Marilyn Manson in his usual make-up, and as Kenny Powers. (Left photo Fraser Harrison / Getty Images; right photo courtesy Interview magazine)

It doesn’t surprise people when Marilyn Manson reveals his interest in fantasy literature/films like Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory or Alice In Wonderland. But his latest obsession is catching more than a few people off-guard.

A picture in the latest issue of Interview magazine shows Manson — who was born Brian Warner and went to high school and college in Broward County — without make-up, with a curly mullet and wearing a baseball jersey with “Atlanta, 55″ on it.

Appears Manson’s a big Eastbound & Down fan, a Kenny Powers obsessive.

In the Interview article, director Adam Bhala Lough, who is working with Manson on the film Splatter Sisters, says it’s more than just the uniform:

“Whenever I see Manson, he’s repeating entire chunks of dialogue and dressed like Kenny,” says Lough. “He just walks around dressed like this and f***s with people on the street. If a waiter or valet tells him, ‘Have a nice day,’ he’ll respond, ‘Don’t tell me what to do.’ Stuff like that.”

Lough says Manson’s high interest in the HBO comedy worries one of the show’s directors, David Gordon Green, who happens to be producing Manson’s road-trip slasher pic:

“I think David’s actually frightened for (Eastbound star) Danny (McBride). Because Manson wants to kidnap Danny on some King of Comedy s***. Danny should be scared.”

Link courtesy MTV News.