‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Spaghetti & Meatballs: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 3 of “The Masked Singer,” “Billy Joel Night,” which aired March 20 on Fox. In a Fox reality crossover, “MasterChef” judge Joe Bastianich was revealed to be the singer under the Spaghetti & Meatballs costume on this week’s episode of “The Masked Singer.” And in a coincidence, the restauranteur appeared on “Billy Joel Night” — and the Piano Man happens to be a buddy. “I grew up on Long Island in the 70s and 80s,” Bastianich told Variety. “That was the soundtrack of that era.
Some of the greatest songs ever written. I know Billy Joel, personally, from growing up and as a customer in all the restaurants.
I hope he gets to see it!” For Bastianich, none of the panelists got it right. Robin Thicke guessed Stanley Tucci. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg said Guy Fieri.
Ken Jeong picked Bobby Flay. New panelist Rita Ora was close, naming Bastianich’s “MasterChef” co-star Gordon Ramsay. “It had a little bit of a wide spaghetti al dente head, so a little bit tough on my dance moves,” Bastianich said of his experience. “But aside from that a pretty mobile costume.
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