name	Sex and the City
director	Michael Patrick King
producer	Daniel DubieckiJeffrey CliffordMichael Patrick KingSarah Jessica ParkerDarren StarJohn Melfi
screenplay	Michael Patrick King
based on
narrator	Sarah Jessica Parker
starring	Sarah Jessica ParkerKim CattrallKristin DavisCynthia NixonChris NothJennifer HudsonCandice Bergen
music	Aaron Zigman
cinematography	John Thomas
editing	Michael Berenbaum
studio	Cold Spring PicturesHBO FilmsThe Montecito Picture Company
distributor	New Line Cinema
released
runtime	145 minutes
country
language	English
budget	$65 million
gross	$415,253,641 }}

''Sex and the City'' is a 2008 American blue romantic comedy film adaptation of the HBO comedy series of the same name (itself based on the novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell) about four female friends: Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis), and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), dealing with their lives as single women in New York City. The series often portrayed frank discussions about romance and sexuality.

The world premiere took place at Poster Square, London, on May 15, 2008 and premiered on May 28, 2008 in the United Kingdom and May 30, 2008 in the United States. A sequel, ''Sex and the City 2'', was released in 2010.

Plot

Set four years after the events of the series finale, the film begins with a montage of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) walking through New York City and a recap of what happened in the TV series as well as what happened between the season six finale and the film. It then jumps to Carrie and Big (Chris Noth) viewing apartments with the intention of moving in together. Carrie falls in love with a penthouse suite far from their price range, which Big immediately agrees to pay for. However, Carrie experiences doubts over the wisdom of this arrangement, explaining that they are not married, and as such she would have no legal rights to their home in the event of a separation. She offers to sell her own apartment, and quelling her fears, Big suggests that they get married.

Samantha (Kim Cattrall) has relocated her business to Los Angeles to be close to Smith (Jason Lewis), who is now a prime-time television star. She finds her five-year-old relationship humdrum and yearns for her old life—especially after witnessing the public sexcapades of Dante, the hot new neighbor. She takes every opportunity to fly East to be with the other girls.

Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) finds that balancing her home, work, and social life ever the more difficult, and confesses to the girls that she hasn’t had sex with Steve (David Eigenberg) in six months. She is devastated when Steve reveals he has slept with another woman, and immediately separates from him.

After an argument with Steve at the rehearsal dinner, Miranda, still upset about Steve's indiscretion, tells Big bluntly that he and Carrie are crazy to be getting married, as marriage ruins everything. On the day of the ceremony, Big cannot go through with it, but repeated attempts to telephone Carrie fail. A devastated Carrie flees the wedding. Big changes his mind and intercepts Carrie as he sees her limousine drive away. Carrie furiously attacks Big with her bouquet while he earns scathing looks from Miranda and Charlotte. The four women subsequently take the honeymoon that Carrie had booked to Mexico, where they de-stress and collect themselves.

Upon her return to New York City, Carrie hires an assistant, Louise (Jennifer Hudson), to help her move back into her old apartment and manage her administration. Charlotte learns she is pregnant after a visit to her doctor. Miranda eventually confesses to Carrie about what happened during the night of the rehearsal dinner, and the two have a brief falling out. After reflecting on the argument she had with Carrie, Miranda agrees to attend couples counseling with Steve, and they are eventually able to reconcile. Samantha begins over-eating to keep from cheating on Smith with Dante, but eventually realizes that their relationship is simply not working, and that she needs to put herself first. The two break up, and she moves back to New York. Charlotte for several months is concerned that something might happen to the baby, because she feels her life seems to be too perfect.

A surprise encounter with Big at a restaurant leaves Charlotte so outraged that she goes into labor. Big drives her to the hospital, and waits until baby Rose is born, hoping to see Carrie. Harry passes on the message that Big would like her to call him, and that he has written to her frequently, but never received a reply. Carrie searches her correspondence, before realizing that Louise has kept his e-mails password-protected from her, after Carrie earlier announced she wished to sever all communication with him. She finds that he has sent her dozens of letters copied from the book she showed him in the weeks before their wedding, ''Love Letters of Great Men, Vol. 1'', culminating with one of his own where he apologizes for screwing it up and promises to love her forever.

One hour before the locks are due to be changed on their shared penthouse apartment, Carrie travels to the home Big had bought for them to collect a pair of blue Manolo Blahnik shoes she had left there. She finds Big in the walk-in closet he had built for her, and the moment she sees him, her anger at his betrayal dissipates. She runs into his arms and they share a passionate kiss. After they have spent the final hour in their apartment together making up, talking and apologizing to one another, Big proposes to Carrie properly, using one of her diamond-encrusted shoes in place of a ring. They later marry alone, in a simple wedding in New York City Hall, with Carrie dressed in the original dress she had bought in a vintage shop and the blue Manolos. After Big kisses the bride, he whispers into her ear "Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours," a line by Ludwig van Beethoven Carrie read to him from ''Love Letters of Great Men, Vol. 1'' earlier in the film. They hold a get-together at a local diner with their friends. The film ends with the four women around a table in a restaurant, sipping cosmopolitans, and celebrating Samantha's fiftieth birthday, with Carrie making a toast to the next fifty.

Cast

Main

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw

Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones

Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt

Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes

Chris Noth as John James "Mr. Big" Preston

Jennifer Hudson as Louise, Carrie's assistant

David Eigenberg as Steve Brady

Jason Lewis as Smith Jerrod

Recurring

Evan Handler as Harry Goldenblatt

Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch

Mario Cantone as Anthony Marantino

Lynn Cohen as Magda

Candice Bergen as Enid Frick

Annaleigh Ashford as Spoiled Label Queen

André Leon Talley (cameo) as ''Vogue'' magazine executive

Joseph Pupo as Brady Hobbes, Miranda and Steve's son

Alexandra and Parker Fong as Lily Goldenblatt, Charlotte and Harry's daughter

Gilles Marini as Dante

Monica Mayhem as Dante's Lover #1

Julie Halston as Bitsy von Muffling

Daphne Rubin-Vega as Baby-voiced girl

Ben Rindner as Waiter

Production

Development

At the end of ''Sex and the City'''s run in February 2004, there were indications of a movie being considered following the series. HBO announced that Michael Patrick King was working on a possible script for the movie which he would direct. Later that year, Kim Cattrall declined to work on the project citing reasons that the script and the start date were overly prolonged and she decided to take other offers at hand. As a result, the immediate follow-up idea for the movie were dropped.

It was in mid-2007 that the plans for making the movie were announced again. This reportedly resulted after Cattrall's conditions being accepted along with a future HBO series. In May 2007 the project was halted after HBO decided it was no longer in a position to finance the movie on its own. The project was pitched within the Time Warner family (owners of HBO) and was picked by sister concern New Line Cinema.

In February 2007 it was officially announced that a sequel will be made including all four actresses and writer-director Michael Patrick King.

Filming

The film was prominently shot in New York between September–December 2007. The locations included a number of places around Manhattan and a certain portion was shot in Steiner Studios and Silvercup Studios. The shooting was continually interrupted by paparazzi and onlookers with the security and police authorities employed in order to control the crowd. Efforts were taken in order to keep the plot of the film in secrecy, including shooting multiple endings. As a defense strategy, scenes shot in public or in presence of number of extras were termed by Ryan Jonathan Healy and the main cast as "dream sequences."

Costumes

As in the TV series, fashion played a significant role in plot and production of the movie. Over 300 ensembles were used over the course of entire film. Patricia Field, who created costume designs for the series, also undertook the job in the film. Field has stated that she initially was ambivalent to do the film, for monetary and creative reasons. Field rose to fame particularly after designing for the series from 1998 to 2004, wherein she popularized the concept of using designer clothes with day-to-day fashion.

