Stewart Brodian

Musician, composer, performer, actor, radio + TV host,
artist, celebrity impersonator, film maker + more!

A few months ago, I met with a Ben Franklin impersonator in Philadelphia.

Barry Stevens is his name and I interviewed him - along with two other Ben Franklins - for my cable TV show.

While we were talking about meeting, he told me about a colonial themed restaurant in Philadelphia where we could eat after the interview.

I have a nice colonial style coat so, I thought it'd be nice if he stayed in character, as Benjamin Franlin, and I would accompany him as Thomas Jefferson.

Then, I heard about a new cable TV show in Philadelphia called "Conversations Across Time".

The show has people portraying historical characters being asked on a panel about social issues of the past when compared to today.

Thomas Jefferson was one of the characters they were looking for - coincidence, huh?

They also needed someone to portray Abraham Lincoln - I already had the costume!