This image is the cover for the book Dear Ernest and Julio

Dear Ernest and Julio

Meet Fred Grimes, an ordinary out-of-work guy who has just embarked on the most outrageous job search in the history of employment. From Idi Amin to Playboy, Bill Clinton to Calvin Klein, Fred sent job application letters to more than one hundred of the most famous, unusual, and unlikely people and companies in the world. Fred may be the only man ever to simultaneously apply for jobs as a wine taster, bullpen catcher, Barbara Eden's houseboy, priest, Sea World whale trainer, Santa, Power Ranger, U.S. poet laureate, and American Bandstand dancer.

"An affable effort that deserves the praise bestowed by the director of the U.S. Mint: 'Thank you for your entertaining letter.' B" - Entertainment Weekly

Fred Grimes, David Freed

Fred Grimes is the author of Dear Ernest and Julio: The Ordinary Guy's Search For The Extraordinary Job.

David Freed, a good friend of Fred Grimes, is a screenwriter and former Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

St. Martin’s Press