While dressing the characters for the film, Field decided to stay clear from the latest fashion trends defining the characters and instead focused on the evolution of individual character and the actor portraying it, over the last four years. While Samantha's dressing was influenced by American TV soap opera ''Dynasty'' (see Nolan Miller), Jackie Kennedy was the inspiration for Charlotte's clothes. Miranda, according to Field, has evolved the most from the series in terms of fashion. This was influenced significantly by development in actress Cynthia Nixon in past years. The iconic and glamorous wedding dress was made by Vivienne Westwood.

The tutu outfit that Carrie models for the other girls is the same outfit she wears on the show's credits.

Carrie's assistant, Louise, rents her designer handbags from Bag Borrow or Steal.

Hats for Vivienne Westwood in the film are made by Prudence Millinery.

H. Stern loaned more than 300 pieces of jewelry to the film.

Costumes were also selected from collections by ''haute couture'' designer Gilles Montezin.

Music

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released May 27, 2008 by New Line Records. The soundtrack includes new songs by Fergie and Jennifer Hudson (who plays Carrie's assistant in the film).

The film's soundtrack debuted at #2 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the highest debut for a multi-artist theatrical film soundtrack since 2005's ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''', and debuting at #6 on the UK Albums Chart, selling to date more than 55,000 copies.

A second soundtrack, ''Sex and the City: Volume 2'', was released on September 23, 2008, coinciding with the film's DVD release, featuring the British singers Estelle, Craig David, Mutya Buena and Amy Winehouse. It also featured Janet Jackson, Ciara, and Elijah Kelley.

Score

In December 2008, the orchestral score for the film was released, ''Sex And The City - The Score'', containing 18 tracks of original score composed, co-orchestrated, and conducted by Aaron Zigman. Whilst the order of the tracks does not correspond directly to the order that the score is heard in the film, the score soundtrack contains almost every single piece of score that is present in the film.

Release

Premiere

The film's international premiere took place on Monday, May 12, 2008 at Odeon West End in London's Leicester Square to the audience of 1700. It was next premiered at Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin on May 15. The film had its New York City premiere at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

Reception

Box office

The film has experienced commercial success. Opening in 3,285 theaters, the film made $26.93 million in the US and Canada on its first day. The three-day opening weekend total was $57,038,404, aggregating $17,363 per theater. The film recorded the biggest opening ever for an R-rated comedy and for a romantic comedy, and also for a film starring all women. As of March, 2010, the film has grossed $152,647,258 at the US and Canadian box office, and $262,605,528 in other markets, bringing the worldwide total gross revenue to $415,252,786, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of 2008.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator ''Rotten Tomatoes'' reported that 50% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 173 reviews with the consensus that "''Sex and the City'' loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show." ''Metacritic'' gave the film a normalized average score of 53% based on 38 reviews.

Brian Lowry of ''Variety'' said the film "...feels a trifle half-hearted", while Carina Chocano of the ''Los Angeles Times'' stated "[the film] tackles weighty issues with grace but is still very funny". She praised Michael Patrick King's work saying very few movies "are willing to go to such dark places while remaining a comedy in the Shakespearean sense". Colin Bertram of the ''New York Daily News'' dubbed the film a "great reunion", and was happy with the return of "The 'Oh, my God, they did not just do that!' moments, the nudity, the swearing, the unabashed love of human frailty and downright wackiness". The ''Chicago Tribune'''s Jessica Reeves described it as "Witty, effervescent and unexpectedly thoughtful." Michael Rechtshaffen at ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised the performances of the four leading ladies and said the film kept the essence of the series, but resembled a super-sized episode.

Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' found the film "a vulgar, shrill, deeply shallow — and, at 2 hours and 22 turgid minutes, overlong — addendum to a show", while ''The Daily Telegraph'''s Sukhdev Sandhu panned the film saying "[the ladies] have become frozen, Spice Girls-style types - angsty, neurotic, predatory, princess - rather than individuals who might evolve or surprise us". Rick Groen of ''The Globe and Mail'' slammed the film commenting on lack of script and adding that the characters "don't perform so much as parade, fixed in their roles as semi-animated clothes hangers on a cinematic runway". He gave the film zero stars out of four. Anthony Lane, a film critic for ''The New Yorker'' since 1993, called the film a "superannuated fantasy posing as a slice of modern life"; he noted that "almost sixty years after ''All About Eve'', which also featured four major female roles, there is a deep sadness in the sight of Carrie and friends defining themselves not as Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, and Thelma Ritter did—by their talents, their hats, and the swordplay of their wits—but purely by their ability to snare and keep a man....All the film lacks is a subtitle: "The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe."

Ramin Setoodeh of ''Newsweek'' speculated that some of the criticism for ''Sex'' is derived possibly from sexism: "when you listen to men talk about it (and this is coming from the perspective of a male writer), a strange thing happens. The talk turns hateful. Angry. Vengeful. Annoyed...Is this just poor sportsmanship? I can't help but wonder—cue the Carrie Bradshaw voiceover here—if it's not a case of 'Sexism in the City.' Men hated the movie before it even opened...Movie critics, an overwhelmingly male demographic, gave it such a nasty tongue lashing you would have thought they were talking about an ex-girlfriend...The movie might not be ''Citizen Kane''—which, for the record, is a dude flick—but it's incredibly sweet and touching."

The movie featured on worst of 2008 lists including that of ''The Times'', Mark Kermode, ''The New York Observer'', ''The Tart'' and ''The Daily Telegraph''.

Home video

New Line Home Entertainment released a DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Sex and the City: The Movie'' on September 23, 2008. There are two versions of the film released in the US on home video. There is a standard, single disc theatrical cut (the version seen in theaters) which comes in fullscreen or widescreen (in separate editions). Both discs are the same, except for the movie presentation. The only features are an audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a digital copy of the film. Also released on the same day as the standard edition is the two-disc special edition, which adds six minutes of footage to the film, along with the commentary from the standard edition DVD and a second disc that contains bonus features, as well as a digital copy of the widescreen theatrical version of the film. The only version of the film released on Blu-Ray is the two-disc extended cut, which is identical to the DVD version of the extended cut.

On December 9, 2008 New Line Home Entertainment released a third edition of ''Sex and the City: The Movie''. This edition is a 4-disc set entitled ''Sex and the City: The Movie (The Wedding Collection)''. The 4-disc set features the previously released extended cut of the film on the first disc, the second disc has the bonus features from the extended cut and three additional featurettes, the third disc holds even more special features, and the fourth is a music CD with songs inspired by the movie, including the alternative mix of Fergie's "Labels or Love" from the beginning of the film. The set also comes with an exclusive hardcover book, featuring photos and quotes from the movie, and a numbered certificate of authenticity in a pink padded box.

A fourth edition was also released in Australia. This set contained the two discs from the ''Sex and the City: The Movie Special Edition'' and a bonus 'Sex and the City Inspired' Clutch Bag. This clutch being black in colour in a tile or snake skin material.

The DVD has reached the #1 on the UK DVD Top Chart and is the fastest selling DVD release of 2008 in the UK, selling over 920,000 copies in one week. It is way ahead of the 700,000 copies sold for Ratatouille which was, prior to ''Sex and the City'''s release, the best selling DVD of 2008 in the UK. Although the record has since been beaten by ''Mamma Mia!''

