American Idol contestant David Hernandez once entertained audiences by removing his clothes instead of singing tunes, a manager at a male strip club in Phoenix told The Associated Press. The 24-year-old finalist from Glendale, Ariz., once worked as a stripper at Dick’s Cabaret, appearing fully nude and performing lap dances for the club’s “mostly male” clientele, club manager Gordy Bryan said Monday…for threee years! “He had the look and the type that people like, so he made pretty good money here,” Bryan said. It’s not clear whether a history as a stripper could disqualify Hernandez from the competition. In 2003, finalist Frenchie Davis was dismissed because of her appearance on an adult website; but last year, Antonella Barba remained in the competition after racy photos of her surfaced on the Internet. Fox spokeswomen Jill Hudson did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment Monday. Hernandez’s first Idol audition took place in San Diego, Calif., on July 30, 2007 [DASH] precisely two months before he left Dick’s Cabaret, according to Bryan. As of Tuesday morning, the singer was slated to perform with the other male contestants on Tuesday night’s program.

[Source: Associated Press]

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