Steve Lopez: He took Frances McDormand's Oscar. Was he a thief, or just playing a role?
LOS ANGELES - In the best actor category, Oscar got it wrong on Tuesday.
It snubbed a man who should have topped the list of nominees. A man who routinely delivers polished performances at red carpet events across L.A.'s celebrity-studded universe, showing up nattily attired and cleverly passing himself off as a Hollywood player.
Terry Bryant, essentially unemployed and homeless for years, lives in a world of his own design in the city of make-believe, in love with an industry that can't give itself enough awards. Golden Globes, he's there. Grammys, you bet. SAG, BET, the Vanity Fair party. There's Bryant.
His social media has the proof, showing him in photos - often selfies - with Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Jimmy Kimmel, John Travolta, Halle
