damn showbiz is a cruel profession
 

so i was surfing looking for BBQ stuff and was on this site that sells slow cookers. On the left is a Flash thing where a dude in a cowboy hat pops up and he's your cheesy host of the website. He introduces himself as "Grant" and I look at the video for 10 seconds and I'm thinking this guy looks familiar - but I can't think from where, maybe a soap opera.

Then it hits me, the oldest son from Eight is Enough lol I go google to see if I'm right and yep, the guy's real name is Grant.

so you're in your 20's, great looking dude and you're on a big network TV show at a time when being on a network TV show was huge since cable TV was in its infancy, probably dating your pick of women, making big money - fast forward 30 years and you're in your 50's and the mascot on an Internet website selling BBQ equipment

http://www.aceofheartsbbq.com/index.html

Yep Tends to happen a lot more now days.

Funny thing is it happens here in adult as well.

Look around

yeah it does happen to people in other industries too but showbiz because it revolves around youth and beauty it's harder to get old. actresses just seem to disappear after 40, some even after 30. male actors can hang on into their 40's and sometimes older but many are forced to become character supporting actors or...........be mascots on websites or sell real estate or whatever they gotta do to make a living.

in business, medicine, law, journalism, writing etc you reach the peak of your career much later.

LMK what smoker you get and how it works for ya... in the market myself..

Yep, I think that showbiz not unlike the the porn world constantly wants new faces. There's only so much work to go around. Hey if I could make a decent living selling bbq's at 50 I'd be happy.

Sadie Dazzle

Right - people always assume that is sad but if dude owns a piece - remember, fuckin shatner, who everybody ragged on for his Priceline commercials made

600 MILLION -- -- 6 0 0 M I L L I O N

from his ownership, and the stock is up $200 from then. He could buy and sell all the pitying folks, and fuck their wives, 1000 times over.

I agree. Showbiz can be cruel.

This. :2 cents: