I’m constantly amazed by the myriad things the intarweb teaches me each and every day. For instance, just today I discovered a piece of pop culture trivia that I couldn’t believe I’d never heard before, and I’m here to share it with the fubar masses. Are you sitting comfortably? Good, then we’ll begin…
Julianna Rose Mauriello was NOT the first choice for Stephanie on LazyTown. 😮
I know, I know…my worldview was also forever altered by this shocking revelation. But it gets better.
The girl who was first selected to don the now-iconic pink wig, was Floridian actress Shelby Young, whose last name is quite fitting, as she was born in 1992, making her a year Julianna’s junior. She turned 14 back in April.
Shelby even went so far as to shoot a pilot episode for LazyTown, before the show went non-union, which made it a no-go for the SAG card-carrying little lady. But thanks to the miracle of Al Gore’s wondrous invention, her performance of the classic “Bing Bang” is preserved for posterity…
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