Colonel Tom Parker

Thomas Andrew "Colonel Tom" Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk) is a talent manager, best known as the manager of Elvis Presley. He is based on the historical figure of the same name.

The King and I
In 1973, Richie Finestra attempts to convince Elvis Presley to stop singing in Las Vegas and instead focus on making new, creative music, acting like a true king. Colonel Tom Parker gets furious when he finds out Richie was going behind his back and talking about papers with Elvis and has Elvis point a gun at him.

Trivia

 * "The Colonel" displayed a ruthless devotion to his own financial gain at the expense of his client. While other managers took compensation in the range of 10–15 percent of earnings, Parker took as much as 50 percent toward the end of Presley's life. Presley said of Parker, "I don't think I'd have ever been very big if it wasn't for him. He's a very smart man."