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	Richard Koufey
		Richard Koufey (an alter-ego of Spike Jonze) is leader of the Torrance Community Dance Group, an urban dance group that performs in the malls and streets of Torrance, California.
		Koufey was spotted by music video director Spike Jonze performing Fatboy Slim's hit single Rockafella Skank with a boombox on the street.
		The resulting video was a huge success and Koufey and his troupe were invited to New York City to perform it for the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/richard_koufey.html (198 words)

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	Spike Jonze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard Koufey is leader of the Torrance Community Dance Group, an urban dance group that performs in the malls and streets of Torrance, California.
		Koufey was allegedly spotted by music video director Spike Jonze performing Fatboy Slim's hit single Rockafella Skank with a boombox on the street.
		Koufey made a documentary about the experience, entitled Torrance Rises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spike_Jonze (555 words)

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	Spike Jonze (Mondo Thingo: Cheat Notes, episode 24)
		Koufey won best direction for his low-rent antivideo for Fatboy Slim's 'Praise You'.
		But Richard Koufey wasn't your average community dance instructor.
		He stole the show as Richard Koufey at the MTV Awards, stole the scenes as Conrad Vig in the smart, subversive action film 'Three Kings' and finally married Sofia Coppola.
	www.abc.net.au /thingo/txt/s1175229.htm (836 words)

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		Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
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	Spike Jonze Unmasked
		Toward the end of this year's MTV Video Music Awards, as the prize for best-directed video was announced, about a dozen men and women wearing blue warm-up pants and tacky white tank tops swarmed out of the wings to join victorious British D.J. Fatboy Slim at the microphone.
		Koufey is a pseudonym used by Spike Jonze, a wildly creative and eccentric photographer, music-video and commercial director, and more-than-occasional prankster.
		But like Richard Koufey, Spike Jonze isn't a real person, either.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/movies/features/1267 (1096 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: The Work of Director Spike Jonze
		This is followed by "The Oasis Video That Never Happened," a series of interviews conducted with random British Oasis fans that was supposed to tie into a video for the band until the mercurial Gallagher brothers decided they hated all of the ideas.
		The groundwork for the "Praise You" video is seen in Spike's one-man performance as Richard Koufey outside of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles to Fatboy Slim's "Rockafella Skank." Lastly, there is "The Woods," a short film shot for Girl Skateboards.
		Finally, there is "Torrance Rises," a very funny record of the "Richard Koufey" practical joke that culminates in the dance group's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/w/workof-spikejonze.q.shtml (729 words)

	Entertainment Weekly -- Oscar Nominees Spotlight -- Best Director -- Spike Jonze -- 3-6-00
		The mysterious Jonze (with John Cusack, above), who also made his big-screen acting debut last year in ''Three Kings,'' is a master of all manner of fancy footwork, both behind and in front of the camera.
		He managed to win an MTV music award for directing Fatboy Slim's ''Praise You'' video, in which he appeared as the doofy, rubber-limbed dance-troupe choreographer Richard Koufey.
		If a Beastie Boys pal (he directed a number of their videos) and former competitive skateboarder seems an unlikely choice to pick up and reshape the comic mantle of a Mel Brooks or the Farrelly Brothers, Jonze is getting more Hollywood-savvy by the minute.
	www.ew.com /ew/oscar2000/spotlight/jonze.html (416 words)

	Band music video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		However, it was actually co-directed by Spike Jonze of bicoastal/international Satellite and his brother-in-law Roman Coppola of bicoastal The Directors Bureau, which produced the job.
		During the broadcast, Jonze was introduced by Cooke as Richard Koufey, the leader of the dance troupe.
		In shades of Waiting For Guffman, Jonze (in the guise of Koufey) enthusiastically thanked Cooke for "the biggest break of our lives." Jonze and the dancers also performed on the show, flailing about, dressed in fl bodysuits adorned with red flashing lights.
	music.soudown.net /band-music-video (520 words)

