Maybe Michael Lohan can help his troubled daughter finding acting work. Despite Lindsay Lohan’s difficulty securing employment in Hollywood, the actress’ estranged dad strutted down the red carpet at the opening of the Beverly Hills Film Festival this week after landing a role in the new short film Wanna Be Me!.

Surprisingly, this was not Michael’s first time in front of a camera. The former Wall St. day trader made several appearances on the CBS soap opera As The World Turns when he was just a teenager.

Who knew?

“I had a little experience back then. But I chose to work on Wall Street instead,” the born-again Christian told reporters during his film premiere on Wednesday.