James Bolton

After graduating from THS in 1986, James went to USC and majored in Film and Business, being groomed to join Charles Bolton’s film production company. However, he was far more interested in partying and women; USC offered plenty of both. He did manage to earn his degree in four years, but that might have been more due to Charles’s generous donations to the school, than any effort or aptitude from James.

After college, he was given, as expected, a cushy position in Arlington Manor Studios, that earned him a private office, although no one else at the company can articulate what exactly he does, especially since he rarely comes into work. He continued living the Hollywood lifestyle, and has been connected with some of the decade’s hottest celebrities. If success in life is measured by the number of times your photo appears in a gossip magazine with a gorgeous actress, then James had it made.

In the past few years, though, partying in the Hollywood set has ratcheted up to a level that even James finds uncomfortable. A couple of years ago he watched his friend River Phoenix die from an overdose outside the Viper Room; after that reality-check, James decided to “grow up”, scale back the partying, and focus on work. The problem is that this has made him realize that he’s not at all interested in being a producer, doesn’t seem to have many friends left now that he’s not the one bringing the eight-balls to the party, and isn’t quite sure just what he’s doing with his life. On the occasion of his twenty-seventh birthday, he decided to retreat to his spare New York apartment on the Upper East Side, hoping for a change of scenery. Unfortunately, when he arrived, he discovered that Reggie, fresh off a recent heartbreak, has already taken up residence.

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