Doug Jones
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, and you mean I love you guys.
Oh, and you mean I love you guys.
Oh, thank you. And I can't live up to that introduction. I think we're done here. You already have.
Oh, thank you. And I can't live up to that introduction. I think we're done here. You already have.
Thank you. So, like we just said, your resume is mighty. Like, one of the mightiest.
Thank you. So, like we just said, your resume is mighty. Like, one of the mightiest.
Oh, well, thank you for thinking of me in that manner. I don't deserve it. I love you for that. You do. You know, it's funny. My resume is long, not because I'm really that good. It's just because I'm that old. I've been around a while, you know? So...
Oh, well, thank you for thinking of me in that manner. I don't deserve it. I love you for that. You do. You know, it's funny. My resume is long, not because I'm really that good. It's just because I'm that old. I've been around a while, you know? So...
uh i i've been i my career has happened because of the graciousness and kindness of the creature effects makeup people honestly uh if it wasn't for their referrals early on uh that propelled me to the next project and the next one and the next one i never would have met the you know the wonderful rolodex of directors i have now worked with including the ever great uh guillermo del toro it's because of of those early days
uh i i've been i my career has happened because of the graciousness and kindness of the creature effects makeup people honestly uh if it wasn't for their referrals early on uh that propelled me to the next project and the next one and the next one i never would have met the you know the wonderful rolodex of directors i have now worked with including the ever great uh guillermo del toro it's because of of those early days
You know, when you come to Hollywood, Landon, you're a tall, skinny, goofy actor boy, 6'3", 135 pounds. And you have a background as a mime. And you can also put your legs behind your head. So your resume says contortionist on it. There you go. So that was like my first commercial agent's dream. It's like, okay, we can do so much with this. Yeah. Yeah.
You know, when you come to Hollywood, Landon, you're a tall, skinny, goofy actor boy, 6'3", 135 pounds. And you have a background as a mime. And you can also put your legs behind your head. So your resume says contortionist on it. There you go. So that was like my first commercial agent's dream. It's like, okay, we can do so much with this. Yeah. Yeah.
So they submitted me for all kinds of things that were physical tomfoolery and clowning and miming, of course. And a lot of those roles that came with that kind of breakdown also came with a look that needed to be glued on to me. So those early commercials that I did, the very first commercial I ever did was for Southwest Airlines as a dancing mummy. I love it. Right.
So they submitted me for all kinds of things that were physical tomfoolery and clowning and miming, of course. And a lot of those roles that came with that kind of breakdown also came with a look that needed to be glued on to me. So those early commercials that I did, the very first commercial I ever did was for Southwest Airlines as a dancing mummy. I love it. Right.
How that worked into an airline, I'll never remember. But but And I think the fares had dropped low enough that I could finally come out of my sarcophagus and go on vacation. I think that's how it worked. And then shortly after that, I booked a commercial for Worlds of Wonder Toys for a doll commercial. And I was an alien landing in a kid's backyard.
How that worked into an airline, I'll never remember. But but And I think the fares had dropped low enough that I could finally come out of my sarcophagus and go on vacation. I think that's how it worked. And then shortly after that, I booked a commercial for Worlds of Wonder Toys for a doll commercial. And I was an alien landing in a kid's backyard.
And I thought I was making first contact because the doll was left out. And it was a talking doll. But, you know, you push it on the belly. It's like, that tickles, whatever. Yeah. So it was like a funny little, oh, we're first contact. But it was, yeah.
And I thought I was making first contact because the doll was left out. And it was a talking doll. But, you know, you push it on the belly. It's like, that tickles, whatever. Yeah. So it was like a funny little, oh, we're first contact. But it was, yeah.