Justin Guarini

In a recent interview with MTV, Kelly Clarkson recalls the big moment that set her on a path to fame, and a conversation that took place the night she was crowned on American Idol. "Honestly, even the night I won, I remember Justin [Guarini] and I talking. We were just like, 'Oh, I don't know if this is really what I want to do,' because it's a lot,” she confesses. "But I just really loved singing, and at the end of the day, it's worth it." Kelly says she walked into this career with the...Read Full Story

Birth name Kelly Brianne Clarkson Born : April 24, 1982 (age 28) Fort Worth, Texas Origin : Burleson, Texas, United States Genres Pop rock, pop Occupations : Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress Kelly Clarkson Born in the town of Burleson, Texas, Kelly Clarkson as a child aspired to be a marine biologist before the movie Jaws dissuaded her. In middle school, Clarkson was ove rheard singing in a school corridor by a teacher who invited her to join the school choir. Her...Read Full Story

Ray Mickshaw/FOX; Michael Becker/FOX Win or lose, we hope this guy is always an American Idol in his new son's eyes. The gentlemen who have commanded the Idol stage over the last 10 years have followed a variety of paths since winning the competition, like Taylor Hicks and Kris Allen did; coming up a wee bit short, like Justin Guarini ; or falling waaaaay short but becoming a media sensation, like Sanjaya Malakar . But only one of them became a father for the first time at 6:26 this...Read Full Story

Season one 'American Idol' runner-up Justin Guarini is gearing up for a run in the new Broadway show, 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.' The 31-year-old singer, who lost 'American Idol' to Kelly Clarkson , will play the role of Carlos in the musical adaptation of the Pedro Almodóvar comedy. 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' marks Guarini's Broadway debut. B rian Stokes Mitchell, Patti LuPone , Sherie Rene Scott and Laura Benanti also star in the musical. The...Read Full Story

Getty Images He may have lost out to Kelly Clarkson for the first American Idol win, but Justin Guarini has a reason to celebrate: He tied the knot with girlfriend Reina Capodici over the weekend. The two actually went to high school together, and they've been dating ever since they reconnected a few years back. According to People magazine, Guarini and Capodici invited close friends and family to their small ceremony at his Doylestown, Pennsylvania estate on Saturday. A Universalist Church...Read Full Story