking about me. I'm there to serve a purpose.

Hopefully, I can help whatever puzzle this writer or director has set up for themselves where they're like, I really got to fit these roles. Like, maybe I can be that guy. And if I'm not, well, maybe you're closer now to who you're supposed to pick, because you realize someone like me is definitely not who you need.

Yeah. And I've heard that said before about auditions. Like, you're either going to help them by being the right guy for the role or help them get closer to realizing who they don't need. Either way, you're observance, and I have to remember that. We'll be right back after a quick break from our sponsors.

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That's masterclass.com-profiting for 15% off an annual membership. Masterclass.com slash profiting. Something that was super interesting to me was that in your book, you say that you tell people that your life either existed BRD or ARD before the film red dawn and after the film red dawn. So how did you deal since we're talking about rejection? How did you deal with the criticism of that film? And how did you sort of reinvent yourself after that? Well, I've read Dawn was just sort of like the amalgamit or sort of the apex of all the things that I thought I needed in my life, but I basically was like 23 playing Chris Hemsworth's brother, which sounds crazy to me too.

Don't worry. And I thought my whole life, I was like, this was what I wanted to be was the badass action star when in practice I was so full of imposter syndrome that I actually let it turn me into a fraud And I let go of everything that I'd always been working for me and the result was this very stilted uncomfortable not great performance in the movie and I was sort of I took a lot of flack for it but I think it's important to like flop and keep going and normalize flopping. I'm glad I got to do it at a time where I was young enough to where I could really learn from it and that it had to happen. And in the moment I really thought like this is it, when this movie comes out, I'll die. And it came out and the reviews came out and I just kept walking.

And I think that's important to know. And I don't, on my podcast, male models, I've been lucky enough to interview like serial entrepreneurs, Gary Vaynerchuk and Damon John. And I remember I asked them, how long do you mourn a loss when a company doesn't quite live up to expectation or something falls through a deal or something? How long do you let it affect you? And they both literally took a moment and said, minutes. And I was like, really? Because I like to be wounded. I like to take weeks to get over things. But I was like, yeah, that's how you do

it, right? Like, that's how you do it, right? Like that's how you become as successful as them. You just keep pushing. Yeah, it's not about how many times you fall down and it's about how quick you get back up. And it must be tough being an actor because a lot of us who have more normal jobs, you know, you might do bad at work one day or even get fired, but it's not like plastered all over the internet. Nobody knows. So it must be even harder when you're an actor and you're getting all these outside people kind of giving you that negativity. So like we said before, when you ended Drake and Josh, social media wasn't really a thing

back then. There was no like influencers yet, right? So you actually started your social media journey on Vine. I'd love to hear about what got you started on social media, how you kind of got your first big break, and how you parlayed it into the millions of followers that you have today. I mean, the show ended in 2007,

so it wasn't even like social media wasn't even remotely a thing. Facebook had been around for what, two years, but other than that, I mean, YouTube existed kind of. In 2013, I made my first Vine, because I was a fan of the app and for anyone who does remember it was like the original TikTok. And suddenly I started to get these followers and I remember thinking after a couple months when I had about a hundred thousand followers,

it was a really inflection point. Like I could really lean in or maybe stop doing it and people would have just forgotten. And I even had agents and managers calling me at that time saying to me, like, what are you doing? Like, we're trying to make you not just like the goofy guy from that kid show and you're like making silly videos in your card. Does this hurt us? And I was really lucky to have an apostle during that time, my buddy, Rami,

who worked in social media early on and he said, listen, Josh, don't let anyone tell you they know what what this is because I work in it and even I don't know But I'll tell you that being able to go straight to your followers Effecting hundreds of thousands of people finding out what they like what they don't like and everything in between that's powerful So do this do it every day, and that's what I did I made a vine a day Because until that point I'd always been at the mercy of the gatekeepers. I'd always needed five people to sign off on me for me to get a role And then 18 months before I came out, but suddenly I was going straight to my audience and

with the click of the upload button I could deliver content. So as long as I didn't have an ego About the way in which I was doing it and as long as I didn't have an ego about the way in which I was doing it, and as long as I didn't think, well, I really need a trailer and some fancy coffee if I'm going to be acting. And instead said, this is your job. So just do it. Whether it's on your phone or for an iMacs camera. And the result was really great. And it grew to a good amount of success on Vine, Instagram, YouTube, and even TikTok and brought me here now. Yeah, and honestly, I love what you're saying. You're basically saying for a long time, and I always talk about this for a long time,

everything that you did required a gatekeeper to say like, yes, you're welcome, Josh, like we pick you, we choose you. Now you get to create your own life because you own it, you own these social media channels, and you can communicate directly with your followers and monetize that. So I think that's super powerful. I think it's so necessary. And in 2013, the rock didn't have 300 million followers and Kevin

