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Clay Aiken

Age: 30
Height: 6' 1"

Birth Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Born: Nov. 30th, 1978

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Clay Aiken's Main TV Roles

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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Clayton Holmes Grissom was born in Raleigh, North Carolina 30 November 1978 to his mother, Faye Aiken Parker and his late father, Vernon Grissom. When Clay was a teenager, he had a love for teaching and helping young children and later on studied to became a school teacher. When he was about 23 years old, a longtime friend persuaded him to audition for American Idol. When he was 25 years old he released his debut album, "Measure of a Man." (singles from his debut album include: "Invisible," "This Is The Night" and "The Way") His debut album sold over 600,000 copies in the USA in its first week of release. It has sold almost 2.5 million in the US as of 4/16/04.

TRIVIA:

His song, "The Way," was co-written by Enrique Iglesias.
First book, titled Learning to Sing, came out on November 19th, 2004.
Shared a house in L.A with former American Idol contestant Kimberley Locke
Plans to release one album in 2004, a Christmas album
Shares a birthday with the following celebrities: Ben Stiller, 80s punk rocker Billy Idol, "8 Simple Rules..." star Kaley Cuoco, "24" star Elisha Cuthbert and Dick Clark.
Has sold more albums and had more #1s then any other American Idol contestant behind Kelly Clarkson
Worked for the YMCA in Raleigh, North Carolina
Was a special education major at UNC-Charlotte