How do you show an athlete, without showing an athlete?

With final filming of ESPN’s first reality show, “The Life,” months away, we were asked to show what it feels like to live the life of Super Star athletes, without having access to those same athletes. So we took a page from, “Being John Malkovich,” and put the viewer in the mind of the rich, famous and sweaty, relying on SUPERS to identify the identity of the MVP players.

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ESPN: the life

SAT-like tests were inserted in ESPN Magazine and other publications. Questions ranged from hair cuts, X-Rays to pool sizes.

SAT-like tests were inserted in ESPN Magazine and other publications. Questions ranged from hair cuts, X-Rays to pool sizes.

SportsCenter anchors played trivia games with the audience in-between segments pitching the new Reality Show in the process.

SportsCenter anchors played trivia games with the audience in-between segments pitching the new Reality Show in the process.