A man who played a dancing hamster in car commercials and was a back-up dancer for Madonna has been charged with disability fraud.
Leroy Barnes claimed he was disabled when a piece of ceiling fell on him, and the California Department of Insurance said the 27-year-old, from Los Angeles, collected more than 50,000 dollars in compensation benefits in 2010 and 2011.
But the department said he made at least one Kia commercial, performed in a rap group, assisted in recording the song Cat Daddy and was a back-up dancer for Madonna, Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown.