{"id":3367,"date":"2023-10-21T07:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2023-10-21T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:12:10","slug":"a-good-looking-man-walked-into-an-agents-office-in-hollywood-and-said-i-want-to-be-a-movie-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/a-good-looking-man-walked-into-an-agents-office-in-hollywood-and-said-i-want-to-be-a-movie-star\/","title":{"rendered":"A good looking man walked into an agent&#8217;s office in Hollywood and said &#8220;I want to be a movie star.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tall, handsome and with experience on Broadway, he had the right credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agent asked, &#8220;What&#8217;s your name?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guy said, &#8220;My name is Penis van Lesbian.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agent said, &#8220;Sir, I hate to tell you, but in order to get into Hollywood, you are going to have to change your name.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will NOT change my name!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The van Lesbian name is centuries old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will not disrespect my grandfather by changing my name. 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