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In show business (music, TV shows, etc.), a guest appearance is a participation of an outsider performer (musician, actor, etc.), usually called guest artist (guest dancer, guest violinist, etc.), in an event (music record, concert, show, etc.), i.e., the participation of a performer which does not belong to the regular crew (cast, band, contract personnel, etc.) In performance art, the terms guest role or guest star are also common, the latter term specifically indicating the guest appearance of a celebrity. The latter is often also credited as "Special guest star" or "Special Musical Guest Star" by some production companies.
In pop music guest appearances are often described with the words featuring, with, or and. It is abbreviated in credit lists as Feat., Ft., f.
In television series, a guest star is an actor who appears in one or a few episodes. In radio and television shows, a guest star is a guest of the show who is a celebrity.
Guest appearances have been known in theatre, ballet, and classical music for centuries, with guests both from the home country and from abroad. The advent of air transport has made this practice much more practical and global.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.
Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
Actors: Kelly L. King (editor), Rondell Sheridan (director), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Japheth Gordon (writer), John D'Aquino (actor), Adrien Theuer (actress), Adrien Theuer (writer), Athena Baumeister (actress), Gabriela Flores (actress), Danny Kosarin (producer), Nicole Watson (actress), John D'Aquino (producer), Jakob Wedel (actor), Jeremy Steel (actor),
Genres: Family, Short,Actors: Kelly L. King (editor), Rondell Sheridan (director), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Japheth Gordon (writer), John D'Aquino (actor), Adrien Theuer (actress), Adrien Theuer (writer), Athena Baumeister (actress), Gabriela Flores (actress), Danny Kosarin (producer), Nicole Watson (actress), John D'Aquino (producer), Jakob Wedel (actor), Jeremy Steel (actor),
Genres: Family, Short,Actors: Rob Mor (writer), The Bixel Boys (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Kelly L. King (editor), Rondell Sheridan (director), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Japheth Gordon (writer), John D'Aquino (actor), Adrien Theuer (actress), Adrien Theuer (writer), Athena Baumeister (actress), Gabriela Flores (actress), Danny Kosarin (producer), Nicole Watson (actress), John D'Aquino (producer), Jakob Wedel (actor), Jeremy Steel (actor),
Genres: Family, Short,Actors: Kelly L. King (editor), Rondell Sheridan (director), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Rondell Sheridan (writer), Japheth Gordon (writer), John D'Aquino (actor), Adrien Theuer (actress), Adrien Theuer (writer), Athena Baumeister (actress), Gabriela Flores (actress), Danny Kosarin (producer), Nicole Watson (actress), John D'Aquino (producer), Jakob Wedel (actor), Jeremy Steel (actor),
Genres: Family, Short,Actors: Scott R. Thompson (producer), Scott R. Thompson (editor), Scott R. Thompson (director), Tommy Merry (composer), Wes Worthing (actor), Wes Worthing (director), Wes Worthing (producer), Ty Kamerman (actor), Rick Hansberry (producer), Brandy Roberts (actress), Rob Gross (writer), Rob Gross (producer), Harvey Roberts (actor), Matt Fettig (producer), Jack Roberts (actor),
Plot: Dr. James McGregor has it all. A wonderful family, home, career, money that took years of schooling and sacrifice. When McGregor meets financial adviser Charles Emerson, he steps into a world of shortcuts and fast money. It's in this world that McGregor begins to leave his disciplined, conservative lifestyle for the quick buck. Emerson goes for the big score, an insider trading tip that's a sure thing and on his advisement, McGregor goes 'all-in' with his life savings. Soon after, Emerson is nowhere to be found, and McGregor becomes aware that he has been conned. Meanwhile, McGregor's demeanor is surly due to the stress of losing everything as all of this has taken place without his wife's consent. Having lost his savings, and now his family, McGregor pushes his own ethics to the limit and beyond as he takes measures to ensure that Emerson returns his money.
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: David Cross (writer), David Cross (producer), Lance Bangs (director), Lance Bangs (producer), David Cross (actor), Todd Glass (actor), Aubree Bernier-Clarke (editor), Aubree Bernier-Clarke (producer), Mort Burke (actor), John Blom (producer), Dean Crow (actor),
Plot: Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. Only by watching this video will you learn of Cross unique relationship with the deaf community, share his canny insights into the editorial machinations behind the Bible, and marvel at how well a bald, middle-aged white guy can fill out a pair of jeans.
Keywords: alternative-comedy, stand-up-comedyActors: David Cross (writer), David Cross (producer), Lance Bangs (director), Lance Bangs (producer), David Cross (actor), Todd Glass (actor), Aubree Bernier-Clarke (editor), Aubree Bernier-Clarke (producer), Mort Burke (actor), John Blom (producer), Dean Crow (actor),
Plot: Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. Only by watching this video will you learn of Cross unique relationship with the deaf community, share his canny insights into the editorial machinations behind the Bible, and marvel at how well a bald, middle-aged white guy can fill out a pair of jeans.
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Plot: Kay Kyser and his orchestra are hired to entertain at the birthday party of a young heiress at a creepy old mansion, where they uncover a plot against her life. Who is the villain? The sinister judge? The phony medium? The skeptical psychologist? You'll find out.
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Plot: Kay Kyser and his orchestra are hired to entertain at the birthday party of a young heiress at a creepy old mansion, where they uncover a plot against her life. Who is the villain? The sinister judge? The phony medium? The skeptical psychologist? You'll find out.
Keywords: african, art, attempted-murder, aunt, band, bandleader, big-band, birthday-party, blow-dart, blowgun