Adam Lambert

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Singer • Musician • Songwriter

Birth Date: January 29, 1982

Age: 42 years old

Birth Place: Indianapolis, Indiana

With his provocative looks, electrifying stage presence, and powerful vocals, "American Idol" (Fox, 2002-2016) season eight runner-up Adam Lambert emerged as one of the competition's most original artists. Adam Mitchel Lambert was born on Jan. 29, 1982 in Indianapolis, IN. Shortly after he was born, the family moved to Rancho Peñasquitos in San Diego, CA. Lambert's earliest music memory was listening to his father's large collection of classic rock albums, and singing along to an Elvis Presley karaoke tape. At 10, he joined a children's musical theater, took voice lessons, and started listening to various musicals. Lambert took his passion for performing all the way to high school, where he was in the drama club and in a jazz band. As a teen, Lambert appeared in local productions of "Hello, Dolly!" (1964), "Camelot" (1960) and played Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" (1950), among many others. At 19, he toured with Anita Mann Productions and worked on a cruise line for almost a year. When he returned home, Lambert moved immediately to Los Angeles, where he landed parts in several musical productions, including "The Ten Commandments: The Musical" (2004), as the Hebrew army leader, Joshua. By this time, having embraced the idea that he was going to be a rock star, Lambert began wearing nail polish and eyeliner on stage. For three years beginning in 2005, Lambert nabbed his biggest role so far - the understudy of the role of Fiyero in the national tour and Los Angeles productions of the hit musical "Wicked" (2003). In 2009, Lambert auditioned and made it to the semi-finals round of "American Idol," where he instantly made an impact on the judges and viewers with his outrageous leather and spiked outfits, signature eyeliner, and out-of-this-world pipes. Week after week, Lambert delivered exciting performances of smash hits such as Michael Jackson's "Black or White" (1991), Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" (1977), and Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (1969). He even garnered a standing ovation from the show's guest judge, Smokey Robinson, after his acoustic version of The Miracles' "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965). During the competition, photos of Lambert kissing another man surfaced, prompting rumors that he was gay and that such photos might affect the outcome of the competition. While he did not deny nor confirm his sexuality, Lambert confirmed that the photos were of him. The flamboyant singer did make it to the show's finals, where he held his own during a performance of "We Are the Champions" (1977) with the remaining members of the legendary rock group, Queen. Yet, in spite of the wildly enthusiastic response he received from the judges and audience all season long, Lambert lost the competition to the mellow, less charismatic Kris Allen. The fact that most voters believed him to be gay was thought to be a deciding factor in his loss and angered gay rights activists. But it did not take long for Lambert to steal the spotlight. He officially came out as gay in a Rolling Stone interview. On his debut album, For Your Entertainment (2009), featuring the hit singles "Whataya Want From Me" and "If I Had You," Lambert collaborated with some of pop music's biggest artists, including Pink and Lady GaGa. He incited controversy once again after what some thought was a risqué performance of his single "For Your Entertainment" at the "2009 American Music Awards" (ABC, 2009), during which Lambert kissed and grinded against a male bassist. In 2010, he launched "The Glam Nation Tour" first throughout the United States and then internationally, before temporarily replacing the late Freddie Mercury in Queen for a performance at the 2011 EMAs and a six-date European tour. Lambert's second album, Trespassing, was released in May 2012 to enthusiastic reviews. Following an arc on "Glee" (Fox 2009-2015) during the show's fifth season, Lambert rejoined Queen--now officially billed as "Queen + Adam Lambert" for an international tour in 2014. After signing with Warner Brothers Records, Lambert released his third solo album, The Original High, in 2015, touring on his own before rejoining Queen for a series of 2016 festival dates and a 2017 world tour. In between tour dates, Lambert joined the judging panel of "The X Factor Australia" (Seven 2010-16) and co-starred as Eddie (the role made famous by Meat Loaf) in a television production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Fox 2016).

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Megamind Rules

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2024

Megamind vs. the Doom SyndicateStream

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2024

Britain Get Singing

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2023

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas

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2023

Capital's Summertime Ball 2023

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2023

I Want My MTV: Adam Lambert

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2023

Adam Lambert's Birthday Beats

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2023

Queen & Adam Lambert: Summer Sonic

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2022

Britain Get Singing

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2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

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2022

Party at the Palace

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2022

Starstruck

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2022

Starstruck

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2022

That's My JamStream

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2021

The Queen Family Singalong

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2021

Clash of the Cover Bands

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2021

Clash of the Cover Bands

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2021

A Tale Dark & GrimmStream

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The Devil
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2021

We the PeopleStream

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2021

The Disney Holiday SingalongStream

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2020

Moonbase 8Stream

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Billy
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2020
58%

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

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2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

