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When it was announced that Will and Grace was coming back, no one was more excited and surprised than my friend Amy Crofoot. Amy was a stand in for Debra Messing during the first run of the series and was invited to come back and share her talents for the second run.

At first it was only going to be for a limited run, but the show was so popular NBC greenlit it for more episodes. Amy had no idea that by saying yes it would quickly expand into several seasons worth of work.

I have known Amy for nearly a decade and she was the second guest on Motherhood in Hollywood. I chose her because she’s an amazing person and friend. But she was also the only person I knew with kids in the industry and had graciously shared her knowledge and experiences with me. I remember I was super pregnant and would go over to her house to ask her advice on everything from giving birth to wiping butts. She was a wealth of information and was my first example of why moms NEED other moms in this business to support each other.

On paper, Amy and I should be competitors. We are both tall, curvy redheads with perfect comedy timing. However, her kindness forced me to put my weird competitive side away and just enjoy being her friend. We used to see each other at casting workshops and auditions and rather than being enemies, we became friends.

Now this beauty is sharing how her life has been as a mom of 2 boys while working on a hit NBC sitcom. She explains what exactly a stand in does and how her role was expanded this season to dialogue coach. She is actively learning her craft on a set with huge stars as her teachers. Then she comes home to her babies and gets to enjoy the fruits of mom life. Jim Burrows and the Will and Grace team love her so much, they even wrote a part for her in the season finale this season. You have to check her out!

 

This is what Motherhood in Hollywood is all about. Amy was a huge part of my podcast when I began and I’m so honored to have her come back on and share how her life has changed in the last 4 years, what she’s learned on set, and as a mom.

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