Fresh Air, Brad Whitford and Henry Sheehan

Actor Brad Whitford and film critic Henry Sheehan, on this edition of Fresh Air. Whitford plays Josh Lyman, the Deputy Whitehouse Chief of Staff on the NBC drama The West Wing. The show's season finale airs Wednesday, May 16. Whitford began his acting career on the stage. He has also appeared in many films, including Scent of a Woman, Philadelphia, A Perfect World, Revenge of the Nerds II, and Billy Madison. He'll talk about his role on The West Wing, and what its like playing a high-ranking staff member in a fictitious White House. Sheehan talks to Terry Gross from France about this year's Cannes Film Festival. (Broadcast Date: May 16, 2001)