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MV Edit - Okay somebody asked for this story so I will tell it. As an author, you sometimes get asked to participate in specific publishing opportunities and someone mentioned that Kevin Sorbo had a company that focused primarily on 'wholesome entertainment for families.'
Turns out he has this whole thing about doing Christian based books, tv shows, movies things like that. Or at least he did, I don't know like you don't keep track (The RBSN ... maybe?). Long story long is I looked into it, it seemed like a good idea since I write middle grade science fiction. But the more I thought about it the more I got uncomfortable, it just didn't seem like something I wanted to be a part of even though it probably would be a fast track for me to sell more stories (https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-scifi-short-stories/). So I decided to just walk away and that was about 10 years ago maybe 11.
Every time I see that guy pop up on Imgur, I never regret that decision. So glad that I'm nowhere near everything that man is. I may not have made as much money but I know that whatever money I make doesn't come from exploiting peoples spirituality.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Hazbin Hercules.
captainnewbi
he is/ was handsome, I'll give him that. but that's where it ends
maxpenguin
1. somebody book one and get him to talk about how maga is stupid, vote Kamala and how he is a traitor
2. post video here
3. massive points!
Farreg
Has anyone considered getting him to promote Harris?
linexnewt
The best insult I have seen was when someone called him "Dollar Store Thor".
KAPTKipper
Cameo - 'Harris & Waltz is the best choice"
Bojovnik84
Dude, who has disposable income and wants to get him to do a cameo calling Trump a pussy?
thesandman412
Disappointed!!!
jappie348
yeah i thought it was very desperate when people did it, but it turns out they make a shit ton of money so they're just greedy instead
Nikolai5
There's plenty of nice people that use Cameo, there's legitimate things to use to take the piss out of him, no need to resort to that.
grandfalloon
Browsing Cameo is a reality check for aspiring actors. You'll be scrolling through and realize, these are all people who were kind of successful. Even when you land that 8-year sitcom role, and can finally tell the folks back home that you made it in Hollywood, you might just end up back on that circuit, grasping for paying gigs.
44gallons
Xena was always superior to Hercules and it wasn't even close.
kwent86
right! her battle cry alone would obliterate his scrotum before he got within 30 yards
marblemakerman
For any reason? Pay for him to shout out Kamala
xltjet
$80? That ain't Peanuts, I'm keeping it.
Bob122872
FlintNorth44
Please edit out the link Kevin Soyboy provides.
Chilichunks
I mean, Brian Baumgartner cleans up on Cameo and everybody loves him.
Decoyape11
Anyone want to start a gofundme to have him say the election was real and trump lost?
inkican
I would, but then I would be directly sponsoring terrorism
Decoyape11
Okay, but hear me out. It’s not that much. Also having him refuse it would further the point of him being…. Well Kevin Sorbo. No money lost. If he accepts it further proves he’s a hypocrite. I kinda want to say that’s a win/win.
echonite
God he is such a fucking dissapointment. I used to love him back in the 90s/2000s. If he didnt end up being such a fucking shitbag, I would be totally justifying paying for this from him... But alas... fuck you Herc the Jerk. Xena is the better demigod.
gft8gd5khn101
He destroyed Andromeda with his ego d
BobJones786
Please take Chris Pratt and Kelsey Grammar with you.
wadatahmydamie
They can join Jon Voight
jimmythehat1
And Zachary Levi
whatspaulplayingtoday
Nothing wrong with Cameo.
wadatahmydamie
Plenty wrong with him
whatspaulplayingtoday
No arguments here. I was simply stating that Cameo isn't bad.
egolikeness
I don’t think anyone was suggesting that.
whatspaulplayingtoday
The reply in the image did. I was mostly responding to that, I suppose.
Cptqrk73
I saw we swamp the bozo with requests to tell Drumph he lost
thereitis101
Hey, I have received some fun Cameos and sent some. He’s an irredeemable idiot but not for this.
