Word: idol
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...nascent “Bling-Bling” dynasty, Kobe is not double- and triple-teamed like Jordan was back in his days with the Bulls. And so, despite attempting to “Be Like Mike” by trying to walk, talk and play like his former idol, Kobe is reminded that there will never be another Jordan, especially when MJ dunks on his fro at the buzzer to help the Wizards win their second meeting with the Lakers on April 2nd in Washington...
...have to worry about how I look, or how to smile. During the interview, I just turn into a big ear. I’m very well-suited to the invisibility of radio.” Especially with reticent guests—Gross cited the example of her own idol, Stephen Sondheim—the radio allows time to find the appropriate questions, and allows Gross, as she put it best, “to be in the environment of who they...
...when the 1980s finally gave way to a newer decade, the tide of public favor had noticeably turned against the King of Pop. The little boy had never truly grown up, still craving attention in the strangest ways. Gobs of makeup and plastic surgery transformed the onetime teen idol into a ghoulish spectacle, and many found it ironic that the singer would preach “it don’t matter if you’re black or white” while looking increasingly caucasian. The pristine image of Michael Jackson was cracking and fading; he had spoken...
...around the world. Alien Ant Farm has rocketed to popularity on the strength of their “Smooth Criminal” cover, while collaborators Destiny’s Child, N’Sync, Britney Spears, and countless other artists have gushed about him as both an idol and role model. Nor have the people forgotten him: Restless grumbling was the order of the day at the recent Madison Square Garden concerts despite the performance/presence of a pantheon of musical and cinematic superstars. Only one performer could bring the masses to the heights of screaming frenzy—Michael Jackson...
...president of the Brooklyn Chess and Checkers Club, befriended the eight-year-old Fischer at a chess exhibition. He taught the boy for three years, but Fischer found a new tutor when his skills surpassed Nigro's. Fischer dedicated his first book to Nigro. DIED. TROY DONAHUE, 65, teenage idol in the 1950s and '60s who rose to fame after playing Sandra Dee's boyfriend in the 1959 film A Summer Place; in Santa Monica, California. Donahue was admired more for his beachboy good looks than his acting abilities, and his career fizzled. He battled alcohol and drug addiction until...