Paul Carafotes joins Mark to talk about how he went from an actor to an author of kids books. Charlie Bubbles - Mark and Paul discuss fatherhood, working with James Gandolfini and other actors. They also talk about the importance of being a great dad.

(1) American actor Paul Carafotes, best known for playing Harold Dyer in the television drama Knots Landing, takes us on an adventure of imagination in his popular children’s book series, “The Adventures of Charlie Bubbles!” (www.charliebubblesbook.com).

(2) As an unconventional single father to 8 year-old-year Charlie residing in LA, Carafotes developed the three book collection to provide his son with enlightening bedtime reading material that creatively addressed such childhood topics as bullying, internet overload, and the necessity to be helpful, loving and kind.

(3) Carafotes is “bursting” to announce the release of his companion piece to his book series, a CD entitled “Sing With Charlie Bubbles”. The CD features seven original songs -- five of which he wrote and performs himself -- each can be previewed by clicking www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulcarafotes.



Carafotes broke into the entertainment industry at the age of 20 with a lead role in 20th Century Fox’s Headin' for Broadway. He co-starred with Tom Cruise in All the Right Moves, and delivered a memorable performance in the industry short film Scriptfellas. Along with many Guest-Star and commercial appearances, in 2010, Carafotes returned to prime time television with a recurring role on the Emmy award-winning series Damages. His new independent feature film The Wolves Of Savin Hill is soon to be released and he will be appearing in the the upcoming HBO mini-series Criminal Justice.