|
Jim Verraros
James Conrad Verraros (born February 8, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor, who placed ninth on the American Idol (season 1), first season of ''American Idol.'' Child of deaf adult, Raised by deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language and gained notoriety on ''American Idol'' for signing the lyrics to his audition song. After competing on the series, he released three pop rock, Dance (music), dance albums with music producer and songwriter Gabe Lopez. Verraros was also featured on the 2002 compilation album ''American Idol: Greatest Moments'', covering "Easy (Commodores song), Easy" by the Commodores – this album reached number four on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. While participating in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2002, 2002 American Idols LIVE! tour, Verraros came out as gay. He was the first ''American Idol'' finalist to come out, and he remained the series' only publicly gay finalist for over three years. Several organizations subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Gay Movie
''Another Gay Movie'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Todd Stephens. It follows four gay friends, Andy, Jarod, Nico and Griff, who vow upon graduating high school that they will all lose their " anal virginity" before their friend's Labor Day party. The film takes content from the 1999 teen comedy American Pie. A sequel, '' Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!'', was released in 2008. Plot The story centers around four gay friends who have recently graduated from San Torum High School. Andy (Michael Carbonaro) is an awkward, sex-crazed character who frequently masturbates with his mother's fruits and vegetables. Jarod ( Jonathan Chase) is a handsome and fit jock who is quite insecure. Griff (Mitch Morris) is a nerdy, well-dressed guy who is secretly in love with Jarod. Nico (Jonah Blechman) is the most flamboyant, outgoing, and effeminate of the group. The four of them decide to make a pact to have sex by the end of the summer. Each boy proceeds to pursue sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eating Out (film Series)
''Eating Out'' is an American film series consisting of five LGBT-themed sex comedy films, beginning with ''Eating Out'' (2004). The series is distributed by Ariztical Entertainment. Simultaneous filming for '' Eating Out: Drama Camp'' and '' Eating Out: The Open Weekend'' took place in 2011. Films *''Eating Out ''Eating Out'' is a 2004 American sex comedy film written and directed by Q. Allan Brocka and starring Rebekah Kochan, Ryan Carnes, Jim Verraros, Scott Lunsford, and Emily Stiles. Plot After getting dumped by his girlfriend Tiffani von der Sloot ...'' (2004) *'' Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds'' (2006) *'' Eating Out: All You Can Eat'' (2009) *'' Eating Out: Drama Camp'' (2011) *'' Eating Out: The Open Weekend'' (2011) Cast members References {{reflist American film series American LGBT-related films American romantic comedy films American sex comedy films English-language films Film series introduced in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Film
This article lists lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films involving participation and/or representation of LGBT. The list includes films that deal with or feature significant LGBT issues or characters. These films may involve LGBT cast and/or crew, an LGBT producer/director, a LGBT story, or a focus on LGBT target audiences. The English film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed. Order is alphabetical by title. Made-for-television films and animated films are listed separately. There are also lists of films by year, by storyline, and those directed by women. 0–9 * ''$30'' (short – ''Boys Life 3''), US (1999) * '' 1 Versus 100'', US (2020) * ''10 Attitudes'', US (2001) * '' 10 Men'', UK (2012) * ''The 10 Year Plan'', US (2014) * ''12 Points'', Austria (2015) * '' 101 Rent Boys'', US (2000) * ''101 Reykjavík'', Iceland/Denmark/Norway/France (2000) * '' 14h05'', France/Switzerland (2007) * '' 15 Years'', Israel (2019) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Club Songs
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as the Disco Action Top 30 chart on August 28, 1976, and became the first chart by ''Billboard'' to document the popularity of dance music. The first number-one song on the chart for the issue dated August 28, 1976, was "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees, spending five weeks atop the chart and the group's only number-one song on the chart. In January 2017, ''Billboard'' proclaimed Madonna as the most successful artist in the history of the chart, ranking her first in their list of the 100 top all-time dance artists. Madonna holds the record for the most number-one songs with 50. Katy Perry holds the record for having eighteen consecutive number-one songs. Perry's third studio album, '' Teenage Dream'' (2010), became the first album in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo Album
Demo, usually short for demonstration, may refer to: Music and film *Demo (music), a song typically recorded for reference rather than release * ''Demo'' (Behind Crimson Eyes), a 2004 recording by the band Behind Crimson Eyes * ''Demo'' (Deafheaven album), a 2010 EP by Deafheaven * ''Demo'' (The Flat liners Album), a 2002 album by the band The Flatliners * ''Demo'' (Miss May I album), a 2008 recording by the metalcore band Miss May I *"Demo", a 1990 single by Die Krupps * "Demo" (P-Model song), a 1979 recording by songwriters Susumu Hirasawa and Yasumi Tanaka *'' Demo (Skinless)'', a 1994 recording by the band Skinless * ''Demo 2004'' (Year of No Light album), a 2004 recording by Year of No Light *'' Demo #2'', an unreleased recording by Neutral Milk Hotel *''Demo'', 2008 debut EP by Yuna Computing and technology *Demo (computer programming), a multimedia spectacle of programming skill *The Demo, a computer demonstration in 1968, sometimes called "the mother of all demos" *DEMOn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros Album)
''Rollercoaster'' is the official debut album of pop rock-dance artist Jim Verraros. It was released by independent label Koch Records on April 26, 2005. Several of the album's songs had been featured on a previous release by Verraros, titled ''Unsaid and Understood'', which had acted as a demo album. ''Unsaid and Understood'' had been self-released in 2003, a year after Verraros placed ninth on ''American Idol'''s first season, and had drawn the attention of Koch Records, which proceeded to sign Verraros. Gabe Lopez produced ''Unsaid and Understood'' as well as ''Rollercoaster.'' He also provided backing vocals and played several instruments on both albums. Among ''Rollercoaster'''s other background vocalists is Angela Peel, who made it to the semi-finals on ''American Idol'', during the same season as Verraros. Verraros had publicly come out as gay the year before releasing ''Unsaid and Understood'' and was the only openly gay finalist from ''American Idol'' at the time of ''Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Clubs
A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters to an exclusively or predominantly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clientele; the term ''gay'' is used as a broadly inclusive concept for LGBT communities. Gay bars once served as the centre of gay culture and were one of the few places people with same-sex orientations and gender-variant identities could openly socialize. Other names used to describe these establishments include ''boy bar'', ''girl bar'', ''gay club'', ''gay pub'', ''queer bar'', ''lesbian bar'', ''drag bar'', and '' dyke bar'', depending on the niche communities that they served. With the advent of the Internet and an increasing acceptance of LGBT people across the Western world, the relevance of gay bars in the LGBT community has somewhat diminished. In areas without a gay bar, certain establishments may hold a gay night instead. History Gathering places favoured by homosexuals have operated for centuries. Reports from as early as the 17th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Events
A pride parade (also known as pride march, pride event, or pride festival) is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights, and pride. The events sometimes also serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Pride events occur in many urban areas in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and Australia. Most occur annually while some take place every June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBTQ social movements. The parades seek to create community and honor the history of the movement. In 1970, pride and protest marches were held in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco around the first anniversary of Stonewall. The events became annual and grew internationally. In 2019, New York and the world celebrated the largest international Pride celebration in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Pride Events")