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Alex Deibold
Olympic Medalist, Team USA

Sports

Alex Deibold is an American snowboarder. He won a bronze medal in snowboard cross at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Deibold, who started snowboarding at the age of four, was a backup and wax technician at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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Alex & Sierra
Alex & Sierra
Recording Group

Music

Alex & Sierra is an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, who won the third and final season of "The X Factor US". They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show.

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Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, "Know-It-All" (2015), reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She received her first Grammy Award in 2018, for Best New Artist.

Tags: Universal Music Group · Def Jam Recordings · Pop

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Alee Opuiyo
Owner, Dynamic Public Relations

Business

Alee Opuiyo is a 2005 Howard University School of Communications graduate. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Political Science. While Alee attended Howard, she interned with the cable network Fox News.

Tags: Publicist

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Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Academy Award Nominee and 3-Time Emmy Award Winner

Film

Alec Baldwin is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. From 2006 to 2013, he starred on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock", winning two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show.

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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
7-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alanis Morissette is known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, she began her career in Canada. As part of a recording deal, she moved to Los Angeles and in 1995 released "Jagged Little Pill", which sold more than 33 million copies globally.

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Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alan Jackson is an American country singer and songwriter. He has sold over 80 million records, with 66 titles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards.

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Alan Alda
Alan Alda
6-Time Emmy Award Winner and Academy Award Nominee

Television

Alan Alda is an American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author. A 6-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in the war television series "M*A*S*H" (1972–1983).

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Al Roker
Al Roker
Weather Anchor, "TODAY"

Television

Al Roker is an American weather forecaster, journalist, television personality, actor, and author. He is the current weather anchor on NBC's "TODAY". On the December 14, 2018 episode of "TODAY", he was honored for 40 years at NBC.

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Al Green
Al Green
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Al Green is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s. Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, he was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music".

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Al Gore
Al Gore
45th Vice President of the United States (1993 - 2001)

Politics

Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, under President Bill Clinton. Gore has received a number of awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize (joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007).

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Akon
Akon
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Akon is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 twice. He has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, and more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum.

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AJR
AJR
Recording Group

Music

AJR is an American pop trio composed of multi-instrumentalist brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. In 2019, their third album "Neotheater" debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, and hit number one on the Top Rock Albums chart.

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AJ Woodson
Editor-in-Chief, Black Westchester

Literature

AJ Woodson is Editor-In-Chief at Black Westchester and Co-Owner at Urban Soul Media Group, the parent company. He is a father, author, writer, rapper, radio personality, hip-hop historian, and a freelance journalist.

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After 7
After 7
Recording Group

Music

After 7 is an R&B group founded by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Jason Edmonds, son of Melvin Edmonds, later joined in. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

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Aerosmith
Aerosmith
America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band

Music

Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all-time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records in the United States alone.

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Adrienne Fishe
Actress

Theatre

Adrienne Fishe is an actress, who performed the role of Joanne in the National Tour of "Rent". She is a skilled actress and singer, with numerous theatre and film credits, including an appearance on "Chappelle's Show".

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Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Academy Award Winner

Film

Adrien Brody received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age twenty-nine, making him the youngest actor to win in that category.

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Adele
Adele
15-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Adele is a singer and songwriter. At the 51st Grammy Awards, she received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. With sales of more than 100 million records, Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists.

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Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler
Actor

Film

Adam Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and musician. After becoming a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, he went on to star in many Hollywood feature films that combined have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.

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Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Adam Lambert is an American singer, songwriter and stage actor. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. He rose to fame in 2009, after finishing as runner-up on the eighth season of "American Idol".

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Adam Driver
Adam Driver
2-Time Academy Award Nominee

Film

Adam Driver is an American actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Volpi Cup, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

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Adam B. Shapiro
MAC Award Winner and Actor, HBO's "The Normal Heart"

Theatre

Adam B. Shapiro is an award-winning actor, known for HBO's "The Normal Heart" (2014), "Master of None" (2015), and "The Cobbler" (2014). He has also performed in two national tours, one international tour, and two off-Broadway shows.

Tags: Off-Broadway · HBO · Actor

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Action Bronson
Recording Artist

Music

Action Bronson is an American rapper and former chef. In August 2012, he signed to Warner Bros. Records, but was later moved to Atlantic Records' imprint, Vice Records. He released his major label debut album, "Mr. Wonderful", on March 23, 2015.

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Ace of Base
Ace of Base
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Ace of Base were a Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas Berggren, Linn Berggren, and Jenny Berggren. The group released four studio albums between 1992 and 2002, and sold 50 million records worldwide.

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