The best part of American Idol is when someone overcomes their disadvantaged past and advances to Hollywood. This year, that person is Jackie Tohn, and her disadvantage is an acting [[link]] credit blame in Postal.
TMZ notes that Tohn played Faith, a pistol-packing barista and the female lead in Uwe Boll’s specturdular film adaptation of Postal this past summer. In her Idol audition, Jackie started off by singing [[link]] “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and, gratefully, Simon shut her down, demanding to hear her natural singing voice. So Jackie opened up her boozy, weatherbeaten Waffle House waitress pipes – and the window behind the judges collapsed. OK, that was a correlative relationship, not causative, but all four said why [[link]] not and she moved on.
Next up, Heather Fox (acting credits include, literally, “Toilet Paper Eating Patient”) overcomes her role as Rose Largo in Need for Speed: Undercover to advance on America’s Got Talent.
“American Idol” Wannabe Goes Postal [TMZ, thanks Jason B.]
New York: Jackie Tohn – Memorable Auditions [American Idol]