Sequel

After months of speculation, the cast confirmed in February 2009 that a sequel was in the works. Filming began in August 2009 for a May 27, 2010 release. On 25 February 2009, an article from the website Female First, suggested that stylist Patricia Field had not yet been contracted to work on the sequel and may have been axed, however pictures of the cast filming in New York City recently show Field with them on set. Jennifer Hudson has told sources that she would want to reprise her role as Carrie's assistant, Louise.

The sequel officially began filming on September 1, 2009 and will continue until the end of 2009. Photos of all four leading women filming scenes around New York together and separately have emerged, featuring present-day scenes as well as a range of looks believed to be flashbacks from the earlier years of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte's long-standing friendships. Images of Samantha in a wedding dress have also been released. Additionally, scenes featuring prominent characters such as Mr. Big, Magda, Smith Jerrod, Steve Brady and the children of Miranda and Charlotte have been filmed and photographed.

Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz has been reported to appear briefly as a banker. In September 2009, American singer/actress Liza Minnelli confirmed to several media outlets that she will be appearing in a cameo role and that singer/actress Barbra Streisand will also appear. Singer/actress Bette Midler has been photographed on set and was speculated to play the role of Carrie's mother, which she denied, stating she was on the set to support her daughter who was working on the film's production. Teen pop star Miley Cyrus will have one scene where she appears at the premiere of Smith Jerrod's new film, wearing the same dress as Samantha. On October 17 several pictures of Miley filming the scene surfaced online.

Kristen Davis revealed to MTV that the second ''Sex and the City'' film will be shorter than the first (which ran for over 2.5 hours) and feature fewer costume changes. However, she states that the production is bigger and that the cast and crew have been working long hours to ensure a quality outcome.

Filming progressed throughout late 2009 in September, October, November and December, with location shoots around New York City and internal shoots in New York City's Silvercup Studios (where the first film and television series were filmed). During these months, the main cast and crew (including all four leading ladies) spent six weeks in Morocco shooting pivotal scenes for the film. Fan-favourite John Corbett was seen on location in Morocco, confirming his speculated involvement in the film as Aidan, who was last seen in 2003 in the television show's sixth season. However, Corbett told Access Hollywood that he wasn't even in Morocco at the time of the filming and that the pictures were taken out of context.

Awards and nominations

;MTV Movie Awards 2008: Best Summer Movie So Far ;Teen Choice Awards 2008: Choice Movie Actress: Comedy 2008: Choice Movie: Chick Flick ;Satellite Awards 2008: Best Costume Design ;People's Choice Awards 2008: Favorite Cast 2008: Favorite Song from a Soundtrack ;National Movie Awards 2008: Best Comedy 2008: Best Female Performance ;Golden Trailer Awards 2008: Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster ;Costume Designers Guild Awards 2009: Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Contemporary

References

External links

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}} Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of ''American Idol'', coming in seventh place. She made her film debut in the 2006 film ''Dreamgirls'', which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, ''Jennifer Hudson'', which was released in 2008 on Arista Records and was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 800,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1 million copies worldwide. Additionally, it spawned the hit single ''Spotlight''. Her second album, ''I Remember Me'', was released in March 2011, and reached number two on the Billboard 200, selling 165,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was certified gold by the RIAA, for shipping over 500,000 copies in the US.

In late 2008, after Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in a shooting, Hudson stepped out of the limelight for three months. Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009, and has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, ''American Idol'', and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. Hudson has been described as a friend of President Barack Obama, who invited her to appear with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in May 2009. She also performed at the White House at the "Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" event. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano. Hudson has sold 1,280,000 albums and 2,237,000 tracks in the United States as of February 2012.

Biography

Early life and American Idol

Jennifer Hudson was born on September 12, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois. She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donnerson (November 7, 1950 – October 24, 2008) and Samuel Simpson (died 1999). She was raised as a Baptist in Englewood and attended Dunbar Vocational High School, from which she graduated in 1999. She cites Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle as her overall biggest influences and inspiration. At the age of 7, she got her start in performing by singing with the church choir and doing community theater with the help of her late maternal grandmother, Julia. She enrolled at Langston University but she left after a semester due to homesickness and unhappiness with the weather, and signed up at Kennedy–King College.

In January 2002, Hudson signed her first recording contract with Righteous Records, a Chicago-based independent record label. The company's president, David Johnson, and his staff put Jennifer through a full year of artist development, working five days a week on live performance, stage presence, songwriting, on-camera interviewing, charm school etiquette and physical fitness. She was released from her five-year contract with Righteous Records so that she could appear on ''American Idol'' in 2004, but Jennifer credits David Johnson with teaching her "so much" and preparing her for the successful career she is enjoying today.

Hudson auditioned for the third season of ''American Idol'', in Atlanta, commenting that she had been singing on Disney Cruise Lines (aboard the Disney Wonder) for the past few months (as one of the Muses from ''Hercules''); and contestant judge Randy Jackson said, "We're expecting more than a cruise ship performance from you." Hudson struggled to gain popularity in the early stages of ''Idol'''s live shows, receiving the second-lowest number of votes in two of the first three shows. However, after a change in song choices, she soon became a favorite to win, receiving the highest number of votes in the "Top 9" after her performance of Elton John's "Circle of Life" on April 6, 2004. During the "Top 7" show, Hudson performed Barry Manilow's, "Weekend in New England", which garnered praise from all three judges. Hudson was eliminated during this week, which some blamed in part on a power outage in Hudson's hometown of Chicago due to storms and tornadoes in the area. This also led to controversy since the "Battling Divas" were all in the Bottom 3. On April 21, 2004, Hudson became the sixth of the 12 finalists to be voted off the show, finishing the competition in seventh place. In May 2010, the ''Los Angeles Times'' claimed Hudson to be the third greatest ''Idol'' contestant in the history of the show. She placed behind Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson and Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood.

''American Idol'' performances

!Theme week	!Song sung	!Artist	!Date sung	!Status
Audition	Share Your Love With Me	Aretha Franklin	–	Advanced
Hollywood	[N/A]	[N/A]	–	Advanced
Semifinals		John Lennon	February 10, 2004	Eliminated
Wild Card	I Believe in You and Me	Four TopsWhitney Houston	March 9, 2004	Selected
Top 12Soul Music Week		Aretha Franklin	March 16, 2004	Bottom 2
	No One Else on Earth	Wynonna Judd	March 23, 2004	Safe
Top 10Motown Week	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave	Martha and the Vandellas	March 30, 2004	Bottom 2
Top 9Songs of Elton John	Circle of Life	Elton John	April 6, 2004	SafeHighest Number of Votes
Top 8Songs of the Cinema		Whitney Houston	April 14, 2004	Safe
Top 7Songs of Barry Manilow	Weekend in New England	Barry Manilow	April 20, 2004	Eliminated

2006–07: ''Dreamgirls'', career breakthrough and Music career development

In September 2006, Hudson performed the song, "Over It," live on Fox Chicago Morning News. In the interview she stated the song would be included on her debut album, to be released in early 2007, however this was before she was signed to a record label. In November 2006, Hudson signed a record deal with Arista Records. On ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', Hudson announced plans to enter the studio in March 2007. Hudson said on ''The Tyra Banks Show'', on February 23, 2007, that she just finished the first song for the album. Hudson also recorded a song called, "Stand Up", which was available for preview on her fan website which was produced by Chicago natives Earl Powell and Herman Little III, who arranged the song. The power-ballad would later become available on the deluxe edition of Hudson's self-titled album as a bonus track.

