After seeing The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke inspired Andrea and I to develop a program to adopt washed-up celebrities. So, here's what I need from you: If you were going to adopt a celebrity has-been, who would you want to adopt? What celebrities from yester-year do you think are most in need of adoption? We're still hammering out the kinks for how the program will actually work, but we're looking for nominations now. Post me a list in the comments section!
2 comments:
I'm eager to participate, but I need to know more about what constitutes "washed-up" in your mind. For example, let's consider David Bowie. Dude hasn't released a good album in years, but he's still touring, you can't deny his influence on 70s and 80s rock, and he's David Bowie, dammit!!! So is DB washed-up?
It's very hard to make this determination when you have people like, say, Scott Baio or the Coreys getting a second life exactly as washed-up has-beens. I assume, people like that are out of the running, as are former child stars or anyone who is no longer a celebrity because they have since found religion or something (leaving Baio's compadre Willie Aames out of the running as well). More info please!!!
We're looking for people who have disappeared from the public eye.
For example, although they are currently on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, both Christopher Atkins and Jamie Walters would be eligible, since they just sort of disappeared. Gary Coleman has also made the list, since he's working mall security.
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