Chuck Lamb

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Chuck Lamb is a 49-year-old programmer from Columbus, Ohio. He has gained fame recently as the self-styled Dead Body Guy. With the claim of "I can lay around with the best of them," [1] Chuck decided to fulfill his dreams of being on TV or in a movie by taking pictures of himself as a dead body having been "killed" through various comedic methods. Anne Howard (see IMDB listing)[2], publicist at RushPRNews.com wrote the initial press article that got him noticed by the media and worked as his publicisit, obtaining covering for Chuck around the globe. His website was noticed by Mike Harden of The Columbus Dispatch, and his was the first among multiple global press coverage The next week he was on the front page of the National section of The New York Times. He has been called a Global Phenomenon by the Associated Press. One ironic aspect of Mr. Lamb's "dead body" fame is that he works for an insurance company. His hometown magazine, Columbus Monthly named him "Best Dead Guy" in the "Best Of Columbus" issue. A collectible set of trading cards were also issued and sold out quickly.

Mr. Lamb, has appeared on NBC's Today Show, CBS's Early Show, MSNBC's Rita Cosby Show, and CNN's Paula Zahn Now and ShowBiz Tonight. His story has been featured on radio stations, many online news websites and major newspapers in the United States (including the New York Times), and has been featured in international newspapers and magazines, including Italy's La Repubblica, The National Examiner, Penthouse, Maxum, GQ and Shock. A press release on his website claims that he has been featured on over 200 TV stations and over 400 radio stations worldwide [3].

As of August 2006 Chuck is an "Award Winning Actor" by winning an L.A. Indie Award for promotion. [4]

Mr. Lamb's website has had over 45 Million visits as of September 2007. He was also honored by being a Jeopardy trivia "answer" in June 2007 under the category Strange Occupations.

Chuck was honored on July 5th by About.com as the About.com - Funny Site of the Day and he was featured on Pro7 German TV

The Boston Globe has an article about Chuck's big screen debut in STIFFS a dark comedy starring Danny Aiello and Leslie Ann Warren. Boston Globe - Dead Man Talking


Chuck Lamb, the "Dead Body Guy", March 2006.
Chuck Lamb, the "Dead Body Guy", March 2006.
Chuck Lamb in his dead body pose, March 2006.
Chuck Lamb in his dead body pose, March 2006.

He also updated his website the first week of July to add:

THE TOP 10 THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE DBG STARTED:

10. Winning the L.A. Indie Award
 9. Touring CNN and slobbering on Lou Dobbs' desk
 8. Being in Wikipedia
 7. My photo hanging at the world famous Carnegie Deli
 6. Being in Penthouse Magazine (how many guys can say that?)
 5. 2 page spread in the National Examiner TABLOID!!!!
 4. Being a Jeopardy question
 3. Playing dead on the red carpet at the Academy Awards
 2. Selected as one of the best guest of 2006 on The TODAY Show
 AND NUMBER 1: Hearing the legend Mickey Rooney say the "F" word

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