LIVING LEGEND – I Taught Tom Cruise

Everywhere I go I am asked the same question “how did you get involved in the movie “Cocktail“? Actually, I was in the right place at the right time with the right talent. While working at the bar in Los Angeles two young ladies came in and they didn’t know what they wanted to drink. However, they did know that they wanted something fruity. I responded by saying “I’ll make you a drink and if you do not like it, I’ll buy it”. The ice, bottles and shakers went flying. I set the drinks down and they liked it. One of the young ladies told me that she worked for a VIP at Disney and that they were searching for a Bartender for the movie “Cocktail“. I told her that I had just won a Bartending competition and my performance was videotaped. She asked if she could get a copy of the tape. I said “yes”. The next day a messenger was sent to my home to retrieve the tape. The tape was viewed and I got the gig!

I spent three months training both Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown; a month in New York, a month in Toronto and a month in Jamacia.