Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover - Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.

Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. - This may very well be one of the most incredible auditions I've seen since Paul Potts and Susan Boyle -- on any show. Here's a guy who came out chewing gum, works at a car wash, and had never auditioned for anything in his life! [youtube desc]
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I was reminded of this great story about Barbra Streisand:

Barbra walked into the audition for "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" at the St James Theater on Nov 16, 1961, wearing a tattered fur-trimmed coat, tennis shoes and a knit cap. The production staff knew they were in for something the moment they saw her, but didn't know what. He hair was a mess and was loaded down with a case full of sheet music and another with sandwiches. As she walked across the stage, she dropped the case and sheet music floated everywhere. She went to pick it up, her bag tangling in her coat sleeve. While this would have been a disastrous situation for any other performer, it worked in Barbra's favour. She had her audience in stitches already; they were unsure whether she was a comedic genius or a freak, and she had barely uttered a single word.

After introducing herself in a manner which drew a few more laughs, she began her audition. She plopped down on chair, removing a wad of gum from her mouth and sticking it under the chair, then careening across the stage while singing her audition song. She was dazzling. They asked her back for another audition for David Merrick, the famed Broadway producer. After she had left and the magic had worn off, the director asked the assistant to check under the chair. There was no gum; her whole demeanour had been a brilliant act.

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