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Aaliyah Dana Haughton (/ ɑː ˈ l iː ə / ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model.She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, [2] earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".
Rashad Hasan Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 6, 1977, to Diane (née Hankerson) and Michael Haughton. [citation needed] Haughton’s mother is African-American and his father’s parents were from Jamaica.
Ossie Davis, actor (d. 2005) Tina Dixon, R&B singer, actress and comedian (d. 2004) Roy Glenn, actor (d. 1971) Robert Earl Jones, actor and professional boxer (d. 2007)
The first actor cast was R&B singer Aaliyah (who had made her film and acting debut in Romeo Must Die) as Akasha, the eponymous Queen of the Damned. The search for an actor to play Lestat took much longer — the idea of Tom Cruise reprising the role was considered but dismissed (ultimately Cruise declined to reprise the role) —although front ...
Graham began dating actor Cottrell Guidry in 2008; they became engaged in October 2012. By December 2014, they had ended their relationship. [ 60 ] From 2017 to 2023, Graham was in a relationship with producer and director Darren Genet, whom she was engaged to from 2022 until their breakup.
Norwegian actor [107] Kathleen Harrison: 1892–1995: 103: British actress [108] Shinobu Hashimoto: 1918–2018: 100: Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer [109] Johannes Heesters: 1903–2011: 108: Dutch actor, vocalist and performer [110] Bob Hope: 1903–2003: 100: British-born American actor and comedian [111] Mieczysław ...
Akon said he was close friends with Jackson near the end of Jackson's life in an interview with UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' in October 2008. [28] In July 2008, a song called " Hold My Hand ", an R&B duet/collaboration between Michael Jackson and Akon, circulated the internet.
Dyllón Burnside (born January 27, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Ricky Evangelista, a dancer, in the FX television series Pose . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]