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Spot the Fake Celebrity Talent
CBS has announced a new reality series called Secret Talents of the Stars, which debuts April 8. And let me tell you, it's kind of a circus. Remember that show Circus of the Stars? (Balki on the trapeze? Sure, we've got that!) Well, it's like that, except with music and dancing and just about everything else, too. In fact, some of the acts are so random that they sound made up. In that spirit, here's a list of some of the participants and their talents. But can you spot the fake? Post your guess in the comments below. — Mickey O'Connor
1) Country crooner Clint Black will perform stand-up comedy.
2) Star Trek vet George Takei will sing country music.
3) Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen will perform acrobatics with the Shanghai Circus.
4) Wrestler Ric Flair will dance the salsa.
5) Boxing champ Joe Frazier will sing R&B.
6) Danny Bonaduce will ride the unicycle with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
7) Foulmouthed comedian Andrew Dice Clay will perform feats of strength.
8) Drummer Sheila E. will juggle with the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
9) Internet celebrity Cindy Margolis will perform magic tricks.
10) TV personality Ben Stein will dance the jitterbug.
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Mar 18, 2008 11:58 AM
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2. Star Trek vet George Takei will sing country music.
I know this one is real because I saw a commercial for the show last night during Mother.
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Mar 18, 2008 12:02 PM
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'Dice' performing feats of strength? Certainly CBS doesn't want to sink themselves lower ("Criminal Minds" "Big Brother") by putting this low-life back on.
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Mar 18, 2008 12:06 PM
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And I would want to watch any of those people do any of those things because...????? Sasha Cohen please return to the ice and do not associate yourself with such schlock!
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Mar 18, 2008 12:30 PM
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Foulmouthed comedian Andrew Dice Clay will perform feats of strength.
If you'd have said Foulmouthed comedian Andrew Dice Clay will perform a clean routine, that'd be my guess.
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Mar 18, 2008 2:37 PM
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You forgot one:
11. TV viewer Buffy Freak will be using his remote to change the channel.
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Mar 18, 2008 4:05 PM
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um, I'm hoping they're all a fake and this is an early April Fools joke?! Please??
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Mar 18, 2008 5:22 PM
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I agree with Mack! And if it's not a joke, then I will be changing the channel along with buffyfreak!
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Mar 18, 2008 7:09 PM
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If I have to guess the one fake item, I would have to say Joe Frazier. He's incomprehensible whenever I hear him interviewed on Howard Stern so I can't iamgien he's going to attempt singing.
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Mar 18, 2008 8:54 PM
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Joe Frazier is the one I know for sure to not be a fake. Back in his boxing days he had a nightclub act. I think he played guitar too but I'm not sure.
My guess is Ben Stein doing the jitterbug although that's just weird enough to be true.
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Mar 19, 2008 3:34 AM
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What I would LIKE to see is any young starlet walk a straight like, touch their fingertips to their nose, recite the alphabet backwards, all while wearing proper undergarments!!
I know-TOO much to ask....
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Mar 19, 2008 5:35 AM
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(FYI: The Andrew Dice Clay item is the fake. -- Mickey)
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Mar 19, 2008 12:45 PM
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Oh, thank God!
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Mar 19, 2008 1:21 PM
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FYI: The Andrew Dice Clay item is the fake. -- Mickey)
Really? Seems like he's done a great job of keeping his talent for comedy hidden pretty well though.
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Mar 19, 2008 4:24 PM
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This show is the poorest imitation I have ever seen on TV. I tried to vote and couldn't. Maya was clearly the best talent on the show. Was this vote real? I really don't think so because it would be very sad for this young lady to feel bad about her performance. Boo to the idiot who thought up this monstrosity. TV is becoming a baster wasteland then every before.
G. Greenbaum
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Apr 8, 2008 11:15 PM
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