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On (episode air-date needed), Fairey's illustration of Andre the Giant was referenced when one of the show's characters, Peter, paints it on to the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Eg3tXsZAc A YouTube clip of the show.]
 
On (episode air-date needed), Fairey's illustration of Andre the Giant was referenced when one of the show's characters, Peter, paints it on to the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Eg3tXsZAc A YouTube clip of the show.]
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'''Little Miss Sunshine'''
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In the 2006 movie "Little Miss Sunshine," the family's son, Dwayne (played by Paul Dano), wears an Obey shirt featuring a rough sketch of the [http://www.thegiant.org/wiki/index.php/Big_Brother_2 Big Brother 2] image in multiple scenes. [http://http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0449059/Ss/0449059/05088.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0449059 A still from one scene showing the shirt (center).]

Revision as of 19:48, 7 January 2007

As references to Shepard Fairey or Fairey's work make their way into our popular culture, they'll be logged here.


The Family Guy

On (episode air-date needed), Fairey's illustration of Andre the Giant was referenced when one of the show's characters, Peter, paints it on to the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel. A YouTube clip of the show.


Little Miss Sunshine

In the 2006 movie "Little Miss Sunshine," the family's son, Dwayne (played by Paul Dano), wears an Obey shirt featuring a rough sketch of the Big Brother 2 image in multiple scenes. A still from one scene showing the shirt (center).