Almost Famous

摘要

The reality TV boom leaves its unlikely stars grappling with how to leverage their semi-celebrity. Joe patane is an ordinary-looking 30-year-old with a Brooklyn accent and a small one-bedroom Man-hattan apartment. In some circles, he's also a star. People who remember him from his stint on MTV's The Real World reality show in 1996 stop him on the street. Prospective employers interrupt job interviews to ask him about the series. His life story—at least the part about being on the show—has made him $100,000 richer, thanks to speaking engagements and a tell-all biography.