Today on part two of our interview with Radames Pera, we continue our conversation with the former actor known best as Grasshopper from the TV-series Kung-Fu. Believe us when we say, we wish we had another hour or two with Radames to get to all the stories that make up his own story, that of his mother’s story and that of his absentee father whose invention became a worldwide success that he unfortunately didn’t patent.
On this episode, we discuss the Coogan law, a law that if you don’t know about you will get a crash course in this episode. Radames, like all child actors was protected under this law that was enacted in 1939 but was never totally enforced. We also learn through a YouTube video Radames posted about his mother actress Lisa Para whose addiction disorder became so acute, it had to be documented. Why? We discuss that on the episode and really we don’t even scratch the surface due to time constraints. All we can tell you is, Radames has a healthy and wonderfully openness to plainly discuss some of the most personal stories from his life. And for that, we thank him. Take a listen to part two of our interview with Radames Pera on the Rarified Heir Podcast. Everyone has a story.
Part 3 and maybe 4….please? 🤞❤
Loved this chat.
My Mom had a very traumatic childhood too…never dealt with it. Which then made Mom a not so easy Mom to deal with. Mom too was a hoarder in the last decade of her life. She lived out her bedroom. Any who…not fun to wade through after she passed. 500 glass ashtrays, 2 hundred small candy dishes and enough Yankee candles to last for DECADES. You get it….
Ramades…Im waiting for your book!
Radames’s story was so compelling that once I started listening, I had to finish it. I’m curious about his mother’s second career, the fate of the house, and how the sale of the items she hoarded went. Clearly, parts 3 and 4 need to be done! This would make a fantastic movie.