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Ruben Studdard Net Worth: Ruben Studdard is an American R&B, pop and gospel singer who has a net worth of $3 million dollars. He is best known as the winner of the second season of “American Idol”. Studdard has made a name for himself as a gospel singer, while he also specializes in Pop and R&B. Early Life: He was born Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard on September 12, 1978, in Frankfurt, West Germany, to American parents. His father was stationed in Germany with the Army and after his service the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama where his parents both worked as teachers. Ruben sang for the first time at age three at the Rising Star Baptist Church in Birmingham. He continued to sing gospel in church and performed solos as a child while his mother sang in the local choir. He gained inspiration from listening to his mother’s Donny Hathaway albums. Studdard played football at Huffman High School and received a scholarship to Alabama A&M University. While attending the university Studdard joined the Omicron Delta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a men’s music fraternity. He majored in voice studies and sang with Just a Few Cats, a popular local jazz and R&B group. Meanwhile, he was making demos and a back-up singer from the band asked Ruben to accompany her to Nashville for an audition on the 2003 second season of “American Idol.” American Idol: For his audition, Studdard performed “Ribbon in the Sky” by Stevie Wonder. This lead him to become one of the local finalists. His performances of “Superstar” and “A Whole New World” on “American Idol” wowed viewers and he became a fan favorite and he garnered the nickname “Velvet Teddy Bear.”  While he was on the show, Studdard received praise from music legends like Luther Vandross, Gladys Knight, and Lionel Richie. In the May 2003 finale, Studdard beat out Clay Aiken by 134,000 votes out of 24,000,000 cast, and thus became the second “American Idol” winner and the first male winner. Alabama Governor Bob Riley declared March 11, 2003 as Ruben Studdard Day. Career: Studdard’s first single was a cover of Westlife’s “Flying Without Wings,” which he had performed on the American Idol finale. It sold well and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Advance orders for his debut album “Soulful” topped the 1 million mark before it was released commercially. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in December 2003. The single “Sorry 2004” enjoyed substantial airplay and reached No. 9 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. In 2003, he was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance” for “Superstar”. He was nominated alongside his idol Luther Vandross who ultimately snagged the award. In March 2004, Studdard won the NAACP Outstanding New Artist award. Ruben’s next release was a gospel album, “I Need an Angel”, which came out on November 23, 2004. It sold over 95,000 copies its first week and topped the gospel charts at No. 1. The album secured Gold certification and was No. 1 on the 2005 Billboard Year-End Gospel albums chart. His third album, “The Return” was released in October 2006. The next year, he appeared on the finale of American Idol’s sixth season. He was dropped from his record company, J Records, due to poor sales of the album in 2007. His next album, “Love Is”, was released to positive reviews on May 19, 2009. In 2010, Ruben and Clay Aiken embarked on a tour together across the U.S. and Canada. The duo opted to perform a variety of medleys of songs from the ’60s through the ’90s versus focusing on each singer’s individual recordings. In 2011, Studdard signed with Shanachie Entertainment and released his fifth studio album, “Letters from Birmingham,” which received mostly positive reviews. It sold 22,000 copies and his lead single “June 28 (I’m Single)” reached the top 20 in the Billboard charts. He released his sixth studio album “Unconditional Love” under a new label, Verve Records in 2015. The album debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200 and #7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and received some of Studdard’s best reviews of his career. He went on tour with his collaborator Lalah Hathaway (daughter of his idol Donny Hathaway) in support of the album. Studdard released a tribute album to Luther Vandross in 2018, “Ruben Sings Luther,” on the SEG Music label. He continues to appear regularly on American Idol as a mentor and occasionally performing with contestants. Other Ventures: In addition to leading a successful music career, Ruben Studdard appeared on various television shows such as “Simple Rules”, “Life on a Stick”, “All of Us,” and “Eve.” He also had a cameo in the film “Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.  He has toured with Robin Givens in the comedy-drama Heaven I Need a Hug, as well as he accepted the role of Fats Waller in a national tour of “Ain’t Misbehavin” in 2008. Studdard made his Broadway debut in December 2018 when he reunited with Clay Aiken in “Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show (aka Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show).” In 2013, he participated in the fifteenth season of the competitive weight loss show “The Biggest Loser.” The first ever celebrity contestant, at 6’3 and 462 pounds, Studdard had the highest starting weight and BMI of the entire cast. At the show’s finale, it was revealed he had lost 119 pounds ending in a weight of 343 pounds. Personal Life: Studdard received an honorary Masters of Arts degree from his alma mater of Alabama A&M University at its December 2015 commencement ceremony. He remains a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia singing fraternity. He met Surata Zuri McCants in October 2006 at a CD signing event at a Wal-Mart in Atlanta. They were married in June 2008 and separated in 2011. Their divorce was finalized in April 2012.

