Stars’ Second Acts, and Greg Evigan Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before
What do Shirley Temple, Jonathan Knight, Phoebe Cates, Christopher Atkins, Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, and Greg Evigan all have in common?
They proved that life doesn’t end when the closing credits roll.
This week, we’re celebrating the glorious second act—those moments when our favorite stars traded fame for fulfillment, discovering that sometimes the best role of your life comes after the one that made you famous. From diplomats to furniture makers, painters to farmhouse restorers, boutique owners to orchestral composers, these former teen idols remind us that it’s never too late to become who you were always meant to be.
Plus, we sit down with the endlessly talented Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear, My Two Dads) about living a dream and recording an original orchestral album with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s a conversation about creativity, passion and persistence.
Along the way we wonder: Is Gen X finally entering its own second act? Should you become a potter? A cobbler? A woodworker? (Christopher Atkins says yes.) And why does Jonathan Knight make us all want to buy a fixer-upper and adopt a donkey?
Because maybe the biggest lesson of all is this: we are never just one thing.
So grab your Shirley Temple, dust off your dreams, and join us for an episode that’s equal parts nostalgia, inspiration, and proof that the best chapters sometimes begin after page 50.