Suri’s Step-Shuffle-Ball-Change
Katie Holmes is hitting Broadway soonand it looks like Suri Cruise won’t be far behind: The half-pint hoofer was spotted recently wearing tap shoes on her little toddler feet.
The child is getting dance lessons? Awesome! We were already eagerly awaiting 2024, when we expect Suri to debut her confessional one-woman play about growing up with the most uncomfortably bizarre celebrity parents on this (and any other) planet. We had no idea it was going to include dance numbers, too!
Rise ’n’ Shine: Happy Birthday, Posh!
Hollywood A-listers turn out in droves to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 34th birthday at Via Veneto in Santa MonicaTom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and more. Not one, we’re guessing, can name a single Spice Girl’s song.Hayden Panettiere thinks Paris Hilton is a “genius.” She also thinks that when she leaves the room, her Barbies come to life and do elaborate dance numbers. Shhhh. Don’t spoil it for her.On second thought, maybe Paris is a genius. Her rep is denying a rumor that the heiress wants a double wedding with Nicole Richie and their twin boyfriends, Benji and Joel Madden, so that they can sell the photos and make a killing. How, um, romantic.Is charity Hollywood’s new War of the Roses? Jennifer Aniston appeared on the finale of Oprah’s Big Give last night. Brad rocked Idol Gives Back. Are these grudge gives? And if so, that’s kinda sick. And awesome.Daniel Radcliffe has reportedly become a gopher on the latest Harry Potter set, picking up the crew’s coffee every day to take his mind off smoking. Because having a blockbuster movie franchise rest on your shoulders isn’t enough of a distraction?
Kristin Cavallari is set to film a movie with Rob Schneider and Rumer Willis in Canada next month. To the casting agent involved in getting those three out of the country this spring, we just want to say, "Thank you!"
Christina Aguilera Biography
Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, NY. Her parents divorced when she was young and she lived with her mother, although they moved around quite a bit.
After Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera was the most popular female singer of the late-’90s teen pop revival. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Aguilera was a technically skilled singer with a genuinely powerful voice, belting out her up-tempo dance numbers and ballads with a diva’s panache. Born Christina Maria Aguilera on December 18, 1980, on Staten Island, her parents were of Irish and Ecuadorian stock and her father’s military career meant the family moved quite a bit during her childhood. They eventually settled in Philadelphia, where Aguilera began performing in talent shows at age six, with considerable success.
She appeared on Star Search in 1988 (though she didn’t win) and in 1992 joined the cast of the Disney Channel’s The New Mickey Mouse Club, which also included Spears, future *N Sync members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, and Felicity star Keri Russell. After two years, Aguilera moved to Japan, where she recorded the hit duet “All I Wanna Do” with pop star Keizo Nakanishi. Returning to the U.S. in 1998, Aguilera recorded the song “Reflection” for Disney’s Mulan; her performance helped earn her a record deal with RCA. Her self-titled debut album was released in the summer of 1999 and with teen-oriented dance-pop all the rage, the lead single “Genie in a Bottle” shot to the top of the charts for five weeks; the album also hit number one on its way to sales of over eight million copies in the U.S. alone. The follow-up, “What a Girl Wants,” was the first number one single of the year 2000 and Aguilera consolidated her near-instant stardom by performing at the White House Christmas gala and the Super Bowl halftime show, and winning a Grammy for Best New Artist. Further hits followed in “I Turn to You” and another number one, “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You).”
In September 2000, seeking a place in that year’s Latin pop boom, the part-Ecuadorian Aguilera recorded a Spanish-language album called Mi Reflejo, learning the lyrics phonetically since she didn’t speak Spanish. It was followed quickly by the holiday album My Kind of Christmas; both sold extremely well, a testament to Aguilera’s popularity. In the spring of 2001, Aguilera was featured — along with Pink, Mya, and Lil’ Kim — on the chart-topping blockbuster remake of Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade” featured on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. Aguilera was by now a fixture at music industry awards shows; as she enjoyed her celebrity, a collection of old demos — recorded when she was 14 and 15 — was released under the title Just Be Free, despite Aguilera’s vehement objections.
Ms. Aguilera attempted to deter the mass media’s expectations when she issued her second studio album in fall 2002. Stripped, which appeared in October on RCA, was quickly criticized for its adult, yet confident approach. Aguilera’s look had gone from glossy to gritty. She appeared topless on the cover of the album and went nude for a fall issue of Rolling Stone. Debut single “Dirrty” revealed Aguilera’s new sexual power and became a chart smash.