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Troy Curtis
Troy Curtis (born Troy Tuminelli, December 30, 1980) is an actor, singer, and entrepreneur. Early music career In 2000, he joined the well-known boy band Menudo as the first non-Spanish speaking member, during their MDO era, under the name Troy Kurtis. The Puerto Rican pop rock band expanded their followers from Puerto Rico to all of Central America. Curtis helped make their single ''Te Quise Olvidar'' a hit on the top of Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks, from their album Subir Al Cielo. As part of the band, Curtis toured the world. He has performed with Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, Cheyenne, and Celia Cruz. Actor and performer After leaving MDO in 2001, Curtis was signed to play Nico Castaneda in Guiding Light, also credited as Troy Kurtis. Curtis was featured in this role for 86 episodes. He was responsible for writing and singing all of the songs featured on the show during his time there. Following Curtis's role on the soap opera, he landed the lead role of Job in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut. Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City" because it was the center of the American hat industry for a period in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The mineral danburite is named for Danbury while the city itself is named for Danbury in Essex, England. Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall and Danbury Municipal Airport. In November 2015, ''USA Today'' ranked Danbury as the second best city to live in the United States. In April 2021, ''WalletHub'' ranked Danbury as the 10th most diverse city in the United States, the most diverse city in New England, and the third most diverse city in the New York metropolitan area (behind Jersey City and New York City). The ranking considers socioeconomic, cultural, economic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menudo (band)
Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in Puerto Rico by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "Most Iconic Latino Pop Music Band", Menudo has been ranked as one of the Biggest Boy Bands of All Time by several publications, including '' Billboard'', ''Us Weekly'', '' Seventeen'', and '' Teen Vogue'', being the only Latin band on their lists. The band had several radio hits during its course. They acted in a television film (1979's ''Leyenda de Amor'') and two feature films, ''Una aventura llamada Menudo'' and '' Menudo: La Película'', in a telenovela named "Quiero Ser" and a television mini-series named ''Panchito y Arturo''. Menudo's original line-up consisted of (5 boys) two sets of brothers: Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry (ages 12 and 13); and the Melendez brothers, Carlos Meléndez, (age 12), Óscar Meléndez, (age 11), and Ricky Meléndez, (age 9); the latter three are Díaz's cousins. The band's golden-era lineup consisted of members Ricky Meléndez, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subir Al Cielo
''Subir Al Cielo'' (English: ''Climb To The Sky'') is the third studio album recorded by Puerto Rican boyband MDO. It was released by Sony Music Latin on October 31, 2000. Original member Anthony Galindo left the band shortly before, and members Pablo Portillo and Troy Tuminelli were hired to replace him. The album spawned the hit single " Te Quise Olvidar". It also featured three songs in English. Track listing Singles * "Te Quise Olvidar" * "Sin Ti" * "A Mi Amor Tu Vas a Extrañar" Sales and certifications Personnel *Pedro Alfonso – piano *Pete Amato – scat *Gustavo Arenas – arranger, producer *Richard Bravo – mixing, percussion *Ed Calle – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone *Gustavo Celis – digital editing, engineer, vocal engineer *Tony Concepción – horn arrangements, trumpet *Mike Couzzi – mixing engineer, producer *Andrea Derby – production coordination *Jorge Dobal – horn *Jose Luis Galvis – assistant engineer *Al Hemberger – engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. With 72 years of radio and television runs, ''Guiding Light'' is the longest running soap opera, ahead of '' General Hospital'', and is the fifth-longest running program in all of broadcast history; only the American country music radio program '' Grand Ole Opry'' (first broadcast in 1925), the BBC religious program ''The Daily Service'' (1928), the CBS religious program ''Music and the Spoken Word'' (1929), and the Norwegian children's radio program ''Lørdagsbarnetimen'' (1924–2010) have been on the air longer. When the show debuted on radio in 1937, it centered on Reverend John R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire. By 2007, she was sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee. She has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teenage years and became pregnant at 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy. Winfrey was then sent to live with the man she calls her father, Vernon Winfrey, a barber in Nashville, Tennessee, and landed a job in radio while still in high sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), and has been adapted in various countries. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.Described as "something you can't quite put your finger on" by Cheryl Cole, a judge on the UK version of ''The X Factor'', ''The Xtra Factor'', 23 November 2009 Similar to ''Got Talent'', the franchise maintains a YouTube channel, called ''X Factor Global''. The channel uploads clips of ''X Factor'' shows from around the world. The channel currently has over 3 million subscribers. Additionally, many individual ''X Factor'' shows have their own YouTube channels such as ''X Factor India''. Format The prize is usually a recording contract, in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
