An Encyclopedia of Celebrities - Cozy Site

Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the first season of American Idol, in September 2002. She won 58% of the vote landing her the one million dollar contract.

Kelly Clarkson is one of the most popular singers in the US and in the world, concerning that before American Idol, she never had a professional singing lesson.

She beat out more than 10,000 people to land a $1 million recording contract on the first season of American Idol.

In January 2004, Kelly participated in the first World Idol. She won the second place, after Norway's Idol, Kurt Nilsen.

Kelly Clarkson is in the December 2005/January 2006 issue of Teen People with Ashlee and Jessica Simpson on the cover. She is one of the Artists of the Year.

Kelly Clarkson's audition number on American Idol was 2311.

Before American Idol, Kelly Clarkson worked in some odd jobs, such as a Red Bull promo girl, and a Telemarketer.

Kelly Clarkson suffered from an eating disorder before she found her fame on American Idol. However, she snapped out of it really quickly unlike many celebs. Kelly said her eating disorder only lasted for six months.

On the American Idol 2 Finale, Clive Davis made a SPECIAL appearance to present a platinum record to Kelly Clarkson for selling 1,300,000 copies of her album Thankful. She didn't even know about it. Kelly's respond was, "I can't believe you guys pulled one on me, I didn't know."

In this article you can find out how much Owen Wilson get paid for his acting on cinema. Not all of his film have the data for public, but it's still fun to know Owen Wilson's salary I guess, so enjoy! Also I have another fun facts about Owen Wilson.

Owen Wilson's salaries:
Starsky & Hutch $10,000,000
Behind Enemy Lines $3,000,000
Zoolander $2,000,000
Shanghai Noon $4,000,000

Owen had always said that he'd never wear sunglasses indoors, but now he does. Guess Hollywood got to him!

Owen has two brothers: Luke Wilson (also an actor) and Andrew Wilson (who had a tiny appearance in Zoolander).

Owen Wilson was nominated "Stoner of the Year" by High Times Magazine in 2004.

Owen Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Original Screenplay" for his hit The Royal Tenenbaums.

Owen Wilson won the MTV Movie Award's ' Best Kiss' for Starsky & Hutch, in 2004.

Owen has never taken any acting classes.

Owen, his brother Luke, and Wes Anderson used to live in the same house together. Now Luke and Owen live in California and Wes lives in New York.

Owen owns an Australian Cattle dog named Garcia.

Eight Crazy Nights was Adam's first cartoon movie. He played the voice of four main characters in this movie. He played Davey Stone, Eleanore Duvall, Whitey Duvall, and the Deer.

Adam Sandler worked with Cole and Dylan Sprouse in Big Daddy, and in Eight Crazy Nights.

Adam Sandler is a writer, actor, producer, and musician. He often writes and produces his own movies.

Adam's production company is called Happy Madison. It is named after two of his films, Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.

Adam Sandler would work with friends than with new people. He has worked with his friends on 9 of his movies.

Adam Sandler spoke at Manchester Central High School's 2003 Graduation. His nephew was one of the Valedictorians that year. This is the same school that Adam graduated from.

Adam Sandler graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1991. During Adam's time there, he was a Resident Advisor in Brittany Hall.

Adam's best friend is Rob Schneider. Schenider has made appearances in many of Sandler's films such as The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky, 8 Crazy Nights, and 50 First Dates. Adam has also made some appearances in Schneider's films such as The Animal and The Hot Chick.

In 1999 and 2000 Adam Sandler won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. In 2000 he also won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Comedy Star.

Adam Sandler never prepares for his comedy acts, he always does them on the spot.

In January 2004, Ryan took over Casey Kasem’s place as host of American Top 40. In December 2004, Ryan began hosting a second version of American Top 40.

In American Idol 2 finale, Ryan, who was the host, made a mistake by saying Ruben Studdard beat out Clay Aiken by 1,335 votes. The actual margin was 130,000.

Ryan made several appearances on the TV series Larry King Live.

The Tonight Show was another stop many times for Ryan. He was a guest star on 5 different occasions.

Ryan Was one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.

Ryan got Punk’d on the TV series Punk’d.

Ryan was born on December 24, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ryan was born Ryan John Seacrest

Ryan lives in Los Angeles, California.

Drew Barrymore will not going alone on Valentine's day. To the reporters at the London premiere of her movie Music and Lyrics, she said "I don't know what I'm doing, but probably going to go bowling with all my girlfriends".

Drew Barrymore also said that hanging out with her best friends is just a fantastic time, "I love my girlfriends and we love going to dinners and movies and playing games at home or with wine". Drew Barrymore split with Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, and now she have a brand new life again with her pals. One closed pal she have is Cameron Diaz.

All in all, Drew Barrymore enjoying the single life. "It’s a great time to just spend time with my family and see my friends" she said.

Simon Cowell : "If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless."

Simon Cowell : "It is a personal thrill for me to play a role in giving the best young singers in America a shot at realizing their dreams. I'm also happy to be working with my good friend Simon Fuller for the foreseeable future and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the Fox network and the phenomenal success that is American Idol."

Simon Cowell : "I haven’t done anything particularly harsh. Harshness to me is giving somebody false hopes and not following through. That’s harsh. Telling some guy or some girl who’ve got zero talent that they have zero talent actually is a kindness."

Simon Cowell : "The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, 'Good job,' and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean."

Simon Cowell : "That process works very well, in that you've got a very clear A to Z path. But you've also got a sense of responsibility from the judges, who actually try to help the contestants."

