Episode 23 - The Twenty-Third One... and Tom Lenk

Wendi and Dfernando's twenty-third episode and their guest interview is SAG Award winning actor, playwright and comedian Tom Lenk.   On television, Tom Lenk played Andrew Wells/Cyrus on the long-running series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Collin on EASTSIDERS and Hudson Rafferty on WITCHES OF EAST END.  Other notable work on television includes Amazon's Emmy Award winning TRANSPARENT, HBO's ROOM 104, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, NCIS: New Orleans, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, BONES, EPISODES, and WORKIN’ MOMS to name a few.  He made his feature film debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 classic BOOGIE NIGHTS and has appeared in numerous films including the Academy Award winning ARGO, TRANSFORMERS, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS and DATE MOVIE.  On stage, Tom has appeared on Broadway in the rock musical ROCK OF AGES, and regionally in Stephen Brackett's award winning one-man play BUYER a CELLAR.  Most recently, he was seen internationally in Byron Lane's TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST (L.A., NYC, SF, London, Edinburgh Fringe).  As a comedian he has performed his solo comedy shows around the globe with sold out stops at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Soho Theatre (London), Comedy Central Stage (L.A.), and Birdland Jazz Club NYC.  Tom's ingenious and hilarious "Lenk Lewk for Less" Instagram photos a videos have hundred's of millions of views, are praised by countless celebrities, stylists and designers - the world over, basically - and even earned him a profile piece in the coveted New York Times Styles section. His Instagram brand collaborations include work with E! Entertainment Television, Hulu, FOX TV and Acne Studios.   And also on Episode 23, Wendi and Dfernando discuss Wendi beginning the filming of Season 8 of THE GOLDBERGS, the upcoming 25th Episode celebration of GENERATION RIPE, plus on the RIPE a ROTTEN REPORT there's the hilariously inappropriate Instagram account @kidsgettinghurt, the end of @minettajoe's popular TikTok account, and the Netflix series LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM.   Follow us on our Instagram:  Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE ... and our guest Tom Lenk and his podcast Tommy Lenk's TRASHCAST Remember to subscribe, rate a leave a review for GENERATION RIPE Visit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com

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