Johnny Zest

I think the backstory Maxis developed is that he is somehow related to the Landgraabs. As someone who has done baby challenge saves, and seen how his kids turned out, I can definitely tell you he has some Landgraab genetics.

@ladysweettart His backstory mentions that he's a Landgraab, but he was disowned. He looks so much like Malcolm I wonder if he's Malcolm's older brother. Who do his kids look like?

I always play him as Malcolm's older brother, that Nancy and Geoffrey forbid him from contacting. I have a save where they reunite after Geoffrey dies.

I've added him back into the Landgraab family tree with MCCC -- I give him a friendly relationship with Geoffrey, but he barely knows Malcolm and Nancy despises him since he dropped out of school to pursue his dream of being a comedian. I have him in my current rotation; as soon as I age up the baby in my current household to a toddler, I'm switching to him and see if I can get him started on his road to fame.

I liked that bit of background hint so I ran with it. I made Johnny the older brother using cheats, then made his family dislike him. My story is he -- well, now she, she's Joni Zest now -- is estranged from them. She was living in the trailer in Oasis Springs until very recently, when she moved to Del Sol Valley, bought an old motel, and started renting out rooms to other Sims just starting out in various creative fields. (She's renting to a wannabe actress, a wannabe stylist, and a wannabe music producer.)

In my game Johnny was the favorite first child. Malcolm was very jealous of Johnny. He decides he wants the family and the family fortune to himself. He frames Johnny causing him to be disowned.

@iliekponiez Johnny's kids end up with the trademark Landgraab cheeks (I think they come from Geoffrey), and look a lot like Nancy around the eyes.

I've set him up as Geoffrey younger brother who he disapproves of for not pursuing a respectable career. I view Geoffrey as someone who even though a good person is also very traditional and believes that Johnny choosing to pursue comedy is disrespectful to the Landgraab name. Nancy completely despises Johnny for she thinks he is a fool for giving up is inheritances to pursue something a trivial as comedy. Malcolm has no idea Johnny is his uncle as Johnny changed his last name and instead believes he is a local comedian destined to fail.

I usually make him a nephew of Geoffrey, cause I figure that since Goeffrey has the "good" trait he would not disown a child.

I read somewhere that he's the oldest son of Nancy and Geofrey. That he got disowned by Nancy because he wanted to become a comedian instead of going into ...whatever it is the Landgraabs do.