American Idol Caught with Their Pants on The Ground

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"General Larry Platt may not have gotten a golden ticket to Hollywood this week on American Idol, but his "Pants on the Ground" audition video has certainly launched him into celebrity status on the Internet. Platt's catchy original song and amusing performance has already spawned several "Pants on the Ground" remix tributes." Read More

Every American Idol season yields a quirky personality who doesn't have the talent or good looks to hope for a career in show business, but who nevertheless manages to shine brightly for fifteen minutes. Can you say William Hung?

At 62-years-old, Larry Platt, this season's unlikely star, is way too old to be eligible to participate in the talent contest. As a lark the producers of the hit Fox show let him audition, and he's become an instant Internet celebrity.

Platt isn't just some goofball who got a lucky break, he's a veteran civil rights activist. Platt claims he marched with Martin Luther King, and he's still involved in local politics.

Today Platt is protesting against urban youth who wear their pants halfway down their butts. Platt has some commonsense advice for the hip hop generation: Get your pants off the ground!

Platt has the whole world singing: Pants on the ground! Pants on the ground!