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"Praise Him" The scoop on ubiquitous British DJ Fatboy Slim.
Teen People, June/July 1999
You might not know his face, but you definitely know his music. Fatboy Slim(real name: Norman Cook), 35, has tunes turning up everywhere these days, from the big dance number in She's All That--which bounces to the beat of his "Rockafeller Skank"--to a climatic scene in Cruel Intentions, set to his latest single, "Praise You." Besides being featured in ads for Nike and Oldsmobile, "Praise You" is all over MTV, accompanied by its hilarious, cable access-inspired video. But it's not Fatboy who leads the dance troupe's impromptu romp--that's the video's director, Spike Jonze. Watch closely and, at the clip's conclusion, you'll catch Mr. Slim posing as a curious passerby. For a better look, see him spinning in select U.S. cities this summer.