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Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes Grissom was born on November 30, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Faye Aiken Parker and Vernon Grissom. When Clay was a teenager, he had a love for teaching and helping young children and later on studied to became a school teacher. When he was about 23 years old, a longtime friend persuaded him to audition for American Idol. ...
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American Idol
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Audience Member / Himself - Finalist / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Performer / Himself - Season 2 Runner-Up
(2003-2016)
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Soundtrack (17 credits)
Soundtrack (17 credits)
2018
Fox and Friends
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 25 December 2018
(2018)
... (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
- Episode dated 15 December 2018
(2018)
... (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
2012
Chelsea Lately
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #6.76
(2012)
... (performer: "Lean on Me" - uncredited)
2012
The Apprentice
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- And the Winner Is ...
(2012)
... (performer: "The Time of My Life", "Lean On Me" - uncredited)
- Party Like a Mock-Star
(2012)
... (performer: "Under The Boardwalk" - uncredited)
2010
Phineas and Ferb
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
(2010)
... (performer: "I Believe We Can")
2010
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- We Are the World 25
(2010)
... (performer: "Kidney Now!")
2009
30 Rock
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Kidney Now!
(2009)
... (performer: "He Needs a Kidney")
2005
Scrubs
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- My Life in Four Cameras
(2005)
... (performer: "Isn't She Lovely" - uncredited)
2003-2004
American Idol
(TV Series) (performer - 29 episodes)
- Only 3 Idols Remain
(2004)
... (performer: "Fantasy")
- Clay Aiken Returns
(2004)
... (performer: "Solitaire")
- I Bet It'll Be Ruben! Or Clay!
(2003)
... (performer: "One Voice", "Guest Judges Medley", "All-Time Classic American Love Songs Medley", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now")
- Clay v. Ruben
(2003)
... (performer: "This Is the Night", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Bridge Over Troubled Water")
- Let's Learn About Ruben and Clay!
(2003)
... (performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "God Bless the USA")
2004
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken
(2004)
... (performer: "So Much More Than That", "Invicible", "The Way" - uncredited)
2003
Canadian Idol
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Who Will Get the Final 3 Spots?
(2003)
... (performer: "What the World Needs Now Is Love")
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Actor (10 credits)
Actor (10 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Producer (1 credit)
Producer (1 credit)
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Self (86 credits)
Self (86 credits)
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Archive footage (10 credits)
Archive footage (10 credits)
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Other Works:
2004 Single: "Solitaire" See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 9 Articles | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
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American celebrities have an amazing amount of influence on the way America thinks, feels, and acts. I think that such an influence should be used in the most positive way possible. See more »Trivia:
Shortened Clayton to Clay after a suggestion from the producers of American Idol (2002). See more »Trademark:
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