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2008 Kids' Choice Awards
The 21st Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 29, 2008, at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, and was the first live-action/animated ceremony. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. A "Bring on the Nominees" special hosted by Lil' JJ also aired. The Naked Brothers Band and Miley Cyrus were the musical performers. A sweepstakes was announced to promote the show. The number of votes cast broke the record previously set in 2007. 86,708,020 kids cast 88,254,272 votes (since kids were allowed to vote multiple times) between March 3–29 in 18 categories, to honor and vote for their favorites. Votes were cast via Nick.com, Nicktropolis, TurboNick, and for the first time via Nick's new mobile website (wap.nick.com). The award show attracted 7.7 million viewers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2018, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After portraying supporting roles in films including ''Dead Man Walking (film), Dead Man Walking'' (1995), ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Mars Attacks!'' (1996), and ''Enemy of the State (film), Enemy of the State'' (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film ''High Fidelity (film), High Fidelity'' (2000). This led to larger roles in films like ''Shallow Hal'' (2001) and ''Orange County (film), Orange County'' (2002), before he solidified his leading man status with his starring role in ''School of Rock'' (2003). Black has since starred in ''King Kong (2005 film), King Kong'' (2005), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids' Choice Award For Favorite Cartoon
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice for Favorite Cartoon is an award category given at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. This list also includes other information and other winners and nominees for the specific cartoon or relations to it. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' has the most awards by a winning streak with 16 wins (21 overall). No other show has beaten it, however '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' ended the streak in 2008, but it was regained in 2009 and every year since. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Most Wins 21 Wins *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' 6 Wins *''Rugrats'' 1 Win *'' Doug'' *''The Simpsons'' *'' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' Number of times each cartoon was nominated 23 Times *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' 19 Times *''The Simpsons'' 11 Times *''Teen Titans Go!'' 9 Times *''The Loud House'' 8 Times *''Rugrats'' (original series) *''Phineas and Ferb'' 7 Times *''The Fairly OddParents'' 6 Times *'' Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' 5 Times *''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum (; born 1 June 1973) is a German and American model, television personality, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel. Following a successful modeling career, Klum became the host and a judge of '' Germany's Next Topmodel'' and the reality show '' Project Runway'', which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (shared with co-host Tim Gunn). Klum has been nominated for six Emmy Awards. She has worked as a spokesmodel for Dannon and H&M and has appeared in numerous commercials for McDonald's, Volkswagen, and others. In 2009, Klum became Barbie's official ambassador on Barbie's 50th anniversary. As an occasional actress, she had supporting roles in movies including '' Blow Dry'' (2001) and '' Ella Enchanted'' (2004), and made cameo appearances in '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usher (singer)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. With some publications referring to him as the King of R&B, he is recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album at the age of 15. He rose to fame with the release of his second album, '' My Way'' (1997), which spawned his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single " Nice & Slow", and the top-two singles: the title track and " You Make Me Wanna...". His third album, '' 8701'' (2001), saw continued success, selling eight million copies and yielding two number-one singles, " U Remind Me" and " U Got It Bad", as well as the top-three single, " U Don't Have to Call". '' Confessions'' (2004) established Usher as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s, supported by four consecutive number-one singles—" Yeah!", "Burn", " Confessions Part II", and " My Boo"—and the top-ten " Caught Up". The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up (song), Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album ''Trouble (Akon album), Trouble'' (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the Contemporary R&B, R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely (Akon song), Lonely" the following year. His second album, ''Konvicted'' (2006), was met with continued success and was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, while its lead singles, "I Wanna Love You (Akon song), I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) and "Smack That" (featuring Eminem), both received nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Ali
Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the World Boxing Council, WBC, Women's International Boxing Association, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title. Ali is widely regarded by many within the sport as one of the greatest female professional boxers of all time. She is the daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali. Early life Laila Amaria Ali was born December 30, 1977, in Miami Beach, Florida, the daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali and his third wife, Veronica Porché Ali, Veronica Porché. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. She was raised as a Muslim, but later left Islam despite her father's initial disapproval. Ali was a manicurist at age 16. Her turbulent childhood of arrests and abuse led to her to living in a group home for girls. She graduated from Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America Ferrera