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	CHUD.com - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
		The lead dancer (and choreographer) is Richard Koufey.
		The feature is called Rockafella Skank (I think I found my first-born's name) and again, Richard Koufey struts his stuff (alone this time) in what apparently is an audition video for Fatboy Slim in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. I’ve got to give Jonze props for this.
		Torrance Rises — Here, we’re seated shotgun with Richard Koufey and the Torrance Community Dance Group as they hit the road to their grand performance at the MTV Video Music Awards where they were nominated for numerous “Moon Men” for their video to Fatboy Slim’s Praise You.
	www.chud.com /dvd/595 (3752 words)

	notcoming.com \| The Work of Director Spike Jonze
		Spike Jonze (under the misnomer Richard Koufey) is flanked by his Torrance Community Dance Group, on the busy streets of New York City on the day prior to a performance at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
		“Wanna go head-to-head, me and you?” What transpires between Jonze’s feigned dance group and an actual b-boy posse (reminiscent, perhaps, of one Koufey claims to have been educated by) summates the career of the vanguard music video director: it is innocent, devoid of any judgment or racial concern, and thoroughly hilarious.
		To further illustrate this innocence is Spike’s video for the Notorious B.I.G.’s Sky’s The Limit: it complements a rap song in the expected fashion, replete with female dancers in bathing suits and immersed in an affluent setting.
	www.notcoming.com /features.php?id=32 (777 words)

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		Although pale in comparison to the moves of Beck Hanson or Richard Koufey (i.e.
		Spike Jonze), this video, which features a funky disco rework of highboard, captures dance moves rarely seen in the outside world; such as the wall push back-spin and hang-loose hand point.
		The shooting of this video also resulted in a sprained thumb.
	www.supermarketsound.com /video.html (56 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Reviews : The Work of Director Spike Jonze
		It's a great prank that works because of Spike's thorough immersion into the character of "Richard Koufey." He's so convincing that many people never questioned that the whole thing might be a sham, a phenomenon the director would exploit when he accepted his MTV Video Music Award for Best Video in character.
		As Spike slowly attained celebrity status in his own right, he became more interested in the subversion of identity, playing off the public's preconceived notions of the famous by placing them in unlikely circumstances.
		The groundwork for the "Praise You" video is seen in Spike's one-man performance as Richard Koufey outside of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles to Fatboy Slim's "Rockafella Skank".
	www.dvdjournal.com /reviews/w/workof-spikejonze.shtml (1722 words)

	dOc DVD Review: The Work of Director Spike Jonze (1994-2003) - Printable
		Often when highbrow critics hear a former music video director has made a feature, they roll their eyes and bemoan the death of classic cinema.
		This popular clip (it won several MTV awards and was voted the 16th video of all time on VH1) features Jonze himself as "Richard Koufey," the director of the Torrance Dance Group.
		This Waiting for Guffman-style parody piece (or is it?) follows Spike in character as Richard Koufey as he takes the Torrance Dance Group to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showrevpdf.php3?ID=5340 (2002 words)

	Texas Public Radio - Cinema Tuesdays Review
		The artist, Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) does not appear until the end of the video, and then only in a fleeting glimpse.
		Jonze is actually the star of the video, playing the leader of the dance group, Richard Koufey.
		Throughout, Jonze (as Richard Koufey) and his fellow dancers never drop out of character -- they're just a struggling dance troupe that's hit the big time.
	www.tpr.org /articles/2004/10/cinema-spikejonze.html (800 words)

	New York Magazine Table of Contents for October 25, 1999 (10/25/1999)
		Take a highly charged trial, add a pair of defense lawyers who openly loathe one another, and the result is a case that is anything but closed.
		Spike Jonze, director of sly videos, is also Richard Koufey, director of a small community dance troupe -- that is, when he's not Adam Spiegel, catalogue scion and Sofia Coppola's husband.
		Whoever he is, with his recent performance in Three Kings and the upcoming release of his first feature film, Being John Malkovich, this elusive individual is about to become a household name (or names).
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymag/toc/19991025 (519 words)

