I worked with Mr. Brimley on a TV commercial. And yes, he’s just as cantankerous as he looks. His agent warned the production team that he wasn’t the easiest person to work with and that we may have an early day. Sure enough, we were finished by noon after he basically said “I did it. I’m done. Get f**ked”
Okay, myself and a friend invented the term “Brimleys” to describe cat whiskers in the moustache area and “Dukakis’s” to describe the eyebrow whiskers….Who can I sue? Ha, ha!
My family and I met Mr. Brimley in a popular delicatessen in Studio City where it is not unusual to see well known actors. We were heading in and he was heading out. We still talk about it to this day because he was wearing a t-shirt or sweatshirt with a photo of a cat on it. My mother is nuts about anything with a picture of a cat on it so she struck up a brief conversation with him. Apparently it was a picture of his cat. He was nice enough I guess. His cat did not look like him at all.
Nicci J on Friday, May 02, 2008 at 9:40 am
I think it was the cowboy hat that finally killed me.
chuck on Friday, May 02, 2008 at 10:29 am
I worked with Mr. Brimley on a TV commercial. And yes, he’s just as cantankerous as he looks. His agent warned the production team that he wasn’t the easiest person to work with and that we may have an early day. Sure enough, we were finished by noon after he basically said “I did it. I’m done. Get f**ked”
Grey Rainbow on Friday, May 02, 2008 at 11:45 am
Okay, myself and a friend invented the term “Brimleys” to describe cat whiskers in the moustache area and “Dukakis’s” to describe the eyebrow whiskers….Who can I sue? Ha, ha!
Mel on Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 9:49 am
That was freakin’ hilarious. Yep, the cowboy hat pushed me over the edge!
Liz on Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 10:09 am
My family and I met Mr. Brimley in a popular delicatessen in Studio City where it is not unusual to see well known actors. We were heading in and he was heading out. We still talk about it to this day because he was wearing a t-shirt or sweatshirt with a photo of a cat on it. My mother is nuts about anything with a picture of a cat on it so she struck up a brief conversation with him. Apparently it was a picture of his cat. He was nice enough I guess. His cat did not look like him at all.
freakgirl on Saturday, May 03, 2008 at 10:13 am
Awesome.