Great Men: Tom Vu, Infomercial King
1 Comment Published by Jason March 18th, 2008 in Great Men. Share ThisThere’s two kinds of work in America: hard work and smart work. Which one are you doing now?
Growing up I loved the TV — nothing was better and late at night the funniest thing I ever saw was an infomercial. Not just any infomercial — and I’ve seen some winners. This was special, this was Tom Vu: real estate tycoon, professional poker player, super star.
Vu was amazing. He lectured and cajoled you to riches! Tom constantly reminded you he had more than you and if you wanted to be rich and have fancy sports cars there was only one way: his.
Today I’m gonna show you how to drive a sports car. First, you need a lot of money!
Evidently the great Vu ran into some trouble and decided to focus on his poker career. Perhaps helping others get rich isn’t all its cracked up to be? He’s fairly competitive, and has performed well in the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker (22nd in 2005.)
Tom Vu, I’d like to offer you a tip of the Dethroner crown.
SNL did a great send-up of this guy (can’t find it online). They made fun of the bit where he’s on the yacht with the the bikini-clad girls. Imagine him shouting in a staccato Vietnamese accent: “Ten years ago these girls wouldn’t give me the sweat off their breasts if I was dying of thirst! Now they hang off me like a dirty shirt.” Hilarious!