FiftyShadesOfArugula
Why does he even embarass himself like this? His net worth is supposedly $14 million. Did he spend it all on Trump watches or is he so desperate to remain relevant in some minor way?
dspillett
Net worth can be a misleading figure, especially for those on the way down. It may be the case that a lot of his worth is not readily fungible and that which is is needed to service debt. When celebrities go bankrupt it usually isn't as simple as having no assets as it would be for you and I, but that they have too much debt for their fungable assets to be able service. Many of them fell for the NFT thing because made up money isn't far off how they are actually used to managing their finances.
TheVampireDante
He's always been an asshole, but he got worse over time and a few health issues seem have to made him worse still afterwards.
BallsackHippo
I don't remember him as being an asshole, back in the 90s. He slowly grew into one after his series of 3 strokes in '97. I think it started around the mid-2000s.
Saxytimes
I would pay to watch him talk trash about trump for an hour
PeeterGrant
Let's pool our money!
PullShporttel
Can I order a cameo of him endorsing Harris/Walz?
lbargomancer
I figure you can order it, but I doubt you'd get anything more meaningful than a refund (if that).
Sebastopol140
TheVoidFrog
I'll add this to my slap collection. thank you.
ELKronos
@OP I don't understand your story... Did someone from his company ask you to write for a specific show or did you just think you'd have been hired and decided not to apply lol
inkican
No - as an author I'm given opportunities to market/promote my stories in different places and my publisher (at the time) recommended it. Decided not to ... and so it goes.
ELKronos
Your publisher recommended it as in they'd get you the gig or you'd need to apply?
inkican
Oh yeah - totally - I would have met the Sorbs and his fam and the whole deal.
ELKronos
So it sounds like they would have got you an interview?
inkican
Probably. This is 10 years ago so I'm focused elsewhere now
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
It will be a Herculean task to get people onboard with this...
BoboTheIceMan
Depends on how much he's hurting for money... Get him to do a shout out against trump. I know he can choose not to do it, but still.
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
Hmmm.. might be worth it.. and if YouTube picks it up... Golden!
MeekrabJones
I'd say more Sisyphean: no matter how hard he works at it, it'll never happen.
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
We are on a roll...
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
I'm trying to come up with another pun from something else he's been in but I'm drawing a blank here.
CuntCrotchula
God, i thought he was dead?
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
He played Dylan Hunt in Andromeda - so, still really out there...
trekkiedane
If it wasn't for him I would have watched it...
trekkiedane
But, then It was only for his bad acting, not for anything else.
inkican
I have a KSorb story of my own to share but I'll wait until later to share it.
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
We await... .... .... .... ...
vanishinggirl
Only if I get to write the message that he reads…
MadHatter69
My tiny little nipples went to France. I do the cha cha like a sissy girl. I lika do da cha cha...
weidermeijer
“Best $80 I ever spent!”
whatspaulplayingtoday
Unfortunately they can refuse. If they do refuse, you are refunded, but there is a refusal policy.
greenpixel
People should just waste his time making requests they know he'll refuse then.
whatspaulplayingtoday
Hey, I'm on board.
TomBrokaw
That's fair, it would be pretty bad if they had a contractual obligation to give a glowing review of Mein Kampf or some shit like that
whatspaulplayingtoday
100%. The only reason I put in "unfortunately" is because I already know I'd enjoy whatever vanishinggirl suggested.
manulofdoom
That one he'd give you on the house.
sambaah05
The guy gets $80 to do 2 minutes videos. Almost seems idiotic not to do it if you can. Oh, we want to go dinner tonight? Give me 5 minutes honey, I'll have $160 to cover the bill. For the record, is also idiotic to buy this because it ends up being close to $100 with the website fees. I don't like any celebrity that much. Nope.
Munchman347
The professional grifters in the Mega-churches and in Congress think that's just 'Peanuts'...🤡
tg2222222
I'd do it for Nicolas Cage.
kaitox
I don't like any celebrity that much. But I do have a few friends I like enough to have a celebrity they like wish them a battle birthday.
