‘THIS IS THE REAL AMERICAN DREAM!’ OSCARS PIZZA DELIVERY MAN EDGAR MARTIROSYAN APPEARS ON PIERS MORGAN LIVE

Daily Mail, UK
March 4 2014

By Cassie Carpenter

He is the most famous pizza delivery man in the world.

And Edgar Martirosyan – who handed out slices to A-listers during
Sunday night’s Oscars – discussed his experience on Monday’s episode
of Piers Morgan Live on CNN.

Bringing along three zesty pies, the Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria
co-owner immediately caught guest Maria Menounos’ attention.

‘Can I get in there? It smells so good,’ Maria said tucking into her
own slice on the programme. ‘I’m loving it!’

The Armenian business owner – clad in a smart tartan blazer – told
the 48-year-old host he had no idea his delivery would end up being
seen by 43 million people.

‘I was shocked,’ Edgar told the British presenter.

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‘Can I get in there? It smells so good!’ Bringing along three zesty
pies, the Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria co-owner immediately caught
guest Maria Menounos’ attention

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‘I was shocked!’ The Armenian business owner – clad in a smart tartan
blazer – told the 48-year-old host he had no idea his delivery would
end up being seen by 43 million people

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Edgar said: ‘They told me, “Wait, the pizzas are for writers, and
then Ellen came out and told me, “I’m going to tell you to follow me”‘

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‘It was really a great moment for me’: After the Oscars, Edgar’s cell
phone quickly blew up with calls from friends and family in Russia,
Armenia, and the States

‘They told me, “Wait, the pizzas are for writers, and then Ellen came
out and told me, “I’m going to tell you to follow me.”‘

Menounos laughed: ‘[You were] about to feed Brad Pitt.’

Suddenly onstage Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, Martirosyan maintained
his cool professionalism as he served Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Meryl
Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Harrison Ford,
and Kerry Washington.

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Backstage Piers Morgan Live: He has since created his own Twitter
handle – @OscarpizzaEdgar – sharing backstage snaps of his talk
show rounds

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‘Super busy!’ The Los Angeles chain reportedly nabbed more than $10
million in free publicity where adverts during the telecast normally
cost $1.8 million

‘I [was] thinking that’s when you say the American dream, this is
the real American dream,’ he told Piers.

‘I was just shocked. It was really a great moment for me.’

Edgar’s cell phone quickly blew up with calls from friends and family
in Russia, Armenia, and the States.

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Special delivery! Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres escorted Edgar onstage
Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre without warning him he’d be in front of 43
million viewers

Ellen DeGeneres gets pizza delivered to Oscars and takes selfie

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Pizza party: The candid, unrehearsed moment was one of the few
highlights of the otherwise bland 86th Academy Award ceremony

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Digging in: Martirosyan maintained his cool professionalism as he
served Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence,
Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Harrison Ford, and Kerry Washington

He has since created his own Twitter handle – @OscarpizzaEdgar –
sharing backstage snaps of his talk show rounds.

The Los Angeles chain reportedly nabbed more than $10 million in free
publicity where adverts during the telecast normally cost $1.8 million.

Martirosyan also appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ show Monday where he
finally collected his $1,000 tip – $600 of which came from celebs.

Ellen DeGeneres gives pizza delivery man $1K tip on her show

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His bounty! Martirosyan also appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ show
Monday where he finally collected his $1,000 tip – $600 of which came
from celebs

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress