Thaddeus Kalinoski got a raw deal when he was fired from his management job and his wife left him in 2009. So the 39-year-old did what most of us would do: blow off some steam by partying in Vegas.
Little did he know that this vacation would turn into a staycation, as his striking resemblance to Alan from The Hangover proved to be a very lucrative business opportunity. Kalinoski was raking in close to $900 A NIGHT ($240,000 annually) by appeasing tourists with their picture requests and pocketing their tips.
Now, he is walking away from the once dream gig out of fear that he’s literally going to kill himself with the drugs and booze that accompanies playing the role of Hangover Alan. Kalinoski told The Sun that the pressure he faced to get blacked out and party was consuming his life and deteriorating his health.
“Playing Alan, everyone expects you to party, everyone expects you to drink. Whatever they have, and whatever is they want you to do for a tip, you better do it.
“People would give me full bottles of liquor before they hopped on their flights.
“I remember one night this caused me to blackout, falling into broken glass bottles, getting sliced open and I was robbed.”
“I remember I once got so drunk one night that I puked and defecated all over my costume in the Caesars valet lot and had to drive home naked.
“I was under so much pressure to do parties and was often pushed into rooms with groups of people telling me I had to do drugs. It got really desperate.”
It wasn’t all blacking out and shitting his pants. Kalinoski reported that the women paid in more than just dollar bills.
“The women were my favourite part, If I’m being truly honest.”
“I’ve seen my fair share of breasts, some ladies have even shown them as a tip or they’ve let me grab onto them.
“I’ve made out with some total strangers in elevators and they think no one’s watching but there’s always security cameras there.”
“I’ve had women giving me a tip in my pocket and grabbing hold of my junk. Being a single man, it wasn’t too bad.”
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Kalinoski revealed that excessive partying wasn’t the only con with the job–Vegas street performers became extremely territorial with the space they inhibited. Street performers, drug dealers and people were beaten with bats, pipes, bottles, fists over territory, says Kalinoski.
In order to rid himself of the look, the 39-year-old shaved his head and got rid of his bushy beard.
“Ironically now, I look a little like Alan from Hangover 2. There’s just no getting round it!”
Some people were born to be teachers or athletes or accountants. This dude seems to be destined to be Hangover Alan’s doppelgänger.
[h/t The Sun]