Hard and Jack Blackworn on YouTube. Like it wasn't as normal then. So it was a bit more of a leap. But I think the line has totally blurred between traditional and social media people. And I think now it's just about the content. And yeah, it afforded me security to get married by a house, have a kid that I don't know if acting would have ever given me. Yeah, I love this. Thank you so much, Josh. So what are you up to today?

What's new? What is coming out for you? I have this movie called 13 the Musical coming out August 12 on Netflix and I'm on how I make your father right now in Hulu and yeah, just need making ticktocks and chatting with you and my podcast Mail models and that all plug. I'm a fan of that. Okay, cool. So we'll stick all those links in the show notes so you guys can follow Josh. And so I always ask two last questions at the end of the show and then we do something fun at the end of the year.

So the first one is, what is one actionable thing my young and profitors can do today to be more profiting tomorrow? Oh wow, that's a great question. I would say just find someone today that you can do something nice for. Ideally, because we're talking about young and profiting, like someone in the business space, someone who can do you a favor down the road, figure out how to do a favor for them today.

Hmm, that's a really good piece of advice. And what is your secret to profiting in life? Oh, profiting in life. Yeah, I mean, it sort of connected to that first thing. I mean, look, doing nice things for other people, becoming indispensable, helping people. I mean, it has an immediate payoff because of just the karmic sort of payout, which is immediate, right? You feel better.

It's the best way to get out of self. But if you do these things, what you'll find is when people are in a position, then to spread goodwill, to pay it forward, when they have an opportunity, you're gonna be at top of mine. Like people go out and they become super selfish and they're like, no, I have to wrestle

money and prestige and goodness in the world. I gotta go out and they become super selfish and they're like, no, I have to wrestle money and prestige and goodness in the world. I got to go out and get mine. And it's like, well, good luck because no one's going to think of you first for anything. But if you've got a great track record of being there for people, of being a reliable good source of good work, then the moment they have an opportunity to spread that good, well, they're going to think of you first. That is such a great lesson. Thank you so much, Josh.

I love this conversation. I think my audience is going to love it. Where can everybody go learn more about you and everything that you do? I guess just follow me on Instagram, show a pet. And you're like, just Google my name, Josh. Thank you so much for having me. I really love chatting with you. You're awesome with this. And you're like, just Google my name. I don't know, Josh Beck. Thank you so much for having me. I really love chatting with you. You're awesome with this.

Thank you so much, Josh. Great conversation. Young and profitors. I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. And I don't know about you guys, but I grew up watching Drake and Josh. And so I was really excited about this conversation. And it actually really surprised me.

Truthfully, I had no idea about the struggles that Josh faced until I started researching for this interview. And the thing is that I watched him on TV all the time and he always seemed so funny, so happy, so energetic, and very successful, and so this was all really surprising. And the thing is that when Josh was facing insecurity around his weight and drug addiction, he still showed up to his job to make people laugh and entertain them so that their own lives were a little bit better. So how big and strong of him to do that.

And what a powerful reminder that you really never know what's going on behind the scenes with other people, even seemingly happy people, successful people, they might be going through some stuff. And you just have no idea. You just see the highlight reel of their life. So be sensitive, be observant, and check on all of your friends and family no matter how successful or happy they may seem. And honestly, I wish that more male actors and celebrities were open about going to therapy because there is a mental health crisis in the world for men, specifically. There's so many men who are committing suicide and I think a lot of it has to do with them being ashamed to get help.

