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4	John Andrew Quale (born May 24, 1978) is a singer/songwriter, and creator of the stage character Prince Poppycock. The act started in 2006 when a friend asked Quale to sing at a nightclub in Los Angeles. The only catch was that he had to wear a wig. Cue Prince Poppycock's wild wig and whiteface makeup. Since then, Prince Poppycock has come into the world's attention when he performed on ''Series/AmericasGotTalent''.
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7	!! John Quale and his stage character provide examples of:
8	* BewareTheNiceOnes: This CampGay [[TheDandy dandy]] will wow and amaze with his soulfully operatic performances, but buzz him during an important performance like Piers did and you can expect a tongue as sharp as his decorative eyelashes:
9	--> '''Poppycock''': "Well, I just wanted to say thank you to Piers. You see, I was promised a horse, but I only got two guys in horse heads, and so Piers intuitively understood that I needed a horse's behind!"
10	* CampGay: When he came back to perform at a result show, while dressed as a phoenix, he actually said "Look at me, I'm flaming!"
11	* CostumePorn: His costumes are oh so over-the-top.
12	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: One of Poppycock's first audition songs? ''[[Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville Largo Al Factorum]]'', i.e. one of the most ''freaking difficult'' arias to sing for a baritone. Piers' FascinatingEyebrow midway through the performance tells you that he was ''not'' expecting that from the Prince.
13	%%* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows
14	%%* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles
15	* IShallTauntYou: “What’s the matter Piers? You look like you’ve been sucking on a lemon. Well, I just wanted to say thank you to Piers. You see, I was promised a horse, but I only got two guys in horse heads, and so Piers intuitively understood that I needed a horse's behind!"
16	%%* LargeHam
17	%%* TheDandy
18	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: In ten years, no one is going to know [[Series/AmericasGotTalent Michael Grimm’s]] name.
19	* TheShowMustGoOn: Poppycock quoted it word for word when admitting he was under the weather for his first audition, but still gave it all he could despite straining his voice near the end of ''La Donna e Mobile.''
20	* WeirderThanUsual: Where would the fans be without having seen the pink wig during the “Enough is Enough” performance with Donna Summers?
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22	!! [[http://www.princepoppycock.com/fr_legend.cfm ''The Legend of Prince Poppycock'']] provides examples of:
23	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: He’s alone on the other side of the planet. He’s disillusioned. And he’s dirty!
24	%%* CloudCuckooLander
25	%%* FallingIntoTheCockpit
26	%%* GreenEyedMonster: Baron Nefarious, ever so much.
27	%%* SpacePirates
28	* WorldGoneMad: When the Prince falls into the strange land called “Earth”, it suddenly seems he’s the OnlySaneMan to be seen.

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