AGDG Associate Releases Madonna Bar Mitzvah Video
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Associate Releases Madonna Bar Mitzvah Video
“Vogue” Video Posted on Perez Hilton Goes Viral
At his Bar Mitzvah in 1992, Shaun Sperling was a thirteen year-old with a love for Madonna. When he took to the dance floor to perform a choreographed routine to “Vogue” to kick off the evening, the cameras were rolling to capture his special performance. Who knew that, 20 years later, his routine would explode into a viral media sensation? With over 1,000,000 hits on YouTube since its posting on August 10, 2012, Aronberg Goldgehn Associate, Shaun Sperling, is in awe of all of the wonderful attention his Madonna video has received.
“Since my Bar Mitzvah video was sent to celebrity website, PerezHilton.com, and subsequently went viral, I’ve been amazed at the outpouring of interest and support that I’ve received. I was embraced for who I was at thirteen, and I’ve lived my life with that same philosophy,” notes Sperling. “I think this video reminds us all that it’s a beautiful thing to be who you are.”
Since last Thursday, August 16th, Sperling has been interviewed on some of the most well-known national outlets, including the Today Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live, about the message that he hopes parents and children alike will learn after watching it.
“I hope that kids who watch my video will have the courage to be themselves, and I sincerely hope that parents will watch and learn to love their children for who they are,” says Sperling. “I was very fortunate to have supportive and loving parents who just wanted me to be happy. My mom was the one who bought me the Madonna shirt!”
The original video can be seen here. Since its initial posting on Perezhilton.com, Shaun’s video has been posted on the following sites: abcnews.go.com, www.huffingtonpost.com, gma.yahoo.com, personalitiesinc.com, dailypicksandflicks.com, i-am-bored.com, carbonatedtv.wordpress.com, now.msn.com, news.yahoo.com, blog.music.aol.com, selfillustrated.com, simply-showbiz.com, topix.com, entertainment.topnewstoday.org, gawker.com, epou.net, funnyadvocate.com, videobash.com, among others. His story has also been profiled in the Windy City Times and Above the Law, please click here and here to view the articles. Also, Shaun will be appearing on the Ellen Show in September 2012.
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