NiftyGoblin
if someone can spare it they should pay him to cameo talking about what a piece of crap he is, see how desperate he really is.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Can somebody spend $80 for him to do a video on how awesome Harris and Walz are?
RayneOfSalt
I dunno. Get him to endorse gun control. Free homes for the homeless. Open Borders. Have him describe a woman's menstrual cycle in detail. Have him insult Trump, Elon, MAGA, Putin and so on. If you've got enough money, pay him to read the communist manifesto.
Vamp13
I would 100% pay 100$ for a shout-out from Eminem or Keanu reeves
sambaah05
Best I can do is Ice T for $600. Eminem and Keanu would probably that if not more if they did this.
Vamp13
a guy can dream though.
DutchBoeremeisie
I saw RIchard Dean Anderson does them as well. Or did, when I checked a few years back. I couldn't afford it then, but would've loved to. This is a nice way to cash in while also making people happy - so it's a win-win really. Sorbo is an ass, but for many other reasons.
catheidan10
Lots of famous actors do them, like you used to be able to get the let's get ready to rumble guy, or the NBA jam announcer
dspillett
It was a big thing for some actors during lockdowns, when their job opportunities were minimal. And for their fans too, those not scraping the bottom of their bank balances due to Covid at any rate, who wanted something personal-ish for their family & friends and couldn't much take them out for a slap-up meal or similar.
hfctom
It's almost worth $80 to hear him endorse Harris / Walz for two minutes.
sambaah05
He'd just do it sarcastically or something like that. Even if he didn't, not worth it for me. But if it is for you go for it.
Youhavinagiraffe
They're under no obligation to fulfill requests. So if you wanted to get him to embarrass himself in this way you'd have to do something subtle enough that he wouldn't notice. I don't imagine it would be all that hard to do
billstranger
Or he would just do it because 80 bucks is 80 bucks
ParaspriteHugger
Or just flood his requests.
paintingagency
"Roll a d20 for deception, you have to get more than a 6."
dohcohv
I've got a minus 3 for my modifier....
Youhavinagiraffe
Youtuber "Legal Eagle" got Rudy Guliani to do a cameo congratulating him on getting to 1m subscribers. From the video on it: "If Rudy does even 10 seconds of research into me before replying we're screwed"... so he was fine
sambaah05
Rudy charged something like $400. Sounds like Rudy won to me. Legal Eagle probably classified it as a business expense to get views. Otherwise I think it's silly to do that stuff to troll if you can't write it off. You guys are laughing. But Rudy got paid $400 for a few minutes work. That's crazy.
Youhavinagiraffe
The guy was the former mayor of New York and now he's in a position where a $400 cheque to be humiliated by people who think he's a disgrace sounds like it might be a good deal for him. People of that high profile can get paid 10 or 100 times that much to give after dinner speechs in front of audiences who are basking in their greatness! Doesn't really sound like he's "winning" all that much to me
Kitehammer
People humiliate themselves for free all the time.
sambaah05
Well you are making it sound like he knew it was to humiliate him. If he was that desperate I'd agree with you. But most of those are from people who actually like him. Getting paid 400 for just a few minutes work because people like you doesn't sound like a bad gig to me. You're focusing on the few trolls, but I'm looking at the bigger picture. Big speech you have to prepare, write something, travel, etc. With this you can do it on your couch. It was so mild to. Him just saying congrats. Cool?
wodensday
Rudy owes soooooooo fucking much money to people, it probably went out as quickly as it came in
sambaah05
They aren't getting that money they are owed. He'll use some rich people stuff to shield him.
wodensday
See?
wodensday
Eh. It really doesn’t sound good for him. I think he is doing pretty poorly financially, and from what I have heard, he doesn’t have a lot of control over his finances. https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/rudy-giuliani-removes-new-york-home-listing/