CLEVELAND, Ohio - It's been said life imitates art. In the case of Joey Krutel, it goes both ways.
Krutel is a producer on "Ballers," the HBO show starring Dwayne Johnson and Rob Corrdry, who portrays a character named Joey Krutel. The 30-minute show, which will begin shooting its fourth season in Southern California in January, focuses on football players and the surrounding people in their lives.
From Miami originally, Krutel became involved with the show when the Stephen Levinson-Mark Wahlberg production team contacted him. As a real-estate broker, he would reach out to agents and advisers, offering his services to players moving to South Florida.