Brian Grazer Was Here -- With a Photo

This story first appeared in the Dec. 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

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Have you seen Brian Grazer in the restroom lately?

Those who know the Oscar- and Emmy-winning superproducer are aware of his slyly sportive penchant for leaving framed pictures of himself at the homes of colleagues and friends, quietly situated among other family photographs.

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More recently, he has begun dropping off his "Kilroy was here" signature at venues around town, including near the sink in the lobby lavatory at Chateau Marmont.

So what's the deal? Is it an in-joke? Conceptual art? Guerrilla self-advertising? Marking his territory?

Someone close to Grazer advises not to read too much into it -- it's just "a fun thing."