Comedian Dan Nainan's Adventure from Intel to Apple Ad
For five years, Dan Nainan worked at Intel, doing tech demos for the highest ranks at the company, including Andy Grove and Paul Otellini. In fact over time, Dan developed a reputation for his Andy Grove impression, and the next thing you know, this silicon valley techy was hit with the performance bug. Fast forward a few years, and the one-time Intel demo guy finds himself face-to-face with John Hodgman and Justin Long as he appears in an Apple TV ad with "Mac and PC."
In this TDL Profile, Dan talks about his journey, and gives us the most info we'll probably ever know about the workings of an Apple ad shoot, as well as why he became a comedian, and how his tech know-how gives him a leg-up on other comedians:
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