What can be said about Walt Flanagan - the Lon Chaney of the 90's?
You know his work well - in 'Clerks' he was the egg-spinning guidance
counselor, the smoke-seeking customer from the Chewlies Rep
scene("Uhhh... pack of cigarettes?"), the very offended customer
who faced down the spread shot of a porno book ("You've highly offended
me!") and the bitter, faceless guy at the counter with compliments for
the cat ("Cute cat - what's it's name?"). And lest we forget his two
appearances in 'Mallrats' - the mustached stage worker who's fired by
Svenning ("Mister Svenning, the bubble in the rug!"), and of course, the
now classic Fanboy ("Tell him, Steve-Dave!").
Walt's the father of Vulgar, the View Askew clown mascot, featured in the
production company animated logo at the beginning of 'Clerks'.
In addition to that, he provides View Askew with all of it's graphic
images - including letterhead and business cards (pictured below).
When not doing that, Walt's been known to spin a tale or two of his own -
including the story behind Bry's script for 'Vulgar'. Walt's twisted
vision has helped make View Askew what it is today.
In his spare time, Walt's a married man who - with his wife, Debbie -
try to keep their rat terrier Brodie from destroying the house.
Below, some shots of Walt. |