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Personality Test: Jon Rinaldo

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Concert promoter Jon Rinaldo

Jon Rinaldo once booked a fairly large percentage of the national touring bands that came to Pittsburgh, through his company Joker Productions.

Now, he's got a new venture, Big Bash Entertainment Co., which books performers for the wedding, party and special-events markets. The current roster features 16 bands of different genres and four DJs, including a lot of familiar names in Pittsburgh: Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe (jazz), Nomad (country/rock), Boilermaker Jazz Band (New Orleans-style jazz), The Boogie Hustlers (funk) and Bon Journey (Bon Jovi and Journey covers). Details can be found at bigbashentertainment.com.

The star who would play me in the movie version of my life:

Steve Carell; we have the same sense of humor.

Favorite ethnic food:

Mexican

I spend the most time on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other:

Other: LinkedIn

Show I have or want to binge watch:

“Finding Bigfoot.” I keep thinking each time I watch, this will be the episode they uncover the mystery. But all I see is the cast doing a lot of yelping, screaming and knocking on trees in the woods!

Favorite season:

Summer

My favorite cable channel:

AMC. Best shows on cable.

My favorite TV or movie villain:

Walter White (TV) and Darth Vader (movie)

Movie I could watch every time it appears on cable:

“Jaws.” Still keeps me on the edge of my seat and has the most memorable lines — “Stop playin' with yourself, Hooper!” “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” So many more. A classic.

The first band I saw in concert:

The Police, 1981, Civic Arena

The best concert I've ever seen:

Coldplay

Celebrity crush:

Christina Hendricks from “Mad Men”

One word my mother would use to describe me:

Driven

My favorite Pittsburgh pizza:

Mineo's

My first job:

Sales person at Banana Republic in Shadyside

When I was 10, I wanted to be:

A baseball player

The most dangerous thing I've ever done:

Riding a motorcycle over 100 mph

Best vacation ever:

Aruba

Place I'd most like to visit:

Jamaica

Pick one: Pirates, Penguins, Steelers or other:

Pirates

My favorite Pittsburgh athlete:

Roberto Clemente

I wish I had more time to:

Travel

Three people I'd love to have dinner with:

Larry David, Tom Hanks and (promoter) Bill Graham

My quirkiest inherited trait:

My sense of humor

The Disney character most like me:

Donald Duck

In high school, I was:

A new waver

People would be surprised to know that I:

I'm a proud father of twin boys.

I'm deathly afraid of:

Spiders

Favorite Pittsburgh-area landmark:

The Incline

Favorite guilty pleasure:

Cheese popcorn

Pick one: Cheetos, Cheez-It or Cheerios:

Cheetos

My most memorable fashion mistake:

Parachute pants in the '80s