I-95 Exclusive: Actor Tim Matheson on Tryst With Kirstie Alley

Tim Matheson played Otter in Animal House and Vice President John Hoynes in The West Wing but those are just a few credits, in what has been a long and illustrious Hollywood career.

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Matheson just released his new memoir "Damn Glad to Meet You - My Seven Decades in Hollywood" and it is loaded with revealing stories. Matheson joined us for an extended interview on the Thursday (11/14/24) edition of the I-95 Morning Show to talk about his years in the film industry and the new book, this was our favorite moment.

Lou: This book is amazing, it's pretty revealing, alright I'm not even going to waste any time, you slept with Kirstie Alley!? 

Tim: "Hahaha, Kirstie and I were good friends, yes."

Lou: If I'm getting the story right, this one night Tim sleeps with two women, then goes home, calls Kirstie Alley, she comes over, he sleeps with her and then his out-of-town girlfriend walks in on him in bed with Kirstie, is that right? 

Tim: "Yes, yes, I didn't call Kirstie, she called me because we were pals. You know she said hey I want to come over and I said OK, come on over because it was the night before my birthday and I was just minding my own business, staying home and several friends dropped by and wished me a happy birthday. Unfortunately I destroyed a good relationship that I had with my girlfriend from New York and it was a large lesson I learned in my life." 

Lou: I'm going to go glass half-full on this one and say that you had an amazing evening and a great story. 

Tim: "Hahaha!" 

You can listen to our complete three-part interview with Tim Matheson below.

Part 1 - Tim talked about his time on the West Wing and his relationship with actor John Spencer who played Leo McGarry. 

Part 2 - Matheson spoke about John Belushi staying clean on the set of Animal House.

Part 3 - Tim tells a story about Rob Lowe stealing his nanny. 

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