Dr. Eli Vance based on real life person?

[jacoby308]

Did anyone ever noticed that Eli Vance looks awesomely like the actor Bill Cobbs? http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0118570/Ss/0118570/1-7.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Cobbs,%20Bill
They are almost the same! what do u think?

 

[Rapstah]

Stated before, true, but he's not based on him.

 

[Harryz]

Get Raising the Bar, theres photos in there that tells who the character is based on. I think Eli was based on a homeless person?

 

[Rapstah]

It's Larry "The Count" Heard.

 

[Omega11]

Get Raising the Bar, theres photos in there that tells who the character is based on. I think Eli was based on a homeless person?

Correct, Valve saw him on a highway some where I think in California, he said he was looking for work, and they hired him on the spot pretty much.

 

[CannonGod]

I heard he was outside Valve's own building when they found him :S