America Georgina Ferrera (; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received List of awards and nominations received by America Ferrera, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2007 and 2024, ''Time (magazine), Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world and in 2023, she was named in BBC's 100 Women (BBC), 100 Women list. Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama ''Real Women Have Curves'', earning praise for her performance. She achieved modest success early in her career with roles in films such as the comedy-dramas ''Gotta Kick It Up!'' (2002) and ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' (2005). She ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Hirsch
Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. His portrayal of Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007) earned him acclaim and multiple award nominations. Other notable roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), ''Alpha Dog'' (2006), ''Speed Racer'' (2008), ''Milk'' (2008), '' Lone Survivor'' (2013), '' The Autopsy of Jane Doe'' (2016), '' The Chinese Widow'' (2017), '' An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn'' (2018), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019). Early life Emile Hirsch was born in the Palms section of Los Angeles. His mother, Margaret Esther (née Davenport), is a visual artist, teacher, and pop-up book designer, and his father, David Milton Hirsch, is an entrepreneur, manager, and film producer. He has an older sister, Jennifer, and was raised in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his mother for several years. Hirsch attended Alexander Hamilton High School where he studied in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while breaking gender and racial barriers in the process. Lyrical content that focused on social issues and lived experiences set her reputation as a role model for youth. The tenth and youngest child of the Jackson family, Jackson began her career as a child actress, with roles in the television series '' Good Times'' (1977–1979), ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (1980–1984), and '' Fame'' (1984–1985). She signed a recording contract with A&M Records in 1982 and became a pop icon following the releases of the albums '' Control'' (1986) and '' Rhythm Nation 1814'' (1989). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated a variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Peck
Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. Peck began his career as a child actor, appearing in the film Snow Day (2000 film), ''Snow Day'' (2000) and the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''The Amanda Show'' (2000–2002). He had his Breakthrough role, breakthrough playing Josh Nichols (Drake & Josh), Josh Nichols on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Drake & Josh'' (2004–2007) and in the Television film, television films ''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood'' (2006) and ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' (2008). He also began voicing Eddie in the Ice Age (franchise), ''Ice Age'' franchise (2006–2016). Peck's film roles include ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' (2001), ''Spun'' (2002), ''Drillbit Taylor'' (2008), ''What Goes Up'' (2009), ''Red Dawn (2012 film), Red Dawn'' (2012), ''The Timber'' (2015), ''Chronically Metropolitan'' (2016), and ''Oppenheimer (film), Oppenheimer'' (2023). He voiced Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Casey Jones in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
SpongeBob SquarePants is a fictional character and the protagonist of Nickelodeon's eponymous American animated television series. Voiced by Tom Kenny, he is characterized by his optimism and childlike attitude. SpongeBob is a denizen of Bikini Bottom, where he regularly gets into absurd and humorous scenarios. SpongeBob was created and designed by Stephen Hillenburg, an artist and marine science educator. The character's name is derived from "Bob the Sponge", the host of Hillenburg's unpublished educational book ''The Intertidal Zone''. He drew the book while teaching marine biology to visitors of the Ocean Institute during the 1980s. Hillenburg began developing a show based on the premise shortly after the 1996 cancellation of '' Rocko's Modern Life'', which Hillenburg served as creative director. SpongeBob's first appearance was in the pilot, " Help Wanted", which premiered on May 1, 1999. SpongeBob SquarePants has become popular among children and adults. The charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He has been voicing SpongeBob SquarePants (character), the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media since its debut in 1999. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in ''Rocko's Modern Life'', the Ice King in ''Adventure Time'' and its spinoff Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, ''Fionna and Cake'', the Narrator and Mayor in ''The Powerpuff Girls'', Carl Chryniszzswics in ''Johnny Bravo'', Dog in ''CatDog'', Starscream in ''Transformers: Animated'', Hank and Jeremy in ''Talking Tom & Friends (TV series), Talking Tom and Friends'', Penguin (character), The Penguin in various animated media based on DC Comics, and Spyro (character), Spyro from the ''Spyro'' video game series. His live action work includes the comedy variety shows ''The Edge (Fox TV series), The Edge'' and ''Mr. Show''. List of roles and awards of Tom Kenny, Kenny's accolades include two Daytim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
