208 - Greg Sestero Interview

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208 - Greg Sestero Interview

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Feb 19, 2020

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Lee interviews Greg Sestero about his book, The Disaster Artist, which was adapted by James Franco into an award winning feature film. Greg Sestero talks about the origins of the book, his stories from the set of The Room and working with Tommy Wiseau, The Disaster Artist's production and success as a film, becoming a scriptwriter and his work on Best Friends Vol 1 and 2.

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Feb 19, 2020

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