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qualifications: being white, a certain whiteness, having white parents, etc.

UPDATE: click here to see photos from the shoot!

now you can finally say you know someone who was in a chinese bus commercial. i’m the, um, white guy. don’t blink, though. most of my brilliant moments were left on the editing room floor. click here to watch the the entire 60-second television ad. (you will need quicktime to views this .mov file.)

you likely have some questions for me. don’t worry, i plan on writing more about my strange side-job in the near future. by the way, my agent took me to two more auditions today. agent? yes, that’s what i said. now you’ve got more questions, don’t you? good.


they say the camera adds a few inches … but to your nose?


i’m on the right. my nametag reads “john.”

movie clip and images courtesy of simple film productions.

10.14.2003, 12:12 AM · Observations, Video

1 Comments


  1. wow, quite artistic cinematography, but still I feel that I don’t know the real Dan Washburn.