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My Take
Ruben Studdard is American Idol season two distilled into one voice, that big frame producing R&B so smooth it earned him the "Velvet Teddy Bear" nickname. I should note the database lists Frankfurt, Germany as his birthplace, which reflects a military family posting; he was raised in Alabama, and you can hear that Southern soul in his phrasing. The contrast between a former football player's build and such a tender sound is exactly the kind of thing I find endearing. A Grammy nominee who turned a competition win into a genuine recording career, he earned the respect, and I am glad to give it.
Overview
Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second season of American Idol and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording of "Superstar".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ruben Studdard
- Name (Japanese)
- ルーベン・スタッダード
- Reading
- るーべん・すたっだーど
- Born
- September 12, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musician / actor / television actor / American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Huffman High School
- University
- Alabama A & M University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Musician — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.