In November 2005, Hudson was cast in the role of Effie White for the film adaptation of the musical ''Dreamgirls'', which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy. The role, originally created in a Broadway performance by Jennifer Holliday, marked Hudson's debut screen performance. She won the role over hundreds of professional singers and actresses, including Raven-Symoné and Fantasia Barrino. Filming of ''Dreamgirls'' began on January 9, 2006, and the film went into limited release on December 25, 2006, and national release on January 12, 2007. Hudson has won particular praise for her show-stopping onscreen rendition of the hit song, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", the signature song of the role, which had earlier been recorded, and had already reached the status of musical standard, because of the definitive performance of Jennifer Holliday. ''The New York Observer'' described Hudson's performance of the song as "five mellifluous, ''molto vibrato'' minutes that have suddenly catapulted Ms. Hudson... into the position of front-runner for the best supporting actress Oscar". ''Newsweek'' said that when moviegoers hear Hudson sing the song, she, "is going to raise goose bumps across the land." ''Variety'' magazine wrote that Hudson's performance "calls to mind debuts like Barbra Streisand in ''Funny Girl'' or Bette Midler in ''The Rose'', with a voice like the young Aretha". Hudson's version of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" debuted at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the January 13, 2007, issue. The ''Dreamgirls'' track became Hudson's first top 10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult R&B; Airplay chart on February 24, 2007. "Love You I Do" was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

As Effie White, Hudson has garnered 29 awards from film critics as Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performer of 2006. She won the Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In addition, she has been named Best Supporting Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and also by the Screen Actors Guild. After seeing Hudson's performance in ''Dreamgirls'', Simon Cowell taped a congratulatory message to her, which aired on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. With the March 2007 issue, Jennifer Hudson became the third African-American celebrity, and the first African-American singer, to grace the cover of ''Vogue'' magazine. On 11 February 2007 the 60th British Academy Film Awards were held in London, but Hudson was not there to accept her award for BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. The BAFTA Award went missing and Hudson did not receive her award until April 22, 2011, when it was presented to on the ''Graham Norton Show''. On February 25, 2007, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. During her acceptance speech, Hudson said: "Oh, my God, I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. Look what God can do. I didn't think I was going to win. [...] If my grandmother was here to see me now. She was my biggest inspiration." She also concluded her speech by thanking Jennifer Holliday. Later in 2007, the Mayor of her home town Chicago, Richard M. Daley, declared March 6 as "Jennifer Hudson Day". She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 18, along with 115 other individuals for 2007. ''Entertainment Weekly'' put her performance on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Sure, Beyoncé's performance was great. And Eddie Murphy's was impressive. But there was really only one reason we all rushed to see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition of the classic 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going'. When she sang 'You're gonna love me,' it wasn't just a lyric — it was a fact."

2008–10: Subsequent film roles, ''Winnie'' and ''Jennifer Hudson''

In May 2008, Hudson appeared in the feature film ''Sex and the City'' as Louise, Carrie Bradshaw's assistant. Filming finished in December 2007 and the movie was released on May 30, 2008. In October 2008, Hudson had her third film appearance in ''The Secret Life of Bees'' as Rosaleen, the mother figure of Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning). Also starring in the film are fellow Oscar nominees Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo, as well as Alicia Keys. The film opened on October 17, 2008, and grossed over $37 million at the box office. The film won two People's Choice Awards in January 2009 in the categories, Favorite Drama Movie and Favorite Independent Movie. The film also received nine Black Reel Awards nominations including three wins. Hudson was nominated for her performance in the film, but lost to Queen Latifah. The film also received eight nominations at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards, including a nomination for Hudson for her performance. In 2009, Hudson starred as Kathy Archenault in ''Fragments'', a film based on the novel by Roy Freirich, with Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker. The name of the film was changed from "Winged Creatures" to "Fragments". It was released on DVD on August 4, 2009. In 2010, Hudson started filming an upcoming biopic film ''Winnie'' based on the South African politician Winnie Mandela starring alongside Terrence Howard and directed by Darrell J. Roodt. Andre Pieterse and Roodt and Paul L. Johnson based the film's script on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography, ''Winnie Mandela: A Life''. The Creative Workers Union of South Africa have opposed this choice, stating they will push for a moratorium on the film if the casting is not reversed. Winnie Mandela has threatened legal action over this film, claiming she was not "consulted" about the film. ''Winnie'' was scheduled to be released in December 2011; the trailer was released in 2010.

In January 2008 Hudson returned to the studio to record new material for her debut album. Her label was reportedly unhappy with the direction they were sending Hudson musically and decided it would be best to scrap the older songs and instead focus on new ones. Hudson worked with Ryan Tedder and Timbaland on a number of songs. Her debut single, "Spotlight" was released on June 10, 2008 and became Hudson's first top 40 hit peaking at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and Turkey. Her debut album, ''Jennifer Hudson'' was released on September 30, 2008 on Arista and was written by Ne-Yo, who co-produced along with Stargate. Additional contributors on the album include Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Robin Thicke, Harvey Mason, Jr., Diane Warren, Earl Powell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, among others. The album debuted at number two on the ''Billboard' 200 with 217,000 copies in the US and opened to positive reviews. As of August 2009, the album has sold 739,000 copies in the US, receiving a Gold certification for surpassing sales of 500,000. She has performed the song, "All Dressed in Love" for the ''Sex and the City'' soundtrack, which was released on May 27, 2008. Hudson performed the national anthem at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The album's second single was to be released in October 2008, and was originally set to be "My Heart" before "If This Isn't Love" was chosen as the official second single. After three of her family members were brutally murdered, the single was rescheduled for a January 2009 release. However, in January 2009, her label decided to postpone the release of the second single once more until, choosing a February 2009 release date. After the release of "If This Isn't Love", the single eventually peaked at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single was announced as "Pocketbook" featuring Ludacris in April 2009, for a June 2009 release, despite speculation that the third single would be "My Heart" after it was canceled as the second single. In May 2009, "Pocketbook" was canceled as the third single due to negative reception from fans and critics alike. The third single was then rescheduled as "Giving Myself" and was released on June 2, 2009 to the US. Her debut album garnered Hudson three nominations at the 2009 Grammy Awards; Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance for "Spotlight", Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "I'm His Only Woman" with Fantasia Barrino, and Best R&B; Album for ''Jennifer Hudson''. She won the last of these and performed at the awards ceremony.

Hudson sang ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' at Super Bowl XLIII. She toured the United States with Robin Thicke in 2009. In early May 2009, Hudson suffered "throat fatigue" and had to reschedule her May 16–19, 2009, tour dates. She sang "Will You Be There" at the Michael Jackson memorial service on July 7, 2009. Hudson recorded "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)," originally by Gladys Knight & the Pips, for ''American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics'' — the official ''American Idol'' album for the third season. She is featured in a duet, "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be," on Meat Loaf's ''Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose''. She also performed the song "Easy to be Hard" on the Actors' Fund benefit recording of the musical ''Hair''; and she is featured on Ne-Yo's second album, ''Because of You'', on the track, "Leaving Tonight". Hudson sang "Dancing a Catchy Rhythm" with Brooke White. Hudson performed a Christmas special on ABC in December 2009 called ''Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas''. During the special, she relived her childhood Christmases with musical performances filmed at her favorite locations in her native Chicago. Hudson also visited family members, friends and other childhood influences during the broadcast. On January 22, 2010, Hudson appeared on the telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", performing the Beatles' "Let it Be". The telecast generated $61 million in donations as of January 26, 2010. Also, that year, Hudson recorded the song "One Shining Moment" for the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2011–present: ''I Remember Me''

Early in the album's development, Ne-Yo told E! Online that Hudson was ready to get personal on her second studio album. When probed for details he said that he might be producing the album. He also said "I'm pretty good at writing personal records...It starts with her idea and her thoughts." She's gone through a lot over the last year, so she has a lot to talk about," he continues. "She's definitely gotten stronger. The things that she's gone through and for her to still be upbeat and happy, it's amazing." Hudson released her second studio album ''I Remember Me'' on March 22, 2011. ''I Remember Me'' debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week of release. On January 24, 2011 Hudson premiered the album's lead single "Where You At". It was written by R.Kelly and produced by Harvey Mason, Jr. The song went for radio adds that same week. On February 3, 2011 due to radio adds the single made its debut on the US Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 53, having so far reached a peak of number 10. The music video premiered on BET's ''106 & Park'' and through Vevo on February 24, 2011. "No One Gonna Love You" impacted on Urban adult contemporary radio in the United States on May 24, 2011. A remix bundle titled "No One Gonna Love You-The Remixes" was released as a digital download in the US and the UK on July 13, 2011. The song has reached number 23 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. The third U.S. single will be "I Got This". The non-single track "Don't Look Down" reached number 70 on the US Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Hudson will play a nun in the Farrelly brothers upcoming film ''The Three Stooges'', scheduled to be released in 2012.

