| In 2007, he premiered his solo album Songs About Girls. |
| Created a clothing line in 2001. |
| Co-wrote the song "Ordinary People" with John Legend, the singer's 2005 breakout hit single. |
| In the early 1990s, he formed the hip-hop group Atban Klann with Allan Pineda Lindo. A few years later, the band eventually morphed into The Black Eyed Peas. |
| Was the first recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Best New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment, a new category that was added in 2008. He won for his hugely popular "Yes We Can |