Why stress about finding a prom date and coordinating corsage and boutonniere colors when you can just take cardboard cutout of your favorite actor? That is exactly what Pennsylvania high schooler Allison Closs did last month when she went viral for taking a cutout of actor Danny DeVito as her prom date.
In an interview with Penn Life, the 17-year-old revealed that she “was having trouble finding a date, so I decided to buy one.” Closs is a huge fan of DeVito and was excited to find a “shockingly wide variety” of cutouts of him on Amazon. Closs knew this would be a big hit, so she made sure to keep her date’s identity a secret in order to have a big reveal at prom.
After she received her cutout, Closs bought a scooter and leash to strap to it so she could easily transport her date around the Carlisle High School prom. The cutout ended up being a massive success and other students were eager to take pictures with DeVito. Afterwards, Closs posted pictures on Twitter of her and DeVito goofing around in the photo booth together.
After her prom pictures went viral, Closs made a YouTube video telling her story. “Danny was there for me when I really needed him. He treats me the way a woman should be treated,” she said. Closs also expressed her hopes of this stunt resulting in her meeting the actual Danny DeVito, or at least getting tweeted at by him.
It turns out, Closs’ viral pictures found their way to the actors on "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Yesterday DeVito's "Sunny" costar, Rob McElhenney, revealed how DeVito returned the favor with this Instagram post:
The picture features DeVito posing in the bar featured on the show with a cardboard cutout of Closs he made. The caption read “Hey Allison-I heard you took cardboard Danny to Prom. What a coincidence. He took cardboard Allison to Paddy’s…”
Game recognizes game.
Once she saw McElhenney’s post, Closs tweeted her gratitude towards the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" for fulfilling her dream of visiting Paddy’s Pub.
Danny DeVito: good actor, even better prom date.