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Showtime At The Apollo
''Showtime at the Apollo'' (formerly ''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''Apollo Live'') is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987, to May 24, 2008. In 2018, the series returned on Fox with Steve Harvey hosting. Filmed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the show features live performances from both professional and up-and-coming artists, and also features the Amateur Night competition. In many cities such as New York (where it aired on WNBC), it often aired after ''Saturday Night Live'' during the late Saturday night/early Sunday morning hours, and was often paired with the similarly syndicated '' Soul Train''. A live non-televised version of the show takes place every Wednesday (which is the original Apollo Amateur Night competition that has been running for over seventy years), with the taped version of the show for television being recorded in advance on other nights for later airing. Hosts Various musicians and entertainers acted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Fasman
Barry Fasman was an American music producer, songwriter, arranger, composer"STAGE REVIEW : A Jarring Note in Yule Musical Titled 'Humbug!'" ''Los Angeles Times'', December 11, 1987, DON SHIRLEY and orchestral conductor. Career In 1966, Fasman was a founding member and bass player in a band called the One-Eyed Jacks in Champaign-Urbana, IL. By 1971 he was producing records for Wooden Nickel Records. In 1982, Fasman was a producer at , and produced the chart-topping album ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinbad (entertainer)
David Adkins (born November 10, 1956), better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in ''A Different World'' (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on ''The Sinbad Show'' (1993–1994). He has also appeared in films such as ''That's Adequate'' (1989), ''Coneheads (film), Coneheads'' (1993), ''Houseguest'' (1995), ''Jingle All the Way'' (1996), ''Good Burger'' (1997), ''Crazy as Hell'' (2002) and ''Planes (film), Planes'' (2013). Early life Sinbad was born November 10, 1956, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the son of Louise and a Baptist minister, Dr. Donald Beckley Adkins Sr. He has five siblings: Donna, Dorothea, Mark, Michael, and Donald Jr. His paternal grandmother was of Irish descent. Sinbad attended Benton Harbor High School and graduated in 1974. He attended college from 1974 to 1978 at the Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bivins
Michael Lamont Bivins (born August 10, 1968) is an American singer, rapper, manager, and producer, and a founding member of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe. Biography Bivins was born and still lives in Boston. He and his wife, Teasha, have four daughters: Savannah, Shilah, Starlah, and Sanaah Bivins. Career Michael Bivins is one of the founding members of New Edition. When the group broke up he formed Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is credited with being one of the pioneers of the new jack swing sound. Their debut album, ''Poison'', peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990. Music Manager He also discovers, manages, and produces for other acts, most notably Sudden Impact, Another Bad Creation, MC Brains, Boyz II Men, and 702, all of whom were signed to his Motown distributed label Biv 10 Records. He serves as the music entrepreneur and A&R man of both of his own acts. Bivins also produced The New Edition Story, a biographical m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug E Fresh
Douglas Davis (born September 17, 1966), known professionally as Doug E. Fresh, is a Barbadian-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". The pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects using only his mouth, lips, gums, throat, tongue and a microphone. In the early 1980s he formed the Lover Boy Crew with DJs Chill Will and Barry B and later added rapper Slick Rick. Two of their songs " The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. "La Di Da Di", in particular, is one of the most sampled songs in music history. Early life Doug E. Fresh was born in Barbados with other family roots in Trinidad and Tobago as well. Fresh's grandfather, who came to Harlem, raised him alongside his father. Fresh went to school with a music program, where he played the drums, percussion and the trumpet. The school then cut the music department's budget and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatboxer
Beatboxing (also, and sometimes, called beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (usually a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.TOWARD A BEATBOXOLOGY Human Beatbox It may also involve vocal imitation of , and other s. Beatboxing today is connected with , often referred to as "the fifth element" of hip-hop, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest (singer), William Guest and Edward Patten. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips), and is often referred to as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Empress of Soul". Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For" which she did with Dionne Warwick, Elton John and Stevie Wonder), eleven number-one Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B singles and six number-one Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, R&B albums. In 1989, Knight recorded the Licence to Kill (song), theme song for the James Bond film ''Licence to Kill''. Two of her songs ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia") were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rock
