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Helena Bonham Carter lip-syncing on 'American Idol' 
APRIL 25, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: HPANA
At the beginning of the month we told you of a special airing of American Idol
featuring stars from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as other well know actors and singers. The show aired last night and tonight, benefiting CPEF but as some of you have pointed out Daniel Radclife did not appear as expected.
We do however have video of Helena and other stars lip-syncing to the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive."
You can view the video here (QuickTime, large file), below or go directly to HPANA YouTube, or you can direct download (Windows Media, please remember to right-click and save target as...).
We will try to update this story as to why Dan did not appear.
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Student
Points: 231
IROCKMYFIREBOLT says:
That was awsome!!!!Toooo Funnnnnyyyyy!!! I hope that they raise a lot of money for their cause.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:42 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 472
hedwig86 says:
That was great!! I wish I would have caught it on tv! I'm glad they are doing stuff like that for charity.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:44 PM EST
Witch
Points: 991
Draco~Angel says:
I love the video. I was laughing so much. It was wonderful and the show itself was wonderful. Is good to see many people doing such good things to help the Africa children. Kuddos to all of them. :-)
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:44 PM EST
Snape's Patronus
Points: 13349
Potions Mistress says:
Thanks for posting the video! It was nice to watch it again to catch a few more faces I missed when I watched it on TV. I hope that we get an explanation soon for why Dan and a few other people weren't there.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:49 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 482
HP4Evr says:
OH MY GOD! hilarious! abosolutely amazing! Thank you!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:50 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1693
loopy looney says:
At least we got 1 HP actress!!! i still am waiting to see the show, i only have 10 minutes left!!!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 10:51 PM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 8163
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
This is great. They all look like they have had some fun. I wonder if any could really sing if they had to.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:04 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
(Moderator)
Points: 1676
jones_jj says:
So this is what Dan was suppose to be in? It's kind of disappointing to see that he was not in it. Although it was pretty good and kind of funny to see all of those celebrities lip syncing to Staying Alive.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:08 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 421
Pochacca says:
That was a great episode of American Idol! I'm so glad they did this charity event to raise money. It's for such a great cause!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:20 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1596
Feelin' Felix Felicis says:
That was great! So nice of them to do that and for a good cause too!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:32 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1453
.- LexiBabi -. says:
I missed it, I was watching American Idol today...damn! oh well i fine it and watch it :D
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:44 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1214
TheSeventhHorcrux says:
I saw the video, and it was pretty great!!! I am kind of disappointed that Dan wasn't on, and I even saw a promo for the show listing some of the celebs making appearances, and he was on it. I taped the whole show because I couldn't watch it at the designated time... and sad to say this is only the second episode of Idol I've ever seen (the first being last night when I thought they'd also be having celebrities on). Maybe something came up and they couldn't get the satellite hookup or something, but you'd think they'd at least say something like "We're sorry but Daniel Radcliffe will not be on due to technical difficulties", something to that extent. Oh well, at least Helena was on. And Bono was too, so that's good. And it's for an excellent cause.
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:47 PM EST
Antipodean Snow Goddess
Points: 2840
Tikihaha says:
That was truly funny - I love Helena! She's a crack-up. It's a shame that Dan didn't appear as previously advertised. Oh well!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:48 PM EST
Rose Weasley
Points: 2831
KristiD says:
Oh man I love it!! Thank you YouTube! I don't watch AI, but that was just too funny...
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:50 PM EST
Prof. of Cultural Literacy
Points: 4212
PowerGranger says:
Yeah, I thought it was a stretch that Dan would appear here and I did figure he'd either be pre-recorded or via satelite, if he appeared at all. I was sweating out the "Stayin' Alive" bit....hoping he would not appear. It was just...weird. It's great that these stars wanted to lend their names to this worthy cause, but I don't quite get what they were going for with the lip-synching and dancing and all. It kind of scared me!
Posted Apr 25, 2007 at 11:54 PM EST
Witch
Points: 595
master_HP_Mugwump says:
That's hysterical. I love seeing movie stars break loose. I wonder why Dan didn't appear though.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:04 AM EST
Squib
Points: 114
hermione_smart_witch says:
That was really funny and a really good idea. I'm sure many people donated to the cause. It is slightly strange that they didn't put dan on seeing as how so many young people watch the show.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:07 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1031
fire_cookie says:
Woops, I missed it! Its too bad Dan didn't show up.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:07 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1348
~*Veela Grl *~ says:
I literally just saw her on there. And then I screamed, "Oh my gosh! It's Belatrix Lastrange!!!" And then my mother thought something was wrong and told me to shush. Huh, she just doesn't understand. Anywho, good job Helena!
xoxo*^*amy*^*
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:10 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1588
ravenbeaut says:
I don't really watch american idol so I missed the actual airing of this... This video is pretty funny. I hope they raised a lot of money for their cause.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:20 AM EST
Sirius's Veil Thrower
Points: 4448
SiriusBlacksGodDaughter says:
Interesting how Dan didn't get in there...maybe Lord Voldemort got to him. I watched this, it made me laugh when I saw Helena on it. I was like, "0MG! That's Bellatrix Lestrange." And everyone was like, "That's great." But yeah, I wonder why Dan wasn't in that. I was really looking forward to seeing him. But Hugh Laurie made up for it.
~Drish~
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 12:29 AM EST
Points: 44
LynchFan says:
That was so funny. Too bad Dan wasn't on though.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 1:29 AM EST
Witch
Points: 896
QueenOfAmouraq says:
I saw that just now on t.v.! That was so awesome. It's so good of people to be so caring. I was really touched!
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 1:31 AM EST
Witch
Points: 877
Jaci Scully says:
That's awesome. For once, I'm sorry I didn't watch American Idol.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 2:12 AM EST
Witch
Points: 947
witch46 says:
That was hilarious! It was a great idea to get them all together for it!! :D
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 2:25 AM EST
Witch
Points: 896
VintageVixen says:
That was so weird but awesome at the same time. I know so many of those stars, it was silly.
Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 2:38 AM EST
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