Nickname:	Ruu / The Velvet Teddy Bear / Chris
Known for:	Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, I Wanna Thank My Mama: The BET Awards*04 Nomination Special, The 9
Birth name:	Christopher Ruben Studdard
Birthday:	12 September 1978, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Height:	6' 4" (1.93 m)

Ruben Studdard Dumped By Label

Picture Inside. photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comPast American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has reportedly been dumped by his label.Ouch!J Records dropped him after he failed to match the success of his first album "Soulful" in 2003.Last year, his album barely sold 235,000 copies.Apparently, he's not too upset thoug... Read More » Ruben Studdard Dumped By Label

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will never forget meeting his wife for the first time - because it was between the aisles of budget store Walmart.


AMERICAN IDOL winner RUBEN STUDDARD will never forget meeting his wife for the first time - because it was between the aisles of U.S. budget store Wal-Mart.Studdard was busy promoting his debut album in the retail giant’s Atlanta, Georgia store in 2006, and was approached by an autograph hunter - who turned out to be
American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has been ordered to pay back almost $200,000 to the U.S. government.


Ruben Studdard has gotten married. After filing for marriage license earlier last week, the former "American Idol" title holder has said "I Do" to his girlfriend of two years.

The 29-year-old Studdard and 30-year-old Surata Zuri McCants officially became husband and wife at the Canterbury United Methodist Church. The singer reportedly asked 20 groomsmen to be by his side during that special day.
OK! magazine is reporting that former "American Idol" champ Ruben Studdard tied the knot with his fiancé, Surata Zuri McCants, in his hometown of Alabama on Saturday! The mag says that the couple of two years wed in a black-and-white themed ceremony at the Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountain Brook, Ala., and that nearly 200 guests attended. Ruben, 29, and his groomsman all wore Joseph Abboud, OK! reports, adding that "Idol"'s season two champ (a.k.a. "The Velvet Teddy Bear") told The Birmingham News that he met his bride Surata, 30, while signing copies of his CD at an Atlanta-area Wal-Mart. "We started talking, and she was telling me about her friend. But I just looked at her and thought, 'She is so beautiful,'" he said, continuing: "God has given me a beautiful wife. I am looking forward to having fun with her and enjoying all the blessings that have come my way so far."

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E! Online - American Idol champ Ruben Studdard has something to sing about.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Former ''American Idol'' Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.


BLAKE LEWIS has become the latest AMERICAN IDOL favourite to get dropped by his record label.The season six runner-up has joined Idol winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard and fellow runner-up Katherine McPhee on the chopping block after losing his deal with Arista Records.The move comes following disappointing sales of Lewis’ debut album Audio Day
LATEST: Former AMERICAN IDOL champion RUBEN STUDDARD will wed fiancee SURATA ZURI McCANTS in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday (28Jun08).The big event will reportedly take place at the Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountainbrook.A representative for the heavyweight star has confirmed he’s getting married this weekend.Fashion designer Joseph Abboud will style the groom, according to sources.
AP - He won the affection of millions of people on "American Idol," but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.
American Idol heavyweight Ruben Studdard is set to wed after obtaining a marriage license in Alabama.


Former "American Idol" crown holder Ruben Studdard has acquired a marriage license in Alabama on Monday.

A source says the 29-year-old pop/R&B singer arrived at the Shelby County Probate Office in Birmingham with fiancé Surata Zuri McCants.
AMERICAN IDOL heavyweight RUBEN STUDDARD is set to wed after obtaining a marriage license in Alabama.The singer and fiancee Surata Zuri McCants, 30, arrived at Shelby County Probate Office in Studdard’s native Birmingham on Monday morning (23Jun08).There are no details about when Studdard, 29, and McCants will wed but an Alabama marriage license is valid
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Taylor Hicks has been dropped from his record label following the heels of another former American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard, who was also dropped from the label. While the "Soul Patrol" must be reeling, it just proves that Chris Daughtry should have won that Idol season hands down and his record sales prove it.
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, American Idol The "American Idol" graveyard -- aka Broadway -- has just inherited its latest crypt keeper -- Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard. Sorry!Although abysmal record sales forced the plus-size 29-year-old schvitzing velvet teddybear to be dropped last month...
Heavyweight American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has urged young people in Alabama to avoid "being like him".

The 28-year-old star, who is a spokesperson for the Scale Back Alabama weight loss campaign, visited local schools on Tuesday in a bid to get youngsters fit in one of America's unhealthiest states.

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