Last week I got a taste of Hollywood when I interviewed veteran actor Craig T. Nelson. Best known for his role as college football coach Hayden Fox on the 1990s ABC sitcom "Coach," Nelson is back in the TV spotlight, playing family patriarch Zeek Braverman on the NBC Tuesday night drama "Parenthood." And his latest film, "The Company Men," opens on Friday.
In the movie, Nelson plays the CEO of a company battered by the nation's economic woes. The film chronicles the travails of three of the firm's employees - played by Oscar winners Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones - after they become victims of corporate downsizing.
I got in touch with Nelson as part of an upcoming golf article I'm working on - he's an avid 7-handicapper - and he offered insight on his current projects during our phone interview. His comments appear in an article I wrote for the TV, Arts & Entertainment section of the Dec. 5 New Hampshire Sunday News.