document_title: Grammy Award records

question_text: who has won the most grammys of all time

question_tokens: who has won the most grammys of all time

text: Grammy Award records

text: Awards[edit]

text: Most Grammys won[edit]

text: The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is held by Sir Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor who conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for twenty-two years. He has won a total of 31 competitive Grammy Awards out of 74 nominations and was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.[1][2]

text:
Rank
Artist
Awards

1
Georg Solti
31

2
Quincy Jones
27

Alison Krauss

4
Pierre Boulez
26

5
Vladimir Horowitz
25

Stevie Wonder

7
John Williams
24

8
U2
22

Chick Corea

Beyoncé

11
Jay-Z
21

Kanye West

Vince Gill

14
Henry Mancini
20

Pat Metheny

Bruce Springsteen

Al Schmitt

text: Most Grammys won by a male artist[edit]

text: Georg Solti has won a total of 31 Grammy Awards.

text:
Rank
Artist
Awards

1
Georg Solti
31

2
Quincy Jones
27

3
Pierre Boulez
26

4
Vladimir Horowitz
25

Stevie Wonder

6
John Williams
24

7
Chick Corea
22

8
Kanye West
21

Vince Gill

Jay Z

11
Henry Mancini
20

Pat Metheny

Al Schmitt

Bruce Springsteen

15
Tony Bennett
18

Jimmy Sturr

Yo-Yo Ma

Paul McCartney

text: Most Grammys won by a female artist[edit]

text: Alison Krauss has, as a solo artist, collaborator and producer, won 27 Grammy Awards.[3]

text:
Rank
Artist
Awards

1
Alison Krauss[note 1]
27

2
Beyoncé[note 2]
22

3
Aretha Franklin
18

4
Adele
15

Alicia Keys

6
Ella Fitzgerald
13

Leontyne Price

Emmylou Harris

9
CeCe Winans
12

10
Shirley Caesar
11

11
Chaka Khan
10

Bonnie Raitt

Linda Ronstadt

Taylor Swift

15
Mary J. Blige
9

Natalie Cole

Sheryl Crow

Norah Jones

Rihanna

Hillary Scott[note 3]

text: Most Grammys won by a group[edit]

text: U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.

text:
Rank
Artists
Awards

1
U2
22

2
Alison Krauss and Union Station
14

3
Dixie Chicks
13

4
Foo Fighters
12

5
Pat Metheny Group
10

6
The Manhattan Transfer
9

The Beatles

Emerson String Quartet

Asleep At The Wheel

10
Blackwood Brothers
8

Metallica

Santana

Take 6

14
Coldplay
7

Kentucky Thunder

Lady Antebellum

Simon & Garfunkel

Los Tigres del Norte

text: Most Grammys won by a producer[edit]

text: Quincy Jones with 27 awards holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a producer (and eleven of those were awarded for production duties. Jones also received Grammys as an arranger and a performing artist). Some producers have also won awards as engineers, mixers and/or mastering engineers.

text:
Rank
Producer
Awards

1
Quincy Jones
27

2
Kanye West
21

3
David Foster
16

James Mallinson

David Frost

6
Steven Epstein
15

7
Phil Ramone
14

8
T Bone Burnett
13

Robert Woods

Jay David Saks

11
Arif Mardin
11

text: Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer[edit]

text: Al Schmitt, with 20 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.

text: Youngest winners[edit]

text: The Peasall Sisters are the youngest Grammy winners, when they were credited artists on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which won Album of the Year in 2002.[4] LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual winner. She was 14 years old when she won her first two awards in 1997. She was also the first Country artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy.

text:
Rank
Age
Artist

1
7 years
Leah Peasall

2
9 years
Hannah Peasall

3
13 years
Sarah Peasall

4
14 years, 182 days
LeAnn Rimes

5
14 years, 313 days
Luis Miguel

6
17 years, 81 days
Lorde

7
18 years, 105 days
Daya

8
18 years, 123 days
Monica

9
19 years, 67 days
Christina Aguilera

10
19 years, 112 days
LaTavia Roberson

text: Youngest artists to win Album of the Year[edit]

text: Taylor Swift is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year. She was 20 years old when she won in 2010 for her album Fearless.

text:
Rank
Age
Artist

1
20 years, 49 days
Taylor Swift

2
21 years, 242 days
Alanis Morissette

3
22 years, 18 days
Barbra Streisand

4
23 years, 274 days
Lauryn Hill

5
23 years, 283 days
Adele

6
23 years, 293 days
Stevie Wonder

7
23 years, 330 days
Norah Jones

text: Oldest winners[edit]

text: Pinetop Perkins is the oldest person to win a Grammy. In 2011 he was awarded Best Traditional Blues Album for Joined At The Hip at 97 years of age.

text:
Rank
Age
Artist

1
97 years, 221 days
Pinetop Perkins

2
95 years, 31 days
George Burns

3
91 years, 137 days
Jimmy Carter

4
90 years, 52 days
Elizabeth Cotten

5
90 years, 26 days
Betty White

text: Note: Sources vary on the birth year of Elizabeth Cotten, with some stating it as 1893, while others say 1895. The above information credits it as 1895. With either year, Cotten is the oldest female Grammy winner.

text: Most honored albums[edit]

text: Santana's Supernatural and U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb hold the record for most honoured album having won nine awards. Supernatural won nine awards in 2000 and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb won three awards in 2005 and won a further six in 2006 giving it a total of nine awards.

text:
Rank
Albums and artists
Awards

1
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb — U2
9

Supernatural — Santana

3
Come Away With Me — Norah Jones
8

Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles

Thriller — Michael Jackson

6
All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2
7

Back on the Block — Quincy Jones

21 — Adele

9
24K Magic — Bruno Mars
6

Back To Black — Amy Winehouse

The Blueprint 3 — Jay Z

Bridge Over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkel

Raising Sand — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

The Return of Roger Miller — Roger Miller

Taking the Long Way — Dixie Chicks

To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

Toto IV — Toto

Unforgettable... with Love — Natalie Cole

Unplugged — Eric Clapton

text: Most Album of the Year wins[edit]

text: The record for most Album of the Year wins is four.

text: Tom Coyne, mastering engineer — 21 (2012), 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018)

text: Three recording artists, four record producers, two mastering engineers and three engineer/mixers have won the award three times.

text:
Frank Sinatra, artist — Come Dance with Me! (1960), September of My Years (1966), A Man and His Music (1967)
Stevie Wonder, artist — Innervisions (1974), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1975), Songs in the Key of Life (1977)
Paul Simon, artist — Bridge over Troubled Water (1971), Still Crazy After All These Years (1976), Graceland (1987)
David Foster, producer — Unforgettable… with Love (1992), The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1994), Falling into You (1997)
Phil Ramone, producer — Still Crazy After All These Years (1976), 52nd Street (1980), Genius Loves Company (2005)
Daniel Lanois, producer — The Joshua Tree (1988), Time Out of Mind (1998), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2006)
Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer — Babel (2013), Random Access Memories (2014), Morning Phase (2015)
Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer — 21 (2012), Morning Phase (2015), 25 (2017)
Ryan Tedder, producer — 21 (2012), 1989 (2016), 25 (2017)
Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer — 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018)
John Hanes, engineer/mixer — 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018)

text: Most Record of the Year wins[edit]

text: Tom Coyne won Record of the Year four consecutive times as a mastering engineer.

text: Most Grammys won for consecutive albums[edit]

text: Pat Metheny and his band the Pat Metheny Group have won 20 Grammy Awards in total, including seven consecutive awards for seven consecutive albums.[5] Metheny held the record for Grammy wins in the most different categories as of the 2005 Grammy Awards:

text:
Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990)
Best Instrumental Composition (1991)
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance/Album (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2005)
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group (1998, 2000, 2013)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (1999)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (2001)
Best New Age Album (2004, 2012)

text: Most consecutive Grammys won for the same category[edit]

text: Aretha Franklin holds the record for winning the most consecutive Grammys in the same category. She won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance every year from 1968 to 1975, for an eight-year winning streak. She also won in this category in 1982, 1986, and 1988, giving her 11 wins in the category.

text: After Franklin, Jimmy Sturr, Bill Cosby and John Williams are tied for second place for consecutive Grammy wins in the same category:

text: Sturr won six years in a row between 1987 and 1992 for Best Polka Album. He also won for three runs of four consecutive years (1996–1999, 2001–2004, and 2006–2009.) He won 18 out of the 24 Best Polka Album Grammys that were awarded since that category was added in 1985. The award was discontinued in 2009.

text: Cosby won six years in a row between 1965 and 1970 for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

text: Williams won six years in a row between 1978 and 1983 for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.

text: Lenny Kravitz won the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance award four years in a row (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).

text: Tom Coyne won Record of the Year four years in a row (2015–2018).

text: Artists who have won all four General Field awards[edit]

text: There have been only two artists who have won all four General Field awards. In 1981, Christopher Cross won Record, Album and Song of the Year as well as Best New Artist.[6] Adele is the second artist to win all four, and the first female to do so. In 2009, she won Best New Artist and in 2012 and 2017, she won Record, Album and Song of the Year.

