Jennifer Tilly on Nearly Voicing Marge Simpson, Dating Phil Laak & Bracelet Anniversary
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.
This interview was filmed inside PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas ahead of the One Step Closer Foundation All In for CP Charity Event on April 26.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Jennifer Tilly by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Timestamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Intro |
| 0:34 | One Step Closer Foundation |
| 2:43 | Celebrity poker |
| 6:57 | 20th anniversary of bracelet win |
| 10:00 | WSOP video game |
| 11:17 | Getting seriously into poker |
| 14:15 | High-stakes cash games |
| 16:41 | First learning poker |
| 21:08 | Meeting Phil Laak |
| 25:19 | Playing Phil heads-up |
| 30:33 | Chucky canceled |
| 32:52 | Real Housewives |
| 37:21 | Family Guy |
| 38:07 | Almost playing Marge on The Simpsons |
| 44:31 | TV recommendation |
| 45:00 | Favorite life lesson from poker |
| 47:43 | Poker Hall of Fame |
