A Simple Plan

I've oft-mentioned brother Pat in the Nine Inch Column's short history. Actor, comic, writer - sure, he's talented, but where would he be without an agent. Pat signed with an agent at Diamondfield Entertainment more than a year ago, and since then has found reasonable work in TV commercials and shows, live appearances, and some small movie roles. Nevertheless, he still represents the classic image of the "struggling actor" complete with a Bohemian apartment above a store and little in the way of folding money.

Kudos to his stick-to-it-iveness, but the real award for bravery goes to his agent, Lorne Perlmutar. You gotta admire a guy whose entire business plan involves taking home a sixth of what my kid brother does. It's not exactly going to be burning up Harvard Business School.