text: Single ceremony[edit]

text: Most Grammys won in one night[edit]

text: The Record for Most Grammys won in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984 and Santana tied Jackson's record in 2000.[7]

text:
Rank
Artist(s)
Awards

1
Michael Jackson (1984)
8

Santana (2000)

3
Roger Miller (1966)
6

Paul Simon (1971)

Quincy Jones (1991)

Eric Clapton (1993)

Beyoncé (2010)

Adele (2012)

Bruno Mars (2018)

text: Most Grammys won by a male artist in one night[edit]

text: Michael Jackson won eight in 1984.

text:
Rank
Artist(s)
Awards

1
Michael Jackson (1984)
8

2
Roger Miller (1966)
6

Paul Simon (1971)

Quincy Jones (1991)

Eric Clapton (1993)

Bruno Mars (2018)

text: Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night[edit]

text: The record most Grammys won by a female artist in one night is six. Beyoncé and Adele each won six in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

text:
Rank
Artist
Awards

1
Beyoncé (2010)
6

Adele (2012)

3
Lauryn Hill (1999)
5

Alicia Keys (2002)

Norah Jones (2003)

Beyoncé (2004)

Amy Winehouse (2008)

Alison Krauss (2009)

Adele (2017)

text: Most Grammys won by a group in one night[edit]

text: In 2000, Santana was awarded a total of 8 awards. They won the awards for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Album.

text:
Rank
Artists
Awards

1
Santana (2000)
8

2
Simon & Garfunkel (1971)
5

U2 (2006)

Dixie Chicks (2007)

Lady Antebellum (2011)

Foo Fighters (2012)

text: Most Grammys won by a record producer in one night[edit]

text: The record for most awards won by a producer in one night is five. Rick Rubin won five awards in 2007 including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Country Album for the Dixie Chicks, Best Rock Album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as Producer of the Year, Non Classical.

text: Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night[edit]

text: The most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night is six. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, Tom Elmhirst won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineered Album Non Classical, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Album for his work on Adele's '25', David Bowie's 'Blackstar' and Cage The Elephant's 'Tell Me I'm Pretty'.

text: Artist who has won all four General Field Awards at a single ceremony[edit]

text: Christopher Cross (1981) received all four General Field awards in one night. Cross won the Record of the Year ("Sailing"), Album of the Year ("Christopher Cross"), Song of the Year ("Sailing"), and Best New Artist Grammys in a single ceremony.[8]

text: Artists who have won Record, Album and Song of the Year in one night[edit]

text: The three biggest Grammy Awards are Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Seven artists have won all three in one night. Adele is the only artist in Grammy history to accomplish this twice.

text:
Year
Artist

1971
Paul Simon

1972
Carole King

1981
Christopher Cross

1993
Eric Clapton

2007
Dixie Chicks

2012
Adele

2017

2018
Bruno Mars

text: Most Grammys won by an album in one night[edit]

text: The most awards awarded to an album in one night is nine. In 2000 Santana's Supernatural was awarded nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Album.

text: Most posthumous Grammys won in one night[edit]

text: Ray Charles holds the record for most posthumous awards won in one night. He was awarded five Grammy Awards in 2005 including Album of the Year.

text: Nominations[edit]

text: Most Grammy nominations[edit]

text: Quincy Jones holds the record for the most Grammy nominations with 79.[9][10]

text:
Rank
Artist
Nominations

1
Quincy Jones
79

2
Paul McCartney[note 4]
78

3
Georg Solti
74

Stevie Wonder

Jay Z

6
Henry Mancini
72

7
Kanye West
68

8
Pierre Boulez
67

John Williams

10
Chick Corea
64

11
Leonard Bernstein
63

Beyoncé[note 5]

13
Jay David Saks
53

14
Thomas Z. Shepard
50

Bruce Springsteen

16
Willie Nelson
49

James Mallinson

Babyface

text: Most nominations in one night[edit]

text: Michael Jackson holds the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations.

text:
Rank
Artist
Nominations
Year

1
Michael Jackson
12
1984

2
Kendrick Lamar
11
2016

3
Lauryn Hill
10
1999

Kanye West
2005

Beyoncé
2010

Eminem
2011

7
Roger Miller
9
1966

Paul McCartney
1966

The Manhattan Transfer
1986

Jay Z
2014

Beyoncé
2017

text: Most nominations without winning[edit]

text: The record for most Grammy nominations without a win is 24, held by Morten Lindberg.

