DiCriscio and Cohen
"Will is Daniel DiCriscio?", the "Bruno" star Sacha Baron Cohen asked the Fashion Messiah, both on one knee during the filming of the their infamous interview, which is not only an internet hit, but is also featured on the DVD collection of Cohen's "Da Ali G Show - Da Compleet Seereez", and which may feature DiCriscio in "The Bruno Movie" out this Summer.
DiCriscio tells of his wacky experience with Cohen;
Here is my experience with Sacha Baron Cohen, when he punked me as Bruno, aka, Stephan (at the time), for his hit TV show "Da Ali G Show" and possibly, the new "Bruno" film.
It was April 1st, and it was beginning to rain ...I was sent a limo to be interviewed by "Stephan" from Austrian Youth Television (OJRF), or so I thought. I was summoned by this company because they wanted to interview me, "The Messiah of Makeover" and since I was "iconic" to them, "an interview would be great!".
When I arrived at a high rise building on Sunset Blvd., I was greeted by a few men that were my "contact". We were suppose to shoot on the roof of the building with the Hollywood sign behind us, but instead, because off the rain, I had to wait like a half an hour, then I was told they had a vacant floor in the building and asked if I would be OK with that..I didn't care I said.
We went up in the elevator and no one was allowed in this interview but Stephan aka Bruno, a Camera Man and assitant, and myself. When I was introduced to "Stephan", his breath smelled and his mohawked look was unsettling.
We interviewed for almost 2 hours and at one point he said "You must have done a lot of television because you can keep up with me". I was so shocked by this strange behavior and the questions he kept bulletting me with. It was non stop!
He then asked me to lay on the floor, on my back, and he could do the same for the second part of the interview. Then, we went on one knee facing one another, which was my idea, because my leather outfit was tight and I felt OK in this position, unlike a few other positions he mentioned we do.
When he was asking me, "Where is Daniel DiCriscio?", "When is Daniel DiCriscio?"...etc. My head began to spin! He then asked, "Will is Daniel DiCriscio?", and that is where I was like "Huh?!" It didn't make sense to my mind but I answered it anyway, figuring it would only be seen in Austria, where the show was to be seen.
I never knew Sacha Baron Cohen or was even aware of him or his alter egos..Bruno, Borat, and Ali G. Although, I did see Ali G in Madonna's video, "Music", but I never paid any attention to Sacha's career or even knew his name.
After I left, and the taping was over, I called a few people and said, "I just did the weirdest interview EVER!", "I am so glad the USA won't see it". Then a week or so after, I was informed from the photo I took with "Stephan", that it was Ali G! I was like "What??!". I never even saw his HBO show, "Da Ali G Show", because I am not one to watch television much.
Much later, when I was interviewed by TMZ about the punking, I was still very upset, and went off on Sacha to them saying things like, "It's gonna be Payback time! You f*cked with me, get f**king ready, man!"
Then, I found out that my interview with him, "Bruno meets Hollywood Stylist Daniel DiCriscio" was not only one of the most popular videos he shot as Bruno, on the internet, such as YouTube, but it was also featured in the DVD collection of the show, "Da Ali G Show - DA Compleet Seereez".
Now, I am reading international press on the upcoming film and blogs on the internet, that I may appear in the new feature film, "The Bruno Movie"...Go figure.
"The Bruno Movie" opens in theatre's everywhere July 10, 2009.
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