My friend Teri is a talented singer / dancer / actress who has toiled away for years in local theatre and caravan productions for everything from Shakespeare to Mel Brooks; she's even been in a few local commercials hawking fresh produce and used cars. Her real life is one of an insurance agent and two-time divorcee. In high school Teri was voted most talented and most likely to succeed. We all kew she was goint to be a star, light up the silver screen, marry a director and have her name splashed across the tabloids declaring "Young Starlet Found Boinking Hunky Gardner." Instead, she's been boinking her chunky boss and composing her company's news letter -- not quite the success story she had planned. It seems as though fate has not smiled upon dear Teri even though she has the goods to be great, while other, less gifted actors, flourish in cinema. I won't name names, but I will say it certainly must help to have a famous parent. This makes me wonder if it's what you know or who you know that really matters? If Teri had been the daughter of an acclaimed actress would she be accepting an Oscar instead of overtime? Would she be making millions of dollars instead of a measly salary? And. . . would she put in a few good words for her old pal, me?
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