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Ruben Studdard

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Biography

Ruben Studdard is a well known American pop/R&B/gospel singer who rose to fame by beating out Clay Aiken to win the second season of American Idol.more

Born

9/12/1978, Frankfurt, West Germany

Birth Name

Christopher Ruben Studdard

Gender

Male

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Star (2)

Role
- American Idol
  Winner (Season 2)
  - S 3: Ep 0 Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
    11/24/04
  - S 2: Ep 39 I Bet It'll Be Ruben! Or Clay!
    5/21/03
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Ruben Studdard (What If)
    4/15/04
  - S 3: Ep 34 Ruben Studdard
    12/30/03
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 30 October 16, 2006
    10/16/06
  - S 8: Ep 57 Voight/Giamatti
    11/16/04
  - S 7: Ep 177 Tamblyn/Studdard
    5/19/04
  - S 7: Ep 78 Kidman/Studdard
    12/19/03
  - S 6: Ep 220 July 30, 2003
    7/30/03
  - + 1 More Credits
- American Idol
  Audience Member
  - S 4: Ep 28 Find Out Who's Been Eliminated From The Top 9
    4/6/05
  - S 4: Ep 21 One Must Go Home Tonight!
    3/16/05
- American Idol
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 42 American Idol: The Phenomenon
    5/23/04
  - S 3: Ep 19 Wild Card Round (2)
    3/10/04
- American Idol
  Winner (Season 2)
  - S 2: Ep 38 Clay v. Ruben
    5/20/03
  - S 2: Ep 37 Let's learn about Ruben and Clay!
    5/19/03
  - S 2: Ep 36 Soon, There Will Be Two. Very Soon, In Fact.
    5/14/03
  - S 2: Ep 35 Trifecta!
    5/13/03
  - S 2: Ep 34 Want To See A Magic Trick? Tonight Somebody Will Disappear!
    5/7/03
  - + 33 More Credits
Guest Star (37)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 98 Episode #4.098
    12/28/10
  - S 3: Ep 179 Episode #3.179
    4/2/10
  - S 3: Ep 28 Episode #3.028
    10/8/09
  - S 2: Ep 291 Episode #2.291
    8/12/09
  - S 2: Ep 245 Episode #2.245
    6/19/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 9: Ep 43 And The Winner Is............
    5/26/10
  - S 9: Ep 27 Find Out Who Is The Next Finalist To Be Eliminated Tonight!!
    3/31/10
  - S 8: Ep 24 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home
    3/26/09
  - S 7: Ep 41 David Archuleta Vs. David Cook
    5/20/08
  - S 6: Ep 41 And The Winner Is............
    5/23/07
- The Mo'Nique Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 48 December 10, 2009
    12/10/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 190 September 19, 2008
    9/20/08
  - S 55: Ep 201 October 9, 2006
    10/9/06
- The States
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, Alabama, North Dakota
    6/9/07
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 35: Ep 22 We Love Ella: A Tribute to the First Lady of Song
    6/6/07
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 53 Thick and Sexy Top Model
    11/28/06
- Eve
  Paul
  - S 3: Ep 15 Oh Brother
    2/16/06
- My Kind of Town
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Greenville, Alabama
    8/14/05
- All of Us
  Grown Bobby
  - S 2: Ep 19 Baby's Got (Flash) Back
    4/26/05
- Life on a Stick
  Bobby
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fish Song
    4/6/05
- 8 Simple Rules
  guy
  - S 3: Ep 20 C.J.'s Real Dad
    2/18/05
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Trick Daddy Performance featuring Cee-Lo
    2/16/05
  - S 3: Ep 51 Erick Sermon Video Walk-On; Freestyle Friday
    5/21/04
- Soul Train
  performer
  - S 34: Ep 9 The 7th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    12/4/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 2: Ep 48 Ashley Judd/Ruben Studdard
    11/10/04
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 87 Show #2808
    11/4/04
  - S 12: Ep 118 Show #2614
    12/12/03
  - S 11: Ep 221 Show #2495
    5/22/03
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 76 5/25/04
    5/25/04
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 30 American Idol
    5/16/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 11: Ep 122 Show #2153
    4/14/04
- E! Behind the Scenes
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
    3/25/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 52 3/22/04
    3/22/04
- Soul Train
  Performer
  - S 33: Ep 21 The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/20/04
- One on One
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 15 The Catch
    2/24/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 72 James Spader, Ruben Studdard, Kenny Chesney
    2/19/04
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 14 Episode #914
    2/7/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 113 Nicole Sullivan and Ruben Studdard
    1/22/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 9 1/21/04
    1/21/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 86 Neve Campbell/Ruben Studdard
    1/21/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 71 Show #2102
    1/8/04
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 73 12/18/03
    12/18/03
- American Music Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 31: Ep 31 The 31st American Music Awards
    11/16/03
- American Juniors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Concert Special
    8/19/03
- Canadian Idol
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Who Will Get the Final 3 Spots?
    7/22/03
  - S 1: Ep 4 Clay, Ruben and 145 Canadians
    6/30/03
- American Juniors
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Semi-Final #2 Results
    6/25/03
- Making the Video
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 13 Flying Without Wings
    6/23/03
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 3659 May 27, 2003
    5/27/03
- Access Granted
  himself

Ruben Studdard News

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Oh Idol, Don't Be Cruel

By Matthew Jaffe, Apr 14, 2010

American Idol tried hanging with the cool kids last night and ended up looking less cool in the process. read more
11

American Idol Has No Soul

By Matthew Jaffe, Apr 08, 2010

Michael Lynche's near elimination underscored a now-predictable pattern: Male soul singers just don’t do well on Idol. read more

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- Considered for the role of Fat Albert.
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- Ruben thought Tamyra Gray was going to win the first season of American Idol.
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- Ruben will be releasing his third album on September 26, 2006.
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- Ruben: I got over stage fright early in life so I never got nervous doing the show, week after week. Having a career in music is what I've always wanted to do so this is the fulfillment of my dreams!
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