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Dizzee Rascal to Star in Sitcom About Himself?

Chuck Ansbacher | Wednesday 16 March, 2011 15:42

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The life of Dizzee Rascal is indeed an inspiring one. Winning the Mercury Prize when he was only 18 and pioneering one of the most important musical genres of the past decade, his story is familiar to almost every music fan in the world. But is it a sitcom-quality story? Writers Damon Beezley and Iain Morris seem to think so.

A source said: “Damon and Iain like the idea of making a funny show about a rapper.

“Urban artists are usually portrayed in negative or bleak circumstances but they want to do something different.

“Dizzee is a big personality with loads of charisma and the writers think he would be the ideal subject for the show.

“It’s just a question of whether or not he has the acting ability to pull it off.”

Does he have the acting ability. Has that ever stopped a rapper from acting before?

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