According to a recent report on TMZ, Rich Fields, the voice of television's The Price Is Right, was recently the victim of identity theft. He has, apparently, lost $71,000 and his accounts are frozen. When I heard this, I was struck with a few major questions:

"So that announcer guy is named Rich Fields?"

"Since when does TMZ cover sub-celebrities?""How low on the celebrity totem pole do you have to be before TMZ draws the cutoff? I mean, would they cover Tom Cruise's stand-in? How about Gary Coleman's personal chef?"

"I wonder how Don Pardo is doing these days."

Most of all, though, I was really hit with a wave of pity for Fields. Earlier this year, my wife was the victim of identity theft; it was an amazingly miserable experience. Ultimately, we only lost about $70 dollars, but it was no fun having our savings wiped out, having to set up a new bank account, and generally feeling like massive victims. On the other hand, if it can happen to Rich Fields, I guess it can happen to anybody. Thank God for our guy at Chase bank!


http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/09/24/rich-fields-come-on-down-identity-theft-hits-a-demi-celebrity/