Meet the Characters from The Neon Diaries
Occupation: Partner, Advertising Agency
Resides: Malibu
Wants: Freedom from his past
Poison: Bruichladdich Black Art 1992 Scotch
Kryptonite: Survivor’s guilt
Craig Axel Keller
Our Hero
Occupation: Partner, Advertising Agency
Resides: Malibu
Wants: A happy marriage
Poison: Dom Perignon
Kryptonite: Secrets and Lies
Jane Keller
Our Hero’s Wife
Occupation: Published poet
Resides: Sausalito, CA
Wants: To forget the past
Poison: Strong Coffee
Kryptonite: Her husband’s infidelity
Julia Keller
Craig’s Mother
Occupation: Chairman and CEO, The Regal Oasis
Resides: Penthouse apartment, Regal Oasis
Wants: Money, fame, beautiful women
Poison: Symphony
Kryptonite: Size Nine Shoes
Luuk Van Ness
Family Friend
Occupation: High School
Resides: Brentwood, CA
Wants: To be Daddy’s girl
Poison: Strawberry Smoothie
Kryptonite: Her stepmother
Anabel Keller
Craig’s Daughter
Occupation: CMO, The Regal Oasis
Resides: Scotch Eighties
Wants: Big-busted Strippers
Poison: Chilled Vodka
Kryptonite: Problem Gamblers
Hendrik Van Ness
Luuk’s Son
Occupation: Not getting arrested
Resides: Las Vegas, NV
Wants: A tan and a buzz
Poison: Weed
Kryptonite: Older men
Skylar Van Ness
Luuk’s Granddaughter
Meet the Characters from Truth, Lies, and Love in Advertising
Occupation: Managing Partner, Keller Whitman Group
Resides: Brentwood
Wants: Original Chagalls, beautiful women, relentless workouts, to win at all costs
Poison: Bruichladdich Black Art 1992 Scotch
Kryptonite: Jane Mercer
Craig Axel Keller
The Man You Love to Hate
Occupation: Director of Accounts, Warren Mitchell & Associates
Resides: Santa Monica
Wants: Couture on a budget, a bigger apartment, to be good at something, true love
Poison: Dom Perignon (when someone else is buying)
Kryptonite: Craig Keller
Jane Mercer
Our Heroine
Occupation: Violinist with LA Philharmonic, Music Professor at USC.
Resides: Santa Monica
Wants: An honest woman, a house with a white picket fence, Ina Garten’s latest
Poison: Café Americano
Kryptonite: Risky business
Derek Lowell
Jane’s Love Interest
Occupation: News Anchor, KVLA
Resides: West Hollywood
Wants: Her own show, mass adulation, larger breasts
Poison: Vodka, Soda, Lime
Kryptonite: Brits
Marisa Silva
Jane’s Best Friend
Occupation: Managing Partner, Warren Mitchell & Associates
Resides: Los Feliz
Wants: Respect for being mentored by Ogilvy, status quo, obedient employees
Poison: Espresso
Kryptonite: Office drama
Warren Mitchell
Jane’s Boss
Occupation: Owns her own software company
Resides: Laurel Canyon
Wants: A clean divorce, a good party, the spring Chanel line
Poison: A fine red
Kryptonite: Boy toys
Katherine (Kat) Blakely
Jane’s Friend
Occupation: Creative Director, Warren Mitchell & Associates
Resides: Sherman Oaks
Wants: Partnership, to have the BIG idea, the agency to go public
Poison: An ice-cold beer on a warm afternoon
Kryptonite: Impatience
Jeffrey Vance
Jane’s Work Husband
Occupation: Media queen, Keller Whitman Group
Resides: Beverly Hills High Rise
Wants: Nicorette gum, a good New York bagel, a pair of balls
Poison: Strong coffee
Kryptonite: Cigarettes and Shalimar
Bobbi Silverstein
Occupation: Creative Director, Keller Whitman Group
Resides: Venice Beach
Wants: Awards, small logos, no more revisions
Poison: Weed
Kryptonite: Lack of weed
Alonzo Costa
Craig’s “Creation”
Occupation: Vice President of Accounts, Keller Whitman Group
Resides: Somewhere in the O.C.
Wants: To cause Craig’s demise
Poison: Red Bull and Vodka
Kryptonite: Anyone who gets in her way
Hayden Towne
The Woman You Love to Hate