Following the death of Whitney Houston on February 11, 2012, Hudson paid tribute to Houston interpreting "I Will Always Love You" during the 54th Grammy Awards held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Personal life

Hudson began dating James Payton in 1999, when she was 18. The couple separated in late 2007. Hudson met David Otunga, a professional wrestler in the WWE and a Harvard Law graduate, and the couple became engaged on September 12, 2008. On August 10, 2009, Hudson gave birth to her first child with Otunga; a boy named David Daniel Otunga Jr.

Family murders

On October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donnerson, and the singer's 29-year-old brother, Jason, were found shot to death inside the Chicago home Donnerson shared with Hudson's elder sister, Julia. An AMBER Alert was issued for Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, after Hudson's sister, Julia, reported him missing.

Later that day, Chicago police arrested a suspect, William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, but he was not charged with the crime. Balfour was on parole and had spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle. The Illinois Department of Corrections' records revealed one of Balfour's addresses to be the home where Donnerson and Jason Hudson were murdered.

Three days later, on October 27, 2008, the dead body of a young boy was found inside a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban parked on a street in Chicago's West Side area. The license plate and the vehicle's description matched that given in the AMBER Alert. The FBI confirmed the body was that of Julian King. Autopsy reports released on October 29, 2008, from the Cook County Medical Examiner's office indicated that Julian King's death was due to "multiple gunshot wounds".

A gun found in a West Side vacant lot was confirmed to be the murder weapon by Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis on October 31, 2008. The gun belonged to Jason Hudson and had been missing for several months.

Funeral services for the three victims were held on November 3, followed by a private service at Chicago's South Side Apostolic Church of God on November 10. Hudson's family announced creation of The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims, in honor of Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.

Because he had not yet been officially charged with the murders, Balfour appeared without an attorney at a 35-minute parole violation hearing on November 10, 2008. At the hearing it was decided that he was believed to have violated parole and should be held in custody until a December 3 hearing before the full Illinois Prisoner Review Board.

Balfour became the prime suspect on December 1, 2008, and was transferred into police custody. A police department spokesperson said, "He is awaiting formal charges for three counts of murder. There likely will be a press conference once there are formal charges against him." Balfour was officially charged with three counts of first degree murder, one count of home invasion and was denied bail. Balfour was indicted for the murders on December 30, 2008, and pleaded not guilty in a January 27, 2009, court appearance.

On February 1, 2009, Hudson made her first public appearance since the murders when she sang the ''Star-Spangled Banner'' at Super Bowl XLIII.

On January 19, 2012, Cook County Judge Charles Burns rejected the defense's request for a further postponment in the trial and set a date of April 23, 2012, for opening remarks to commence.

Other media

As of April 1, 2010, Hudson became the spokesperson for Weight Watchers. She has lost in the last year and "does not want to lose any more weight." However, on February 10, 2011, she appeared on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and revealed she has now lost a total of 80 pounds. Her 2012 autobiography, ''I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down'', detailed her weight loss.

Discography

''Jennifer Hudson'' (2008)

''I Remember Me'' (2011)

Filmography

Hudson has appeared in the following film releases:

+ List of film credits
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2006		Effie White
2008		Louise
2008	''''	Rosaleen Daise
2009		Kathy Archenault
2011		Winnie Mandela
2012		Sister Rosemary

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Nominated Work	! Result
	ShoWest	Female Star of Tomorrow
Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures	Best Female Breakthrough Performance
Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
New York Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress
	Best Supporting Actress
Breakthrough Performer
Hollywood Life Awards	Breakthrough of the Year
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress
	Best Supporting Actress
Best Breakthrough Performance
African-American Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
Palm Springs International Film Festival	Breakthrough Performance
Las Vegas Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Pauline Kael Breakout
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award	Breakout Performance
	The National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress
Austin Film Critics Association	Breakout Artist
Broadcast Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Awards
	Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
British Academy Film Awards	Actress in a Supporting Role
Central Ohio Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actress
	Best Supporting Actress
Best Breakthrough Performance
Academy Awards
Soul Train Awards	Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
MTV Movie Awards
	Best Female R&B; Artist
Best Actress	''Dreamgirls''
Best New Artist
	Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Choice Movie Actress (Breakout)
	Vibe Music Awards	VHollywood Award
	Best Actress
Best Ensemble
		''Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture''
	Best R&B; Album	''Jennifer Hudson''
Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance
	''I'm His Only Woman'' featuring Fantasia Barrino
	Outstanding New Artist
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	''The Secret Life of Bees''
Outstanding Female Artist
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	''I'm His Only Woman'' featuring Fantasia Barrino
Outstanding Music Video
Outstanding Song
Outstanding Album	''Jennifer Hudson''
	Best Female R&B; Artist
Best Actress	''The Secret Life of Bees''
	Choice Music: R&B; Artist
Choice Music: R&B; Track	''If This Isn't Love''
	Best R&B;/Soul Female Artist
Song of the Year	''Spotlight''
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite R&B; Artist
Teen Choice Awards	Choice American Idol Alum
	BET Awards	Best Female R&B; Artist
		Outstanding Female Artist
Outstanding Music Video	''Where You At''
Outstanding Album
Billboard Music Awards	Top R&B; Album	''I Remember Me''

See also

References

External links

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name	Jon Bon Jovi
background	solo_singer
birth name	John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.
alias	Jon Bon Jovi jr
birth date	March 02, 1962
Birth place	Sayreville, New Jersey, USA
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion, trumpet, horn, trombone, maracas
genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, country rock, glam metal
occupation	Musician, songwriter, actor, philanthropist
years active	1980–present
label	Island, Mercury
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Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. on March 2, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him. During his career, he has released two solo albums and eleven studio albums with his band, which to date have sold over 130 million albums worldwide. Тhe band was declared the second richest band for 2011, behind U2, earning an approximate $125 million income. In addition, Jon Bon Jovi is one of the majority-owners of the Philadelphia Soul, a team playing in the Arena Football League. In 2010, President Barack Obama named Jon Bon Jovi to the White House Council for Community Solutions.

As a solo artist, Bon Jovi has received numerous awards for his work, including a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for his solo hit, "Blaze of Glory". He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001. He campaigned for Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential election, John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election, and Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential election.

Early life

Jon Bon Jovi was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of two former Marines, barber John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Playboy Bunny turned florist Carol Sharkey. He has two brothers, Anthony and Matthew. His father was of Italian and Slovak ancestry and his mother was of German and Russian descent. He has stated that he is a blood relative of Frank Sinatra. Bon Jovi was raised Catholic. He spent summers in Erie, Pennsylvania, with his grandparents, and sold newspapers. As a child, John attended St. Joseph High School, in Metuchen, New Jersey, during his freshman and sophomore years. He later transferred to Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin, New Jersey.

