Top 12 Weirdest Stars in Hollywood
By Michael Arceneaux
Lady GaGa takes style cues from peacocks, Morticia Addams and even Mr. Bubble. She likes dousing herself in blood and is tickled by rumors about being, well, more lad than lady.
It’s no wonder that a woman who cites both Peggy Bundy and Donatella Versace as fashion icons has been regarded as a little strange. Now that GaGa has been christened the weirdest musician on the charts by Muzu.tv, we want to be certain the beloved provocateur knows her history, 'cause she's gonna have to keep upping the abnormal ante.
Click through for a look back at the top artistic oddballs who’ve come before her.
Photos: Lady GaGa
12. Madonna
Once upon a time Madonna was only considered different because of her blunt mouth and sexually-charged music and imagery. And now that she’s “evolved” into someone who only drinks water blessed by rabbis, we must say, she's even odder than before. Besides, whose first bite of pizza is for the paparazzi? SO WEIRD.
11. Mickey Rourke
The best way to prove Mickey Rourke’s weirdness is to describe how he deals with the emotion he’s most famous for: anger. On how self-mutilation is the best anti-depressant, Rourke told Contact Music: "I cut my little finger off because I thought I didn't want it. I was angry about something so I decided I didn't need the end of the little finger on my left hand.” Weird or horrifying? Your call. We just hope he quits letting surgeons cut off parts of his face.
10. Cyndi Lauper
When you title your album "She's So Unusual," chances are you get off on being branded kooky. And when you take one look at Cyndi Lauper, it’s hard not to join the chorus. All girls may wanna have fun, but not necessarily in multi-colored locks or the loud, in-your-face fashion Lauper became so famous for. Although Lauper’s trademark look was bright enough to cause blindness, she’s otherwise fairly harmless.
9. Dennis Rodman
He’s dressed up as a bride, dyed his hair every color under the sun, kicked a cameraman in the crotch, head butted a referee, spent time as a professional wrestler, and still somehow managed to get with Carmen Electra … only to blow it. Then there’s his long list of legal trouble. After being busted for booty grabbing random patrons at an L.A. hotel earlier this year, a hotel staffer told TMZ, “He is the most obscene and out of control guest I've ever seen up here." No argument there.
8. Grace Jones
Before the world went goo-goo for GaGa there was Grace Jones. Known for flashing a finely sculpted body as much as Rottweiler-like growls, dry humps, and freakish facial expressions and costumes onstage, fans have long debated whether you should be frightened or turned on by Grace. But if you ask those who attended a Delta Airlines party back in November 2006, the answer is easy. Grace famously removed all of her clothing and shouted that she was the “Queen B---- Jungle Mother of New York." Whatever you say, your majesty.
7. Angelina Jolie
She may be Hollywood’s answer to Mother Teresa (and Brad Pitt's hotter half) now, but we remember Angelina Jolie when she was wearing vials of Billy Bob Thornton’s blood around her neck and kissing her brother a little longer than most states legally allow. Considering allegations that she slept with her mom’s live-in boyfriend when she was 16, let’s just say Angelina has a lot to discuss with her kids once they’re old enough to Google her.
Photos: Angelina Jolie
6. Prince
Baring butt cheeks for theatrics. Changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. Scrawling the word "slave" across his face in protest. Wearing heels better than all of his dates. No matter what name fans and critics have called Prince, he’s consistently been referred to as one weird little dude.
5. Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens made Pee-wee Herman, a mischievous clown with a small suit and big laughs, into an icon for '80s babies everywhere. Then came the shocking news that while at an adult theater he engaged in adult behavior. While we wouldn’t touch the rumors about Pee-wee’s questionable sexual appetite, we must ask: Is a 57-year-old guy still playing a man-child after all these years merely weird or totally creepy?
4. Courtney Love
Courtney Love once said, "I found my inner b---- and ran with her." Evidently, she left her sanity in the dust. Years of drug abuse have apparently turned her into quite the paranoid one. When she wasn't busy ranting about hackers and bank bailouts or posing with turtles for photo shoots (from the safety of her hotel room) on her now defunct Twitter page, she was fleeing LA in order to avoid a coup to send her to a psych ward. That conspiracy has yet to be cracked, but it might not be bad idea for Courtney to plan her own field trip to the institution.
Photos: Courtney Love
3. Ozzy Osbourne
Before he got domesticated via reality TV, the Black Sabbath front man constantly fought off rumors that he was a Satanist trying to lure teenagers to the dark side. While all that was just hearsay, once Ozzy pulled stunts like biting the head of a dove off onstage, urinated on a cenotaph in honor of the Alamo, and nearly strangled his wife to death in a drunken rage, well, it took a while for Ozzy to become the endorsement-friendly entertainer he is today! An impressive feat, really.
2. Michael Jackson
At Michael Jackson's memorial, the Rev. Al Sharpton said, "I want his children to know there was nothing strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with.” With respect to arguably the greatest entertainer who ever lived, no one in the press forced him to befriend Bubbles the chimp, liken himself to Peter Pan, nor did they introduce him to experimental plastic surgery. We love MJ, too, but shamon, Al. Shamon.
Photos: Michael Jackson
1. Marilyn Manson
On top of the Bible-ripping, the cross-dressing, and pre-interview absinthe-drinking, Marilyn Manson has managed to freak out not only the general public, but members of his own band. And how he did so is what makes him No. 1 on our list. A keyboard player filed a lawsuit claiming Manson squandered the band's earnings on purchases like Nazi paraphernalia, African masks made of human skin, and the skeletal remains of a 4-year-old Chinese girl and a 17th-century male in a wheelchair.
Um, we won't hate too much because, you know, we're terrified of the dude. Way to go, Marilyn! Love your human-skinned African masks! You've got impeccable taste!
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