Better Late than Never
Eagle-eyed, Atlanta-area cartoonist Brad McGinty has stumbled upon something that I’ve heretofore kept under wraps: my Hollywood acting debut in the Surrogates movie. It wasn’t a speaking part, and I’m only on screen for a moment, so I wanted to see how long (if ever) it took for someone to notice. Brad takes the prize, having spotted me on November 13. (And he found it before my maternal grandmother, who I’ve no doubt holds the current world record for repeated viewings. No small feat there.) I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to my uncle, for whom this revelation probably cuts deepest. I tried to land him a role as an extra in the movie, to no avail—apparently the clout associated with writing the source material extends to me and me alone.
For all of you nonbelievers, Brad has gathered the evidence:
9:15 pm on November 29th, 2009
Wow! I wonder if this will lead to more acting work for you?
4:33 pm on December 2nd, 2009
Man, Am I great or what?