Jake’s Take Podcast: Terayle Hill

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com

It is a pleasure to welcome actor, singer, producer, and philanthropist Terayle Hill to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. 

Terayle stars as Marquise Howard in the popular TV series: Step Up. Based on the Step Up film franchise, the series follows the students and teachers at Atlanta’s High Water Performing Arts School, one of the city’s most cutthroat performing arts schools. In its third season, Marquise is finding his voice in every area of his life as he continues to grow as a performer in the music world. Some of Terayle’s co-stars include Carlito Olivero, Faizon Love, Ne-Yo, Christina Millan, and Tricia Helfer.

Terayle Hill is also starring as Todd Wesley in BET+’s original holiday film A Wesley Christmas. The film follows adult siblings Chris, Todd, and Cydney Wesley as they travel to their childhood home in Washington, DC, to celebrate the Christmas holidays with their parents, Bryan and Sylvia, and their entire family. Upon arrival, all kinds of family drama, a crazy neighbor, and conflict ensue. With the Wesley Family together and all their physical and emotional baggage in tow, this annual family get-together promises to be a festive, hot mess of a Christmas season with life-changing impacts for the entire family. 

When he is not acting, Terayle Hill is the co-founder and co-owner of Everybodies Inc. This multi-branch media enterprise creates and produces original series, music appeal, and more. Terayle and Ivan Gaskin worked to build and organize a team of over 100 creatives to come together and tell stories like never before. Everybodies Inc. has multiple branches, including the Everybodies Network Channel on YouTube, the Everybodies Music Group, Everybodies Publishing, and Everybodies Appeal. 

In this edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Terayle Hill spoke about Marquise Howard’s character evolution on Step Up and previewed his role in the BET+ Christmas film: A Wesley Christmas. 

Emmy-nominated Director Alan G. Parker TALKS ‘Lennon’s Last Decade’ | Episode #361 – Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

It is a privilege to welcome six-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker Alan G. Parker to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast.  Before becoming a filmmaker, Alan worked as a press officer via Judy Totton Publicity and later in EMI’s catalogue department in London. At EMI, he worked with bands such as Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and the Stranglers. He also wrote for magazines and published books about the Clash and Sid Vicious. In 2009, Alan directed Who Killed Nancy? And Monty Python: Almost the Truth – The Lawyers’ Cut was nominated for six Emmy Awards. In 2017, he directed the documentary It was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond!  Alan G. Parker’s latest documentary, Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade, focuses on music legend John Lennon’s final years. The film follows the former Beatle as he navigates through the band’s breakup while creating revolutionary music and standing at the forefront of anti-war protests that would make him one of the most influential pop culture icons of all-time.   Hear musicians, journalists, and the man's close friends set the record straight on the truth behind many famous Lennon moments brought to life by rare archive footage, including never-before-seen interviews. For the first time, the full story of how John and Yoko met is revealed, and watch as the curtain is lifted on the 1981 comeback tour that never came to be. This monumental film is a must-see for Lennon,  Beatles, and music fans.    On this episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Alan G. Parker took us behind the scenes about Borrowed Time’s filmmaking process, including the insights he found from the documentary interview subjects who had interacted with John during that time.  Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade will be released in theatres on May 2, 2025.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jake-s-take-with-jacob-elyachar–4112003/support.

1. Emmy-nominated Director Alan G. Parker TALKS ‘Lennon’s Last Decade’ | Episode #361 30:05
2. Jacob Lewis TALKS Receiving Shania Twain’s Golden Buzzer | Jake’s Take CGT 2025 Special 2 11:02
3. Christina Wren TALKS DCEU, ‘Will Trent,’ ‘The Witcher- Sirens of the Deep’ & WOCF Film Lab | JTWJE Podcast #360 27:08
4. Davis Mallory RETURNS + TALKS New Music, ‘Leaving a Legacy’ & Potential ‘Challenge’ Return | JTWJE Podcast Episode #359 43:35
5. Jeff Michaels TALKS MTV Music, “Boston Strong,” & Please Hug Me | JTWJE Podcast #358 27:17

For more information about Everybodies Inc, visit their website.

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