The "X Factor" judge L.A. Reid tells THR that Screen Gems head Clint Culpepper called him Nov. 22 to inquire about Brian "Astro" Bradley, the show's 15-year-old contestant who was eliminated Dec. 1. "He says, 'I don't even watch TV, but somebody brought me a clip of this kid,' " explains Reid.
Also Rossi/FoxCulpepper’s X-Citement: The X Factor judge L.A. Reid tells THR that Screen Gems head Clint Culpepper called him Nov. 22 to inquire about Brian “Astro” Bradley, the show’s 15-year-old contestant who was eliminated Dec. 1. “He says, ‘I don’t even watch TV, but somebody brought me a clip of this kid,’ ” explains Reid. “Clint is the guy who put Christina Aguilera in Burlesque — he looks around the music world to find people who can travel into the film world, and he picked Astro. I thought that was amazing.” In October, Culpepper tapped Chris Brown to play the lead in Planet B-Boy. So what does Bradley think of Culpepper’s interest? “I’ve never acted in anything, but it’s definitely something I’d like to pursue,” he says. Culpepper did not get back to THR by press time.
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