Archive for 2009

Kandi Burruss, better known by her stage names Kandi or Kandi Girl, is best known as a former member of the group Xscape from Atlanta. After the breakup of Xscape, Kandi started a solo career and released her debut album, "Hey Kandi", on September 19, 2000. In 2009, Kandi joined the second season of ... Full story

Tyler Christopher is best known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a character which he originated in 1996. He left the show in 1999 and returned in 2003. He was nominated for Daytime Emmys for the role in 1998, 2005, and 2006. He is sometimes credited as ... Full story

Russell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. Russell Simmons is the older brother of Rev. Joseph Simmons, better known as "Run" of Run-DMC. In January 2009 ... Full story

The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics, the Thunder was established in 2008 after a dispute between the owner Clay Bennett and lawmakers in Seattle, Washington. The Thunder plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in with their home arena at Oklahoma ... Full story

Brent Spiner is best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Brent Spiner has acted in films including  Phenomenon, Dude, Where's My Car?, Out to Sea, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Geppetto, I Am Sam, Master of Disguise, and ... Full story

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is a former President of the United States. He served the full two terms as the 42nd President from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office. He became president at the end of ... Full story

The Beatles were an English rock and pop group formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. During their years of international stardom, the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison ... Full story

Joe Nichols became known with the release of his single "The Impossible" off his second album, Man with a Memory, released in 2002. This album also produced the Number One single "Brokenheartsville". Nichols followed up Man with a Memory in 2004 with Revelation (which included the Top Ten hit "If Nobody Believed in You"), ... Full story

Padma Lakshmi has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two. In 2009 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for hosting Top Chef along with Tom Colicchio. Padma Lakshmi made a 2002 guest appearance as alien princess Kaitaama in Precious Cargo, the 37th episode of the science ... Full story

Wilmer Valderrama is best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show and the host of the MTV series Yo Momma, and the voice of Manny in the children's show Handy Manny. Currently, Wilmer Valderrama is working on a new sitcom he has created for Nickelodeon, entitled Earth to Pablo. ... Full story