A cabana boy is a male attendant who serves the guests of a

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or large private estate, operating from a nearby '' cabaña'' ( American Spanish for cabin; compare

cabin boy ''Cabin Boy'' is a 1994 American fantasy comedy film, directed by Adam Resnick and co-produced by Tim Burton, which starred comedian Chris Elliott. Elliott co-wrote the film with Resnick. Both Elliott and Resnick worked for '' Late Night with Dav ...

, a similar occupation aboard ships during the

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), often on a

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...

. A pool boy or pool attendant performs the same duties at a

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. Duties may include: working with towels, swimsuits, robes, blankets, bathing caps, soap, umbrellas, beach chairs, launder, and may serve refreshments.careerplanner.com Cabana

Notable cabana boys in fiction

Literature

*in the 1974 novel '' Montauk'' by the Swiss writer Max Frisch

Motion pictures

*Jeffrey Willis in '' The Flamingo Kid'' *Enrique Salvatore in '' Legally Blonde'' * Alan Riply in ''

Forever Mine ''Forever Mine'' is a 1999 British–Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Joseph Fiennes, Gretchen Mol and Ray Liotta. Synopsis In an airplane in 1987, two men, Alan Riply (Fiennes) and Javier are ...

Video games

*in '' The Curse of Monkey Island'' and '' The Siege of Plunder'' *a single mission in '' Hitman: Blood Money'', set in Del Mar, California

Television

Brad Carlton Brad Carlton is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Don Diamont. The character became a mainstay on the series for over 20 years. He was known for his relationships with Traci Abbott, Ashl ...

in ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' * Cabana Boy (also known as Pool Boy) in '' MADtvs recurring skit "Cabana Chat" played by Bryan Callen * John Cherland and Kirk Porter in '' Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants'' * Sean (

Dustin Clare Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', and as Riley Ward on the series ''McLeo ...

) in '' Satisfaction'' * Chandler Bing ( Matthew Perry) in ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' * Ramon ( Carlos Jacott) in ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'' * Zak ( Paul Michael Robinson) in '' Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' *

Brandon Walsh Brandon Walsh is a fictional character played by Jason Priestley on Fox television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. He was the first character introduced in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise and served as the lead male character in the tel ...

( Jason Priestley) in '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' *

Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ...

in ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' was once described by his sister Lisa Simpson as "the devil's cabana boy."

References

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External links

"ON THE JOB: The former president's pool boy", Chris Colin, ''SF Gate'', September 24, 2007
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