Sanjaya: Human Art Project

Click to return to TMZ.comIs 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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76. Ummmm, isn't there an administrator on this site? This is ridiculous.

Posted at 4:29PM on May 23rd 2007 by Max

77. The comments portion of this site is like a clearing-house for the stupidest, most ignorant, lowest common denominator people on the planet. Why don't you get off the internet and go back to school or read a book or something? Morons.

Posted at 10:06AM on May 23rd 2007 by turbodog

78. Yay Sanjaya!!! I love this piece and I'll tell ya why: It shows me that Sanjaya can act and that there is more to Sanjaya than simply reading the Top 10 on Letterman. He's definitely here to stay. Can anyone say COOL?! Yeah Sanjaya, you are very cool dude! I thought this piece was cool in a "Quentin Terantino-isque" fashion. Sanjaya is definitely not going anywhere!! Keep up the good work bud!! We Love Ya!!! ^_~

Signed .. a Fanjaya!

Posted at 10:59AM on May 23rd 2007 by Nahua444

79. this guy is beautiful and a genius..the fact that he has all these narrow minded right wing bigots so upset proves it. Thanks to these folks his 15 minutes in not nearly done. Not by a long shot. if fact your kids will probably have you buying his teeny bopper CDs for christmas...ha ha ha

Posted at 11:47AM on May 23rd 2007 by jesus christ

80. Look if this is a joke than I believe American Idol should do something, and not just sit with thier thumb up thier butts. I mean he is funny and acts stupid, but wait we might all be wroug and he really doesn't have anything else to do in life, be a jackass. Plus if that's all he has in life he will have a long road to hold. Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:46PM on May 23rd 2007 by Jennfier L

81. Does anyone not think that Sanjaya was a "plant"by Fox and that the whole thing was orchestrated by Fox? Fox thrives on controversy. Imagine a program on Fox without a controversy. Impossible, isn't it? I think they found him and connived to create the Sanjaya persona for the sake of the ratings.

Fox Television and Fox news never overestimated the intelligence of its audiences and it continues to do so to this day. If you watch too much Fox, your mind will turn to Jell-O.

Posted at 12:48PM on May 23rd 2007 by David Elliott

82. Sanjaya aka Bill is doing whatever it takes to make sure he isn't forgotten. He is a smart kid. And actually his sunglasses are very in style and a smart move. He looks good in them.

Posted at 12:12PM on May 23rd 2007 by Fallon in TX

83. i did a quick people search at yahoo for the name "sanjaya malakar" and while the yahoo site didn't have a hit, the Intellius paid search sites DID. their prelim search (you don't have to pay, just click on one of the "sanjaya malakar found" sites) came up with the following:

Sanjaya Malakar age: 17 Seattle WA

there are also two other names associated with sanjaya malakar and those names are listed as:

Jill L. Malakar and Vasudeva Malakar (ostensibly his parents).

so TMZ, you've been had by a 17 year old - just like american idol was and all those little twits who "voted" for him.

bill vendall does not exist unless it's only in the pea brain of sanjaya and his buddies in seattle who did a little film to keep his name alive.

please, sanjaya - get a job. a real one.

Posted at 2:40PM on May 23rd 2007 by Charity

84. "craig" from the risd? you're a riot. is that you, sanjaya?

Posted at 2:40PM on May 23rd 2007 by Charity

85.
OMFG!! So this was all just a postmodern experiment on constructivism and the solipsistic nature of fame???? "Sanjaya Malakar", or shall I call him, "Bill Vendall", is a modern day Andy Warhol. How very subversive and...sublime.

This is hilarious. The American public have been duped by this intellectual trickster and become unwitting pawns in his artistically didactic mockery of the commercially bloated American Idol franchise.

This show is a cheestastic joke. And the people who worship and revere it are mouth-breathing baffoons.

Brilliant!

Posted at 2:42PM on May 23rd 2007 by Sebastian Bach

86.
I met Bill a few times at RISD. He is just as arrogant and snotty as he appears in this video. And the hoax that he has perpetuated on American Idol... it typifies his work: wanky pretentious post-modernist masturbatory absurdity.

Most of the students at RISD have major attitude and superiority complex. Everyone on campus is laughing about this - even the instructors. I'm sure Bill received an A+ for his thesis.

Posted at 3:00PM on May 23rd 2007 by Russell

87. to those of you claiming to "know" this alter ego "bill vendall" aka sanjaya - get a life, please.

do you also know where jimmie hoffa is? and i hear they are still looking for amelia earhart...you might have as much luck finding those two as you will finding "bill vendall."

LOL. you guys are a RIOT! do you even know where rhode island is?

p.s. sanjaya lives in seattle and his video looks like a 17 year old made it....LOL.

Posted at 3:13PM on May 23rd 2007 by Charity

88. OMG THAT'S FREAKING FUNNY.
He's just pulling your chain.
He's only freaking 17.
xD

Fools.

Posted at 8:41PM on May 23rd 2007 by Jessica Skinner

89. I love this kid. He's brilliant as I've always known him to be. Best thing this season on Idol is that he was put through.

This is called satire those of you without a clue.

Posted at 7:14PM on May 23rd 2007 by Jewels R

90. I think this is funny~~~hahaha to all of us who watched him strut his ~~HAIR!!!!!!

Posted at 7:02AM on May 24th 2007 by ZeppGal

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