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"Idol" Pips Out "Iron Man"

Posted May 21st 2008 2:18PM by TMZ Staff

George Michael is performing on tonight's "Idol" finale, but he ain't "the biggest star in the world" that Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe has been touting -- our spies tell us, it's "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr.

TMZ moles say the finale will include a virtual hologram of Gladys Knight singing "Midnight Train to Georgia" with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Downey Jr. singing backup as the Pips. Holy Nat King Cole! "Idol" did this last season when Celine Dion sang along side a virtual undead Elvis. For the record, Gladys Knight is still alive.

We're told the Jonas Brothers, ZZ Top, Seal, Bryan Adams, One Republic, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood will also perform before David Archuleta (or possibly maybe, but not likely, Cook) is crowned the winner.

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Tags: American Idol, AmericanIdol, Ben Stiller, BenStiller, David Arculeta, David Cook, DavidArculeta, DavidCook, Gladys Knight, GladysKnight, Jack Black, JackBlack, Robert Downey Jr, RobertDowneyJr

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1. I thought maybe Britney Spears?!?!? =-0!!!

Posted at 2:15PM on May 21st 2008 by Anonymous

2. GO DAVID A.! YOU PROVED LAST NIGHT WHY YOU SHOULD WIN THIS A.I.! YOU STOOD STRONG ALL THE WAY, WHILE COOK PETERED OUT AFTER THE FIRST SONG!

Posted at 2:15PM on May 21st 2008 by DAVID A. TO WIN!

3. David Cook all the way!!!!!!!!!!!! He has done the most throughout the season unlike David A who can only sing stupid ballads. You have to be well balanced and well rounded as an artist and David Cook has shown this on a consistent level.

Posted at 2:20PM on May 21st 2008 by mrs giblin

4. David A. deserves to win after last nights performances. The are BOTH amazing singers. Let David C. go on and make his album and let David A. have AI help him grow. Congrats to both!!

Posted at 2:22PM on May 21st 2008 by david fan

5. I think Nigel Lythgoe has a crush on Ben Stiller. Why does he appear on every Idol special?

And why wouldn't they have the REAL Gladys Knight? She's the queen!

GO DAVID COOK!!!

Posted at 2:22PM on May 21st 2008 by brazen weep

6. David Cook all the way. He wasn't the best last night all though he was still GREAT! He's CONSISTENTLY done the best all year. ARCHULETA IS GOOD BUT WAY TO BORING. I almost fell asleep last night when he came on.

Posted at 2:59PM on May 21st 2008 by Kim

7. TONIGHT WILL BE EXCITING GIRL VS MAN

Posted at 2:26PM on May 21st 2008 by Krishna

8. I think Jason Castro rubbed off on Cook a little bit. Cook has that cavalier attitude the last few weeks... like he doesn't care one way or another if he wins. So if HE doesn't care, I don't care.

Posted at 2:27PM on May 21st 2008 by Mairi

9. OK SO MAYBE DC DIDNT COME OUT SO STRONG LAST NIGHT AND
MIXED IT UP WITH A SOFTER SIDE BUT THAT DOESNT CHANGE
THE FACT THAT HES A BETTER ARTIST THAN DA AND WILL HAVE
MUCH MORE SUCCESS THAN A BOY THAT SHOOTS OUT THE SLOW
SONGS ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!
DA WILL WIN BUT DC WILL HAVE THE BETTER CAREER AND FROM THE
LOOKS OF IT LAST NIGHT,,,,,DC KNOWS THAT & DOESNT CARE!!!!! TRUST ME!

GO DAVID COOK!!!! MUAH!!! ;)

GO DAVID COOK...........MUAH! ;)

Posted at 2:34PM on May 21st 2008 by DC FAN

10. Dialidol.com predicts David Cook wins in a landslide. They are correct better than 90% of the time!

Posted at 2:39PM on May 21st 2008 by klow

11. Hope everyone is in for a shocker, over on Dialidol.com it has David Cook as the overall winner by a wide margin. Dialidol.com has never gotten the finally wrong in the 4 years that it has been active, yes David A needs the win to do anything productive and David C does not but I have to say David A is one sided ballad, ballad, ballad, ballad, where as David C can take just about any song and make it his own.

Posted at 2:37PM on May 21st 2008 by Ariakus

12. HE WAS TACKY WITH THAT ATTITUDE ABOUT "NOT WANTING TO SING SOMETHING HE ALREADY DID", WHEN HE KNEW DAVID A. WAS GOING TO DO JUST THAT! MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE TOO, CAUSE ALL HIS SONGS LAST NIGHT STUNK!

Posted at 2:38PM on May 21st 2008 by see ya cook!

13. I am a Cook fan but last night Archuleta did do better. Although it seemed as if Cook wasn't really into it. Perhaps he doesn't want to be tied up in AI contracts for a year and instead, now that his name is known, to do his own thing. Archuleta needs AI while he's still learning and growing up. Either way, they both deserve to it! They can both sing!!!!!

Posted at 2:40PM on May 21st 2008 by UH HUH

14. American Idol is still on the air?
And there was another entire season?
How come I don't know about these things until the final show?
OH, cause I don't care, and the show sucks.

Posted at 2:42PM on May 21st 2008 by lala

15. David C is already tied up in a contract even if he is in 2nd place, forgot how it went but its something like 1st place 5 year contract, 2nd place 2 year contract, again that prob not the right amount of time but needless to say he is in a contract now so might as well win it and give Carrie Underwood a run for her money in record sales.

Posted at 2:45PM on May 21st 2008 by Ariakus

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