my first two auditions and meetings with chris lloyd and steve levitan was me walking in a room and ae chat with me and would you mind terribly standing up? as they all sort of stared at my stomach trying it figure out is this vaguely doable? i was still getting larger. >> larry: you still got it with that? >> i had to go and audition, just, you know like everybody else except for ed o'neill. he did not audition. >> did you audition with the laundry in front of your stomach and the sweater? >> no. i did audition with -- i wore a lot of stripes to fool the eye and perhaps -- and perhaps a dramatic scarf. >> our director directed the pilot. he was also nominated for an emmy. he did a great job with that. something you said there, though, about the materials. i know i wanted this part so badly. all of us shared that in common. as actors, you audition all the time and think if it happens it happens, if it doesn't it doesn't. this one i knew if i didn't get i would be really, really upset for a long time. >> larry: did you want it badly, ty? >> yeah, badly. i was lucky enough to work with

lloyd, we have a chris as it treat here behind us. what is that? >> we do.is o christmas tree designed by dawn and a giant ice cream cone. >> tony was talking about milk shakes earlier so we can talk about an ice creel cone and we have a green tree. what is this? >> this is like a cartoon tree out of fabric and design bid todd. >> every year it gets more creative and there is a very fierce competition with this. >> it is and we are thrilled to be part of it for the 21st year in a row. >> it is a great cause and 40,000 people came out last year. so it is vastly popular. it kicks off on friday. it will last throughout the weekend. it has a lot going on and huge kids area, santa claus and it is an amazing time to kick off the holiday season. check it out. 21 years going strong. let's look at the seven-day forecast and check out the weekends with. it looks like we will be dry in the weekend but colder. in the 40's as we head friday on and we have our shot of showers on thanks day. that is it for now. back to you two. >> a new book from good housekeeping called d

>> chris: he has been in and around hollywood all his life. his father lloyddges stars in "sea hunt." in 1971, he became the star in the "last picture show." while he has had a distinguished career, it wasn't until this year playing the broken down country singer bad blake in "crazy heart," that he finally won the academy award. what did it mean to you to win the oscar? he says he saw it as an acknowledgment of his father. >> i always felt that i was sort of an extension of him. like a relay race he passes the baton and doing his work, so the baton is that guy. >> chris: he has been married for 33 years and next month he stars in a new version of "true grit" playing the role made famous by john wayne. but he says the most important thing is making sure children get fed. >> the programs are in place. the money is there. the food is there. we have to examine why it's not working. >> chris: if you want to find out more about jeff bridges' campaign, go to the website. nokidhungry.org. that's it for today. have a great week. we'll see you next "fox news have a grea