John spent most of his adolescence skipping school to opt for music activities instead, and ended up playing in local bands with friends and his cousin Tony Bongiovi, who owned the then famous New York recording studio, The Power Station. As a result, his academic records displayed poor grades. By the time he was 16, John Bongiovi was playing clubs. It was not long before he joined up with keyboardist David Bryan (real name: David Bryan Rashbaum), who played with him in a ten-piece rhythm and blues band called ''Atlantic City Expressway''. John also performed with bands called ''The Rest'', ''The Lechers'' and ''John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones''.

Music career

Early career

When he was seventeen, John was working sweeping floors at his cousin Tony Bongiovi's recording studio. In 1980, when Meco was there recording ''Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album'', Bongiovi recommended Bon Jovi for the song "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas." This became his first professional recording (credited as John Bongiovi). He left in 1983 when he got a record deal.

Bon Jovi recorded a song, ''Runaway'', one of a few songs John wrote during his bus travels from Sayreville to The Power Station. He went to several record companies, including Atlantic Records and Mercury (PolyGram), but they all turned him down.

He visited major rock station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in New York City. He spoke directly to the promotion director John Lassman, who accepted the song "Runaway" for inclusion on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent. Bon Jovi was initially reluctant to have it included but eventually gave them the song on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on the track. The studio musicians who helped record "Runaway" – known as The All Star Review – were guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie LaRocka, and bassist Hugh McDonald.

''Runaway'' became a local hit on the charts. Along the way, Mercury gave Bon Jovi a recording contract in 1983, and to promote ''Runaway'', Bon Jovi called up Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Tico Torres and Alec John Such and formed a band. After Bon Jovi claimed he wanted a group name (and rejecting "Johnny Lightning"), one of the group suggested "Bon Jovi", slightly changing the spelling of Jon's last name.

Bon Jovi

With the help of their new manager Doc McGhee, the band's debut album, ''Bon Jovi'', was released on January 21, 1984. The album went gold in the US (sales of over 500,000). In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album ''7800°Fahrenheit'' was released, and though the response weaker, it proved to be a fan favorite. The turning point came when they brought in songwriter Desmond Child for their third album, ''Slippery When Wet''. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' On A Prayer", and "Wanted Dead or Alive". The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.

During their 1986–1987 tour, Jon's attempt to give it his all during live shows (plus the tour's exhausting schedule) greatly strained his vocal cords, and he began receiving steroid shots to help him sing. With the help of a vocal coach, he was able to continue doing the tour. Contrary to popular belief, Bon Jovi did not have voice damage during the New Jersey Syndicate Tour. However by the time of the recording of Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi could no longer reach the extreme high notes heard across some of the songs in his first two albums.

The next album from Bon Jovi was ''New Jersey'' released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for ''Slippery'', because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "Bad Medicine", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "I'll Be There for You", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire.

Despite the band achieving massive success, ''New Jersey'' almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the lack of attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in ''VH1's Behind the Music'', the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way, even departing in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990.

Between 1990 and 1992, members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year New Jersey Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return.

In 1992, the band returned with the album ''Keep the Faith''. The album was released in November 1992. Produced by Bob Rock, the album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums and introduced a more "rock n roll"-driven groove to the album. Much more complex, lyrically and musically, the album proved that Bon Jovi could still be a viable band in the 90's, despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for Grunge.

In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled ''Cross Road'', which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night". "Always" spent six months on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S. charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in Australia. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S. That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist.

Their sixth studio album ''These Days'' was released in June 1995 to the most critical acclaim that the band had ever received. With the album ''These Days'', Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on ''Keep the Faith'' further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. By 1996, Bon Jovi had established themselves as a "force" in the music industry, proving much more durable than most of their 80's glam peers.

After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, ''Crush'', enjoyed overwhelming success all around the world, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "It's My Life", co-written by famous Swedish producer Max Martin. ''Crush'', which also produced such hits as "Say It Isn't So", helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base.

In late 2002, ''Bounce'', the band's follow-up to ''Crush'', hit stores. Though ''Bounce'' did not enjoy the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "Everyday" and the title track.

Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, ''Have a Nice Day'', was released in September 2005. "Have A Nice Day" was the first single off the new album and the second single from the album "Who Says You Can't Go Home", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006. In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also won a Grammy Award, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".

In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their studio album, ''Lost Highway''. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of ''New Jersey'' in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album.

On April 6, 2009, it was announced that the Tribeca Film Festival will screen a Bon Jovi documentary called ''When We Were Beautiful''. The film follows the band on the Lost Highway Tour during 2008. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and will be the centerpiece of the festival and is considered a work-in-progress.In November 2009, Bon Jovi released their latest studio album ''The Circle''.

Solo career

Jon Bon Jovi recorded a solo album, a soundtrack to the movie ''Young Guns II'' (in which he also appeared for less than a second), more commonly known as ''Blaze of Glory''. Released in 1990, the album featured high profile guests such as: Elton John, Aldo Nova, Little Richard, and Jeff Beck, among others. The album fared well commercially and received very positive reviews and quickly achieved double platinum status. The title track, "Blaze of Glory", hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned Jon an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, but he did not win the award. That same year, however, "Blaze of Glory" was awarded a Golden Globe.

Jon wrote what would become his second solo album, 1997's ''Destination Anywhere''. The album received very positive reviews and was a success across Europe. It was rumored that the record company was pursuing Jon to name the record "These Days, Part 2", since the album was somewhat of a moody progression from ''These Days''. A short movie of the same name was recorded right around the record's release, based entirely on the songs from the record and starring Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and Whoopi Goldberg. Dave Stewart of Eurythmics played guitar on the record, as well as producing some of the tracks. That year Jon Bon Jovi earned a BRIT Award for Best International Male and also won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male.

In 1998, Jon Bon Jovi joined Luciano Pavarotti in his then annual charity concert "''Pavarotti and Friends''" in Italy.

Other ventures

Acting career

Jon Bon Jovi is a credited actor in the movies ''Moonlight and Valentino'', ''The Leading Man'', ''Destination Anywhere'', ''Homegrown'', ''Little City'', ''No Looking Back'', ''Row Your Boat'', ''Vampires Los Muertos'', ''U-571'', ''Cry Wolf'', ''National Lampoon's Pucked'', and New Year's Eve. He also had a supporting role in the movie ''Pay It Forward'', where he played Helen Hunt's abusive ex-husband. His TV series appearances include ''Sex and the City'', ''30 Rock'', ''Las Vegas'', ''The West Wing'', and an extended stint on ''Ally McBeal'' as a plumber who was Ally's boyfriend for a short period of time. He also had a brief, uncredited role in the 1990 film ''Young Guns II''. On January 24, 2011, it was confirmed that Jon would be cast in the film ''New Year's Eve'', released later that year, as a successful rock star who is connected with Katherine Heigl's character.

Presenting

He was guest star on ''American Idol'' in May 2007, during the show's "Rock Week" in which the contestants all performed his or his band's songs. On October 13, 2007 Jon hosted the third episode of the 33rd season of ''Saturday Night Live''. He guest starred on American Idol again on May 12, 2010, during the results show that would reveal the top three contestants.