text:
Rank
Artist
Nominations

1
Morten Lindberg
24

2
Snoop Dogg
17

Brian McKnight

4
Joe Satriani
15

5
Toshiko Akiyoshi
14

Martina McBride

Dierks Bentley

Björk

9
Katy Perry
13

Nas

Spyro Gyra

Musiq Soulchild

13
Diana Ross
12

Alan Parsons

Busta Rhymes

Ledisi

Lenny Gomulka

Fred Hersch

Keith Jarrett

text: Most nominations in one night without winning[edit]

text:
Rank
Artist
Nominations

1
Paul McCartney (1966)
9

2
Kanye West (2017)
8

Rihanna (2017)

Jay-Z (2018)

5
Stevie Wonder (1983)
7

India.Arie (2002)

Kendrick Lamar (2014)

8
Henry Mancini (1959)
6

Thomas Z. Shepard (1970)

Mariah Carey (1996)

50 Cent (2006)

Bruno Mars (2012)

13
Robert M. Jones (1961)
5

Elvis Presley (1961)

Frank Sinatra (1961)

James Taylor (1971)

Eugene Ormandy (1971)

Paul McCartney (1983)

Sting (1986)

Jay David Saks (1986)

Leonard Bernstein (1989)

Joan Osborne (1996)

Avril Lavigne (2003)

50 Cent (2004)

Alicia Keys (2006)

Gwen Stefani (2006)

Prince (2007)

James Blunt (2007)

Jazmine Sullivan (2009)

B.o.B (2011)

Lil Wayne (2012)

Drake (2014, 2016)

Khalid (2018)

No I.D. (2018)

SZA (2018)

text: Grammy nominations in the most fields[edit]

text:
Rank
Artist
Number
Fields

1
Quincy Jones
15
Spoken word, arranging, music video/film, jazz, pop, rap, general field, r&b, children's, musical theatre, disco, composition, gospel/contemporary christian music, music for visual media and production, non-classical

2
Paul McCartney
11
General field, pop, arranging, rock, traditional, music for visual media, music video/film, spoken word, historical, alternative music and rap

3
David Foster
10
R&b, arranging, composition, music for visual media, production, music video/film, pop, traditional, musical theatre and general field

Bob Dylan
Country, general field, gospel/contemporary christian music, rock, music video/film, music for visual media, folk pop, american roots, and traditional

5
Jack White
9
Rock, general field, alternative, country, pop, package, music video/film, american roots and engineered album

Béla Fleck
Country, pop, jazz, american roots, world music, classical, folk, spoken word, composition and arranging

Janet Jackson
General field, pop, r&b, rock, arranging, rap, music video/film, dance and production, non-classical

8
Cyndi Lauper
8
Rock, pop, general field, music video/film, disco, arranging, american roots and musical theatre

Prince
General field, pop, r&b, rock, engineered album, music video/film, music for visual media and production, non-classical

Michael Jackson
General field, pop, r&b, rock, disco, children's, music video/film and production, non-classical

Danger Mouse
General field, pop, r&b, rock, rap, alternative, music video/film and production, non-classical

Herbie Hancock
General field, pop, r&b, rock, jazz, music video/film, music for visual media and composition

Lionel Richie
General field, pop, r&b, music for visual media, dance, arranging, gospel/contemporary christian music and production, non-classical

Justin Timberlake
General field, pop, r&b, country, rap, music for visual media, dance and music video/film

Stevie Wonder
General field, pop, r&b, arranging, composition, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical

Beyoncé
General field, pop, r&b, rock, rap, music for visual media, surround sound and music video/film

Pharrell Williams
General field, pop, r&b, dance, rap, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical

text: Artists who had been nominated for all four General Field awards in one night[edit]

text: Only ten artists have been nominated for all four General Field awards in one night.

text:
Year
Artist

1968
Bobbie Gentry

1980
Christopher Cross

1985
Cyndi Lauper

1989
Tracy Chapman

1991
Mariah Carey

1998
Paula Cole

2002
India.Arie

2008
Amy Winehouse

2013
Fun.

2015
Sam Smith

text: Youngest nominees[edit]

text: Leah Peasall of the Peasall sisters is the youngest ever Grammy nominee (and winner) as one of the credited artists on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) in 2002.[4] Deleon Richards is the youngest performer to receive an individual nomination, for Best Soul/Gospel performance.[11]

