# Secrets of a Red Carpet escort at the awards shows.

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**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-a-red-carpet-escort-at-the-awards-shows/648841 "2013-01-30T22:11:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-a-red-carpet-escort-at-the-awards-shows/648841/1 "2013-01-30T22:11:36Z")

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No, not that kind of escort. 🙂

This guy leads the celebrity through the red carpet. Stopping for pictures, interviews and so forth.

I’ve seen these people working the Dancing with Stars press line. Guiding the talent along for interviews.

Sounds like an interesting job. Part time work but it’s a good excuse to wear a suit.

> **[Secrets of a red-carpet escort](https://nypost.com/2013/01/30/secrets-of-a-red-carpet-escort/)**
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> At last year’s Academy Awards, Christopher Gaida escorted Angelina Jolie, who refused to be separated from partner Brad Pitt — even when it was time for her to move on. (Mario Anzouni / Reute…

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-a-red-carpet-escort-at-the-awards-shows/648841/2 "2013-01-31T01:02:41Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> No, not that kind of escort. 🙂
> 
> This guy leads the celebrity through the red carpet. Stopping for pictures, interviews and so forth.
> 
> I’ve seen these people working the Dancing with Stars press line. Guiding the talent along for interviews.
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> Sounds like an interesting job. Part time work but it’s a good excuse to wear a suit.
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> [Secrets of a red-carpet escort](http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/secrets_of_yqaRCHaLUOa1pvQbcDviBM/0)

There is no “good” excuse to wear a suit. Especially not to coddle celebrity trash.