>Be minor actor> buddy gets a contract to do a bunch of local ads for the county fair, and casts him>Soon he's doing ads for local business all over the state, and then surrounding states, and before long, he's a household name across the country.>The CEO of Disney attends the Indy 500 and watches as he makes a special appearance and gets more applause than mickey mouse>film crew get offered a 5 movie contract> movies are considered beloved kids classics>Get decent work as a character actor>No controversies at all, all the way up to his untimely death>He was still doing ad read for local businesses all the way up to the end.Is a story like Jim Varney's even possible anymore?
>>217417924>Is a story like Jim Varney's even possible anymore?No chance in the social media age
>>217417993You have to be a sociopathic cult-leader type to rise up in social media and that inevitably means you are somekind of sexpest with a bunch of skeletons in your closet.
>>217417924>Is a story like Jim Varney's even possible anymore?It's FAR easier now than when he did it. It's truly amazing that he managed to become a viral hit and launch a career off that before the internet existed.
>>217417924No way. Jim was not only awesome as Ernest, but was also an excellent human being who was 10X brighter than he led on to be. He was a massive part of my childhood in the early 90’s, in which I am grateful for. May he RIP.
You'd think that instead of just being themselves, influences would create some kind of fun persona to stand out. Though I guess that's what that dork Fred did many years ago.
>>217417924I miss him
>>217418274>that dork Fredhe still posts videos with his gay brother, it's cute
