Not Exactly a Ringer – Anoop Desai Has Previous Television Experience
Here’s something that wasn’t made part of Anoop Desai’s backstory.
According to the Raleigh area local TV station, WRAL, Anoop appeared in a local award-winning kids’ TV show in the late 90’s called CentralXpress.com.
Described as a precursor to to shows like iCarly on Nickelodeon, Anoop played a character named Raj who, along with a group of fellow students, helped maintain the school’s website.
As a kids progam, so it maintained a serious after-school special vibe, dealing with topics like race relations and death. It ran from 1997 to 2001.
The show’s producer, David Creech describes Anoop as “A delight to work with” and “Very intelligent.”
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I love Lil Anoop. Gives all of the young geeks of America hope. You too can grow up to look like……….
Aww, nerdy little Anoop!
To see how he’s grown up makes me like him that much more. Take that, popular middle school jocks! Mathletes kick ass!
LOLOLOLOL Couldn’t get the video either, but awwwww, poor kid. It’s one thing to expect mom and dad to burn all the bad pics, but quite another to expect your local tv affiliate to follow suit.
There’s always hope! What an uplifting story. Teehee…
Now that I know Anoop’s been on a television show, he doesn’t seem like such a fish out of water anymore. I think he is a good singer, so it’s not that. But with the information we had been given about him, he just didn’t seem like the type of guy who would want to be a pop star. He seemed more the cool college professor type. This makes me look at him slightly different. He is ambitious when it comes to show biz. It makes more sense.
Wow. Anoop looks…..different now.
Wow, the dawg has definitely got better with age, lol. Good on you Anoop!
“The show focused on a group of students maintaining the schoolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Web site.”
Seriously? And it lasted for 4 years? :shock_tb:
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I actually don’t find much different about him now than then. He may be better looking but I just don’t get that he’s hot or amazing or even good looking. Yup, mileage.
Oh, goodness…. He was such a little geeky nerd and look how he has grown. Bet most of his classmates back then would have never guessed he would end up being a heart throb with nationwide groupies. Makes me love him even more.
See kids? there’s always hope!
“As a kids progam, so it maintained a serious after-school special vibe, dealing with topics like race relations and death. It ran from 1997 to 2001″
Sounds like the show was dealing with serious issues that help kids cope with life. Maybe it was more important to society than AI?
I actually donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t find much different about him now than then. He may be better looking but I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hot or amazing or even good looking. Yup, mileage.
Here is what someone wrote about Anoop and the other contestants.
http://www.zimbio.com/AmericanIdol/articles/1442/AmericanIdolSeason8CommerciallyUnMarketable
I kinda agree
Here is who they said would be marketable;
http://www.zimbio.com/AmericanIdol/articles/1441/AmericanIdolSeason8CommerciallyMarketable
Well obviously he’s not at all pudgy anymore. I just don’t know that he’s an amazing singer. I don’t find him good looking. He’s absolutely not at all nor will ever be able to be sexy to me. I did like his song last week but, honestly, it was the first time this year I’ve liked him.
I’m not one who looks at all the YouTubes of their previous performances. I want to see what they bring to the Idol stage. Seriously, his a capella group has absolutely nothing to do with who he will be if he gets a contract so I can’t care. Yeah,so he’s had one good performance for me. But still, it wasn’t anything I’d vote for.
I’ve seen a lot of comments from women in the USA & around the world who think Anoop is hot, as I do. He definitely has the “It” factor, he is swoonworthy.
Ahh! He was only thirteen here! Gah. Not my fav, but I love his voice =] He has the whole geeky nerdy cute factor thingy going on.
I actually find none of them this year swoon-worthy. I find Anoop to be a total nerd. I think Kris is cute but like the little brother who’s toenails you want to paint shocking pink while he’s sleeping. I find Danny to be beyond creepy. I find Adam rather hot but only in a detracted sort of way. I find Michael should consider his heart condition being more serious than the “5th most dangerous job.” I think Scott is much better at playing piano than singing. I think Matt is really kind of ugly and I’m still not forgiving him for his horificly goaty version of the Coldplay song…did I cover them all? In essence, this may be my best season ever because I don’t loe a one of em.
Ok so horrifically wasn’t spelled correctly. I’m hoping the grammar/spelling police don’t call me out for this because it won’t let me edit. Honestly, I’ve got a college degree. OMG and I left the v out of love. I’m so very sorry.
He certainly got better-looking with age…let’s hope that pattern continues. :innocent1_tb:
Yep, that’s Anoop
He decided to lose weight when he became of memeber of the UNC Clef Hangers. He saw how fit the other guys were, and how they all got so much attention from the ladies. He had to have all that, so he started to exercise and changed his clothes! :lol_tb:
I click on your “something” MJ and saw the vid of Anoop. OMG I can’t believe that is him. Yeah it’s like a local after school special kind of show. He look like the typical geeky, awkward middle schooler aka all if my friends back in the days
. LOL I don’t think it really help with his singing though. Yeah Anoop is 100% better looking now. He is actually really attractive and he has great skin. Now if only he would pick better songs to sing. 
Awwww…he was a late bloomer.