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‘So wait—Sharon Osbourne’s dad was probably responsible for the mixup…’

November 20, 2013 By Kathy Shaidle

… which must mean that the part of Jeanine Pettibone in This is Spinal Tap is basically Sharon Osbourne, right?

Here’s the 20 min. rough cut of Spinal Tap shown at pitch meetings:

BTW: I think by “Ethereal Fan” they mean the “the music unites you” blonde in both this sizzle reel (1.30 mark?) whose clip made it into the finished film, not surprisingly.

I can’t believe she never had much of a career after this, even though she’s so striking looking and memorable.

PS: I won’t admit to how many years it took me to “get” the “Isle of Lucy” joke…

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