Christopher Ruben Studdard is an American R&B, pop and gospel singer and actor. He rose to fame as 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".
Ruben Studdard has appeared in 8 movies.
These include The Perfect Gift, Lifted, Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami, Christmas in Washington, Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends, The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest, A Nashville Legacy and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.Ruben Studdard has appeared in 13 TV Series.
These include Life on a Stick, Canadian Idol, 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter, All of Us, The Megan Mullally Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Today, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The View.