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25th January 2008, 01:11 PM
Australian party teen turns pro
<!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="203"> <tbody><tr><td> http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44359000/jpg/_44359675_corey.jpg He said it was the best party ever. Now he wants to do more
</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF --> The Australian teenager who threw a party while his parents were away causing thousands of dollars of damage says he is turning professional. Corey Delaney, 16, told Australian television he was giving up plans to become a carpenter, and would DJ and host parties instead.
Corey shot to international fame last week when 500 teenagers attended a party at his home in Melbourne.
Police who came to investigate noise were driven off by drunken guests. <!-- E SF -->
By the time police reinforcements with dogs arrived, an estimated A$20,000 ($18,000; £9,200) worth of damage was done.
Unrepentant
An unrepentant Mr Delaney said at the time that any other teenager wanting to host a home-alone party should get him to organise it.
<!-- S IBOX --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="208"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5">http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif</td> <td class="sibtbg"> http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif He did a great party in the wrong place. We're going to put on a great party in the right place http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif
Max Markson, agent
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IBOX --> "Best party ever, that's what everyone's saying," he said.
Now he is putting his own advice into practice.
"Working on a building site was pretty hard. Now I've got a manager, life's good," he said.
The manager, celebrity agent Max Markson, said: "He did a great party in the wrong place.
"We're going to put on a great party in the right place."
Mr Delaney had originally hoped to keep the party a secret from his parents, but the world-wide publicity it attracted put paid to that. He temporarily left home to avoid his parent's wrath.
Since then, Corey has polarised public opinion.
He has become something of a hero for many young people, with some reports describing him as a Generation Z poster-boy.
But other people have criticised him as an arrogant brat. A website inviting people to "slap Corey down the street" has had more than 700,000 hits.<!-- E BO -->
<!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="203"> <tbody><tr><td> http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44359000/jpg/_44359675_corey.jpg He said it was the best party ever. Now he wants to do more
</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF --> The Australian teenager who threw a party while his parents were away causing thousands of dollars of damage says he is turning professional. Corey Delaney, 16, told Australian television he was giving up plans to become a carpenter, and would DJ and host parties instead.
Corey shot to international fame last week when 500 teenagers attended a party at his home in Melbourne.
Police who came to investigate noise were driven off by drunken guests. <!-- E SF -->
By the time police reinforcements with dogs arrived, an estimated A$20,000 ($18,000; £9,200) worth of damage was done.
Unrepentant
An unrepentant Mr Delaney said at the time that any other teenager wanting to host a home-alone party should get him to organise it.
<!-- S IBOX --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="208"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5">http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif</td> <td class="sibtbg"> http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif He did a great party in the wrong place. We're going to put on a great party in the right place http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif
Max Markson, agent
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IBOX --> "Best party ever, that's what everyone's saying," he said.
Now he is putting his own advice into practice.
"Working on a building site was pretty hard. Now I've got a manager, life's good," he said.
The manager, celebrity agent Max Markson, said: "He did a great party in the wrong place.
"We're going to put on a great party in the right place."
Mr Delaney had originally hoped to keep the party a secret from his parents, but the world-wide publicity it attracted put paid to that. He temporarily left home to avoid his parent's wrath.
Since then, Corey has polarised public opinion.
He has become something of a hero for many young people, with some reports describing him as a Generation Z poster-boy.
But other people have criticised him as an arrogant brat. A website inviting people to "slap Corey down the street" has had more than 700,000 hits.<!-- E BO -->