HAIRSPRAY - SHANKMAN TRICKED HAIRSPRAY CAST

HAIRSPRAY director ADAM SHANKMAN is a mean practical joker, according to the movie's star NIKKI BLONSKY. Blonsky, who plays tubby Tracy Turnblad in the musical, admits Shankman would often play tricks on the movie's cast - and tried to convince her she was part of a practical joke for MTV show Punk'd. And the 18-year-old actress says Shankman would always tease her because she was the youngest, reports the New York Post. She says, "I would come to the set and go, 'There is no way I'm really here, you guys! Did I really get the part? Am I really here?' "Then one day, Adam looked at me and said, 'I just want to let you know, we're punking you. It's probably the most expensive Punk'd in the history of Punk'd.' I was like, 'Wait. Are you serious?' "