{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"From TBS’s My Boys to Stay-at-Home Dad | Jamie Kaler (Dad of 2, Actor and Comedian)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/48717bfb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4811,"description":"Jamie Kaler is a former Naval Officer turned actor, stand-up comedian and stay-at-home dad. He is best known for his role on TBS's \"My Boys\" and decades of work across television and commercials, from Friends and Will & Grace to How I Met Your Mother and The Family Stone. He spent five years as a U.S. Navy officer before moving to LA at 30 with no connections to pursue acting, eventually becoming one of those guys everyone vaguely recognizes but can't quite place.\nHe's also the father of two daughters, ages 11 and almost 13. When \"My Boys\" wrapped and his wife's career took off, Jamie stepped back from the road to become the primary caregiver, cooking, driving, coaching soccer, and homeschooling two kids on iPads for 18 months during the pandemic. That experience became the foundation of his stand-up comeback, his viral Soccer Dad persona on Instagram and TikTok, and a whole new chapter in his career at 60. We discussed:Becoming a stay-at-home dad at 50: How Jamie walked away from touring after \"My Boys\" wrapped and became the primary caregiver for two daughters.Applying military structure to parenting: Why Jamie runs his household like a ship, schedules, reveille at 6:30, and uniforms during pandemic Zoom school.Going viral as Soccer Dad: How a spontaneous sideline rant at his daughter's first club game launched a brand, a T-shirt army, and a touring stand-up act at 60.Why sideline parents have lost the plot: Jamie's take on delusional sports parents, the reclassing phenomenon, and why he got red-carded as a coach.Stand-up as therapy: How Jamie uses comedy to process fatherhood, and why he now asks his daughters' permission before telling stories about them on stage.Raising kids who can talk to people: Why Jamie runs improv and public speaking drills at home, and why he believes verbal communication will be the most valuable skill of the next generation.\nWhere to find Jamie KalerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-kaler-b6143452/ IG:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}