Olympic Medals= Media Mania & Cool New Gigs!!

They say that he swims like a fish and who could deny he is the crowd favorite! You can say he is living the American dream.

He makes his mother smile, he plans to write books, and able to mix it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? (Well, even though swimming is what got him here!)

Certainly not Michael Phelps — not anymore, at least. Yet on the platform again but not for a gold medal. Michael Phelps will be a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Olympic bling will certainly help.

The swimmer who took home a record-breaking eight gold medals from the Beijing Games joins noted celebrities Miley Cyrus, Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan and Ciara as presenters at the Sept. 7 VMAs telecast from Los Angeles. British comedian Russell Brand will host.

It's been a busy week for Phelps, who announced he'll write a book about his road to Olympic history (to be released just in time for the holidays) and plans to host the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." On Thursday, Phelps was in New York City, filming a cameo for the HBO series "Entourage," and on Friday, he celebrated with a parade at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Talk about cashing in your gold!!!

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