Acting career photos from Scott's Career

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I first met Scott Ebright at his office on Sunset Blvd in Beverly Hills. It was late in August of 1977 and Elvis had just died 2 weeks prior. I was contracted by the three man team of Chet Actis (ICA Talent), Dick Clark (Dick Clark Productions) and Scott Ebright (Ebright Entertainment Enterprises) to promote their new act: Alan: A tribute to Elvis.

This was the first, ever Elvis tribute act, and that means FIRST EVER TRIBUTE ACT IN THE WORLD!    My stock in trade was PR and I had grown up in LA during the revolution of entertainment in the early 1970's. I became adept at delivering what I promised to my clients.  This included the launch of massive PR campaigns in the news media of 4,000 TV, Radio and print media outlets across the world. My clients were celebrities, actors, corporations and recording artists. 

Audiences raved over Alan's uncanny speaking and singing voice of Elvis from across the world:  England, Germany, France, Israel, Africa, Japan and Australia. His live show record LP sold over 500,000 copies worldwide on his own independent label. From that first Elvis period, Scott spawned a whole new variety of career  directions, from consulting with investors to build chains of multi-million dollar nightclubs, to running his talent agency for dozens of other top show bands, music tributes, and actors. 

For the next 38 years, Scott and I stayed in touch by phone. Our phone calls were always marathon chats of many facets or respective careers in show biz.

In 2019, Scott wanted to encapsulate a historical retrospective of his entire career into a single website on the internet. It was going to be a Herculean task: How cold I possibly cram the best of thousands of photos, videos and press articles into a concise anthology of Scott's 50 year career?  

Finally, he cajoled me into surrendering to his S.O.S. plea...."T.B., How could I possibly entrust anyone but YOU to make sense out of all my helter-skelter career directions? You are the only person that knows my whole story!"  To which I aways answer him, "You got it! Jack of all trades, master of none!"   We both laughed and this website is the result.

I told Scott my rehearsed speech: "You know, this type of website may never reach a completion date. Should we consider getting "completion insurance" for this project like movie production companies?" How will I ever portray all aspects of your career? I can see it all now....I'll be juggling the boxes of 10 different jig saw puzzles in mid-air, all at the same time!  But in the end, the finished product will have to look like a beautiful gallery of jig saw scenes totally completed, and lined up horizontally, 10 across. And they must all be in perfect chronological order.  Compare this task to that of creating an entire, giant storyboard for the entire Old Testament of the Bible!". 

But...I digress. With all excuses aside, I will now take my first baby steps into the beginning s of Scott's career.  This may be another excursion into wild fantasy and terror. Or...as Scott has often said, "Mr. Toad's wild ride!".  God help us all as I embark on this monstrous project!" 

- Ridiculously yours, 

T.B.    

(Photos of Tom emphatically denied and sequestered at Tom's request).