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John Legend
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General Information (John Legend) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | John Legend |
| Birth Name: | John Stevens |
| Date Of Birth: | December 28, 1978 (Age 30) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Springfeild, Ohio |
| Height: | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
John Legend was born on December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio as John Stephans. When he was five, he started playing classical piano. At the age of six, he started singing with the church choir. Legend attended the University of Pennsylvania and majored in English. Legend was working as an independent artist when his roomate intorduced him to Kanye West. Legend and West worked together on West's album "The College Dropout" and Legend's first album "Get Lifted". Legend has also worked with Common. On the 2006 Grammys, Legend won best new artist, best R&B album, and best R&B vocal performance for "Ordinary People".
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John Legend TV Appearances |
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| Show: The New Paul O'Grady Show (2006) |
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• Series 7, Show 12 |
07x12: (Mar/10/2009) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) |
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• Mickey Rourke, Toni Collette, John Legend |
17x71: (Jan/13/2009) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Jeremy Piven, Jenna Fischer, John Legend |
15x129: (Apr/06/2007) |
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Himself |
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• Scarlett Johansson, Gerard Butler, John Legend |
13x71: (Jan/11/2005) |
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Himself (Musical Guest) |
| Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) |
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• Amy Adams, Eddie Izzard, John Legend |
16x53: (Dec/15/2008) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Quentin Tarantino, Nick Swardson, John Legend |
13x60: (Jan/03/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003) |
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• Sean Hayes, Susan Lucci, Kenny Maynes, John Legend |
06x152: (Nov/05/2008) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Brittany Murphy, Shia LaBeouf, John Legend |
04x168: (Nov/15/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Jim Rome, Josie Maran, & John Legend |
03x144: (Oct/24/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: VSpot Top 20 Countdown (1994) |
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• Season 6, Episode 44 |
06x44: (Nov/01/2008) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
| Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993) |
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• Ashley Olsen, Paul Rudd, John Legend |
16x33: (Oct/30/2008) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jay Thomas, John Legend |
14x33: (Oct/25/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Al Murray's Happy Hour (2007) |
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• Series 3, Show 4 |
03x04: (Oct/03/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: This Morning (1988) |
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• September 25, 2008 |
21x19: (Sep/25/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: Breakfast (2000) |
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• September 24, 2008 |
09x268: (Sep/24/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: American Idol (2002) |
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• Idol Gives Back |
07x28: (Apr/09/2008) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) |
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• John Legend, Nic Puehse, Tristan Puehse, Ivana Trump, Janice Wolf |
05x78: (Jan/09/2008) |
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Himself |
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• Robin Williams, John Legend |
04x53: (Nov/15/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Emma Thompson, John Legend, the Flying Ace All Stars |
04x48: (Nov/08/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Michael Keaton/Oliver Platt/John Legend |
02x85: (Jan/14/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) |
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• The Bat Mitzvah |
06x10: (Nov/11/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: Real Time With Bill Maher (2003) |
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• Episode 96 |
05x06: (Mar/23/2007) |
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Himself |
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• Episode 412 |
04x12: (May/12/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Grammys (1959) |
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• The 49th Annual Grammy Awards |
49x01: (Feb/11/2007) |
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Himself (Performer) |
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• The 48th Annual Grammy Awards |
48x01: (Feb/08/2006) |
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Himself (Winner - Best Male R & B Performance) |
| Show: The Early Show (1999) |
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• John Legend, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, Jim Nantz, Phil Simms |
08x110: (Feb/02/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: Las Vegas (2003) |
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• Wagers Of Sin |
04x11: (Jan/19/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Today Show (1952) |
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• John Legend |
54x81: (Dec/25/2006) |
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Himself |
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• John Legend, Mike Lupica, Francois Payard |
01x37: (Oct/24/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Christmas In Rockefeller Center (1998) |
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• 2006 Special |
09x01: (Nov/29/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: The View (1997) |
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• Ricardo Chavira, Phil Rosenthal, John Legend, guest co-host Tara Reid |
10x38: (Oct/26/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Messing/Mulroney |
08x109: (Feb/04/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: Oprah (1986) |
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• What's the Buzz? Salma Hayek, Forest Whitaker and John Legend |
21x04: (Sep/21/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Sesame Street (1969) |
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• Season 37, Episode 1 |
37x01: (Aug/14/2006) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: The Tyra Banks Show (2005) |
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• Secrets of Music Superstars |
01x108: (Mar/03/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Parkinson (2004) (2004) |
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• John Travolta, John Sergeant, Goldie Hawn, John Legend |
02x07: (Mar/26/2005) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
| Show: American Dreams (2002) |
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• California Dreamin' |
03x15: (Mar/16/2005) |
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Stevie Wonder, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: Soul Train (1971) |
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• John Legend/ Nina Shaw/ Lil' iROCC |
34x11: (Feb/19/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: 106 and Park (2000) |
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• Ciara, Kanye West, John Legend |
04x43: (Sep/27/2004) |
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Himself |
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| No TV Crew Credits |
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John Legend Featured Songs |
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John Legend Trivia |
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He has won 3 Grammy Awards and has been nominated 9 times, as of 2008.
| 1st album- Get Lifted
| Kanye West and Snoop Dogg appear on his album.
| He started playing piano when he was three years old.
| Won Best R&B Album on the 2006 Grammys.
| Won Best R&B Male Vocal Performance on the 2006 Grammys.
| Won Best New Artist on the 2006 Grammys.
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