Corey Feldman has been a common guess on The Masked Singer for years, but it wasn’t until eventually year 11 that he lastly produced his debut on the exhibit.
“They’ve been talking about me considering the fact that the present began,” Feldman, 52, joked to Us Weekly just after he was eliminated all through the Wednesday, May well 1, episode of the Fox level of competition sequence. “I actually consider it an yearly factor now that when that new time premieres, I know that means individuals are going to be texting and contacting me and it is likely to be in the push and persons indicating, ‘Oh, is it Corey? Is it Corey?’ So I guess the good information is we’ve formally squashed that! … I’ve carried out it. I’ve been there, and now, we can move on, people.”
Feldman, who hid his identification as the Seal, was “flattered” that the panelists kept thinking of him, and he experienced a blast receiving in the cloak-and-dagger spirit of the exhibit.
“You walk all over with these cloaked hoodie sweaters on and stuff,” he explained. “It’s all really caperish. You really feel like Inspector Clouseau is gonna pop out at any second. … They do their diligence to make confident that men and women have no notion who any person else is on the locale at the set.”
Feldman had to confront off in opposition to the Beets (Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken) in the course of Wednesday’s episode, which he factors out was variety of an unfair attract.
“You experienced two awesome singers … and they are singing this quintessential singer’s song. It’s the song all singers sing,” he stated, referencing the duo’s rendition of “One Second in Time” by Whitney Houston. “It was incredibly challenging to check out and do anything at all that was likely to come close to their effectiveness.” (Feldman sang “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C.)
Pursuing his stint on The Masked Singer, Feldman is gearing up for the premiere of his motion picture The Birthday, which was filmed 20 yrs ago but has not ever experienced a theatrical release in the United States.
“This is the overall performance I have been waiting around for you to see,” he explained of the movie, which was directed by Eugenio Mira. “When I designed it, I reported, ‘OK, this is my tour de drive, if you will.’ This is the a person that proves to every person, ‘Hey, guess what, I didn’t drop my chops as a kid. I’m nevertheless a high-quality actor and I acquire my occupation severely.’”
A person of the film’s largest supporters is Jordan Peele, who’s been a Feldman lover due to the fact way back again. They met in 2022 at the premiere of Peele’s motion picture Nope and exchanged figures, and at some point, Feldman explained to him about The Birthday. Peele, 45, arrived around to Feldman’s household to view the film — and now The Birthday is coming to theaters this tumble.
“I can not wait around for my lovers in the world at massive to get to see it,” Feldman explained. “It’s incredibly weird, incredibly macabre, pretty twisted and loads of enjoyable.”
Feldman aficionados can also capture him on tour this summertime with Limp Bizkit as an opening act on the band’s Loserville tour.
“What a shot in the arm. I am so psyched,” he told Us. “It’s just so fascinating to do an arena tour eventually following all these several years. So it is a whole lot to search ahead to. It’s a fantastic year!”
The Masked Singer airs on Fox Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.