Bob Basso

Bob Basso is an American actor, writer, motivational speaker and entertainer whose outrageous antics working as a news and sports anchor in Hawaii included delivering the news while standing atop a pile of manure and reporting on the Hawaiian islands first nude beach while in the buff.Starbulletin.com: Basso busy as motivational speaker (January 7, 2008) In March of 2009, his portrayal of Common Sense writer Thomas Paine became a viral sensation on YouTube, receiving over three million hits.Zimbio: Bob Basso - YouTube's Thomas Paine calls for 'Second American Revolution' (March 20, 2009)

Bob Basso became a viral sensation in March of 2009 when his two YouTube videos depicting the intellectual British pamphlet writer Thomas Paine garnered over three million viewers. The videos are in response to the banking bailouts, and feature Basso dressed as Common Sense writer Thomas Paine. He offers his political commentary via discussions on the stimulus package and calls for a second American Revolution.Zimbio: Bob Basso - YouTube's Thomas Paine calls for 'Second American Revolution' (March 20, 2009)

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