ant ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁Gre ed . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁episode , ▁winning ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Captain . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁another ▁episode , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁money . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kon ik ▁played ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Animal ▁Planet ▁comedy ▁" El la ▁& ▁Me ," ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁book ▁" El la ▁in ▁Europe ." ▁His ▁dog ▁El la , ▁a ▁lab - gre y h ound ▁mix , ▁co - star red . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Kon ik ▁was ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁bass ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁Cl it bo ys . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁recorded ▁the ▁jazz ▁albums ▁C res c endo ▁and ▁There ' ll ▁Be ▁Some ▁Ch anges ▁Made , ▁both ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁Kon ik ▁and ▁his ▁" T ast y ▁Band " ▁host ▁the ▁longest - running ▁week ly ▁jazz ▁event ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁the ▁" T ast y ▁T ues day ▁Night ▁Jazz ▁Party ," ▁at ▁Catal ina ▁Bar ▁& ▁Gr ill ▁Jazz ▁Club . ▁ ▁Kon ik ▁own s ▁a ▁recording ▁company ▁called ▁Free H am ▁Records , ▁which ▁includes ▁L inda ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁the ▁Filip ina ▁jazz ▁star ▁Char ma ine ▁Cl am or . ▁ ▁Com edy ▁Kon ik ▁was ▁a