🎧 Sharing Our Showbiz Luck

Rob Long on the good fortune to complain — and give to others

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As a 24-year-old aspiring screenwriter in L.A., Rob Long didn’t have the money or job prospects to purchase a $400 leather jacket. So, naturally, he did. As luck had it, Rob got his first job as a TV writer a few weeks later. And now, decades later — and oft-bemoaning how things used to be better — he reflects on his good fortune, and why he shares it with a charity helping homeless youth right here on Hollywood Blvd. All while asking you to keep going long enough to appreciate your lucky selves to be in this business.

Head to My Friend’s Place, Rob’s charity of choice, to help support youth experiencing homelessness.

Transcript here.