Clay Aiken

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Jimmy Kimmel Live (TV) May. 11, 2007

Megan Mullally Show (TV) Jan. 24, 2007

Larry King Live (TV) Oct. 7, 2006

Tonight Show With Jay Leno (TV) Sep. 15, 2006

American Idol (TV) May. 24, 2006

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Changed his last name from Grissom to Aiken, his mother's maiden name, at age 20 after severing all ties with his father.

Nicknamed "Gonzo" while working at a YMCA kids' camp in Raleigh, NC.

Planned to try out for The Amazing Race before turning to American Idol.

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Changed his last name from Grissom to Aiken, his mother's maiden name, at age 20 after severing all ties with his father.

Nicknamed "Gonzo" while working at a YMCA kids' camp in Raleigh, NC.

Planned to try out for The Amazing Race before turning to American Idol.

Was rejected at American Idol's Charlotte, NC, audition but made it through an Atlanta, GA, audition the next weekend.

Hit song "The Way" was co-written by Enrique Iglesias.

Created the Bubel/Aiken Foundation to help children with neurological disabilities. The foundation was named for Diane Bubel, the woman who persuaded him to audition for American Idol.

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Scrubs

Aired: Feb. 15, 2005

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