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Sep 28, 2009 · By By Michael Slezak. Tonight marks the fourth-season finale of “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew” (MTV, 9:00 p.m. EDT), and to mark the occasion, the titular...
Lil Mama, Omarion, Randy Jackson, Poreotix, Jungle Boogie and Blueprint Cru celebrate the America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 finale.Hosted by Albert Lawrence...
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is one of the executive producers of America's Best Dance Crew. Randy only appears on the live auditions and the season finale of the show, giving them the crew's winning trophy.
Music Career
Jackson got his big break when he joined the critically acclaimed band Journey from 1986 to 1987. He moved to Italy in the late 1980s and produced a record for Italian pop star Zucchero. The record, Zucchero and the Randy Jackson Band, produced one of Zucchero's biggest hits, "Donne". Jackson was bass guitarist for Tracy Chapman and is featured on several tracks of her 1992 release, Matters of the Heart. He performed on the singles "Bang Bang Bang", "Open Arms", and "Dreaming on a World". That same year, Jackson also played bass on Bruce Springsteen's hit "Human Touch". Jackson has recorded, produced, or toured with many well-known artists and bands, ranging from Mariah Carey (he has been her musical director for a number of her tours; he was in her band at Live 8 in London in 2005) to *NSYNC, Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, Fergie (dating back to her days in Wild Orchid), Stryper, and Madonna (he played bass on her number-one hit "Like a Prayer"). Jackson played numerous times in Jean-Luc Ponty's backing band. His credits as a session musician range from playing with Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, George Michael, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Billy Cobham, Blue Öyster Cult, Herbie Hancock, Richard Marx, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, and Bob Dylan to playing at the Grand Ole Opry with The Charlie Daniels Band. His production/songwriting work in the San Francisco Bay Area with Narada Michael Walden and Walter Afanasieff led Jackson to be in demand as a producer as well. He has also worked as an executive, spending eight years as vice president of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Columbia Records and four years heading A&R at MCA Records. Since 2002, Jackson has been one of the three panel judges, along with Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, on the Fox Network reality television series American Idol.
Marriage
Randy Jackson has been married twice. His first marriage, to Elizabeth Jackson, ended in divorce in 1990; they had one child (Taylor) together. Since 1995, he has been married to Erika Riker, with whom he has two children Zoe (age 13) and his son Jordan (age 11).
Health
In 2003, Jackson lost over 100 pounds following gastric bypass surgery. He stated in a February 2008 television commercial that he has Type 2 diabetes.
Jul 26, 2022 · End date: June 2012. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): MTV ( US) Run time: 60 min. Episodes: 66 eps. Genre (s): Miscellaneous. Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com. A guide listing the titles AND air dates for episodes of the TV series Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew.
August 19, 2015. ( 2015-08-19) America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series featuring both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson. [1] The series premiered on February 7, 2008, on MTV.
Hosted by Mario Lopez and Layla Kayleigh, Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew!, is a new competitive dance reality show pitting the country's best street and studio dance crews against each other. Each week one team will be eliminated until the final team is left standing and wins the title of "America's Best Dance Crew". Judging the competition are JC Chasez, Lil' Mama, & D-Trix.
May 31, 2011 · This year is no different, as the season-six finale of "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" airs Sunday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT before the 2011 MTV Movie...
