Taylor Hicks' New Gig -- at a Housing Development!

Posted Oct 4th 2007 1:42PM by TMZ Staff

It's been 16 months since Taylor Hicks won "American Idol" -- and he's really going places -- like the opening of an Alabama housing development!

On the weekend of Oct. 26, people who have purchased land in the The Oaks development in Lake Guntersville will enjoy "an intimate dinner with Taylor Hicks and several other celebrities TBA." Plots of lakefront property start at the whopping price of $49,900! On top of seeing the graying, soon-to-be 31-year-old (who himself owns land in the area), guests will enjoy, "complementary [sic] food, boat rides, bass fishing and more." Soul Patrol!

Poor Season 5 runner-up Kat McPhee will just have to be content making movies!

Filed under: Music, American Idol

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1. So this is hitting it big??

Posted at 9:39AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Dawn Day

2. Never heard of him??? Does he have a singing career????

Posted at 9:40AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Lenn K.

3. Never heard of him??? Does he have a singing career????

Posted at 9:41AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Lenn K.

4. He always sucked. He is nothing but a lounge act in a mediocre hotel.
He is where he belongs.

Posted at 9:42AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Curious in Connecticut

5. What a schmendrick no talent hillbilly.

Posted at 9:47AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Lisa Silverman

6. I wonder if Chris Daughtry gets cool gigs like that while he's making hit songs with his band?? And I wonder if Jennifer Hudson takes her Oscar and Golden Globe to appearances such as this......It just proves that being voted "American Idol" by a public with an obviously odd sense of humor means nothing in the grand scheme of talent!!!

Posted at 9:55AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Cherry2

7. WHAT A DUMBASS LOSER! HE WAS IN BRANSON, MISSOURI PLAYED AT THE WELK HE WAS BADDDDDDD. SOUND AND LIGHTS WERE AWFUL. DON'T WASTE YA MONEY.

Posted at 9:57AM on Oct 4th 2007 by GEMMA

8. people can be soooo little(jealous) taylor hicks is a great singer and performer. a little of elvis maybe?

Posted at 9:58AM on Oct 4th 2007 by vy

9. he is cool!!

Posted at 9:59AM on Oct 4th 2007 by vy

10. He's on the road to nowhere.

Posted at 9:59AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Prnzez

11. all he would need to do is latch on a hollywood girl (with class that is)and he would hit it! he just has not had the right connection.....put him with jennifer anniston or someone as such,and he woulkd be # 1 in a flash!hey taylor if you read this,call her!!!

Posted at 10:02AM on Oct 4th 2007 by vy

12. That's the problem with shows like American Idol. People become big stars by earning it through hit songs and movies, etc. Not by winning a talent competition. He's like a college grad that gets a six figure job right out of the gate. Most end up not going anywhere after that. American Idol just gives you a brief window of months to do something or you're out of here.

Posted at 10:04AM on Oct 4th 2007 by JP

13. Ok...so first off I live and work in Guntersville Alabama. If you will look at the gallery on the link to The Oaks website, you will see why. Taylor Hicks is not a great claim for our wonderful state but at least he does take the time to give back to us....unlike other overnight celebrities. $49,900 sounds like a deal to me compared to the rest of overpriced and inflated america. And look at that view!

Posted at 10:05AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Lovin Alabama

14. Dear TMZ, where you live, you can't even buy a parking spot for $49,000. This is middle America. Get real! And why the rude and obnoxious comments from you lately?

Posted at 10:06AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Allison's Mom

15. Well at least he's doing something good for the world...not singing...lol

Posted at 10:12AM on Oct 4th 2007 by Team K-Fed

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