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Chris Crocker
'Britney' Guy May Get TV Gig
Sept. 19, 2007, 8:00 AM EST
YouTube sensation inks development deal By Josef Adalian
Variety
The "Leave Britney Alone" guy could be getting his own TV show.
Production company 44 Blue has inked a development deal with Chris Crocker, the Internet superstar whose tear-filled defense of
Britney Spears has generated nearly 8 million hits on YouTube in just one week.
Plan is to develop a docusoap built around Crocker, a 19-year-old who lives with his grandparents in Tennessee. Even before the Britney clip, Crocker had developed a large Net audience via numerous video performances posted on MySpace.com.
"Chris first got on our radar a year ago," said 44 Blue president/co-founder Rasha Drachkovitch, who said he wants to develop a show that plays to Crocker's strengths.
"It's going to pretty much be the 'Chris Crocker experience,'" he said. "We consider him a rebel character that people will find interesting. He's going to be a TV star."
Since posting "Leave Britney Alone," Crocker has become a darling of the mainstream media, appearing on "
Jimmy Kimmel Live" and inspiring countless spoofs, including one from actor
Seth Green ("
Robot Chicken").
Hasn't he had his 15 minutes already????
