Nominated for the best actor in a drama series Emmy for the second year in a row, the 41-year-old reflects on his journey to acting, almost quitting the biz after his stints on ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Heroes’ ended and how he wound up playing everyone’s favorite TV dad of the Peak TV era.

But first: Kevin Cassidy, THR’s international news editor, joins Scott to preview the fall film fests.

Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.

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