# I have a commercial on network TV! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533 "2011-11-20T07:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/1 "2011-11-20T07:09:24Z")
Just wanted to brag a bit. My local ABC affiliate here in Dallas has a new anchor on its early morning news show, and they’ve really been pulling out all the stops promoting him – I’ve seen billboards, bus ads, magazine ads, radio, and TV commercials. The ads are pretty funny, and the new anchor is being a really good sport about the stuff they’ve got him doing in them. Well, I landed a part in one of the commercials! I got a casting notice looking for an overweight white male (a “Kevin James type”). One could argue that I’ve been preparing for THAT part my whole adult life, so I sent in my headshot and resume. The casting director replied within a half-hour, requesting a full-length shot and asking whether I’d be willing to appear shirtless. :dubious: I said tentatively yes, and she asked me to self-tape an audition video pretending to take a shower while being ambushed by a reporter. I did this; to set myself apart, I sang “I Feel Pretty” while pretend-showering. 😃 As I said, I got the part, and filmed it maybe six weeks ago. It started running a couple of days ago, and people have been reporting seeing it during shows like Jimmy Kimmel, Dancing with the Stars, and the local news. I wanted my Doper buddies to share in my excitement, too, so here’s a link to the video. (Warning: shirtless fat guy.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QaT6LgCynP4/hqdefault.jpg "News 8 Daybreak - "Rondezvous"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaT6LgCynP4) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/2 "2011-11-20T07:14:26Z")
Good for you. Although I have to admit your name wouldn’t have been the first I would have thought of if somebody asked me which dopers I’d like to see taking a shower. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/3 "2011-11-20T07:31:37Z")
That’s pretty sweet dude. Did you and Ron have to practice getting your screaming pitches similar so as not to be discordant? 😃 It’s kinda weird that we have 2 hefty male Dopers who have [appeared shirtless on television](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=568310). What are the odds? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/4 "2011-11-20T11:41:00Z")
And they weren’t even on “COPS.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/5 "2011-11-20T11:53:11Z")
Two men and a cup? Man. That new anchor _is_ a good sport. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/6 "2011-11-20T12:19:08Z")
🙂 Looks like you had fun. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/7 "2011-11-20T16:05:51Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > That’s pretty sweet dude. Did you and Ron have to practice getting your screaming pitches similar so as not to be discordant? 😃 Actually, no. That take was the last one we did in the shower itself before we switched to a different setup. Up to then it had just been me screaming, and much shorter, more of a yelp; for that one, I suggested a longer scream just to mix it up, and Ron decided to join in on the spur of the moment. You can see in the commercial that he starts screaming a second after I do – I guess he matched pitches on the fly. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/8 "2011-11-20T16:08:12Z")
> [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](#): > > Man. That new anchor _is_ a good sport. He sure is. Check out the previous one, titled “More Ron.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t1Oqvvn_G7I/hqdefault.jpg "News 8 "More Ron"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Oqvvn_G7I) ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/9 "2011-11-20T16:17:38Z")
What a rondo! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/10 "2011-11-20T16:21:22Z")
Too fun! ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/11 "2011-11-20T16:25:34Z")
That’s awesome! Congrats on becoming a local celebrity 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/12 "2011-11-20T16:49:24Z")
How fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/13 "2011-11-20T17:01:56Z")
Loved it! ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/14 "2011-11-21T01:40:29Z")
You have a lot of talent, **Chef Troy**. A lessor actor would rely on their own innate personality without examining the inner turmoil of the character. When watching William Shatner perform, the viewer always knows it is William Shatner that they are watching and never truly buys in to the character as a separate person. You were able to transcend that, and the audience doesn’t see “Chef Troy” but is instead transported into the private world of “screaming fat guy in shower”. It was an amazing performance. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/15 "2011-11-21T16:59:08Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > You have a lot of talent, **Chef Troy**. A lessor actor would rely on their own innate personality without examining the inner turmoil of the character. When watching William Shatner perform, the viewer always knows it is William Shatner that they are watching and never truly buys in to the character as a separate person. You were able to transcend that, and the audience doesn’t see “Chef Troy” but is instead transported into the private world of “screaming fat guy in shower”. It was an amazing performance. Thank you. It’s always nice to meet someone who appreciates the subtleties of the craft. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/16 "2011-11-21T18:11:27Z")
> [@Chef\_Troy](#): > > I got a casting notice looking for an overweight white male What, they couldn’t have just asked Dale to do it? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8198Nc1nM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8198Nc1nM) ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/17 "2011-11-21T18:12:49Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > What, they couldn’t have just asked Dale to do it? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8198Nc1nM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8198Nc1nM) I guess they could have, but I’m sure glad they didn’t (on more than one level – if you think MY man-boobs are unsightly, just imagine Dale’s. At least my man-boobs aren’t wrinkly). ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/18 "2011-11-21T18:18:49Z")
> [@Chef\_Troy](#): > > if you think MY man-boobs are unsightly, just imagine Dale’s. I’m eating lunch here! \ ---
**Author:** ![Kiber](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiber/32/317_2.png) [@Kiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiber)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/19 "2011-11-21T20:15:50Z")
So - What’s your favorite curse word? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533/20 "2011-11-21T20:26:17Z")
Congrats! Now for the important stuff - was it a union job? How often does it run, and do you get residuals? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-commercial-on-network-tv/603533.md?page=2)