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Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer.
Brown started his career as one of the frontmen of the pop group New Edition, from its inception as The Bricks in 1978 until his forced exit from the group in 1986 following a period of misbehavior on his part. Starting a solo career, he became a hit success with his second album, Don't Be Cruel, which spawned a number of hit singles including the co-self penned "My Prerogative", which became his signature hit. Brown had a string of top ten hits on various Billboard charts between 1986 and 1992, and is a recipient of a Grammy Award. Brown is noted as a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a fusion of hip-hop and R&B.
Brown was most noted in recent years as the ex-husband of pop singer Whitney Houston. Brown and Houston later gained notoriety co-starring in the reality show, Being Bobby Brown.
Brown was born in Boston as one of eight children to Herbert "Pops" and Carole Brown. Herbert was a construction worker and Carole was a schoolteacher. Brown and his family grew up in Roxbury's Orchard Park Projects. As a child, Brown got involved in petty theft including robbery later saying "I didn't wanna ask my mother or my father because they didn't have a lot of money", stating that whenever he saw something he wanted, "I'd just go to the store and take it." Brown also grew up around gangs. At ten, he was shot in the knee during a fight with a rival gang while attending a block party. Brown said his life reached a turning point at eleven after seeing one of his friends dead from multiple stab wounds at another party. Brown's brother Tommy would later say after that moment, Brown took "his career, schooling, his whole life more seriously." Brown's first taste of being onstage occurred at the age of three when one of his childhood idols, James Brown, performed in Boston.
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule or Mockaveli, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Queens, New York City.
Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Ja Rule has sold over 30 million records worldwide and was the fastest selling rapper in 2001[citation needed]. He is also known for some well-publicized feuds with other rappers (in-particular 50 Cent and Eminem).
Atkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and grandparents. At the age of five his sister died from breathing complications, leaving him as an only child. He attended Public School 134 in Hollis, a school he has described as having a predominantly black student body. He has said got into many fights at the school because of his small size, so his mother transferred him to Middle School 172 in Glen Oaks, which he has described as a "white school".
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Plot: WELCOME TO PARADISE is the inspirational family story of a preacher who is sent from a big city church to Paradise, a small, rural community that is in desperate need of direction. The fact that the preacher is named Debbie only complicates things. She finds a town that is stuck in complacency as well as a town that turns its back on its neediest neighbors. Debbie begins building a new vision for her congregation and the veil of indifference starts to lift. When the Paradise Church is accidentally burned down, and it's charter is in danger of being revoked, the members rally around Debbie and in doing so, realize that a "church" is defined by it's community, not by the four walls that house a Sunday Service. Debbie's kindness and insight bring a blast of fresh air to this out of the way country town. It also brings her a second chance at love.
Keywords: barn, building-a-church, church, church-service, coach, community, dyslexia, female-pastor, female-preacher, female-protagonistActors: Fred Armisen (actor), Chris Parnell (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Will Forte (actor), Will Forte (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Chris Kattan (actor), Chris Kattan (actor), Seth Meyers (actor), Seth Meyers (actor), Tracy Morgan (actor), Tracy Morgan (actor), Tracy Morgan (actor), Don Pardo (actor), Chris Parnell (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Bill Conti (composer), John G. Avildsen (director), Bud S. Smith (producer), Pat Morita (actor), Jerry Weintraub (producer), Elisabeth Shue (actress), Larry Drake (actor), Christopher Kriesa (actor), Martin Kove (actor), Ralph Macchio (actor), William Bassett (actor), Peter Jason (actor), Frances Bay (actress), Bud S. Smith (editor), John G. Avildsen (editor),
Plot: Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.
Keywords: 1980s, apartment, apology, assault, beach, beach-party, beating, bicycle, birthday-party, black-beltActors: Georg Alexander (actor), Rudolf Platte (actor), Ernst Rotmund (actor), Paul Verhoeven (actor), Paul Westermeier (actor), Lucie Englisch (actress), Elisabeth Flickenschildt (actress), Käthe von Nagy (actress), Grethe Weiser (actress), Paul Verhoeven (writer), Cesare A. Bixio (composer), Paul Verhoeven (director), Fernando Tropea (editor), Oreste Bilancia (actor), Hans Junkermann (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Alfred Abel (actor), Fritz Alberti (actor), John Mylong (actor), Louis Ralph (actor), Lotte Stein (actress), Hermine Sterler (actress), Olga Tschechowa (actress), Hertha von Walther (actress), Herbert Juttke (writer), Georg C. Klaren (writer), Alfred Hitchcock (director), Julius Brandt (actor), Eugen Burg (actor), Heinrich Gotho (actor), Paul Graetz (actor),
Genres: Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Otto Fries (actor), Vernon Smith (writer), Mack Sennett (producer), Renee Whitney (actress), Nicholas T. Barrows (writer), Earle Rodney (writer), Helen Parrish (actress), Raymond McKee (actor), Ronald R. Rondell (actor), Ruth Hiatt (actress), Mary Ann Jackson (actress), Ted Stroback (actor), Ray Jones (actor), William Hornbeck (editor), Phil Whitman (director),
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