People Used To Think Rick Astley Was Black

Most people nowadays know Rick Astley as the skinny white guy whose appearance on their screen is almost immediately followed by a frustrated sigh. It might be hard to believe, then, that there was a time when many people were not aware that Rick was a skinny white guy at all.

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Original Article:
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Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-2...
https://people.com/archive/singer-ric...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/02/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_...
https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/...

Videos:
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 – 1996)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098800/
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Video)
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Rick Astley at V Festival, from https://www.virgin.com/
Behind the scenes of Man of Steel (2013)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770828/

Images:
Rick Astley, via http://www.rickastley.co.uk/
Elvis Presley, By Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ6-2067 Location: NYWTS -- BIOG [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Cover Art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462271/
Single for Ring My Bell, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_My...)

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