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How AirTalk host Larry Mantle nailed a cameo on 'Bosch: Legacy'
AirTalk Host Larry Mantle in a scene from a recent episode of Bosch: Legacy.
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Sharp-eyed AirTalk fans might have done a double-take when they spotted radio host Larry Mantle during a cameo on Bosch: Legacy last week.
Yep, that was really him.
The Bosch: Legacy appearance was the perfect ramp-up to Mantle commemorating 40 years in radio as of April 1, and orchestrating what we like to call the longest-running conversation in Southern California.
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In the scene, Mantle brokers a radio interview between two rival candidates for district attorney in Episode 3 of Season 3 of the gritty police drama set in L.A.
Bosch: Legacy, of course, is based on the best-selling books by author Michael Connelly, who has been a frequent guest on AirTalk. (Connelly’s other hit series, The Lincoln Lawyer, is also one of those shows that even jaded L.A. residents love to watch and hit the pause button to exclaim, “I know exactly where that was shot! I’ve been there!”)
We asked Mantle how the cameo came to be.
It turns out, Mantle had done voice work for both Bosch and Bosch: Legacy in prior seasons. Sharp-eared viewers would have heard Mantle’s news reports of L.A. events playing on detective Harry Bosch’s car radio.
"This time, Bosch creator Michael Connelly asked if I would portray myself on-camera for a third season episode of Bosch: Legacy. That was an easy decision!" Mantle said this week. "I’m a big fan of the show and have watched every episode of both series."
Mantle spent an afternoon and evening filming the scene, and said being on set was exciting.
"The cast and crew couldn’t have been more welcoming. I thought we had a large crew in the studio for our radio show, but filming for television has many more people," Mantle said. "The studio at NPR West was jammed with crew, as were the hallways outside. I had a sense of how many people are employed to shoot TV, but being one of the people involved gave me a whole other perspective. It was a thrilling day and one I’ll never forget."
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