Willie Sovain

Willie Sovain
The Hardest-Working Smirk You Will Never Remember!
Creator:	David 2/BattlerockX
First Appearance:	Future's Guardian #8
Game:	Champions Online
Personal Data
Real Name:	Jefferson William Sovain
Known Aliases:	Billy So, Bill So, William Sovain
Species:	human
Age:	'
Height:	'
Weight:	'
Eye Color:	'
Hair Color:	formerly light brown, now white
Biographical Data
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Actor/Pitchman
Place of Birth:	'
Base of Operations:	'
Marital Status:	'
Known Relatives:	'
Appearances
Future's Guardian
Known Powers
That smirk!
Known Abilities
Gift of Gab
Equipment
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This character is a neutral or "other" character in the world of Champions Online.

Willie Sovain is an actor in the world of Champions Online best known for being a pitchman for various services.

Character History

Some say that "Willie" was born with greesepaint in his blood. We don't know if that is true, but we do know he began auditioning for movies when he was a kid under the name "Billy So".

Unfortunately for him, he was often known simply as "So"... as in "Sooooo... who is he?"

He was quickly typecast as the smart-alec smirky kid, mostly becuse he couldn't help but smirk instead of smile.

The money he made in those small roles helped him and his family. He wanted to make more, but he still needed to go to school.

As a young adult, "Billy So" had a hard time getting roles outside of being an extra. In order to make ends meet, he began selling insurance. One of his supervisors remembered him from one of his movie appearances and asked if he would be willing to be their spokesman for local commercials. That's when he became known as "That Insurance Guy".

Eventually "Billy", now "Willie Sovain", began getting more roles than just being an extra. Unfortunately, once again, that smirk of his limited the variety of roles.

His biggest claim to fame was being the title character in the early 90's TV sitcom "Daddy's Dead". Sadly, editorial changes (not to mention star demands) eliminated most of Willie's involvement in post-production. Instead of serving as the unseen narrator with the occasional flashback appearance, his "exposure" was reduced to being the face of the living room portrait. But he still got paid, and to this day he still gets royalty checks when the series went into syndication.

In his later years, though, Willie Sovain is known less for his TV and movie roles and more for his work as a pitchman, especially for "conservative" causes and "conservative-leaning" products such as gold marketing, reverse mortgages, investment services, and, of course, insurance.

Related Information

Willie Sovain first appeared in "Future's Guardian" #8.