Yahoo News Gary from Chicago is the real star of the Oscars 2017
A guy called Gary from Chicago had an unexpected starring role during the Oscars. What do you mean you've never heard of him?
Host Jimmy Kimmel set up a stunt that saw a tour bus going around Hollywood stop off at the Dolby Theatre, with the people on board (apparently) unaware that they were about to appear on live television.
Nicole Kidman's husband Keith Urban took a video from the front rows to give us a closer view of the stunt.
Sharing the love !!!!!!!!! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/yCE64U98Cp
- Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) February 27, 2017
"Let's turn out the lights, so we can really surprise them. On the count of three, everyone shout Mahershala," Jimmy announced, referencing Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Ali.
And it was quickly clear that Gary was the real star as he got Denzel Washington to marry him and his fiancée Vicky.
Oh, and then he took a selfie with Mahershala's Oscar and high-fived Ryan Gosling. As you do.
His brief appearance has started a campaign to find Gary so that we can all be his friend.
#findgary #oscars pic.twitter.com/rVEn84b6Y5
- Shyvonne Thomas (@shytunes) February 27, 2017
Raise your hand if you wish you were Gary, right now! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Bbb7F1EiYX
- Brian Formo (@BrianFormo) February 27, 2017
How do we find Gary from Chicago on social media?? #oscars #garyfromchicago
- Eric Bartley (@ericdbartley) February 27, 2017
Gary and Vicky are the true winners of tonight! #BGNOscarWatchParty #Oscars photo cred: @FLAREfashion pic.twitter.com/znLEaU6SiR
- Stephanie Victoria🏆 (@StephLuvHer) February 27, 2017
Live your best life like Gary from Chicago. #Oscars https://t.co/Vno7aoEtwF pic.twitter.com/qPgDk6P21w
- GIPHY (@GIPHY) February 27, 2017
That "Hollywood Tour" was so cute and Gary from Chicago was adorable. Only at the Oscars! ❤️ #Oscars
- Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) February 27, 2017
If I ever go to the #Oscars, I promise you my reactions will be the same as Gary from Chicago.
- Raini Rodriguez (@Raini_Rodriguez) February 27, 2017
I wish I could achieve the level of confidence/shamelessness that Gary has. My new hero. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Wuoo7N2j8y
- Sam Roberts (@notsam) February 27, 2017
We wish we'd be as cool as Gary if we ended up in front of a room full of celebrities, but we have a feeling we wouldn't be.
Then again, some people watching weren't as keen with Jimmy's tour bus stunt.
I thought the tour bus part was corny & @RandomRyan totally called me out for being hella jealous. #Oscars
- Kasey Elizabeth (@misskasey_) February 27, 2017
Whether you liked the tour bus stunt at the Oscars just now is directly correlated to how good your Oscar drinking game is tonight.
- Sam Sanders (@samsanders) February 27, 2017
Tour bus thing was weird. Why not give 20 public school teachers the chance to attend (along with some cash/school supplies). #Oscars
- Yashar (@yashar) February 27, 2017
OSCAR PRODUCER: The show is always too long. What should we do?
KIMMEL: Bring in a tour bus of people for like 45 minutes?
PRODUCER: Sold- Mark Berman (@markberman) February 27, 2017
To complete the tour bus prank, Jimmy Kimmel will inform each rider that one of their loved ones has been severely injured
- Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) February 27, 2017
Still, whatever you thought of the stunt, it did at least gift us this tweet which takes aim at La La Land and its depiction of jazz.
GOSLING: I saved jazz music. pic.twitter.com/iUWbUqTbjk
- Jamie Woodham (@jwoodham) February 27, 2017
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