MIKE Showbiz (real name: Michael Ziplowski), a 67-year-old former king of the late-night infomercial. In the 90s, he sold the "Showbiz-Zip 5000"—a zipper for stage curtains that promised to be "smoother than a jazz sax, faster than a tabloid breakup." He made millions, lost them, and now runs a rundown repair shop in Burbank called Mike’s Last Chance Zips .
"The zip isn't the closing. It's the beginning. Don't screw it up, kid." MIKE Showbiz- Zip
Mike doesn't look up. "I’m the last zip guy." MIKE Showbiz (real name: Michael Ziplowski), a 67-year-old
The arena gasps in rehearsal.
The young techs laugh. Mike kneels. He doesn't use power tools. He uses wax, pliers, and his thumb. He talks while he works: MIKE Showbiz (real name: Michael Ziplowski)
The techs hit the button. Nothing happens. Jax looks heartbroken.