You've probably seen Pat Finn and have been like "I know that guy from something!" Maybe you know him from his 23 episodes as the neighbor Bill on The Middle. Or maybe you know him as Joe Mayo from that one memorable episode of Seinfeld. Maybe it was another popular TV show like My Boys, Curb, House, 2 Broke Girls, The Goldbergs, The Bernie Mac Show, The Drew Carey Show, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Friends, King of Queens, That 70's Show or Murphy Brown. You could even remember him as that one guy from Dude Where's My Car or How High?
If you've lived in the Phoenix metro area, however, you first and foremost know him as Pat the Toyota Superfan. He's been the star in Valley Toyota Dealers commercials for over 17 years now. Jordan Brady's mini-doc about the campaign can tell you more. I have a quote in there, wish I had a haircut for it though.
Concepting for Pat is really fun, the only wrinkle is you have to shoot all 7 spots (and the preroll videos) in one week. Even though I was only at Lane Terralever for a little under two years, I'm honored to have cemented a few good spots in the Pat Cinematic Universe.
CD: Ian Barry
CD/CW: Matt Sicko
Sr. AD: Julia Nicholas
Production Artist: Keith Nielson
Exec. Producer: Christina Nguyen
Director: Jordan Brady
DP: Michael Svitak
Production Company: True Gentleman
Edit: CosmoStreet
Color: Apache