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William Hung to "Bang" on Blackboard

Posted Apr 23rd 2008 12:01PM by TMZ Staff

William Hung is retiring his vocal chords in favor of a career trying to teach kids that geometry actually is useful in the real world.

The "singer" told his school paper he is finishing up his undergrad degree at Cal State Northridge with the hopes of teaching afterwards.

We think he'll do great in the math world ... we're just sayin'.

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> Syndicated celeb show Entertainment Tonight says Star, 46, very quietly filed divorce papers on March 26 in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan.

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William Hung, sexy math prodigy

California State University at Northridge has been William Hung-ed.

> The school's newspaper, the Daily Sundial, says the reject, who so charmed America four years ago with his rendition of 's "," has transferred from U.C. Berkeley to CSUN to pursue a sexy-hot degree in mathematics.

> The Sundial, which calls Hung a "cult icon," says "Hung has the spirit of classic American tenacity" and abides by a "true-grit ethic."

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William Hung has apparently traded in his microphone for a math book.

ADVERTISEMENT The 25-year-old former American Idol third-season hopeful -- who received 15 minutes of fame and a recording contract for his rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" -- is currently working towards his bachelor's degree in math education at State University at Northridge, the school's Daily Sundial newspaper reported Monday.

Hung had been studying civil engineering at the University of California at Berkley when he attended the Fall 2003 Idol audition in .

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Hung added he went into the auditions with only his love for music, a talent show victory from his youth and no expectations.

"I just made a spontaneous decision to say, 'Well you know what, hundreds of thousands of The AP Entertainment people try out every year,'" he told the Daily Sundial. "'So I'll try out and see what happens. If News it doesn't work out then there is nothing wrong with that." Wesley Snipes faces While he didn't make it through to Idol's third-season Hollywood Round, his almost sentencing in Florida unrecognizable version of "She Bangs" during a January 2004 Idol broadcast struck a chord Roger Ebert misses start with fans and Koch Records, which inked him to a recording contract. of his 10th annual film

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festival "I've been performing everywhere around the world and I've gotten a record contract with a Stuntman gravely injured New York record company. We worked together and produced three records," he told the on James Bond set in Italy Daily Sundial. "I was thrilled to be offered something like a record contract. I really didn't expect it and I was really grateful for the opportunity. The same night after the audition I received over a 150 emails for appearance opportunities." American Idol Hung went onto make appearances on everything from to The Ellen Watch The Latest DeGeneres Show, and said he had no idea how big he had become until he saw it firsthand. Performances With The Free Videos Toolbar "I appreciate the fan support because that is what makes this possible," he told the Daily Videos.alottoolbars.com Sundial. "I don't realize that I have a lot of fans until I travel around the world and meet them. Its very surprising, I could go to the most remote places like Iowa and people still know who I am." David Cook Do You Love American Hung enrolled as a CSUN student last fall to complete a double major in math and education, Idol? Vote For The Next according to the Daily Sundial, which -- not surprisingly -- added he's recognized on campus. Dreyer's® Flavor. www.SlowChurned.com "They will ask me things like, 'Are you the 'She Bangs' guy?' Or, 'Are you William Hung?'" he told the publication. "2008 Diet Of The Hung will undoubtedly never be able to shake his Idol persona, however he hopes that the Year:" experience will help him in teaching his eventual students. Finally, A Diet That Really Works! As Seen On CNN, "Whatever you believe in, and if you keep trying, you can eventually succeed," he told the NBC, CBS & Fox News www.Wu-YiSource.com Daily Sundial.

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