Bulldog's Soundman

I have always been a little self-conscious about my height. I am not super short, but I am of below average height. I am around 5’9, but everyone I see on television set’s is at least 5’11 or taller, everyone. So I have been worried that my height would be a disadvantage to me. It came in handy one time though.

I was working Dr. Vegas, again as a gambler, and the AD came up to me and told me I was being switched to part of a camera crew. The show was about a big Texas Hold’em tournament that the casino was having and they were broadcasting it on a network like ESPN. So they had a guy playing an announcer and I was supposed to be a soundman getting his microphone set up for him. Turns out the person they had slated to be the soundman was too tall for the actor playing the announcer, so I was picked to be the new soundman.

The person playing the soundman was the actor who played Bulldog on “Frasier”. His name is Dan. He introduced himself to me and we just chitchatted a little bit. He asked me if I was an actor playing a soundman, or if I was really a soundman they just put into the scene. I told him I was an actor and that they originally had a different guy to play the soundman but he was too tall. Dan replied, “Those son’s a bitches” in a joking manner, which I found really funny.

So we shot the scene, which consisted of me starting out at this guy’s crotch like I was plugging in his microphone and then sticking the receiver in his back pocket, so I was touching his butt a lot. Everyone was very nice to me and Dan even included me in the scene by speaking to me and asking me if I knew whom this other guy was in the scene. I am not allowed to speak so I just shrugged him off and shook my head “no”. Real great acting there, real great.

That one day turned into 3 days since they wanted the same people back as the camera crew for each shot in the casino. I didn’t have to look for work and I was happy that I was becoming more and more comfortable working on sets. Plus I am pretty sure that I will be seen in this episode also. I have not seen myself on television yet, but I am sure when I do, I will get that rush of adrenaline that everyone gets when they see their elbow on TV.

Also, I work Dr. V a lot because there is this really gorgeous woman there who chit chats with me from time to time. I only mention this because I don’t want you readers to think that I am not “putting out the vibe” when I am on set. I am. Big time. I just like the women to come to me. I play it real cool. I find it strange that I am often alone though.