{"id":69985,"date":"2021-06-23T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T07:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=69985"},"modified":"2021-06-23T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T07:59:49","slug":"steve-hamm-hollywoods-best-kept-secret-breaks-into-the-mainstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/06\/steve-hamm-hollywoods-best-kept-secret-breaks-into-the-mainstream\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Hamm: Hollywood\u2019s Best Kept Secret Breaks Into The Mainstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Actor, voice over, model and helicopter pilot Steve Hamm is engaged in a career that\u2019s about to explode. As a retired army helicopter pilot who has been deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq, Steve Hamm was brave enough to come home and begin a new career.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While still piloting the helicopter for medical purposes Hamm has just finished his first voice over audiobook and is currently beginning a new narrative. He is also set to take part in \u201cDead Exit\u201d an old -time fashioned radio drama which is bound to become a series and a movie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steve and I traded some Q&amp;As&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are your biggest everyday challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that I\u2019m almost 50, getting up in the morning can be a challenge &#8211; LOL.<br \/>\nHonestly, I don\u2019t really see any challenges, just obstacles that need to be overcome. The acting and voiceover business can be tough, but I take things in stride.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/06\/steve-hamm-hollywoods-best-kept-secret-breaks-into-the-mainstream\/hamm_lifeflight-768x576\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Hamm_Lifeflight-768&amp;#215;576\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-69986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hamm_Lifeflight-768x576-1.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are your biggest everyday triumphs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have several daily triumphs. I get to enjoy a good cup of coffee, see the sunrise, work at a job which enables me to help others, exercise, and follow my passions and goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I feel that everyone should try to find the positives in everyday situations. It can be tough, but a positive mindset will lead to a healthy lifestyle, both physically and mentally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019re a new colour in a box of 64 crayons, what colour are you and why, and remember you are a brand new colour?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would be Sky Blue. This is a bright colour which to me resembles hope and inspiration. This is also a reminder of my job as a pilot. We enjoy having clear blue skies to fly in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How would you go about changing the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a complicated question. There is so much negativity in the world today. One thing that I do daily is post messages of gratitude, motivation, and inspiration. Even if just one person reads it or acknowledges it, I consider it a win. I feel that actions speak louder than words. I do my best to make the most out of my situations and experiences. I like to leave a good impression on others. Make them feel better after an interaction with me. I think if we all just tried to have that mindset, the world could be a better place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tell us about your voice over experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started in the voice over\/voice narration business a few years ago. My first audiobook narration, \u201cThe Seasons of Sam Rock\u201d is officially published through Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am currently involved with a new audiobook, \u201cBlack Oak\u201d, as well as a new voice acting project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also submit voice auditions through <a href=\"http:\/\/Voices.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voices.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Voiceover\/narration enables me to work from home, and to set my own schedule.<br \/>\nAs with anything else, it will take some time to build a following, but I\u2019m a patient guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/06\/steve-hamm-hollywoods-best-kept-secret-breaks-into-the-mainstream\/hamm_blue_shirt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?fit=1280%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hamm_blue_shirt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-69988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hamm_blue_shirt.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Knowing everything you know now what advice would you give baby Steve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would tell younger Steve to have confidence in everything you do. Lead by example, continue to learn, show gratitude, and be kind. Enjoy life\u2019s journey. Have patience, great things are on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you have any regrets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, there are some. I won\u2019t get into any details, but we learn from our mistakes and paths not taken. Hindsight is always 20\/20. I served my country honourably for over 20 years. I now have the opportunity to experience new paths and challenges, and to make a difference in other meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Steve Hamm on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevehamm.org\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor, voice over, model and helicopter pilot Steve Hamm is engaged in a career that\u2019s about to explode. As a retired army helicopter pilot who has been deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq, Steve Hamm was brave enough to come home and begin a new career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5200,5201],"tags":[3700,15308,792,5284,27598,2371,27616,17981,7546],"class_list":["post-69985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-films","category-interviews-films","tag-actor","tag-eileen-shapiro","tag-film","tag-movies","tag-steve-hamm","tag-television","tag-voiceover","tag-voiceover-artist","tag-voiceovers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-icN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41155,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/brand-new-clip-bad-times-at-the-el-royale-in-cinemas-this-friday\/","url_meta":{"origin":69985,"position":0},"title":"BRAND NEW CLIP &#8211; &#8216;Bad Times At The El Royale&#8217; &#8211; In Cinemas This Friday","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"10\/10\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"'Bad Times At The El Royale' is out in UK cinemas this Friday, and to celebrate we have an exciting new behind the scenes clip available featuring Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cailee Spainey and director, Drew Goddard.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Films&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Films","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/films\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MV5BOTk1Nzk1MDc1MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU2NDExNjM%40._V1_.jpg?fit=810%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MV5BOTk1Nzk1MDc1MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU2NDExNjM%40._V1_.jpg?fit=810%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MV5BOTk1Nzk1MDc1MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU2NDExNjM%40._V1_.jpg?fit=810%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MV5BOTk1Nzk1MDc1MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU2NDExNjM%40._V1_.jpg?fit=810%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42928,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/80s-singer-actress-and-voiceover-star-eg-daily-to-release-visuals-for-new-single-so-pretty\/","url_meta":{"origin":69985,"position":1},"title":"80s Singer, Actress, And Voiceover Star EG Daily To Release Visuals For New Single &#8216;So Pretty&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"19\/11\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"EG Daily is a name we might not recall immediately, but we'll certainly know her voice. 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