Posted by Randy Barnett:
OK, Now This is Getting Ridiculous:
(As if it was not ridiculous from the jump.) Matt Rustler of [1]Stop
the Bleating writes:
No, no, no. You're not Richard Belzer in your secret life. In your
secret life you hawk Nexium, "The Healing Purple Pill," under the
alias, James Naughton. I was watching television last night when
the latest Nexium advertisement, featuring an actor named James
Naughton, came on. Your cover is blown! I've attached the
photographic evidence that you and James Naughton are one and the
same.
Naughton
(Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of "Barnaughton" in the Nexium
ad, in which he's clad entirely in black, just as you are in the
photo on your BU web page. That would seal your doom.) [I found a
pic [2]here--REB] I'm not thrown by your attempt to hide your real
identity with glasses and a little hair coloring. How gullible do
you think we are? You think Superman's example has taught us
nothing?
And did you really think no one would notice the Harvard
connection? According to your CV, you were a law student at Harvard
Law School from 1974-1977. (Well, you graduated in 1977, so I
assume you began in 1974.) And, as you of course well know,
Naughton PLAYED a Harvard law student in 1973's The Paper Chase.
You didn't think anyone would piece it together? You get part in
The Paper Chase, decide you'd like to attend HLS in real life, and
the next year you're there -- as Randy Barnett. It all fits. Cold
busted!
This is preposterous. Naughton's character in The Paper Chase--the
doomed Kevin--was married and had a nervous breakdown. I, on the other
hand, was very single and was merely annoyed while as HLS. But as
Naughton is considerably better looking than Belzer, I consider this a
promotion. See this Q & A from [3]Ask Becky Smith:
DEAR MARILYN & STACY: What is the actor's name that does the Nexium
commercials, he has gray hair.
DEAR QUEST: You're thinking of handsome James Naughton, who was
also the spokesman for Jeep and has appeared in dozens and dozens
of TV and movie projects -- going back to the 1973 series "Paper
Chase" and including "The First Wives Club" and "The Truth About
You" with Stockard Channing. Naughton is also a singer and has
graced the stage in numerous musicals.
PS: The Paper Chase came out the year before I went to law school. It
is a bit depressing how old the actors playing law students in that
film now look. Case in point: Edward Hermann: Edward Herman
References
1. http://stopthebleating.typepad.com/stop_the_bleating/
2. http://www.purplepill.com/images/LargerHeaderImage.jpg
3.
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/celebrity/becksmithans.jsp?id=69&date=10/20/2004
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