Halloween, 1985, by Carly Fabrikant

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Who: Carly Fabrikant
What: Halloween on Regis & Kathy Lee
When: 1985
Where: New York City

When I was a baby my parents were best friends with the owners of a party store. It is not party city, but a big store in New Jersey called the Party Box. Anyway, they got offered to have people come model Halloween costumes on the Regis and Kathy Lee show. So, they asked my parents if my brother and I would do it. Of course not even being 2 yet I guess I did not have a choice. I am only able to remember this, because I still watch the tape and get a kick out of it.

My parents and the owners of the store dressed me up as a devil with cute little rosy cheeks and I got to push a beach ball on stage with me, this made sure I had something to lean on. My dad was right on the sidelines to make sure I did not start crying. I guess that is normal when they have a little baby on TV. Well, anyway being the devil I am when it was my turn to go on stage and model they had all this fake smoke and I wound up going the wrong way to get off the stage. I was heading for the opposite direction of where my father was.

Regis picked me up called me the little devil for going the wrong way and than handed me to my dad. So, I guess my first debut as a model did not go so well, but I got attention from Regis. I am sure Regis was not so happy about picking me up, for fear I might cry. When I watch the tape all I can do is laugh, I never really could follow directions that well. It was the start of everything in my life. I had, had my first performance at not even the age of 2.