Taylor Hicks

'American Idol': Where Are They Now?

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.21.2012

Sanjaya Malakar tends bar in the East Village. Camile Velasco worked at a Subway in Los Angeles. A.J. Gil became homeless. And Jessica Sierra checked ...

Former 'Idol' Winner Launches Vegas Show

AP | Posted 04.21.2012

LAS VEGAS -- "American Idol" Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks is getting his own short-term show on the Las Vegas Strip. Casino officials announced the A...

Simon Cowell, Vladimir Putin & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Simon Cowell, Vladimir Putin, ...

Taylor Made: How One Man's Dream Redefined the American Idol

Cicily Janus | Posted 11.16.2011

Cicily Janus

Hats off to Taylor Hicks for proving the masses wrong, for tailoring a dream to reality and giving us all something to sing for.

WATCH: How Many 'American Idol' Winners Can You Name?

Posted 07.26.2011

Oh, yeah, I remember him. He was on that show, right? He won, or got married, or ate a bug, or got fired by Donald Trump or something? Yeah, he's grea...

Why You (and I) Shouldn't Root for Jacob Lusk to Win American Idol

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 06.05.2011

Morris W. O'Kelly

You think you want Jacob to win, but really you (and I) don't. Many think that winning American Idol is the best way to launch Lusk's eventual career, but Mo'Kelly is here to tell you that it most likely isn't.

WATCH: Taylor Hicks Joins Colbert, Fallon & The Roots To Sing 'Friday'

Posted 09.17.2011

Time for a confession: we really thought this whole "Stephen Colbert is going to sing Rebecca Black's 'Friday' on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'" thin...

Taylor Hicks Doing "Grease" In Chicago

Theater Loop | Chris Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Taylor Hicks, the gray-haired winner of American Idol in 2006 (with 63.4 million total votes cast), has signed up to play the Teen Angel in the nation...

American Idolatry and Sarah Palin

Fred Goldring | Posted 05.25.2011

Fred Goldring

Just like most of those forgotten media-manufactured celebrities who became "famous for being famous," the clock is now ticking, and the real question is whether Palin deserves more than fifteen minutes of America's time.

Taylor Who? Former "American Idol" Winner Headed To Broadway

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel." The "American Idol" alum will join the Broadway cast of "Grease" on June 6, playing Te...