Katie Holmes wants more children from her husband, Tom Cruise. This desire came up after she successfully carried and delivered her first daughter, Suri. The 28-year-old star said that she didn't have morning sickness, and also didn't crave any unusual food, except cupcake.

The former star of Dawson's Creek delivered Suri in April last year and was very happy to experience this new thing. In an interview with the Harper's Bazaar magazine, the new-mom said, "I feel very proud to have a daughter and at the same time very happy. And I feel closer to other women - to my sisters, my mother. I feel strong, like, I have delivered a baby. I did it! There's nothing that I cannot do."

Holmes also said that the transition times from a movie star to a mother is an easy thing. "I really enjoyed the times I spent together with Suri, even though there were times of troubles in the first few months: to feed and give milk, to try to understand her cries - is she hungry?, is she tired?, or does she need dry pampers? - and try to really help her" she said. When asked whether she wanted to have more children with Cruise, she replied, "very."

I have a few facts about Simon Cowell, a judge in American Idol as we know. Let's read!

Paula, Randy, and Ryan all have their own stars on the "Walk of Fame", and Simon is the only American Idol judge/host to not have a star.

Simon had to transfer schools several times as a result of misbehaviour and bad conduct. Simon had been to a total of 16 schools before leaving at the age of sixteen.

Simon was on Scary Movie 3 where he played a judge of a rap contest.

Simon pays more than £21.7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54.25m per year with income tax at the time approx 40%.

In 2006, Simon was ranked #29 on Forbes "Top 100 Celebrities."

Salary for American Idol in 2002-2003 season: $2,000,000

The famous australian singer Kylie Minogue and Paris - born actor Olivier Martinez have broken up after four years together, according to a statement released on Friday.

The statement said “Olivier Martinez and Kylie Minogue have officially confirmed that they are no longer a couple,” says the statement issued by reps for the couple. “They have made it clear that the decision to go their separate ways was mutual and amicable. The two remain very close friends.”

This is the reaction after following reports that Olivier Martinez (41 years old), was seen with younger women in Los Angeles twice last week while Kylie Minogue (38 years old), remained in Britain.

Mariah is in 2nd place among all artists with the most No. 1 hits in music history, tying with Elvis Presley in second place with a total of 17 #1 hits, with The Beatles remaining in first place with 20.

With Mariah's single 'We Belong Together' (the 2nd single released from her 2005 Emancipation of Mimi) she breaks her own record (of 192+ million) and sets a NEW all-time 1 week Billboard Hot 100 Audience chart record with 195.8 MILLION listeners!

In 1999, Mariah won the Horizon Award at the Congressional Foundation Awards for her work with and for children.

In 2001, Mariah signed an $80 million deal with Virgin Records for her next four albums.

Mariah was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.

Mariah was voted in at #36 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll in the American edition.

Mariah was named in the #5 position on ex-fashion designer, Mr Blackwell’s, 47th annual report of the worst-dressed women of 2006.

Mariah has a new magazine called All Mariah. It's first issue is released in March 2006.

Mariah had the nickname "Mirage" in high school, because she never showed up for classes.

Good news for Mariah Carey's fans, her good looking face & sexy body will appear on Playboy's cover for this March issue. Mariah Carey will talk openly about her breakdown, the Eminem dating drama, American Idol, wardrobe malfunctions, and how she actively avoids her own movie.

This is what Mariah Carey talk about American Idol and Randy Jackson :
"I know everybody thinks I’m the poster child for American Idol, but I was really shy when I first came out as a performer….Randy Jackson of American Idol has worked with me since my first record. I’ve known him for so long, and now he’s a huge star. It’s just weird to me. We’ll get mobbed walking down the street. You know how the band is introduced at a show? My little joke used to be that he was Michael Jackson’s brother, and the crowd would believe me and go crazy."

Nicolas Cage has bought a 2 million Euro costing, Bavarian castle called Schloss Neidstein. The 500 year old castle sits on a hill In Etzelwang, Germany, with a view of 160ha of forest. It boasts 28 rooms, including 10 bedrooms and five bathrooms.

Nicolas Cage said something about education: "Classes were always a bore to me. I wanted to learn things on my own, not by presentations.I was a loudmouth and a clown. It came as a surprise to me, later, that I could be serious and still get attention."

In 1984, he was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World Vol. 36.

In October of 1997, Nicolas Cage was ranked #40 in Empire (UK) Magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Nicolas Cage was ranked #37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 1998.

Nicolas Cage has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in movies. It is located at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

Having sold over 31 million albums in the U.S. (as of January 2007), Britney ranks as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history.

As of January 2007, Britney has sold over seventy-six million records worldwide.

In January 2007, Britney drew negative attention once again, when she gave her 15-month-old son Sean Preston a wad of bubblegum to chew on.

Britney and model-and-actor, Isaac Cohen, spent the night together in the Hugh Hefner suite of a Las Vegas hotel on January 13th, 2007. The couple stayed in the Fantasy Tower wing of The Palms hotel, in the $40,000-a-night, two-storey Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, which has an 8ft rotating bed, a Jacuzzi, full bar and a glass elevator. Britney and Isaac were seen dancing and smoking cigarettes at gay nightclub 8½ for about an hour before returning to their luxury suite.

Britney and estranged husband Kevin Federline have agreed a temporary custody arrangement for the month of January 2007. The two will share custody of the two children. While the children will continue to live with Britney, Kevin will be granted access to them for four hours, three times a week,. Kevin has also allowed Britney to take the children to Florida for one-week in January.