October 28, 1998
My first impulse, upon seeing the sides, was that this could be a great commercial to be in. They run the "Beer Man" Coors Light commercials a lot and the money would be a welcome addition to my life.
Then concern set in. The first stage direction says that we're in a rowdy part of the stands. I am not traditionally the rowdy stereotype, with my Gap clothes and country-boy face. How was I going to look like a rowdy guy? And that's when fate stepped in and gave me a leg up. My partner for the scene? Alan Finkelstein. No lie. And if there's one person in Hollywood that makes me look like a crazy frat guy, it's Alan Finkelstein, in a button-down shirt, no less. So I had a shot.
The spot was rowdiness, beer ordering, beer dropping, and then sadness. We did it twice. They were both fine. Look for Alan Finkelstein in a Coors commercial near you.