The young and naive Stephen George was first introduced to the entertainment industry when he was unexpectedly contacted by an unfamiliar out-of-stater, who invited Stephen to meet him in his hotel room because he liked the way Stephen looked.It turned out that a commercial was being produced for a Chicago public park and trail system for bicyclists and runners, and the commercial called for people of various ethnicities to be featured in it. A few months beforehand, Stephen had absentmindedly submitted his contact information to several extras casting agencies' databases in the middle of browsing coupons online. Ultimately, Stephen was not cast in the commercial, possibly in part due to his awkwardly-worded joke about the silly aspects of running in order to maintain one's health.