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   There's a guy I am looking for (driver) who did work on Charlie and   
   the Chocolate Factory too... it could be possible your guy met him and   
   might know what company was out there then.   
      
   I don't know what comment you are referring to on the MR. B question.   
   Don't remember commenting on that.  No consequence to me anyway.   
      
   This guy is the same driver for all the movies.  He's in some of the   
   films and even has some minor speaking roles and is one of my biggest   
   pain in the arse's to find. He actually signed trading cards for   
   companies so... I must find him!  He's probably in the top three   
   people bugging me that I can't find (name way too common, lives in UK   
   and is low profile).  I am out of my mind when I can't find someone   
   because usually if I work hard enough, anyone can be found but this   
   one .... UGH.  I've been on call sheets and read through credits   
   (companies and special thanks) as well as blindly emailing potential   
   candidates.   
      
   I may email you later for the guy's name.  Maybe he can quess at least   
   at the name of companies Tim Burton uses.  No clue is ever too small   
   to work off of.  You get the name of one and they tell you another and   
   then you reach someone who knows... it's all possible to get.   
      
   On Sat, 17 May 2008 18:53:26 -0700 (PDT), barefoot   
    wrote:   
      
   >no, when they shoot a movie, they use teamster drivers...people who   
   >drive steak beds and grip trucks etc, as drivers...it's much cheaper   
   >than using a car service for a 3 month shoot...   
   >my friend gary has been ron howard's and tim burton's driver on their   
   >movies for over 10 years...and my buddy eric is his roomate who's been   
   >in the business for just a few...   
   >i did it too...i drove george clooney on three kings in   
   >arizona...that's how i ended up in los angeles, thought i would work   
   >on movies forever. but then the actor's strike happened and ended up   
   >doing autographs instead...   
   >   
   >if you ever see a real movie call sheet, you'd see...   
   >actually, you can look them up on imdb.com for most of them..and gary   
   >even gets credits in movies..   
   >there's a whole side business where there's a "driver coordinator" who   
   >hires a crew.   
   >i don't have any credits on imdb, but my friends do...   
   >   
   >and i'll tell you this..you've always been right on this one sue..the   
   >people who work on sets, don't generally ask for autographs from the   
   >people they are working with... if they do, it's like AT MOST 5   
   >autographs of a person per show...but i do get some great tips of   
   >where the sets are when my friends work on movies...it's how i got my   
   >photo with arnold in the leather jacket and sunglasses on the set of   
   >terminator 3. email me directly and i'll tell you my friend's names   
   >and you can look them up on imdb.com.   
   >   
   >and no, i wasn't thinking that eric would know if harrison signed in   
   >australia, i was asking mr. b if he did or when the premiere was   
   >there..that's all. i know you probably read that wrong.   
   >   
   >and to answer your question about the harry potter thing correctly,   
   >unless the actor's hire a driver themselves (or have it on their   
   >rider) it would be a set driver...it's likely that it's the same   
   >drivers on every movie (especially if the actor's parents really liked   
   >the drivers, like my friend gary)...but they could realistically have   
   >a different driver for every movie.   
   >mike   
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