>>> "Stranger things" brought in
more than 40 million viewers in
the first week along.
The new cast of the season.
He's here now.
>> People were saying they love
the hair.
We wanted to figure out what
would be a good thing to do.
We started looking into blond
actors from the '80s and the
year.
Of course you are going to shoot
for high goals, right?
We found a picture of Redford.
Blond hair, let's do that.
I am like --
>> A little r&r.
>> Were you a fan of "Stranger
things"?
I was watching season two and I
was thinking myself, god, I
would love to be on a show like
that but I am not that kind of
guy that gets lucky to be on the
show.
The next thing you knew, I
auditioned and I was on the
show.
Bench me please!
Yeah.
Crazy.
I felt like I was dreaming.
>> It is kind of funny how you
can manifest those things for
your life and things start to
move in that direction.
>> Yes, it was accidental.
During the time it was pilot
season.
Actors are constantly
auditioning for something like
two or three times a day.
You lose track to what the
project even is because you got
to study all the dialogue.
Where is the address and what
time do I got to be there and I
will come and prepare.
My manager calls me, hey, good
news, "Stranger things" want to
see you back again.
I am read for "Stranger things."
This is great.
Oh my god, this is fantastic.
So she said yeah, this time do a
great job.
>> No question.
>> Is it true that ten years
prior to that you were living in
your car?
>> Yes.
2010 into 2011 was a rough one
for me.
I had a low and a bit of a slump
and I didn't have enough money.
I was living paycheck to
paycheck kind of residuals and
getting by and the house burned
from inside the wall.
The chimney had not been
cleaned.
Fire weirdly inside the walls
and it burned down and I didn't
have money for first class
security.
I grew up here in Los Angeles
and I had a lot of friends and I
was able to stay with different
friends.
Yeah, I got through it.
>> And now married with a
beautiful daughter.
>> Yes.
She was one of the people who
let me stay at her house.
[ Laughter ]
>> Let's talk about your dad.
Give us a little nugget.
Growing up, what was he like as
a dad?
>> He was a great dad.
He was not the buy your dad a
set of craftsman tool for
father's day dad.
>> I can imagine.
>> It was different.
When you are a kid, you kind of
wish I wish my dad would take me
camping like with all my
friends.
>> You want normal before you
know.
>> Right.
I was completely for getting
that as I was having these
thoughts and I am standing on
stage in the wings of wily
Nelson's show as we are on tour
with Willie and the family for
like two or three weeks.
>> Just 'cuz.
>> They're mixing down.
These are the things that I just
kind of took for granted and
when I was late in my 20s, I
realized okay that was some
monumental stuff.
>> Do you have a moment where
you are like hey dad, I got this
thing I am trying to show you
and cue up, "Stranger things,"
check this out.
He's like what is that?
I don't get it.
>> Yeah.
I did a movie back in '85.
>> Congratulations to you.
>> Scott got teeth envy.
>> I knew it.
>> Well, I keep my dentist busy.
Tom Hersch in malibu, he's the