This show originally aired on May 27, 2016.
As a kid growing up in Raleigh never imagined that he鈥檇 spend most of his life out West. He was an aspiring poet and studied writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After participating in a talent program in Hollywood, he got a call from Universal Studios to join their writing department, and his career took off from there.
His screenwriting credits include and But in 2004, after more than three decades in Hollywood, Capetanos decided it was time to return home.
Capetanos now lives with his family in Cary and recently penned the novel (Owl Canyon Press/2015). Host Frank Stasio talks with Leon Capetanos about his career in Hollywood, and his debut novel that tells the story of 12-year-old Tommy Johnson.
Capetanos leads a workshop about turning novels into screenplays at
