Rudy Whitcomb – “Fruit of the Fungus”

Rudy Whitcomb stars as Nolan Nachman in the new short film “Fruit of the Fungus.”


You can watch the new release from Wickid Pissa Films here – http://www.vimeo.com/picknroll/fruitofthefungus

What comes to mind when you think about growing up in your hometown?

1940’s and 1950’s described in “Those Kids Down the Street.” Small California town, strictly blue collar. We did have to rent the house out during the war and we lived in a hotel next to The Pike in Long Beach. I learned how to take care of myself.

What do you remember most about your teenage years?

Horney and poor.

What is most important to your mother?

My mother has been gone for years. Keeping us together, my little brother and I especially during the war and the tough years afterwards. My father left us when I was four.

How did you choose your career and what is your favorite part about it?

I was lucky enough to stumble into an office job. I was small and the only jobs in Torrance were in the factory. I was too small for that kind of work. I happened into a job as an office boy in the eighth largest insurance agency in the world. We handled Universal Pictures, MGM, Mobil Oil and many other large accounts. This was my introduction to success and money. I became part of the world of Howard Hughes, Bart Litton, Lew Wasserman, Greg Bautzer, Hal Ahmanson. I have partied and raised hell almost all my life, from Hawaii and Hollywood to New York to London, France and Spain.

What three events have most shaped your life?

I have had many events, but most of all it was my immersion, at 19 years of age, to the life of Hollywood, and big business. I took to it like a duck to water.

What message do you have for the world?

I stopped giving advice years ago. I found that by being successful, many young people were inclined to take my advice and it didn’t always turn out well for them.

What three words best describe who you are?

Always hungry, always wanting more. Once ain’t enough.

What do you believe people want the most in life?

Different people want or think they want different things.

What are the three best decisions you’ve ever made?

To hang in there in my early years in the insurance business, to marry my wife Martie and to fight to keep her.

What are you most thankful for?

My health and good fortune and a wife as adventurous as I.

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