And so I want to call out here that it is not shameful to get mental health support to have a therapist to go to to therapy, and everyone should strive to be as mentally healthy as they can. It's a sign of maturity. So if you need to get help, seek help, do not be ashamed to buy it. And beyond the importance of mental health and therapy, a huge takeaway from this conversation is what Josh says about happiness and passion. Josh said that he realized that he's never going to master acting,

but it's in the pursuit of learning and doing that he finds happiness. The gift is that you get to try. I'm going to say that again because this is so powerful. The gift is that you get to try. I have to say that I've like always had this mentality. I am really good at rejection because I always thought of rejection as actually just being declined an opportunity that you got and was the opportunity that's very important, not necessarily whether you win or lose, right? So I almost got to show on

MTV, but we didn't get it. I was devastated of course, but only for a couple days because then I would think about it and be like, well, it's kind of cool that I got this opportunity. I mean, how many people get the opportunity to have a show on MTV? They film me the whole summer. I must be like somewhat special, you know, like that I'm getting these opportunities. And so the opportunity and getting the opportunity and getting the opportunity to try, the gift is that you get to try. That is just so powerful to like flip it all on its head. It's not about winning or losing or being the best.

It's about trying and getting the opportunity to try and having the health to try and having the mental health to try and the skills to try and the relationships to try and all these things that you work on to get that opportunity to try. I love that. And it's definitely something I'm going to think about the next time I'm having a tough day

as the CEO of my company. I mean, I'm not perfect, but I get to try and I get the opportunity to learn and to get better. And that's a beautiful thing. All right, so as we wrap up, there's one more thing I want to talk about before we go. And that's something I gleaned from this conversation that shows up over and over again in my life and in this podcast is that you have to find your way around the gatekeepers. Do not let the gatekeepers tell you, no, that is not an excuse. Every time you want to do something in your life, if you're at a company, if you're

a part of an organization, or whatever it is, if there's other people involved, there's going to be gatekeepers. And sometimes you need to go around them and you just handle it on your own and not expect anybody to open doors or do you any favors or give you that leg up. Sometimes you've got to just do it on your own. And so for Josh, that was through social media. He went straight to the source of his fans, and he used Vine, later Instagram YouTube, and he no longer needed agents and talent scouts to be successful.

And he could just hit the publish button and make it happen for himself and have a platform to millions of people. And guess what? It worked Josh's community is insane. And it took him taking a risk and going around the gatekeepers to try something new and different and through social media He gets to do more of what he loves he gets to make people laugh he gets to act create awesome content

And the best part is he owns a hundred percent of it. He owns his social media and I feel like I can relate here because I started my LinkedIn journey four years ago And now I'm one of the biggest influencers on that platform. I started LinkedIn to promote my podcast and by the time I had 30,000 followers, I was still working in corporate and I felt like un-couchable. I felt like if I got fired from Disney or something, I wasn't that worried because I felt like I had such great job security because I was a thought leader in my industry and, you know, everybody knew me as like this marketing guru.

And all of a sudden you become more desirable at your company because you have more leverage, you're more well-known, you've got more like status. And then on the flip side, you have more opportunity because more people know who you are. And it's just like this insurance that you create. Having a personal brand is like having insurance and very strong job security. I never felt more secure until I started having my own personal brand and growing my presence on social media. And this reminds me of what recent guest Alex Benayan talked about. It was number 167. He talks about this concept of the third door. And he says that life, business, and success is just like a nightclub. There's always three ways in.

The first is the first door, right? It's the main entrance where the line curves around the block were 99% of people are waiting around, hoping, crossing their fingers to get in. And then there's the second door, which is the VIP entrance. That's where all the billionaire celebrities and the people born into it are just like slipping through. They might know the gatekeeper personally. But what nobody tells you is that there's always, always a third door. It's the entrance where you have to jump out of line, run down the alley, crack open the windows,

sneak through the kitchen. There is always a way, and in 2022, social media is often that third door. And so I want you guys to think about growing your personal brand. I want you guys to think about leveraging your social channels, taking it more seriously, digital is everything right now, and I'm telling you,

even if you don't want to be an influencer, just growing your social media, just a little bit establishing your personal brand will bring you so much opportunity. That is where people validate who you are, validate your skills, and I promise you, you can't lose if you focus a little bit about growing your social media in a professional way. Alright, so let's hear for Josh. You guys can show Josh and the Yav team me, some support by dropping us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform, and speaking of Apple Podcasts,

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