Eric Gilbert is an actor, writer and producer, expert on Chippendales having worked as a creative director and "right hand man" for the original creator, the real founder and owner "Steve" Banerjee over a period of 8 years.* Eric is star of the Lightbox documentary "Curse of The Chippendales" to be seen on Discovery Plus on September 24th. Eric is also star of the podcast series "Welcome to Your Fantasy", producer of "Tall, Dark & Handsome" and star of numerous documentaries on the creation of Chippendales including ABC 20/20 "Chippendales Murder". Eric owns the largest collection of Chippendales media from the original vintage era including a rare, 1 hour video interview© he produced of the original Chippendales creator - Steve Banerjee.* Eric has produced Chippendales videos, commercials, products and promotions as well as appeared in numerous documentaries on the subject of Chippendales as a cultural phenomenon. [*Only Somen "Steve" Banerjee was the original, sole owner, founder and creator of Chippendales as vetted by multiple documentary, news sources and California state documents. Beware of false claims or hucksters trying to steal this credit from a dead man. Google anyone trying to take "co" credit and research their criminal background. There were no partners or co-creators at Chippendales as evidence by ABC 20/20 and the COTC film on Discovery Plus. Wikipedia / Chippendales page has recently been restricted due to unsupported vandalism claims over this very matter.]