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For the first time in the history of The Masked Singer, a contestant unmasked himself even before the audience and the judges can vote, automatically eliminating himself from the competition.
During the second week of The Masked Singer Season 4 (2020), the Gremlin Masked Singer told Nick Cannon he wants to take the mask off “right now” because it’s too hot. Nick Cannon said it’s not that part of the show yet and shouted for help from the Men in Black.
But Gremlin seemed like he couldn’t take it anymore. He took the mask off and threw it off the stage.
So who is the Gremlin Masked Singer? He’s Oscar nominated actor and screenwriter Mickey Rourke.
Upon his unmasking, some clues in Gremlin’s package were explained. The iron is a clue to Mickey’s role as Ivan Yanko in “Iron Man 2.” The “loves to cook” mention is a hint to his pen name “Eddie Cook”. The boxing shark is a clue to Mickey’s boxing career and the movie “Rumble Fish” in which he starred in.
Prior to his self-elimination, Gremlin performed “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King.
Because of Gremlin’s action, the Masked Singers Baby Alien, Crocodile, Seahorse, Serpent and Whatchamacallit stayed SAFE and advanced to the next round of the competition.
Masked Singer Gremlin in first ever self-elimination
Gremlin unmasked, who is Gremlin? The Masked Singer Season 4 Reveal
Season: 4 (2020)
Host: Nick Cannon
Judges: Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger
Stage name: Gremlin
Identity: Mickey Rourke
Result: Gremlin unmasked himself and left the competition
Mickey Rourke said he joined The Masked Singer because he was in the neighborhood. He said he liked the show and watched the show’s episodes from the very beginning when he was asked to join the show.
Rourke (age 68) is an American actor, screenwriter, and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in tons of films across different genres. His film credits include Diner, Rumble Fish, Barfly, Angel Heart, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, The Rainmaker, Sin City, The Wrestler, Iron Man 2, The Expendable, and Immortals. He received a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and an Academy Award nomination for the film The Wrestler.
The Masked Singer is an American reality singing competition TV series and is part of the Masked Singer franchise featuring celebrities in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience. It premiered on Fox on January 2, 2019, and is hosted by Nick Cannon. On January 30, 2019, Fox announced it had renewed the series for a second season, which later premiered on December 18, 2019, Fox ordered a third season, which premiered following Super Bowl LIV on February 2, 2020. The series was renewed for a fourth season and aired its first episode on September 23, 2020.
The reality singing competition The Masked Singer is television’s #1 new show, captivating a massive audience of more than 17 million multi-platform viewers in its record-breaking debut. The singing competition series features panelists Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong, and Robin Thicke. It airs on Wednesdays at 8 PM on Fox and is hosted by Nick Cannon.
The host and all of the panelists returned for their fourth season. For the first time in the show, the panelists engaged in a competition for the Golden Ear. During the first three episodes, after each celebrity contestant’s initial performance along with an initial clue package, each judge/ panelist wrote their first impressions-based guess at the identity of the celebrity. Those guesses will be revealed after each celebrity was unmasked, with panelists scoring a point for each celebrity they got correct from their initial first impression. The panelist with the most correct answers will be declared the winner of the Golden Ear.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the location was changed from Television City to Red Studios Hollywood. Safety protocols implemented for the show included tapings to have a virtual audience, and that the judging panel will be 8 feet apart from each other. Many of the clues packaged also used animation by Bento Box Entertainment as opposed to live-action filming.
Fox Alternative Entertainment president Rob Wade said that the show used “various quarantining and various camera tricks” to preserve the visible presence of a studio audience. A “virtual audience” was incorporated into voting.
The Masked Singer Season 4 has 16 contestants, including the first-ever two-headed duet costume and the first puppet costume. The contestants of this season are said to have 46 Grammy nominations, 23 platinum records, 10 Hall of Fame appearances, and one Olympic gold medalist. They have ollectively sold over 281 million records, appeared in over 5,475 episodes of television and 151 films, five Super Bowl appearances, four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and one Time 100 honor.
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