It's kind of amazing to me that I have not yet broken through on a major beer or home improvement spot. Back in Atlanta, I did Home Depot industrials from time to time. Even when I shop at stores like this where employees wear clear, easily identifiable uniforms, I still get asked for help. Once, at the grocery store, a lady got a bit indignant when she asked me if I worked there and I said, "Nope, sorry". She responded in a huffy, suspicious tone, "You DON'T work here?" Why would I lie about that? And take a clue from my worn out jeans and lack of logos.
Anyway, the audition was fine. It was a "personal interview" type thing. In this setup, you figure you won't have any dialogue in the spot. So, rather than just looking at photos, the directors or whoever get to see you just be you for a second. I was asked if I consider myself a "handy man". I told the story about installing and uninstalling a horizontal window a/c in our vertical sliding windows. Story aside, I'm clearly the helpful guy you're looking for in Home Depot. However, as my wife points out, commercials aren't always about real life. They're frequently about some idealized, feel better about the world kind of life.
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