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Mo’Nique Net Worth:  Mo’Nique is an American actress and comedienne who has an estimated net worth of $13 million dollars. She first became well-known for playing Nicole “Nikki” Parker on the television series “The Parkers” (1999–2004), a role she originated on “Moesha.” Since then she has gone on to become famous for her stand-up comedy and hosting duties on such shows as “Showtime at the Apollo” (2000-2006), which she first appeared on as a featured comedienne in 1994. Mo’Nique has also performed stand-up comedy on “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam” (1998) and “Thank God You’re Here” (2007), and she hosted the BET Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2007. Mo’Nique has more than 30 acting credits to her name, including “Phat Girlz” (2006), “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins” (2008), and “Precious” (2009), which earned her an Academy Award. Mo’Nique also had her own late-night BET talk show, “The Mo’Nique Show,” from 2009 to 2011, and in 2019, she began a residency at SLS Las Vegas called Mo’Nique Does Vegas. Early Life: Mo’Nique was born Monique Angela Imes on December 11, 1967, in Baltimore, Maryland. Her mother, Alice, was an engineer, and her father, Steven Jr., was a drug counselor. Mo’Nique grew up with three older siblings, Gerald, Millicent, and Steven, and she attended Milford Mill High School, graduating in 1985. She enrolled at Morgan State University after graduation, then earned a degree from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland in 1987. Mo’Nique’s career in comedy began when her brother Steven dared her to perform at an open mic night at the Comedy Factory Outlet in downtown Baltimore. In a 2008 interview with “Essence” magazine, Mo’Nique revealed that Gerald began molesting her when she was 7 years old and that the abuse continued until she was 11; Gerald served 15 years in prison after sexually abusing another girl. Mo’Nique cut Gerald out of her life after the birth of her twins in 2005, and on a 2010 episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” he admitted to the abuse and said that drug abuse and his own molestation led to him molesting his younger sister. Career: Mo’Nique made her acting debut as Nicole “Nikki” Parker on a 1999 episode of the UPN sitcom “Moesha,” and later that year, she began playing the role on UPN’s “The Parkers,” which aired 110 episodes over five seasons. She played Nikki on three episodes of “Moesha” as well as a 2001 episode of ABC’s “The Hughleys.” While starring on “The Parkers,” Mo’Nique voiced Boonnetta on “The Proud Family,” co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in the television film “Good Fences,” and guest-starred on “The Bernie Mac Show.” In 2005, she hosted and produced “Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance,” a plus-sized beauty pageant on the Oxygen network, and she hosted VH1’s “Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School” in 2007. She has guest-starred on “Nip/Tuck” (2006), “The Game” (2007), and “Ugly Betty” (2007), and she has released several stand-up comedy specials and documentaries, including “Mo’Nique: One Night Stand” (2005), “Mo’Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta” (2020), and “Mo’Nique: Behind Bars” (2007). In 2015, Mo’Nique played Ma Rainey in the HBO film “Bessie,” earning critical acclaim and several award nominations. Mo’Nique’s first film was the 2000 comedy “3 Strikes,” and the following year, she appeared in “Baby Boy” and “Two Can Play That Game” as well as the stand-up comedy film “The Queens of Comedy.” In 2004, she starred in “Soul Plane” and played the lead role in “Hair Show,” then appeared in “Shadowboxer” and “Domino” in 2005. The following year, Mo’Nique lent her voice to “Farce of the Penguins” and appeared in “Irish Jam,” “Phat Girlz,” and “Beerfest,” and in 2008, she co-starred with Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, and James Earl Jones in “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins.” In 2009, Mo’Nique played Mary Lee Johnston in “Precious,” winning dozens of awards for her performance. Since her award-winning turn in “Precious,” Mo’Nique has appeared in the films “Blackbird” (2014), “Interwoven” (2014), and “Almost Christmas” (2016). She also starred in a 2002 production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” and she released the books “Skinny Women Are Evil: Notes of a Big Girl in a Small-Minded World” in 2004 and “Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted” in 2006. Personal Life: Mo’Nique married Mark Jackson on Christmas Day in 1997. They had a son, Shalon, and adopted another son, Mark Jr., before divorcing in April 2001. She later began a relationship with Sidney Hicks, welcoming twin sons David and Jonathan on October 3, 2005 (two months prematurely). Mo’Nique married Sidney on May 20, 2006, and she has said that the two have an open marriage. Mo’Nique reportedly owes $620,000 in back taxes and has been hit with liens from the IRS and the Georgia Department of Revenue. In 2019, she sued Netflix for gender and racial discrimination after the streaming service offered her $500,000 for a 2018 comedy special, a relatively small amount compared to the massive payments comics like Amy Schumer, Dave Chappelle, and Chris Rock received for their Netflix specials. Netflix attempted to have the lawsuit dismissed, but in July 2020, a judge ruled that it could go forward. Awards and Nominations: In 2010, Mo’Nique won an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in “Precious.” Her performance also earned her more than 50 other awards, including a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award, African-American Film Critics Association Award, BET Award, and two Gold Derby Awards (Supporting Actress and Supporting Actress of the Decade). She has won two Black Reel Awards, Best Supporting Actress for “Precious” and “Television: Best Supporting Actress for “Good Fences,” and a Women’s Image Network Award for “Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance.” Mo’Nique has also received five NAACP Image Awards (one for “Precious” and four for “The Parkers”), and her performance in “Bessie” earned her nominations from the Primetime Emmys, Critics’ Choice Television Awards, Gold Derby Awards, Online Film & Television Association Awards, and Satellite Awards. Real Estate: Mo’Nique used to rent a 7,292 square foot home in Roswell, Georgia for $22,000 per month, but in 2011, her landlords sued her because she broke her rental agreement and allegedly owed them $370,000. Mo’Nique countersued, saying that she wanted out of her lease because the home smelled like dog feces and urine and had an overflowing septic tank and a mold problem. The lawsuits were settled for an undisclosed sum in 2012.