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Vince Offer moved to California with the dream of becoming a movie star. As he hustled to make ends meet, he learnt he had talent as a businessman that helped him rise to the top - but not without battling the Church of Scientology and a couple of other legal troubles to boot.
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Vince Offer moved to California with the dream of becoming a movie star. As he hustled to make ends meet, he learnt he had talent as a businessman that helped him rise to the top - but not without battling the Church of Scientology and a couple of other legal troubles to boot.
Anomaly is on Patreon! Sign up today for insider information, behind-the-scenes footage, and more: patreon.com/AnomalyDocumentaries
Thank you as always for watching. All sourced footage is the property of its original publisher.
Selected sources:
cnbc.com/id/28880253
web.archive.org/web/20140728210524/http://voices.yahoo.com/who-vince-offer-hes-changing-2520378.html
grunge.com/215657/whatever-happened-to-the-shamwow-guy
nbcnews.com/businessmain/shamwow-guy-cleans-his-act-8C11094914
web.archive.org/web/20041223032452/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-11-2004/0002171569&EDATE=
slate.com/business/2008/05/a-jerk-you-ll-want-to-buy-rags-from.html
popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/reviews/a6322/4309587
web.archive.org/web/20090330132521/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html
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gawker.com/5191136/vince-shlomi-scientology-complaint
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/rag-to-riches-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-shamwow-guy-20100111-m232.html
thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/model-shamwow-guy-love-slave-096832
thedailybeast.com/underground-comedy-2010-trailer-with-lindsay-lohan
cnbc.com/2009/03/02/cnbccom-gives-vince-from-shamwow-his-award.html
