LeVar Burton
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Right.
And they're not sure whether I made it or not.
They kind of put the win in 96 with the campaign.
Right.
But that's โ especially it's interesting, especially when I'm in Los Angeles.
A lot of people remember Dan and Dave, and I think because we filmed all the commercials here, and I did a lot of appearances.
I was courtside at the Laker games during Dan and Dave.
We did big autograph signings at Big Five and different things like that in the Los Angeles area.
But I just was not a good pole vaulter in 92, and that's why I didn't make the team.
Not ever, because it was early in my career.
I had only been in international competition 1990, 91.
And so 93, 92 was only my third year as a pro, so to speak.
But, you know, I got over it fairly easy because we were in New Orleans.
And so literally for three days, I just went to Bourbon Street and kind of forgot my sorrows.
Well, I was adopted at age two by a very nice family in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Jim and Virginia O'Brien.
They ended up adopting six kids.
My little brother's Hispanic.
I got an older sister who's Native American.
I have a sister like myself who's biracial.
And then two Korean sisters.