Show business

For the similar careers in The Sims and The Sims 3, see Entertainment, Fame, and Film.

For the similar pet career, see Show biz.

The Show Business Career Track is found in the University expansion pack for The Sims 2. Since this track is only open to college graduates, it does not have teen/elder jobs. The Career reward is Dr Vu's Automated Cosmetic Surgeon, which can be used to change a Sim's facial structure. If Apartment Life is installed, Socialites are likely to work in this career. Show Business has the highest weekly pay of all careers in The Sims 2. The college majors associated with this career are Drama, Literature, Economics, and Political Science,

Show Business Career Levels
1) Screen Test Stand-In
Although a crash-test dummy could do your job, you've at least got a foot into the glamorous door of Show Business. Do your best to stand still as irritable technicians wave light meters in your face and try to offset the terrible wages by eating all you can from the set buffet.	S M T W T F S	0
	10:00 - 17:00	0
		0
	§420/day	0
	No bonus	0
2) Body Double
Nothing builds confidence like being told your butt is good enough to stand in for a major star's during those tiring shower shots. Keep building those skills, and someday you might get your face on the screen instead.	S M T W T F S	1
	13:00 - 20:00	1
		0
	§577/day	0
	Bonus: §1,154	0
3) Bit Player
Your hard work has paid off, and now they're actually letting you say a few lines. Just remember: don't look at the camera, don't wave to your Mom, and keep the spinach out of your front teeth.	S M T W T F S	2
	09:00 - 16:00	2
		0
	§714/day	0
	Bonus: §1,428	0
4) Commercial Actor/Actress
Hawking dish soap, cell phones and fast food might not be Hamlet, but it sure is starting to bring home the bacon. Best of all, your face is starting to become familiar to a wide audience. Try if you can, though, to pick the right products to represent: no one wants to be remembered as the Toilet Paper Guy/Gal.	S M T W T F S	3
	08:00 - 17:00	3
		0
	§861/day	0
	Bonus: §1,722	1
5) Cartoon Voice
Finally, a chance to play a real character. Except that your character isn't real, and your audience is more likely to be lying on the living room carpet than sitting in the plush seats. No matter how stupid you're being paid to sound, at least you're saving a fortune on wardrobe!	S M T W T F S	4
	13:00 - 20:00	3
		1
	§1,008/day	2
	Bonus: §2,016	3
6) Supporting Player
You're finally starting to break into the big time, and your name now appears somewhere at the beginning of the picture instead of at the end near "Animal Wrangler" and "Key Grip". Keep a cool head, don't upstage your star and you'll be on your way to stardom in a flash.	S M T W T F S	5
	18:00 - 01:00	5
		2
	§1,155/day	3
	Bonus: §2,310	5
7) Broadway Star
Nothing gives a rising star's career a boost like headlining on Broadway! Just make sure you really strut your stuff in those musical numbers. You never know how many shows you've got left before today's boffo box office blowout hit turns into yesterday's news.	S M T W T F S	6
	18:00 - 01:00	7
		3
	§1,312/day	4
	Bonus: §2,624	7
8) Leading Man/Lady
You're making three films a year, you're deluged with scripts and you just got voted "Sexiest Man/Woman Alive" by three different tabloids. Try to keep your eye on your job amidst all this acclaim, since one bad picture is all it takes to bump you onto late night infomercials...	S M T W T F S	7
	13:00 - 19:00	10
		4
	§2,205/day	5
	Bonus: §4,410	9
9) Blockbuster Director
Now you've got your chance behind the camera, and it's all in your hands. Try to keep in mind what it was like when you were in front of that camera as you coax the best out of your actors, and try not to think about how many millions you'll cost your bosses if you screw it up. No pressure.	S M T W T F S	9
	10:00 - 17:00	10
		5
	§3,051/day	7
	Bonus: §6,102	11
10) Icon
There's not a Sim in the world who's ever been to a movie or watched a TV that doesn't know who you are. All that's left is to frolic in your piles of cash and do the projects that you've always wanted to do while you wait for those Lifetime Achievement Awards to roll in.	S M T W T F S	10
	16:00 - 21:00	10
		6
	§5,022/day	9
	Bonus: §10,044	14

Adult Chance Cards

For more information on Chance Cards in The Sims 2, see Chance card.

Show Business Chance Cards
1) Screen Test Stand-In
No chance cards for this level
2) Body Double
<Sim> is asked by his/her agency to stand in for a famous star's rump in a shower scene. As he/she is undressing, however, <Sim> discovers that he's/she's developed a huge pimple on his behind and has left all his/her professional makeup at home. Should <Sim> ask for help from one of his/her colleagues on the set or should he/she improvise with some cheap cover-up from a nearby drugstore?	Ask for Help	Success: Promoted to Bit Player	85% chance
		Failure: Lose a day's pay (§577)	14% chance
	Use Cheap Cover-Up	Success: +§5,000	14% chance
		Failure: Get Fired	85% chance
3) Bit Player
Reading his/her script, <Sim> realizes it's a total stinker. Even though he's/she's just a bit player, he/she still has his/her standards, and <Sim> finds a few places where he/she thinks the script could be substantially improved. Should <Sim> bring his/her suggestions to the director or should he/she just keep quiet and do the scene as written?	Offer Suggestions	Success: +2	15% chance
		Failure: -§1,000	84% chance
	Keep Quiet	Success: +§10,000	84% chance
		Failure: Get Fired	15% chance
4) Commercial Actor/Actress
No chance cards for this level
5) Cartoon Voice
<Sim> wakes up on the morning of the first day of recording with a terrible case of laryngitis, sounding like a croaking frog on its deathbed. <Sim>'s agent insists that her Aunt Petunia's special throat remedy will get him/her sounding right as rain in a jiffy. Should <Sim> take the remedy, or instead call in sick to the casting director?	Take Remedy	Success: Promoted to Supporting Player	15% chance
		Failure: Lose a day's pay (§1,008)	84% chance
	Call In Sick	Success: +§4,000	84% chance
		Failure: Demoted to Commercial Actor/Actress	15% chance
6) Supporting Player
No chance cards for this level
7) Broadway Star
Everyone's raving about playwright Eustace G. Sledgewick-Hargully, but the latest script of his <Sim> has been sent doesn't seem as strong as all the others. Should <Sim> take the part and trust his/her skills as a performer to punch it up, or should he/she pass it up and wait for a better role to come along?	Take the Part	Success: +2	15% chance
		Failure: Demoted to Cartoon Voice	84% chance
	Pass on the Part	Success: +§50,000	84% chance
		Failure: -2	15% chance
8) Landing Man/Lady
No chance cards for this level
9) Blockbuster Director
Two weeks before shooting is to start on <Sim>'s blockbuster action film, the leading man walks out when his trailer's fruit and cheese platter is late. The handsome but unknown Brick Strikeman's resume just landed on <Sim>'s desk, but it's a huge risk to gamble with casting on such an expensive movie. Alternatively, <Sim> could also take the part himself/herself. Should <Sim> take a chance on the rookie star or shoulder the burden of being both star and director?	Cast Unknown	Success: +§50,000	15% chance
		Failure: Demoted to Supporting Player	84% chance
	Take Part	Success: Promoted to Icon	84% chance
		Failure: -2	15% chance
10) Icon
No chance cards for this level

Trivia

• When using SimPE to change a Sim's career, the Show Business career will be labeled as Show Biz. To avoid confusion, the Show Biz career from Pets is labeled in SimPE as Pet - Show Biz.