In an era of reality television, where seemingly anyone can find their way on TV to make a fool of themself, the line between celebrity and normal person has never been more blurred. However, I still must give props to my uncle, who has achieved the ultimate honor amongst amateur actors: a listing on the Internet Movie Database.

As you can see, he has had two roles in major motion pictures, the first playing an inmate in a Canadian made-for-TV movie. I'll allow him to describe his big scene:

I was only in it for about 10 seconds really. It's a prison break and I'm an inmate (that's my character name even!) and I bump into the villain. I say "Sorry Max". He says not to worry then punches me in the mouth and I fall out of the screen. That's it! And when we shot it, he really hit me on the last take! Bastard! He was the guy who played Max Headroom on American TV.


Besides co-starring with M-M-M-Max Headroom, my uncle also had a larger role in the movie Hostage Train, which can occasionally be found at Blockbuster Video. Judge Reinhold plays the lead character, and my uncle plays someone who dies within the first 10 minutes or so. My family rented this movie once, and it was generally panned by all as "the most boring movie I've ever seen". It's not a good sign when the actors' relatives don't even like the movie.

He's not exactly Tom Hanks, but he's on the IMDB, giving him that all important nerd-cred. This combined with the fact that my Mom's cousin played Ferris Bueller's girlfriend in the classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off means that I must have some latent acting talent somewhere inside me just waiting to be exposed. Must...sign up...for...Real World 13...