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The Treatment

Simon Helberg: Florence Foster Jenkins

Actor Simon Helberg discusses success from simply doing something, opposed to how well you actually do it as evidenced in Florence Foster Jenkins.

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By Elvis Mitchell • Nov 30, 2016 • 29m Listen

Actor Simon Helberg's role in Florence Foster Jenkins is a far cry from his well-known character of Howard the nerdy aerospace engineer on the wildly popular Big Bang Theory. In his new film, he stars alongside Meryl Streep as her piano man counterpart Cosmé McMoon and shows off some serious prowess, a skill that is paying off after years of being a musician. Today he joins Elvis to discuss his love for jazz music and how Peter Sellers inspired his character portrayal.

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    Elvis Mitchell

    host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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    Blake Veit

    Producer, 'The Treatment'

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    Simon Helberg

    actor, comedian, and musician

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