Born on June 19th, 1962, Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of California, where she joined her first dance class at the age of eight years old. Her love of the arts was instant and her dance teacher soon saw a raw talent with her capabilities in choreography, often allowing Paula’s [...] Read more »
Ryan Seacrest, America’s Host
Ryan Seacrest began his life-long love for radio and television hosting during his junior year at Dunwoody High School in 1991, when he became the “Voice of Dunwoody” as a morning announcer on the school’s public address system. Ryan said that he was an overweight kid that wore glasses and was far from the popular [...] Read more »
Randy Jackson, An Ear For Music
Not many people knew his name prior to American Idol, But Randy Jackson has always been a giant to the music industry. Born June 23rd, 1956 in Baton Rouge Lousiana, Jackson grew up surrounded by soulful, deep southern musical influances. In 1979, after graduating from Southern University with a Bachelor’s in music, Randy Jackson started [...] Read more »
Simon Cowell: Mr. Nasty or Mr. Nice?
Simon Cowell has made a name for himself on both sides of the pond, from London England, to Hollywood California. A talent industry giant in all aspects, climbing his way to the top in television, movies and radio airplay. Although it may seem to people here in the United States as if Cowell became an [...] Read more »
Ellen DeGeneres, Idol’s Funny Girl
On September 9th, Ellen DeGeneres made the announcement on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” That she was excited to be the newest edition to the American Idol family as the fourth judge on the panel for season nine. This coming as some what of a shock as Paula Abdul confirmed just a week prior to the [...] Read more »