Since early 2006, Apple has been paying Justin Long to lie about Macintosh and Windows computers in its commercials. He’s also an actor and is starring in the upcoming movie Live Free or Die Hard (2007) with Bruce Willis and Kevin Smith.
George Lucas
Instead of moving on and making new movies, George Lucas continually tinkers with the original Star Wars trilogy and re-releases them on home video and in theaters every few years.
Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil McGraw is a clinical psychologist and hosts his own TV talk show. He also has his own line of weight-loss shakes and energy bars called Shape Up, which is interesting because he is nowhere near being in good physical shape.
Check out a photo of the dueling Dr. Phils and listen to episode 100 for clips from their new album!
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson is a stand-up comedian and former host of the game show Family Feud.
In 1997, Richard Gordon extorted money from Louie Anderson, threatening to tell tabloids his claim that Anderson requested sexual acts from him in a Ridgewood, NJ, casino in 1993. Anderson didn’t want to tarnish his image, so he paid Gordon $100,000 between 1997 and 1998. When Gordon’s demands increased to $250,000 in 2000, Anderson informed the police. Gordon was arrested and sentenced to 21 months in jail.
Joe Ades, British street vendor in NYC
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This old British street vendor sells peelers in NYC. He swears they are the sharpest peelers in existence and makes a mess all over the sidewalk trying to prove it.
Update 2/16/11: The old British street vendor’s name was Joe Ades. He died February 3, 2009, at the age of 75. Links:
Gothamist.com – Union Square Peeler Peddler Joe Ades Dead at 75
Gothamist.com – Memorial for Joe Ades, Peeler Peddler, Planned for Saturday
Flickr Blog – Carrots! (Joe Ades)
YouTube – Joe Ades , The King of New York Hacks and a potato peeler!!