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    Want to video chat with Rod Blagojevich, Brett Favre or Sam the hobbit? Cameo adds live calls to its celebrity video offerings

    Chicago-based Cameo, which built a business out of selling recorded celebrity video greetings, is adding live video chats across its talent roster of actors, athletes and offbeat stars. Starting Thursday, fans can schedule a 10-minute video call with the likes of former pro wrestler Mick Foley, Sean Astin, who played Sam the hobbit in “Lord of the Rings” or Dorinda Medley of “Real Housewives” ...
    by Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune Aug 18, 2022 2 minutes
    Steven Galanis, co-founder and CEO of Cameo, at the startup's former location within 1871 in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago on April 5, 2018.

    Chicago-based Cameo, which built a business out of selling recorded celebrity video greetings, is adding live video chats across its talent roster of actors, athletes and offbeat stars.

    Starting Thursday, fans can schedule a 10-minute video call with the likes of former pro wrestler Mick Foley, Sean Astin, who played Sam the hobbit in “Lord of the Rings” or Dorinda Medley of “Real Housewives” fame.

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