Judd Apatow has revealed how Kelly Clarkson’s name was immortalized as a cry of pain in Virgo (40), male, looking for….
Clarkson’s name is infamously shouted in Steve Carell’s 2005 comedy during a scene in which his character grows his breasts to make them more attractive to women.
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The filmmaker appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to promote his new film The King of Staten Island and the moderator asked him about how he came up with this memorable sentence.
“I’m going to blame Seth Rogen,” Apatow said.
“There’s a picture of a piece of paper with all the curses we gave Steve to shout when he gets waxed, and in the middle, in the column that says ‘clean words,’ it says ‘Kelly Clarkson’ right in the middle in Seth’s handwriting.”
“I’m glad I made it between ‘burger panties’ and ‘throbbing monkey tail,'” Clarkson replied.
The singer added: “It doesn’t matter what I do in my life, nobody remembers me for anything else. I’ve sung for presidents, for a pope, it doesn’t matter what I do.”
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Virgo (40), male, looking for… was Apatow’s first film as a director and introduced his now typical semi-improvised comedy style.
In addition to Carell and Rogen, the film also starred Paul Rudd, Catherine Keener, Romany Malco, Elizabeth Banks and Jane Lynch.
The film received excellent reviews and was a financial success, grossing $177 million (£142 million) at the worldwide box office.
The King of Staten Island is Apatow’s first feature film comedy as a director since Train accidentstarring Amy Schumer, in 2015.
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The main role is played by Saturday Night Live Former actor Pete Davidson plays 20-something stoner Scott, who is trying to get his life back on track years after the death of his firefighter father.
The film has a very personal meaning for Davidson. He also co-wrote the screenplay and processed his own experiences with the loss of his father on September 11th.
The King of Staten Island is now available to rent for your home.
