Chad Jeremy Holt (October 3, 1972 – August 18, 2019) was an American writer, actor, and performer in Austin, Texas. He was the subject of the independent do*entary film Total Bad* by director Bob Ray about his struggles with drug use and the criminal justice system.

Contents

• 1 SXSW wristbands
• 2 Total Bad*
• 3 Acting
• 4 References
• 5 External links

SXSW wristbands

Holt first came to notoriety when he was arrested and then convicted of counterfeiting wristbands to the annual South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW). He avoided a prison sentence by agreeing to be placed on community supervision for five years.

Total Bad*

Holt's struggles to remain clean and sober while on probation for the counterfeiting charges is the central topic in the do*entary film Total Bad* by independent filmmaker Bob Ray.

Acting

In addition to his writing, singing, and publishing activities, Holt also acted in movies that feature the Austin area as their backdrops. He was in Ray's first film, Total Bad*, and he was cast in the multi-director Slacker remake of the same name, Slacker 2011. Ray and Holt also filmed commercials for Holt's non-profit, Drunk Drivers of Texas, and for his attorney friend, Adam Reposa, for whom Holt worked as a legal *istant.

References

External links

• Chad Holt at IMDb