Isle Of Wight Festival Greatest Hits

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2020

Fire Fight Australia

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2020

Fire Fight Australia Highlights

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2020

Fire Fight Australia Concert

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2020

Fire Fight Australia Concert

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2020

Queen + Adam Lambert: FFA

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2020

Top 10 Queen Songs With Adam Lambert

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2020

Adam Lambert: Another One Bites the Dust (Live in Studio)

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2020

Adam Lambert: Comin' in Hot (Live in Studio)

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2020

Adam Lambert: I Want to Break Free (Live in Studio)

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2020

Adam Lambert: New Eyes (Live in Studio)

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2020

Adam Lambert: Whataya Want From Me (Live in Studio)

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2020

Adam Lambert: Q&A Session

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2020

Adam Lambert: Velvet

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2020

Queen & Adam Lambert: The Show Must Go On (Live at the O2)

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2020

A Home for the Holidays With Idina Menzel

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2019

Avicii Tribute Concert: Hyllningskonserten till Tim Bergling

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2019

The 2019 Global Citizen Festival: A Concert to End Extreme Poverty

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2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Adam Lambert's Pride Icons

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2019

The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

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2019

Adam Lambert's Fierce Pride Anthems!

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2019

Celebrity Gogglebox

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2019

RuPaul

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2019

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

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2019

The Oscars

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2019

Elvis All-Star Tribute

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2019

Pride Queens

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2019

Adam Lambert: Comin in Hot

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2019

Adam Lambert: Superpower

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2019

Playmobil: The Movie

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Emperor Maximus
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2019

The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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2018

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Stand up to Cancer 2018

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2018

Best Music Winners

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2018

Out & Proud

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2018

Queen: Rock the World

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2017

Daily Blast Live

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2017

The Sunday Project

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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Adam Lambert on Rising Acceptance of LGBTQ Community

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2017

クイーン + アダム・ランバート ライヴ・イン・ジャパン サマーソニック 2014

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2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp AgainStream

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Eddie
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2016

Greatest Hits

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2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again: Extras

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2016

Celebrity PageStream

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2016

Steve Aoki & Felix Jaehn Feat. Adam Lambert: Can't Go Home

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2016

Steve Aoki: Can't Go Home

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2016

Adam Lambert Feat. Laleh: Welcome To The Show

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2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

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Eddie
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2016

Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed

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2015

Adam Lambert: Ghost Town

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

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2015

Adam Lambert: Another Lonely Night

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2015

Adam Lambert: Ghost Town

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2015

Queen and Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live

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2014

Good Morning Britain

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

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2014

iHeartradio Music Festival, Night 1

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2013

iHeartradio Music Festival

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2013

Glee: Extras

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2013

VH1 Divas 2012

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2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

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2012

The F Word

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2012

The Voice

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2012

Adam Lambert: Never Close Our Eyes

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2012

Adam Lambert: Better Than I Know Myself

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2012

Adam Lambert: Trespassing

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2012

Sunday Brunch

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2011

Q With Jian Ghomeshi

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2011

The Jonathan Ross ShowStream

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2011

Big Morning Buzz Live

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2011

Post Modern Surfer

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2011

Adam Lambert: Sleepwalker (Live)

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2011

Adam Lambert: Sleepwalker (Glam Nation Live)

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2011

Glam Nation Live

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2011

The Talk

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2010

The Talk

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2010

Access Hollywood Live

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2010

Lorraine

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2010

Pretty Little LiarsStream

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2010
81%

2009 American Music Awards

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2009

The Jay Leno Show

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2009

The Project

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2009

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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2009

The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

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2009

GleeStream

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Elliott 'Starchild' Gilbert
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2009
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RuPaul's Drag RaceStream

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2009

Adam Lambert: If I Had You

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2009

Adam Lambert: Whataya Want From Me

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2009

Adam Lambert: For Your Entertainment

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2009

Adam Lambert: Sleepwalker

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2009

Adam Lambert: Time For Miracles

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2009

Celebrity Juice

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2008

The Wendy Williams Show

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2008

Chelsea Lately

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2007

The Graham Norton ShowStream

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2007

The Better Show

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2007

The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet

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2007

The One Show

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2006

etalk

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2006

Entertainment Tonight Canada

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2005

So You Think You Can DanceStream

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2005

The X Factor

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2005

Strictly Come Dancing

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2004

The Insider

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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

American Idol

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2003
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American Idol

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2003
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American Idol

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2003
68%

American Idol

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2003
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Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

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2002

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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2001

Live With Regis and Kelly

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2001

The Early Show

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1999

The View

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1997

Access Hollywood

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1996

Extra

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1994

Late Show With David Letterman

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1993

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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1992

This Morning

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1988

The Oprah Winfrey ShowStream

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1986

The Oprah Winfrey ShowStream

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1986

Entertainment Tonight

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20/20Stream

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Good Morning America

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Today

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