Graphic Artist Steve Samanen & Sauvignon Blanc
There are lots of ways to make a career in entertainment, and Steve Samanen is a fine example indeed. After earning a film degree from Florida State, he got his first job on a set in the art department -- and decided to make his career there. A graphic designer on such shows as Veep and Desperate Housewives, he's responsible for all the printed props a movie needs -- from a positive pregnancy test for Gwyneth Paltrow to a 47-foot billboard on Sunset Boulevard. Between bottles of Groth ($20), Merry Edwards ($40) and Favia ($75) sauvignon blanc, he spills on the people who make up an art department, what any aspiring Hollywood graphic artist should know, and the time he designed a vintage billboard for Milos Forman on Man on the Moon and got back: "It's beautiful. Shoot it."