Ruben Studdard
While best known as "The Velvet Teddy Bear" who won the 2003 season of "American Idol," which helped launch his singing career, Ruben Studdard parlayed that success into various guest appearances on television series. During the mid-'00s, he could be seen in the episode of the sitcom "8 Simple Rules," ''C.J.'s Real Dad,'' as the seemingly-unlikely biological father of C.J. Barnes, played by David Spade (Studdard's character would turn out to be a pizza deliveryman). Meanwhile, in the sitcom "Life on a Stick," which aired on the same network as "American Idol" in 2005, he guest-starred in one episode as a worker selling fish. That same year, Studdard was in an episode of the comedy "All of Us" directed by Debbie Allen, entitled ''Baby Got (Flash) Back,'' in which he portrayed the grown-up version of the young character Robert James Jr. in a fantasy sequence. He also got a chance to show off his acting chops on the big screen; his brief appearance as himself in '04's "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" arguably represented the high point of the film. Studdard closed out the decade with a small role in "Lifted," a drama about an aspiring rapper set in his hometown of Alabama.
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Filmography
Movies
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A Nashville Legacy | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Gift | Michael Harris (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Lifted | Pastor Johnson (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Testimonies of Faith: Humble Journey's | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
22% |
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Self | $84.2M | 2004 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Music Performer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Judge Steve Harvey | Guest | 2023 |
68% | 54% | American Idol |
Music Performer, Guest |
2009 2016 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Music Performer | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2010 2012-2013 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Food Fight | Contestant | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Phil | Music Performer | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Biggest Loser | Contestant | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eve | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All of Us | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life on a Stick | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
58% | 53% | 8 Simple Rules | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One on One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MADtv | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |