Rudan Pankow, now known for his role in the popular Netflix series, Outer Banks, revealed that he worked at a Cheesecake Factory in Los Angeles before finding fame. He was promoted to busser after signing himself up for the dish room and working in The Grove, California, when he was in his second year of working there. Panksow also mentioned that he had considered being a server but felt it would feel like too much responsibility. He credits his experience at The Grove's Cheesececake Factory for helping him learn and giving him a sense of intentionality.