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Sanjaya: Human Art Project

Posted May 22nd 2007 2:05PM by TMZ Staff

Is Sanjaya Malakar really who he says he is ... or is he really an art school student pretending to be an "Idol" wannabe?

TMZ received a hilarious video of Sanjaya explaining that his "real" name is Bill Vendall, and that he is an art student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He "created" Sanjaya as part of his thesis, explaining, "The character was part of a larger art installation." That still doesn't justify the hair!

Sanjaya (or is it Bill?) also declares that you haven't seen the last of him, saying, "I might pop up on your favorite situation comedy. I might run for President. I might show up as you." Oooooooh, scary.

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16. That would be so funny if it was true. AI is washed up now, reality television is general has become washed up. Hopefully this will be the last season, though they will probably try to squeeze one more out of it.

Posted at 2:51PM on May 22nd 2007 by LM

17. That was my firts thought too, looks just Ellen!!!

Posted at 2:38PM on May 22nd 2007 by Stacie

18. OMG this is so dam funny, if its true well what about his sister or his mom the pot head , was that really his sister or was that really his mom that got busted for pot, this is so dam funny, what is going on here.

Posted at 2:42PM on May 22nd 2007 by jackdaniels

19. That video was soooo stupid and so is Sanjaya. Who cares about the stupid
little games that he's trying to play with the public? UGHHH!!!

Be quiet Sanjaya. Crawl back into your hole...now please.

Posted at 2:39PM on May 22nd 2007 by this is stupid

20. Tick ... tock ...tick.... tock. I think his 15 minutes are up. Time for him to go smoke a doobie with his mom and sister.

Posted at 2:51PM on May 22nd 2007 by Wendy

21. .............................I smell Camel breath..................................

Posted at 2:43PM on May 22nd 2007 by SlimeyUsedCamelSalesman

22. .....................Then who was the father? An actor? The druggie mother? The sister? Too many loose end here.....It appears we have a "con boy" in the making......Don't give him print/air time, let him fade away, like a camel fart in the desert.......

Posted at 2:52PM on May 22nd 2007 by Ask Me How I REALLY Feel

23. I think it is so funny that people keep saying "Go Home". Uhh.. Hello Morons, he's an American. Born here, raised here. Where's he gonna go, Detroit?

Posted at 1:55PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Chris V

24.

He's the bastard son of Stevie Nicks (Who?) and Lionel Richie.

He's got no class on either side, just idiot fans.

Posted at 2:55PM on May 22nd 2007 by evemustlooklikesteve

25. Sanjaya was cleared for the White House Correspondent's dinner as a guest of People magazine.

If he wasn't truly Sanjaya, he'd never have been cleared AND for those of you who might say that he was cleared under a different name -- don't you think People magazine would have JUMPED on that story!

Posted at 3:00PM on May 22nd 2007 by SHANE

26. Two movies come to mind immediately: American Dreamz and The Shape of Things. It's clear that this was only an afterthought on Sanjaya's part.

Posted at 3:01PM on May 22nd 2007 by wisegirl

27. i knew it
z.o.m.g
z.o.m.g.
z.o.m.g.
z.o.m.g.
z.o.m.g.
z.o.m.g.

Posted at 3:04PM on May 22nd 2007 by simplysexy

28. hes a very strange person, but his 15 minutes have been u p for a while, please fade back into the shadows.

Posted at 3:11PM on May 22nd 2007 by kiki

29. that was just plain CREEPY!!!!

Posted at 3:14PM on May 22nd 2007 by scorpio

30. There is no Bill Vendall at Rhode Island School of Design.

Posted at 3:45PM on May 22nd 2007 by Gemini

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