Sandy Helberg

My first exposure to my newest interview subject, Sandy Helberg, came through the movie Spaceballs, where he memorably played the character of Dr. Schlotkin, the plastic surgeon who was going to give Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) her old nose back if King Roland (Dick Van Patten) didn’t turn over the key to the air lock. As I grew older, I came to see that Sandy Helberg was an incredible talent as both an actor and a writer. Through the help of Kim Hopkins, my dear friend and former interview subject who also connected me to Stuart Pankin, I spoke with Sandy on Monday, August 17th, and I hope you all enjoy getting to know this great talent. Say hello to Sandy Helberg! Sandy: Hello? Johnny: Hi, Sandy. Johnny Caps here. Sandy: How are you? Johnny: I’m doing good. First of all, thank you for taking the time to speak to me. Sandy: No problem. Johnny: Alright. I have my questions ready to go, starting with this: You’re one of the