Anthony Rock (born June 30, 1974) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock. He is best known for playing Uncle Ryan on ''Everybody Hates Chris'' (2008–2009), and television producer Dirk Black on the UPN/The CW series '' All of Us'' (2003–2007). Rock also appeared in many films including ''What Goes Around Comes Around'' (2012) and ''Redemption of a Dog'' (2012). Rock was a co-star on CBS's comedy '' Living Biblically'', co-starring with Jay Ferguson, Lindsey Kraft, Camryn Manheim, and Sara Gilbert. Biography Rock was born on June 30, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York. The son of Rosalie (née Tingman) and Julius Rock (d. 1988), he grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City. He has six brothers and one sister. In the early 2000s, Rock hosted a short-lived game show entitled ''Can You Tell?'' for the Oxygen network. He was also a correspondent for ''BattleBots'' on Comedy Central for the show's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is known for his leading roles in television shows such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the comedy series ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022), Marlin Boulet on the drama series ''K-Ville (TV series), K-Ville'' (2007), and NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010, 2022). He has also had major roles in feature films such as ''Me, Myself & Irene'' (2000), ''Kangaroo Jack'' (2003), ' ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005), ''The Departed'' (2006), ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), and ''Scream 4'' (2011). Anderson is currently the host of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox game show ''We Are Family (TV series), We Are Family''. He has appeared as a regular judge on Food Network's ''Iron Chef America'' and had roles on other television programs such as ''All About the Andersons'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', ''Guys with Kids'', and ''The Shield''. From 2016 to 2022, Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoopi Goldberg
Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ''The Fremont News-Messenger''. November 29, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2021. "I'm an actor. That's what I do. I'm not a stand-up comic ... I do characters. I'm very good. I'll be better. But right now I'm a very good actor." The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). In 2001, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Goldberg began her career on stage in 1983 with her one-woman show, ''Spook Show'', which transferred to Broadway under the title ''Whoopi Goldberg'', running from 1984 to 1985. She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show. Her film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo'Nique
Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes; born December 11, 1967), known mononymously as Mo'Nique, is an American comedian and actress. She debuted as a member of The Queens of Comedy and earned recognition as a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. In 2002, she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. She transitioned to mainstream roles starring in the UPN series ''The Parkers'' (1999–2004) and the films ''Phat Girlz'' (2006) and ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' (2008). Mo'Nique was critically acclaimed for her performance in the film ''Precious (film), Precious'' (2009), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the fourth African-American woman to win the award, in addition to List of awards and nominations received by Mo'Nique, accolades at the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After hosting her talk show ''The Mo'Nique Show'' (2009–2011), she earned a Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Passe Entertainment
de Passe Jones Entertainment (dJE) is an American entertainment content provider led by Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones (producer), Madison Jones that sources, develops, acquires, and produces a variety of television, motion picture, theater, new media, and print content. The company was founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr., in 1968, as Motown Productions, the film and television arm of Gordy's Motown, Motown Records label. It became de Passe Entertainment in 1992, then in 2008, joining forces with Jones, ''de Passe Jones Entertainment''. History Motown Productions Motown Productions' original focus was on the production of television specials for its star recording artists. These included ''TCB (TV program), TCB'' (1968) and ''G.I.T. on Broadway'' (1969), starring The Supremes, Diana Ross & the Supremes with The Temptations, ''The Temptations Show'' (also 1969), ''The Smokey Robinson Show'' (1970), ''Diana!'' (1971) starring Diana Ross, and ''Goin' Back to Indiana'' (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Academy Of Music
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a multi-arts center in Brooklyn, New York City. It hosts progressive and avant-garde performances, with theater, dance, music, opera, film programming across multiple nearby venues. BAM was chartered in 1859, presented its first show in 1861, and began operations in its present location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, in 1908. The Academy is incorporated as a New York State not-for-profit corporation. It has 501(c)(3) status. Gina Duncan has served as president since April 2022. David Binder became artistic director in 2019. History Original facility On October 21, 1858, a meeting was held at the Polytechnic Institute to measure support for establishing ''"a hall adapted to Musical, Literary, Scientific and other occasional purposes, of sufficient size to meet the requirements of our large population and worth in style and appearance of our city."'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
