Snack Boy
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Snack Boy was a comedy show webcast
distributed by The Sync
over the Internet
, from 1998 through 2001. The show starred Terry Crummitt, a Washington, D.C.
-area unemployed actor, who presented comic anecdotes concerning his shaky career, his raucous family, and his various misadventures. The show’s title referred to Crummitt’s former work as a snack bar manager. Crummitt created original child-like drawing to illustrate each story, which ran exactly five minutes. The show was webcast live on weekdays at 3:15pm Eastern Time, with older episodes archived for on-demand viewing.
Snack Boy was among the first webcast-exclusive programs to gain attention from the mainstream media, and Crummitt was briefly the center of press attention. However, when The Sync closed during the dot-com
industry collapse, his visibility waned. Several episodes of the program remain online.
Performing under the name Terry McCrea, Crummitt had small roles in films and television shows that were shot in the Washington and Baltimore
areas, including Gods and Generals
and Cecil B. Demented
. Crummitt was killed in an automobile accident in Laurel, Maryland
, his home town, on May 13, 2004; he was 31 years old.
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
distributed by The Sync
The Sync
The Sync was an independently owned and operated webcasting company that pioneered the presentation of original and exclusive webcast entertainment content. Started by Tom Edwards and Carla Cole in 1997 and based in Laurel, Maryland, the company made history in 1998 by presenting Erica Jordan’s...
over the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, from 1998 through 2001. The show starred Terry Crummitt, a Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-area unemployed actor, who presented comic anecdotes concerning his shaky career, his raucous family, and his various misadventures. The show’s title referred to Crummitt’s former work as a snack bar manager. Crummitt created original child-like drawing to illustrate each story, which ran exactly five minutes. The show was webcast live on weekdays at 3:15pm Eastern Time, with older episodes archived for on-demand viewing.
Snack Boy was among the first webcast-exclusive programs to gain attention from the mainstream media, and Crummitt was briefly the center of press attention. However, when The Sync closed during the dot-com
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
industry collapse, his visibility waned. Several episodes of the program remain online.
Performing under the name Terry McCrea, Crummitt had small roles in films and television shows that were shot in the Washington and Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
areas, including Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals (film)
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara. It depicts events that take place prior to those shown in the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Shaara's father, Michael...
and Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 black comedy film written and directed by John Waters. The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers who force her to star in their underground film...
. Crummitt was killed in an automobile accident in Laurel, Maryland
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...
, his home town, on May 13, 2004; he was 31 years old.