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Randy Jackson: Biography

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Birth Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/23/1956, Cancer
Profession: Producer; musician; reality-show judge

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Idol Judges Hatin' on David A.'s "Boo" | The Great American Idol Blog | 5/14/2008 New
We give David Archuleta credit for trying something not so ballad-y last night, but despite the adoring fans, Randy and Simon weren't really feeling his rendition of Chris Brown's "With You." Maybe because seeing the human equivalent of a miniature teddy bear singing lyrics like "I need you Boo" was hard to swallow. Simon actually went so far as to critique the 17-year-old by saying he was like "a Chihuahua trying to be a tiger." It sounded pretty good, but we have to say, we could have done without Seacrest's two cents. — Gina DiNunno read more
Episode Recap: The Top 6 Perform Andrew Lloyd Webber Songs | American Idol | 4/23/2008
OK, so I have to "out" myself here: I, Erin Fox, am a Broadway musical junkie. I know a lot of Broadway shows and used to (gulp) sing along to them in the car as a high school drama geek. This explains a lot, including my lack of dates in high school. But I digress — tonight's show is about the Top 6 and their quest to conquer Andrew Lloyd Webber songs. In his heyday, his musicals were amazing (Evita)... and then there was Aspects of Love — no comment. Also, I'll do my best to keep the CATS jokes to a minimum. On with the show!Syesha Mercado, "One Rock and Roll too Many:" Syesha finally sounds like she's hit her niche. She looks fabulous with a capital F. The song is sexy and totally brings her (so far lackluster) personality to the forefront of this competition. She might have just bought herself another week. Randy said she could be a huge Broadway star, Paula said she wasn't surprised at how awesome Syesha was tonight, and Simon agreed with Randy and called her... read more
Episode Recap: Idol Gives Back | American Idol | 4/10/2008
Hey guys, it's Erin Fox again. Sick of me yet? Don't answer that. Seriously. It'll just cost me more in therapy. This is going to be a little different tonight.... It's two and a half hours long, so this is going to be more of a "quick observations" format instead of a recap. Why? Cuz there are three Idols this week, and cuz I'm the boss of this blog! (Until Nina returns, that is.) Did you notice a bunch of the finalists from So You Think You Can Dance? They are bustin' some moves to a track of Paula's new song (at least I think it is... ).George Lopez does his bit in Spanish. It's like 20 seconds long. Is this what the producers call a "guest appearance"? Pretaped messages by celebs in front of American Idol logos? Boo. Forgive me, I didn't watch the special last year, so I thought it would be different. Maria Shriver, the first lady of California and Mrs. Schwarzenegger, is welcomed out by "Maria" from West Side Story (oh, brother). But, I know her from my charity work and know... read more
Episode Recap: The Top Eight Perform | American Idol | 4/9/2008
Hey guys, it's Erin Fox! Are you excited to have three nights of Idol this week? Ryan begins the evening by reminding America that tomorrow night is Idol Gives Back, and that Thursday will be the results show. Does this mean that no one will get axed like last year? I'm hoping they move forward and say goodbye to Kristy Lee— ooh, did I just say that out loud? My bad. Tonight's theme is inspirational songs, and with that announcement, my eyes have already rolled back into my head. Please, don't sing, "You Light up My Life," I beg of you!Michael Johns, "Dream On:" The beginning of this song doesn't work for me, and the electric guitar totally upstages him. It's better during the "Dream On" part, but it's not his strongest performance. But, whoa! Did you hear that ending? That sounded painful! Randy thought it was a pretty good song choice, but had some pitch problems. Randy doesn't buy him as Aerosmith, and Michael starts sassing Randy about doing the song because "Dreams do... read more
Episode Recap: The Top Eight Revealed! | American Idol | 4/3/2008
Hey guys, sorry I didn't announce myself as Idol blogger last night! It's me, Erin Fox, at your blogging service once again for the results show. Ryan promises an action-packed hour, and the Idols start right off with their group number, "9 to 5." Not to sound completely ancient, but this is such a toe-tapper, how could they mess it up? Oh wait, they're making them line dance in the background! That's how to ruin a great song. Boo. Am I just cranky tonight, or did they butcher this song? Now they are surrounding and pouncing on the judges.... It's kinda cute actually. Is Simon actually smiling? He must have taken some happy pills after his PMS attack last night (I can say that because I'm a chick. No hate mail, please).(Side note: Did you see creepy Dr. Phil's wife in the audience? How about Chikezie?)We get to see some highlights from last night, and then it's straight to the results! First up is Michael Johns, who is safe. David Archuleta and Carly Smithson are also safe (after... read more

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Randy Jackson: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew (Executive Producer)	2008	TV Show Series	Available
25 Things You Didn't Know About Idol (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
2006 ALMA Awards (Appearing)	2006	TV Show Series
American Idol Rewind (Judge)	2006	TV Show Series
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (Remarks by)	2003	TV Show Series

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Jason's version last night of this great song was a note-for-note cover of the version by the great Hawaiian singer Iz, ukelelle and all! Didn't anybody catch that? I don't think the... read more
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