By ROY CHAPMAN

Actor Joseph Capanella was interviewed for WMTH Radio's "Current Comment" on November 22 at the conclusion of an outstanding performance in Arlington Park Theater's production of "Angel Street" which was extended through December 10. The popular star of NBC's "The Bold Ones" (lawyers segment) has devoted most of his time and energy to his family.

"After I got married, I found out that I'm really a family kind of man." Joe was married eight years ago in the Chicago suburb of Barrington and currently resides in California's San Fernando Valley.

He doesn't like to be separated from his family for long periods of time. Evidence of that fact was clearly shown on Thanksgiving Day when he joined with relatives for a family reunion in Wauconda, Illinois.

Joe and his wife Jill have four sons and are thinking of adopting a baby girl. Because he is such a devoted father, his hobbies consist of spending as much time as he can with his family. That may include cooking breakfast for his sons or playing ball and coaching the boys along with other kids in the neighborhood.

A native New Yorker, Joe began his career as a radio sportscaster at a local station I in Lewiston, Pennsylvania. Returning to New York, he worked as broadcaster in the foreign language section of Voice of America and studied at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg.

He is especially proud of the 18 documentary TV specials he narrated for National Geographic for which he received a total of 30 Emmy nominations in all categories and won 12 for the producers.

Commenting on the recent cancellation of the lawyers segment of "The Bold Ones" (in which he portrayed Brian Darrel) Joe related the show had been cancelled for purely economic reasons. In his own words, "It just got too expensive for the producers to gamble on."

Now that he has some free time, he would like to do more theater and has already discussed the possibilities of doing another play at Arlington Park next year although a definite date has not been scheduled.

"Theater is the best training ground a person can have," Joe advised and then added, "There is no better place where an actor can learn his craft, learn what to do with himself than there is on the stage in front of a live audience."

He pointed out the problem with too many kids today is that they want to be stars rather than "staying where they are, studying and working everywhere they can whether it be school, college, or community theatre to be actors." He added, "Stardom comes if you're good enough."

An actor for 22 years, Joe divulged that although he responds particularly well to character roles, he enjoys playing all parts and advised all performers in a play to "Never repeat a performance; recreate it right from the beginning."