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Willie Freedman

Willie Freedman
Carl TartDebut: #17 The Craftsmen of Craft Services (w/Carl Tart)1 appearance
Lore Dossier

"Owner of Freedman's Barbecue, a veteran of 90s NBC sitcom sets who serves full barbecue meals as 'crafty'."

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18:50 (1m 45s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Crafty in the Adult Film Industry (Part 2)

Diego explains the high-pressure world of craft services for Tits Productions, where union breaks don't exist and opening a bag of chips requires leaving the building.

"I have to leave the building to open that bag of Doritos because we're rolling."

"I'm in the porn industry and crafty's different. Another world, another world."

"If I have to give an actor a bag of Doritos, I have to leave the building to open that bag of Doritos 'cause we're rolling."

#Adult Film#Production#Doritos#Union Rules#Audio Production
40:03 (1m 32s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

Willie Freedman's NBC Barbecue Legacy

Willie Freedman introduces his 'crafty' barbecue table, boasting about serving quarter pieces of chicken to the cast of Men Behaving Badly and revealing Jennifer Aniston's preference for moist, unspiced brisket.

"If you need a drink, have a full cup of barbecue sauce."

"Jen Aniston was no spice on the brisket."

"Jen Aniston was a freak."

#Craft Services#NBC Sitcoms#Celebrity Diet
1:50 (45s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Backbone of the Industry is in the Stomach

The panel of craft services and catering experts introduce themselves, ranging from high-end catering to a guy who just works for a large crafty company.

"The backbone of the industry is in the stomach, and these folks are providing the food."

"This is Diego from Crafty. I work under a big crafty company. It's not my company."

#Catering#Craft Services#Production
2:36 (1m 29s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Willie Freedman's NBC Barbecue Legacy

Willie Freedman discusses his long career serving barbecue on classic NBC sets and reveals Jennifer Aniston's specific, spice-free brisket preferences.

"If you need a drink, have a full cup of barbecue sauce."

"Jen Aniston was a freak. And she would come up to me every day and say, give me some of that moist brisket, Willie."

#Barbecue#Sitcoms#Celebrity Secrets
8:20 (57s)
VISUAL_GAG

The Mandalorian's Bad Lunch Disaster

Glen Richards recounts getting fired from The Mandalorian after serving raw Kenyan goat meat and leaving sushi in the sun, causing a mass illness on set.

"Everybody's shitting their brains out in Star Wars costumes."

"The name of the game is if you have fish, put it inside."

#Star Wars#Food Safety#Catering
20:36 (1m 49s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

Willie Freedman's Moist Brisket and NBC Sitcom History

Willie Freedman discusses his long career serving BBQ on classic NBC sets like Friends and Frasier, specifically recalling Jennifer Aniston's love for his 'moist brisket' and her lack of spice tolerance.

"I just have a table full of barbecue all day long."

"Jen Aniston was no spice on the brisket. So I just used regular, the Holy Trinity, SPG: salt, pepper, garlic."

#Barbecue#Sitcoms#Celebrity Diet
32:33 (1m 24s)
ESCALATION

The Transparent Pork Incident and Jeffrey Tambor

Willie Freedman details a disastrous day on the set of Transparent where he served an all-pork menu to a Jewish cast at the behest of Jeffrey Tambor, who allegedly used the BBQ as a tool for onset harassment.

"Everything is cooked with pork. And everybody was Jewish on the set and they don't eat pork."

"Jeffrey really wants you to eat this rib."

#Harassment#Religious Dietary Laws#Sitcom Drama

Episode Appearances (1)