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I Love The 2000s
''I Love the 2000s'' is a miniseries, the twelfth and final installment of the '' I Love the...'' series, and the sequel to ''I Love the New Millennium'' on VH1. Two episodes premiered each night from Tuesday to Saturday, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2009. It premiered on June 17 and ended on June 21, 2014. Commentators *Adrienne Bailon *Afroman *Colleen Ballinger * Brian Balthazar *Kevin Barnett * Alison Becker * Christina Bianco *Nikki Blonsky *Chris Booker *Joanna Bradley *Mike Britt *Kevin Burkhardt *Regan Burns * Michelle Buteau *Jessie Cantrell *Jordan Carlos *Charlemagne Tha God *JC Coccoli *Claudia Cogan *Molly Culver *Lindsay Czarniak *Dan Cummins * Lee DeWyze *Simon Doonan *Bil Dwyer *Jeff Dye *Mike Einziger *Robert Englund *Chris Fairbanks * Christian Finnegan *Greg Fitzsimmons * Jake Fogelnest *The Fray *B.D. Freeman *Judah Friedlander *Tiffany Haddish *Seth Herzog *Dave Hill * Dave Holmes * Micah Jesse *Naia Kete *Mike Kelton *Jo Koy * Esther Ku *Damian Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Carlos
Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on ''The Colbert Report'' and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show '' Me TV''. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore''. Career Early career Jordan Carlos graduated Brown University in 2001 and began work as a copywriter in a New York ad firm. At night and on weekends Carlos performed stand-up comedy. Eventually Carlos abandoned advertising altogether in favor of stand-up although he feels he had trouble finding a niche audience because he "wasn't a stereotypical black man". He learned to use that characteristic as the basis for many of his jokes. Role on ''The Colbert Report'' On ''The Colbert Report'' Carlos played Alan, host Stephen Colbert's "black friend". Whenever Colbert discussed racial issues, he often asked that a picture of him with his African-American co-worker Alan be shown on screen. Colbert sometimes referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fray
The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut album, ''How to Save a Life'' released in 2005, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)", became a top ten hit in the United States. Their second single, "How to Save a Life", charted in the top three of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was a top 5 single in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The group's self-titled, second album debuted at on the ''Billboard'' charts after its release in 2009 and was certified gold in the United States, Australia and Canada. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010. While both the albums were commercially successful, critical reception was mixed. The Fray was ranked No. 84 on '' Billboard''s Artists of the Decade list. Their thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Fogelnest
Benjamin Jacob Fogelnest (born March 14, 1979), known professionally as Jake Fogelnest, is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer, comedian, former radio personality, and satirist. Career Squirt TV In January 1994, when he was 14 years old, he started a pop culture television show, ''Squirt TV'', from his New York City bedroom and aired on Manhattan public-access television cable TV. In 1996 the show moved from public-access television to MTV under the name ''Squirt TV on MTV''. Television In 2005, he created ''Ten Years Later'' for MTV, a fictional documentary which followed Fogelnest's life if he "never grew out of 'Squirt TV.'" The show was co-written and directed by Tom Gianas. * Creator of the unproduced series ''Start Making Sense'' for IFC. Ben Stiller served as executive producer and was slated to direct the pilot. * Staff writer for Netflix's '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.'' * Story editor for the first season of the Hulu series ''Difficult P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Fitzsimmons
Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons (born April 5, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer and radio host. He hosted ''The Greg Fitzsimmons Show'' on Howard 101 until December 2018. Life and early career Fitzsimmons was born in New York City, New York, to New York City radio personality Bob Fitzsimmons, and Patricia Marie Judith ( McCarthy) Fitzsimmons. He grew up in Tarrytown, New York. He began his stand-up comedy career while attending Boston University, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He has appeared on such programs as ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', ''Chelsea Lately'', ''The Howard Stern Show'' and his one-hour Comedy Central special "Life on Stage". In 2001 he won "The Jury Award for Best Comedian" at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Broadcasting and television career Fitzsimmons has a highly-rated comedy podcast called "Fitzdog Radio". He was a frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Finnegan
Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. Early life Finnegan was born in Albany, New York. He grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, and attended The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in Natick, Massachusetts. Career Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's ''Best Week Ever'' and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's ''Chappelle's Show''. He can currently be seen as co-host of "Black and White", a series airing on A&E which he created and executive produces. He also co-stars in the TBS series '' Are We There Yet?''. He also co-hosted Zest TV’s web travel show “CustomNATION” and his own music-centric podcast Audio Spackle which debuted on Cave Comedy Radio in January 2013. Finnegan has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre, and made his film debut in ''Buster and Billie'' in 1974. After supporting roles in films in the 1970s such as ''Stay Hungry'', ''A Star Is Born (1976 film), A Star Is Born'', and ''Big Wednesday'', Englund had his breakthrough as the resistance fighter Willie in the miniseries ''V (1983 miniseries), V'' in 1983. Following his performance in the original ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' in 1984, he became closely associated with the Horror film, horror film genre, and is widely-regarded as one of its iconic actors. Early life Englund was born on June 6, 1947, in Glendale, California, the son of Janis (married and maiden names, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Einziger
Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of artists including Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Skrillex, Tyler the Creator, Avicii, Damian Marley, Jason Schwartzman (Coconut Records) and Steve Martin among many others. Incubus has sold over 23 Million albums worldwide, and in 2013, Einziger co-wrote the hit song " Wake Me Up", alongside Avicii and Aloe Blacc. As an entrepreneur, Einziger is the co-founder and co-chairman of the wireless technology platform MIXhalo, and also the co-founder and CEO of the biotechnology startup Versicolor Technologies. Einziger received his education at Harvard University. Career Incubus Einziger co-founded Incubus with Calabasas High School classmates Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas II, and Alex Katunich in 1991. Incubus has sold over 23 million album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Dye
Jeffrey Dye (born February 4, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Dye was born in 1983 in Seattle and raised in Kent, Washington. He attended Kentwood High School in Covington. Dye is of Spanish, French-Canadian, German and Jewish descent. Career Dye has hosted two series for MTV—''Numbnuts'' and ''Money From Strangers'' and also appeared on ''Girl Code''. He was a finalist on the sixth season of the NBC series ''Last Comic Standing'', finishing third behind Marcus and winner Iliza Shlesinger. He then performed in a 50-city tour with the other top competitors. Dye performed at the TBS Comedy Festival in Chicago and '' Comedy Central's Live At Gotham'' before starring in his own half-hour comedy special titled '' Comedy Central Presents Jeff Dye'' in 2010. As of 2011, Dye was a recurring cast member on ABC's show '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''. Dye was the host of ''MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 Live'' from Time's Square. Dye can be seen as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bil Dwyer
William Michael "Bil" Dwyer (born March 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, game show host, actor, and writer. He is perhaps most well known as the host or play-by-play announcer on series such as ''BattleBots,'' ''I've Got a Secret'', and ''Extreme Dodgeball'', as well as several iterations of VH1's '' I Love the '70s'', '' I Love the '80s'', and '' I Love the '90s'', and a 2006 appearance on ''Last Comic Standing''. His debut comedy album, ''Am I Yelling?'', was released in September 2020 by comedy label Stand Up! Records. Personal life Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, the youngest of five children in an Irish Catholic family. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1984 with a degree in radio and television. Before landing on comedy as a career Dwyer worked as a DJ, a salesman, and a tour guide at Universal Studios. Dwyer has been married since 1993 and has four children. He lives in Glendale, California. Dwyer spells his first name wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Doonan
Simon Doonan (born 1952 He worked at Barneys until it closed in 2019. He writes a column on style for ''Slate''. In his book, ''Eccentric Glamour'', he decried porno chic in Western society in general. Interviewed for an article for the ''New York Daily News,'' he said, "There are two horribly worrying trends! Celebrities are becoming so gun-shy that there is no diversity, no sense of fun on the red carpet. There's no experimentation – which is incredibly important to fashion." On "porno chic," (the second trend) he said, "Imagine if you said to people 20 years ago that, in 2008, a significant number of women would be going around dressing like porno stars with fake hooters and butt cracks showing? No one would have believed you." In September 2008, he married his husband, designer Jonathan Adler, in California. Appearances Doonan has made appearances on VH1's ''I Love the'' series, offering social commentary on each decade. He has also been a guest star on ''America's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
