• Interview: Former Michigan Captain Jarrod Bunch (Part I)

    I recently exposed the bogus claims of a couple of sellers on eBay.  One auction offered a pair of cleats alleged to have been worn by former Michigan fullback Jarrod Bunch. I tracked down Bunch who confirmed the fraudulent auction. In tracking down Bunch I learned quite a bit more.  Knee trouble ended his NFL playing career in 1995 and he decided to take a run at an acting career.  Nearly a decade and a half later the 40-year-old has accumulated an impressive list of credits and has worked with some of the most famous actors and directors in the business.  He and his wife, photographer and makeup artist Robin Emtage, live in LA where it all happens. We recently spoke while Bunch was in a clinic getting treated, coincidentally, for the knee that forced him to end one career and launch another.  In Part I of this interview, we focus on his career in the business, about a run-in with Mr. Samuel L. Jackson on the set of the movie Shaft, and about life in Hollywood. What are you currently working on? Bunch: I just did some work on a movie called Dozers.  I completed my part but the film is still being finished.  I recently launched a company called Generator, a production company that specializes in producing sports…