	CQ - Cast or Crew Bio...CinemaReview.com
		He has also directed several music videos, working with such artists as Moby, Daft Punk and Wyclef, as well as the Grammy-nominated "Walking Contradiction" for Green Day and the notorious "Peaches" for The Presidents of the United States.
		His collaboration with choreographer Richard Koufey for Fat Boy Slim’s "Praise You" earned him three 1999 MTV Music Video Awards: Best Dance Video, Best Direction and Breakthrough Video of the Year.
		In 1996, Roman established a commercial and music video production company called The Director’s Bureau with Mike Mills, through which he has directed commercials for companies including Levis, Coca-Cola, Adidas and The Gap.
	www.cinemareview.com /cast.asp?movieid=419901&castid=2713 (211 words)

	slant // magazine.com: DVD Review - Directors Label: Spike Jonze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the end, "Buddy Holly" becomes a riveting paean to nostalgia itself.
		"Richard Koufey" (Jonze) and the Torrence Community Dance troupe put on an observe spectator curiosity and rage outside a movie theater for the director's memorable home video clip for Fatboy Slim's "Praise You," a funny and exhilarating paean to street art.
		Drawing its inspiration from Busby Berkeley song-and-dance numbers and Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Jonze's clip for Björk's "It's Oh So Quiet" is a joyous homage to Hollywood's Technicolor musicals.
	www.slantmagazine.com /dvd/dvd_review.asp?ID=233 (711 words)

	Movie Review - Work of Director Spike Jonze, The - eFilmCritic
		A variation on the music video for "Praise You," has Jonze solo in his Richard Koufey guise, dancing for the unappreciative people of L.A. Still love the song, and Richard dances his little heart out!
		Jonze returns as Richard Boufey, tracing the Torrance dance troupe's trip to New York City for a live performance at the 1999 Music Video Awards.
		In addition to all the above there is a small postcard sized 52 page book interview with Jonze, where he talks about early videos, and meeting directors Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham, who also happen to have DVD compilations by the same company.
	efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=10082&reviewer=325 (1105 words)

	Torrance Rises (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Torrance Rises is a great background to the Fatboy Slim "Praise You" film clip- it really made me appreciate it!
		Spike Jonze (or should I say Richard Couffey) is hilarious in the way that he is so straight faced throughout the whole thing, and in how far he went with this joke.
		It's amazing to watch just to see how ignorant some small town americans are.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0386078 (258 words)

	DVD Booty - Director's Series, Vol. 1 - The Work of Director Spike Jonze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There is nothing by Jonze himself, and the band members and actors don't offer much insight (other than that Rivers Cuomo is a pretentious poser, but we already knew that).
		Side B: A bunch of shorts and documentaries (including a mockumentary about the Torrance Community Dance Group of the Praise You fame, starring Jonze as "Richard Koufey"), but nothing remarkable, really.
		The most amusing offering here was his "audition tape" for Rockafella Skank, which was a precursor to Praise You.
	www.dvdbooty.com /dvds/directors-series-vol-1-the-work-of-director-spike-jonze (510 words)

	music3w.com
		Collecting the MTV award for best video the promo director Spike 'Being John Malkovich' Jonze pretended to be troupe leader Richard Koufey.
		Subsequently, after several other appearences, Koufey served Jonze with a cease and desist court order.
		Norman married Radio One DJ Zoe Ball in August 1999.
	www.music3w.com /mini_biog.asp?artist_id=300062 (329 words)

	Microcinema DVD \| Work of Director Spike Jonze, The, The Director Label (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mark Paints - Another short film with Mark Gonzales.
		Rockafella Skank - Richard Koufey's audition tape for Fatboy Slim.
		The Woods - a short film excerpt from Mouse, a Girl Skateboards film.
	www.microcinema.com /programResult.php?program_id=242 (633 words)

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