The real Slim Shady… er, make that Stan is standing up. The original Stan, aka actor Devon Sawa, wished Eminem a happy birthday, proving he's still the rapper's biggest fan 19 years later.

In Eminem's original music video, Stan was played by actor Devon Sawa. Sporting a white tank top and bleached blonde hair, Davidson's Stu spends nearly the entire segment writing letters to Santa ...

When Eminem first coined the term “stan” with his 2000 song of that title, there was no way he could have seen it evolving as it has. What began as the name of his imaginary, psychological ...

Eminem’s ‘Stan’ parodied on ‘SNL’ by Pete Davidson SNL ’s Dec. 5 episode included a skit with Pete Davidson as “Stu,” a play on Eminem’s famous Stan character.

Eminem made a surprise cameo during Saturday Night Live on Dec. 5, appearing as himself in a Christmas-themed parody of his 2000 music video “Stan.”. In the sketch, SNL‘s Pete Davidson plays ...

Whether intentional or not, Eminem's tweet comes off sounding a lot like the frantic fan letters written by the fanatically obsessed protagonist of Eminem's iconic song "Stan": "Dear Slim, I wrote ...

He continuously writes increasingly deranged letters, begging for a PlayStation 5 for Christmas, as the song plays out in the same darkly tragic path as the original. Eminem's appearance comes at ...

And just like in the original, Stu’s letter’s to Santa get angrier and more unhinged as his inability to acquire a PS5 ... Pete Davidson Freaks Out on Santa in Parody of Eminem’s ‘Stan’ ...

Before “stan” was a colloquialism used to describe obsessive fandom, it was a hit single off Eminem‘s 2000 album “The Marshall Mathers LP.” Now, two decades later, comedian Pete Davidson ...

That letter is from Stu, played by Davidson, an obsessed Santa fan who is desperate a PlayStation 5 for Christmas. Echoing the original music video for "Stan", Davidson appears in a white tank top ...

Eminem may not have foreseen the word “stan” becoming a synonym for online fandom, but he warned us that it wouldn’t end well, writes Dorian Lynskey.