Personal life

During a stop in Los Angeles on the New Jersey tour in 1989, Bon Jovi secretly took a trip to Las Vegas, where he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley (born September 29, 1962) on April 29, 1989, at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they have four children: Stephanie Rose (born 31 May 1993), Jesse James Louis (born 19 February 1995), Jacob Hurley (born 7 May 2002) and Romeo Jon (29 March 2004). Bon Jovi maintains a strong family foundation to this day.

In 2004, he became founder and primary owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He appeared in several television commercials for the league, typically with John Elway, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Denver Broncos. The AFL will be returning in 2011, but Jon will no longer be part owner of the Soul.

In 2011, Bon Jovi expressed interest in purchasing 15% of the Atlanta Falcons for 150 million dollars.

Bon Jovi described himself as a recovering Catholic.

He is also a supporter of Australian soccer team, Melbourne Heart FC.

Charitable work

Bon Jovi has worked on behalf of the Special Olympics, the American Red Cross, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Covenant House, Project H.O.M.E., The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation), and other groups.

He has been named the first Founding Ambassador of the Habitat for Humanity Ambassador program as part of the international-nonprofit organization’s new advocacy outreach initiative. Bon Jovi has been raising awareness with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 when he provided the funds to build six homes in Philadelphia and built the homes alongside the homeowner families, as well as with members of his Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team (now non existent). The construction site also served as the video shoot location for his band’s single, "Who Says You Can’t Go Home". In 2006, Bon Jovi made a $1 million donation to build 28 Habitat homes in Louisiana in partnership with low-income families on the hurricane-stricken coast. In July, 2007, Bon Jovi announced a project that will rehabilitate a block of 15 homes in north Philadelphia. During an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005, the band donated $1 million to the Angel Network foundation.

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) was founded in 2006 and exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair. Through the funding and creation of programs and partnerships, they support innovative community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. On October 19, 2011, they opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a community restaurant where patrons pay what they can afford for their meal, either with money or by volunteering work.

He is one of 21 artists singing on "Everybody Hurts", a charity single organized by Simon Cowell in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Political activism

As a Democrat, Bon Jovi toured extensively on behalf of Presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004, appearing at and playing acoustic sets (with Richie Sambora) at rallies for the Kerry-Edwards ticket throughout the United States. Bon Jovi also played as a part of the Live Earth concert at the Meadowlands in 2007, and was introduced by former Vice President Al Gore. In 2008, Jon Bon Jovi supported Barack Obama for President, even holding an exclusive fundraiser at his home for him; he also played a 2009 Manhattan fundraiser for now Secretary of State Clinton to lessen some of her $6.3 million dollar campaign debt. On Sunday, January 18, 2009 Bon Jovi performed a duet at the Obama Inauguration Concert of the Sam Cooke classic "A Change is Gonna Come" with Bettye LaVette. On June 4, 2009 Bon Jovi performed an acoustic benefit show for democratic Gov. Jon Corzine at the NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey.

On June 24, 2009, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Andy Madadian recorded a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. The handwritten Persian sign in the video translates to "we are one".

On 15 December 2010, Bon Jovi was appointed by Barack Obama to the new White House Council for Community Solutions. Bon Jovi's efforts with his own The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in recent years have resulted in creative public/private partnerships as well as more than 260 units of affordable housing for low income individuals and families. In addition to providing advice to the President on solving specific community needs, the White House Council for Community Solutions has been tasked with three key functions: enlisting leaders in the non-profit, private, and philanthropic sectors to make progress on key policy goals; providing strategic input and recommendations to help the federal government promote greater innovation and cross-sector collaboration; and honoring and highlighting those making a significant impact in their own communities.

Although he is generally associated with the Democratic Party, Bon Jovi's voter registration indicates that he is unaffiliated.

Filmography

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Awards and Nominations

Grammy Awards

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"	Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"	Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media

MTV Video Music Awards

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"

American Music Awards

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"	Favorite Pop/Rock Single

Academy Awards

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"	Best Original Song

Golden Globe Awards

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
align=center	"Blaze of Glory"	Best Original Song

Other awards

! Year	! Awarded By	! Award/Honor
1985	Kerrang	Sex Object Of The Year
1987	Metal Edge Reader's Choice Awards	Best Male Performer
1991	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for YOUNG GUNS II – Blaze of Glory
1996	Sky Sport	Special Olympics Awards
1997	Kerrang Awards	Classic Songwriter
1997	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Male
1998	Brit awards	Best International Male
1998	ECHO	Best International Male Artist
2000	People	Sexiest Rock Star
2001	The Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties	Humanitarian of the Year for his charitable work on behalf of the people of New Jersey
2001	Monmouth University	Honorary doctorate in Humanities degree for his success as an entertainer and his humanitarian work
2002	People	Sexiest Rock Star
2002	My VH1 Music Awards	From The Tour to The Tube – Best TV for Ally McBeal
2003	People	Sexiest Rock Star
2005	World Music Awards	KUMAD Received the Diamond Award for sales of 100+ million albums
2006	Help USA	Tribute Dinner Honnores
2006	UK Music Hall of Fame	Inducted
2006	VH1	Greatest Song of the '80's for Livin' on a Prayer
2008	RIAA	Diamond Album
2008	RIAA	Gold Album
2008	RIAA	Multiple Platinum Album
2008	VH1 The Greatest :100 Sexiest Artists	14th Sexiest Artist
2008	MTV1 The Best	Best Selling Song Of The Decade 1980. Most popular rock song since 1980-s to Present
2009	New Jersey Hall of Fame	Inducted
2009	Songwriters Hall of Fame	Inducted
2009	Planet Rock	12th in the Planet Rock radio station's poll of the greatest singers ever
2011	HHS	Honorary membership

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											! rowspan="2"
		! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"
1990	style="text-align:left;"			* Released: July 26, 1990	* Label: Mercury Records	3	—	2	2	3	4	—	4	1	4	1		RIAA>US: 2× Multi-Platinum	CRIA>CAN: 2× Platinum
1997				* Released: June 17, 1997	* Label: Mercury Records	31	6	2	4	34	2	1	1	1	1	7		* CAN: Platinum	IFPI>ITA: Platinum

Compilation albums

! Year	! Album
2001	''The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings''	* Released: September 18, 2001	* Label: Mercury Records

Solo singles

rowspan="2"	Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Album
! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"		! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"
	style="text-align:left;"	1	1	1	1	1	13	3	16	5	2	16	3
style="text-align:left;"	12	20	6	8	6	29	20	47	20	—	65	15
	style="text-align:left;"	—	—	86	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992		37*	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994		—	—	—	—	—	7 +	6 +	—	—	—	—	—
		27*	—	3	17	—	4	13	9	5	8	16	49
	—	—	40	40	—	10	27	66	50	—	40	41
	48*	—	18	—	—	13	—	38	—	40	61	—
style="text-align:left;"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	41	39	—	—
	2010		121	—	69	28	17	1	1	16	16	—	—	25

⁺ "Please Come Home for Christmas" was originally credited as a solo recording by Jon Bon Jovi when included on the Christmas compilation ''A Very Special Christmas 2'' in 1992, but when released as a single in UK, Ireland and Europe in 1994 it was released as a Bon Jovi single under the band name. The cover artwork of the single was a still from the musicvideo of Jon Bon Jovi and Cindy Crawford and the same Bon Jovi logo as was used on the albums ''Keep the Faith'' and ''Cross Road'' and the singles taken from them.

