Corey Feldman in ‘The Masked Singer.’ Michael Becker / FOX
Corey Feldman has been a preferred guess on The Masked Singer for years, but it surely wasn’t till season 11 that he lastly made his debut on the present.
“They’ve been speaking about me because the present started,” Feldman, 52, joked to Us Weekly after he was eradicated throughout the Wednesday, Might 1, episode of the Fox competitors sequence. “I actually think about it an annual factor now that each time that new season premieres, I do know meaning persons are going to be texting and calling me and it’s going to be within the press and folks saying, ‘Oh, is it Corey? Is it Corey?’ So I suppose the excellent news is we’ve formally squashed that! … I’ve finished it. I’ve been there, and now, we are able to transfer on, people.”
Feldman, who hid his id because the Seal, was “flattered” that the panelists saved pondering of him, and he had a blast getting within the cloak-and-dagger spirit of the present.
“You stroll round with these cloaked hoodie sweaters on and stuff,” he defined. “It’s all very caperish. You are feeling like Inspector Clouseau is gonna come out at any second. … They do their diligence to be sure that folks do not know who anyone else is on the situation on the set.”
Seal performs on ‘The Masked Singer.’ Michael Becker / FOX
Feldman needed to face off in opposition to the Beets (Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken) throughout Wednesday’s episode, which he factors out was form of an unfair draw.
“You had two wonderful singers … they usually’re singing this quintessential singer’s tune. It’s the tune all singers sing,” he mentioned, referencing the duo’s rendition of “One Second in Time” by Whitney Houston. “It was very difficult to attempt to do something that was going to come back near their efficiency.” (Feldman sang “It’s Difficult” by Run-D.M.C.)
Following his stint on The Masked Singer, Feldman is gearing up for the premiere of his film The Birthday, which was filmed 20 years in the past however hasn’t ever had a theatrical launch in the US.
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“That is the efficiency I’ve been ready so that you can see,” he mentioned of the movie, which was directed by Eugenio Mira. “Once I made it, I mentioned, ‘OK, that is my tour de power, if you’ll.’ That is the one which proves to everyone, ‘Hey, guess what, I didn’t lose my chops as a child. I’m nonetheless a top quality actor and I take my job severely.’”
One of many movie’s greatest supporters is Jordan Peele, who’s been a Feldman fan since manner again. They met in 2022 on the premiere of Peele’s film Nope and exchanged numbers, and finally, Feldman instructed him about The Birthday. Peele, 45, came to visit to Feldman’s home to observe the movie — and now The Birthday is coming to theaters this fall.
Nick Cannon and Corey Feldman. Michael Becker / FOX
“I can’t anticipate my followers on this planet at giant to get to see it,” Feldman mentioned. “It’s very bizarre, very macabre, very twisted and many enjoyable.”
Feldman aficionados can even catch him on tour this summer time with Limp Bizkit as a gap act on the band’s Loserville tour.
“What a shot within the arm. I’m so excited,” he instructed Us. “It’s simply so thrilling to do an area tour lastly in spite of everything these years. So it’s loads to sit up for. It’s a superb yr!”
The Masked Singer airs on Fox Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
