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Dexter LaRoderick – Go-Go Dancer
Watch Dexter talk about his man pillows and his dream role:
“I’m originally from Atlanta, GA but have lived in LA for 5 or 6 years now. Every year I’ve been out here I’ve been able to keep going. I’m still here I’m still working, which is good.”Dexter has been Go-Go Dancer for 2 years.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM IN: Budweiser commercial, Carl’s Jr. commercial, IHOP commercial, Tidy Cat commercial
UPCOMING: “I wish, but no.”
BEST MOMENT IN LA: “I was sitting on this roof at a party looking out over all of Hollywood. I’m with a Director friend of mine and it just hits me. I know these people, and these people are my friends. It was a defining moment, it makes you happy to know you made it this far.”
WORST MOMENT IN LA: “I was working for a restaurant and lost my job, my car got hit on the street, and I lost a new phone I had just bought all in the same day. I was living in this crappy apartment, just barely surviving. I would come home and there were rats, it was a pretty low point.”
HOW DID YOU GET INTO GO-GO DANCING: “The reason why I’m a Go-Go Dancer is because I was in between jobs a lot and this kinda fell into my lap. I stuck with it because it just worked. You want to keep the train moving you want to keep the wheels turning. It’s a small world, but a hard world to get into. It’s very judgmental”
ADVICE FOR ACTORS MOVING TO LA: “Come prepared and always want to be the best of what you are. You need to know who you are and what you are. If you’re the big guy, be the big guy. Don’t fight to be the skinny guy. Don’t fight to be the pretty girl if you’re not really the pretty girl. Look at yourself, make an honest assessment of who you are and what your gonna get, and go with it. Learn where you belong. Honestly, Hollywood is all about knowing your role. It’s a tough thing, all of us want to be A-list celebs but it doesn’t happen that way. You need to come prepared to be the best at what you are. So even if you are a chubby guy, be the best chubby guy. Your talent is important, but so is your appearance.”