Guest singles

! Year	! Single	! Artist	! style="width:45px;"	! Album
1998		Chris LeDoux	68

With Bon Jovi

;Studio albums :* ''Bon Jovi'' (1984) :* ''7800° Fahrenheit'' (1985) :* ''Slippery When Wet'' (1986) :* ''New Jersey'' (1988) :* ''Keep the Faith'' (1992) :* ''These Days'' (1995) :* ''Crush'' (2000) :* ''Bounce'' (2002) :* ''Have a Nice Day'' (2005) :* ''Lost Highway'' (2007) :* ''The Circle'' (2009) ;Compilation albums :* ''Cross Road'' (1994) :* ''Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi (2001) :* ''This Left Feels Right'' (2003) :* ''Greatest Hits'' (2010)

;Live albums :* ''One Wild Night Live 1985-2001'' (2001)

;Box sets :* ''100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong'' (2004)

References

External links

Interview on CNN's Larry King Live, Aug 16, 2006

Jon Bon Jovi at Facebook

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birth date	November 13, 1954
birth place	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
birth name	Christopher David Noth
occupation	Actor
years active	1981–present
othername	Christopher Noth
spouse	Tara Lynn Wilson (2012-)
children	1 }}

Christopher David "Chris" Noth (born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for long-running television roles as Det. Mike Logan on the police procedural and legal drama television series, ''Law & Order'' and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and as Big on ''Sex and the City''. For the latter role, he has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. As of 2012, he is a star of the CBS drama series ''The Good Wife'', for which he was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

Early life

Noth was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the youngest of three sons of Jeanne L. Parr, a former CBS news reporter, and Charles James Noth, an attorney and insurance salesman. He has German and Irish ancestry. Noth's father died in 1966. During his childhood, Noth traveled with his mother and brothers throughout the United Kingdom, Spain and Yugoslavia.

Noth spent a part of his undergraduate years at Marlboro College in Vermont, where he built himself a log cabin. He earned an MFA from Yale School of Drama where he acted in some 25 plays and was a pupil of acting coach Sanford Meisner.

Career

Noth played small parts in films, including ''Smithereens'' (1982) and ''Baby Boom'' (1987) before his first starring role in the low-budget 1988 film ''Jakarta''. On television, Noth joined the cast of ''Hill Street Blues'' in the sixth season in 1986, where he was billed as "Christopher Noth." He also appeared in ''Another World''. In 1988, he filmed a pilot for the legal/police drama series ''Law & Order''. In 1990, NBC began airing the show, which slowly gained recognition from critics and fans. Noth was fired from the show in 1995. Personality differences between Noth and ''L&O;'' creator/executive producer Dick Wolf settled down long enough to film a TV movie, ''Exiled: A Law & Order Movie'' (1998).

In 1998 Noth returned to prime-time television when he took the role of Carrie Bradshaw's enigmatic on-again, off-again boyfriend "Big" on HBO's ''Sex and the City''. He played the role for six years, during which he also appeared in a small role as Helen Hunt's husband in the hit film ''Cast Away'' (2000) and starred in a Broadway revival of ''The Best Man''. In 2001, he played an FBI agent on a three-episode arc of ''Crossing Jordan'', re-uniting him with ''Law & Order'' co-star Jill Hennessy. In 2005, Noth returned to the role of Mike Logan on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', joining the show in its fifth season following a guest appearance on a fourth-season episode. On this spin-off of the original ''Law & Order'', Noth's detective team alternated episodes with Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe's characters. On June 26, 2008, it was announced that Noth was leaving the series, and that Jeff Goldblum would be joining the cast.

Noth reprised the role of Big for the ''Sex and the City'' film, released on May 30, 2008. and its 2010 sequel. Noth stars with Julianna Margulies in the CBS series ''The Good Wife'', which debuted on September 22, 2009. Also in 2009, Noth became the spokesperson for the North American market for the Biotherm line of male skin-care products.

Noth starred in the Broadway revival of the play ''That Championship Season'', playing Phil Romano, a role originated by his one-time ''Law & Order'' co-star Paul Sorvino.

Personal life

With Steve Walter, a former student of Berklee College of Music, Noth is co-owner of The Cutting Room, a music venue in New York City that opened in late 1999. Noth met his wife Tara Lynn Wilson while she was working at The Cutting Room, and their son, Orion Christopher Noth, was born in January 2008. He married Wilson on April 6, 2012. He also owned the semi-private club The Plumm with , David Wells, Damon Dash, Ann Dexter-Jones, Joey McIntyre, and Bo Dietl.

Noth and girlfriend Tara Wilson own Once Upon A Tea Cup, a tea-party themed restaurant franchise with branches in Windsor, Ontario, and London, Ontario.

Filmography

''Cutter's Way'' (1981) – Guard at estate gate (uncredited)

''Waitress!'' (1981) – Bit role

''Smithereens'' (1982) – Prostitute

''Another World'' (1984) TV Series – Jimmy (1985)/Dean Whitney (1988)

''Killer in the Mirror'' (1986) (TV) – Johnny Mathews

''Off Beat'' (1986) – Ely Wareham Jr.

''Apology'' (1986) (TV) – Roy Burnette

''At Mother's Request'' (1987) (TV) – Steve Klein

''I'll Take Manhattan'' (1987) (mini) TV Series

''Baby Boom'' (1987) – Yuppie Husband

''Jakarta'' (1988) – Falco

''Monsters'' (1989) (TV) – The Devil (1 episode)

''Law & Order'' (1990) TV Series – Det. Mike Logan (1990–1995)

''Naked in New York'' (1993) – Jason Brett

''With Harmful Intent'' (1993) (TV) – Dr. Ferris

''Where Are My Children?'' (1994) (TV) – Cliff Vernon

''Burnzy's Last Call'' (1995) – Kevin

''Nothing Lasts Forever'' (1995) (mini) TV Series – Dr. Ken Mallory

''Abducted: A Father's Love'' (1996) (TV) – Larry Coster

''Born Free: A New Adventure'' (1996) (TV) – Dr. David Thompson

''Rough Riders'' (1997) (TV) – Craig Wadsworth

''The Deli'' (1997) – Sal

''Cold Around the Heart'' (1997) – T

''Medusa's Child'' (1997) (TV) – Tony DiStefano

''Sex And The City'' (1998) TV Series - Mr. Big (1998–2004; Regular Role, Seasons 1–6 - 41 episodes)

''The Broken Giant'' (1998) – Jack Frey

''Exiled: A Law & Order Movie'' (1998) (TV) – Det. Mike Logan

''Getting to Know You'' (1999) – Sonny

''The Confession'' (1999) – Camposo

''A Texas Funeral'' (1999) – Clinton

''Pigeonholed'' (1999) – Devon's Father

''The Acting Class'' (2000) – Martin Ballsac

''Cast Away'' (2000) – Jerry Spaulding

''Double Whammy'' (2001) – Chick Dimitri

''The Judge'' (2001/I) (TV) – Paul Madriani

''The Glass House'' (2001/I) – Uncle Jack

''Searching for Paradise'' (2002) – Michael De Santis

''Julius Caesar'' (2002) (mini) – Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

''This Is Your Country'' (2003) (TV) – Host

''Bad Apple'' (2004) (TV) – Mike Tozzi

''Mr 3000'' (2004) – Schiembri

''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001) TV Series – Det. Mike Logan (2005–2008)

''The Perfect Man'' (2005) – Ben Cooper

''Sex and the City: The Movie'' (2008) - Big

''Frame of Mind'' (2008) – Steve Lynde

''My One and Only'' (2009) - Harlan

''The Good Wife'' (2009 – present) TV Series - Peter Florrick

''Tooth Fairy'' (2010)

''Sex and the City 2'' (2010) - Big

''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'' (2010) - Lex Luthor

''Sure Fire Hit'' (2010) - Tony

''Titanic: Blood and Steel'' (2012)

References

External links

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