In between vaccination rounds, Pakistani intelligence said, Mr. Afridi would smuggle himself into the American Embassy in Islamabad in the back of a vehicle to meet a C.I.A. handler calling himself Peter.
After retiring from Mattel, Mr. Handler devoted himself to painting, particularly in the photorealistic genre.
According to Mr. Medina, the most important thing for Ms. Lopez right now is her "presentation," which he thinks has been helped by a new group of handlers — chiefly himself.
The analogy between actors and politicians is no accident: in the spin-driven world Mr. Gergen has helped create, the line between the two has become increasingly blurry, with handlers like himself cast in the ever more visible role of director.
Having spent nine years as a museum guard and art handler, Mr. LeDray surrounded himself with all kinds of art that has influenced much of his work.
A Series of Unfortunate Events started brilliantly, but dipped in quality over its 13 books; this time, sensibly, Handler has limited himself to only four.
Minutes later, Mr. Francis seemed to regain his bearing and asked Mr. Defreitas a more pointed question: "What kind of devastation do you think will happen?" Mr. Defreitas, who had worked at the airport as a cargo handler and prided himself on his knowledge of the area, needed little prompting to offer his vision.
Cue scenes of Simon Cowell, Joe Hale, George Lopez, Katie Couric, Billy Crystal, Redmayne, Rock and Dunham tearing through chocolate bars until Corden picks up one dropped by — who else? — Handler and finds himself the winner.
In each case, the handler reported cutting himself while handling pinnipeds that had lesions indicative of sealpox virus infection.
Ben Kingsley, playing his Special Branch handler, can't stop himself lapsing into the bizarre Dick Emery mode he's dabbled with since Sexy Beast.