text:
Rank
Age
Artist

1
7 years
Leah Peasall

2
8 years, 161 days
Deleon Richards

3
9 years
Hannah Peasall

4
12 years, 126 days
Zac Hanson

5
12 years, 155 days
Joey Alexander

6
12 years, 199 days
Michael Jackson

7
12 years, 273 days
Billy Gilman

8
13 years
Sarah Peasall

9
14 years, 45 days
Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith

10
14 years, 182 days
LeAnn Rimes

11
14 years, 197 days
Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly

12
14 years, 313 days
Luis Miguel

13
14 years, 348 days
Taylor Hanson


document_title: Buckwheat Boyz

question_text: who wrote the song peanut butter jelly time

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text: Buckwheat Boyz

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Buckwheat Boyz

Origin
Miami, Florida, United States

Genres
Baltimore club

Years active
1997–2002

Labels
Koch Records

Past members
Marcus Bowens, Jermaine Fuller, J.J. O'Neal, Dougy Williams

text: The Buckwheat Boyz was an American musical group founded by Marcus Bowens and Jermaine Fuller, with the later addition of J.J. O'Neal and Dougy Williams. The Buckwheat Boyz were signed by Koch Records, and recorded their first and only full-length record. From this self-titled album, the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" became popular on the Internet after a flash music video featuring an animated dancing banana was created.[1] The popularity of the song increased as it was featured on television shows such as The Proud Family, Family Guy, and Regular Show.

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text: Disbandment[edit]

text: In 2002, founding member and vocalist Jermaine Fuller died during an 11-hour police standoff. During the standoff his brother-in-law, Snoop Dogg attempted to calm Fuller down and convince him to surrender to no avail. Fuller's death directly led to the disbandment of the group.[2]

text: "Ice Cream and Cake" song[edit]

text: Their song "Ice Cream and Cake" rapidly rose in popularity after being featured in a 2009 Baskin-Robbins marketing campaign, which included a television commercial and an Ice Cream and Cake Dance Video Contest.[3] In August 2009, Baskin-Robbins kicked off the contest by hosting the Guinness World Records Largest Cheerleading Dance event with Mario Lopez of Extra TV and 225 members of the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), at the University of California Los Angeles.[4] However, as of August 2011, the Guinness World Records archive states that the record for largest cheerleading dance was set in November 2009 by 297 participants at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. It is not known whether this event was related to the Baskin-Robbins contest.[5]

text: Old Dominion University plays "Ice Cream and Cake" at home basketball games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, and enjoys active crowd dance participation.[6]


document_title: List of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast members

question_text: bambi love and hip hop atlanta real name

question_tokens: bambi love and hip hop atlanta real name

text: List of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast members

text: Main[edit]

text: Cast timeline

text:
Cast member

Seasons

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Joseline Hernandez

Main

Erica Dixon

Main

Supporting

Rasheeda

Main

K. Michelle

Main

Guest

Main1

Karlie Redd

Main

Mimi Faust

Main

Traci Steele

Main

Cameo

Tammy Rivera

Main

Supporting

Main

Guest

Stevie J

Supporting

Main

Tommie Lee

Cameo

Supporting

Main

Jessica Dime

Supporting

Main

Erica Mena

Main

text: Note:

text: ^ Appears in the opening credits from episode four onwards.

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text: Original cast members[edit]

text: Joseline Hernandez[edit]

text: Joseline Hernandez (born November 3, 1986), also known as "The Puerto Rican Princess", is a Latin-American entertainer, originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico.[2][3] She endured a rough childhood within the public housing system of Puerto Rico, being exposed to drugs and prostitution at an early age. She moved to Miami, Florida with her family at the age of six.[4] From the age of sixteen, she began stripping in order to provide for her family. During this time, she was arrested in 2003 and 2007 under the name Shenellica Bettencourt, for lewd and lascivious behavior.[5] She eventually relocated to Atlanta, and was discovered by Stevie J while performing as a stripper at the Onyx Club.

text: Joseline is introduced as an aspiring rapper and recording artist under Stevie's management. It is eventually revealed that the two are sexually involved after Joseline finds herself pregnant, and decides to have an abortion. This revelation breaks up Stevie's relationship with his girlfriend Mimi, igniting a feud between the two women that would last for the rest of series' run. Joseline and Stevie's intense yet volatile relationship deepens in the second season, with Joseline tearfully proposing to Stevie during a trip to Puerto Rico. Stevie accepts but gives a second ring to Mimi, humiliating Joseline and causing her to lash out violently. At the start of the third season, she and Stevie claim to have secretly eloped months prior, much to the skepticism of the other cast members.[6] The fifth season chronicles the couple's break up, after Stevie admits that their marriage was faked for publicity.[7][8] At the fifth season's reunion, Joseline reveals she is pregnant with Stevie's child. The birth of their daughter, Bonnie Bella Jordan, is chronicled in her sixth and final season.

text: Joseline's relationship with the show's producers worsened towards the end of the sixth season, eventually becoming part of the storyline. She dramatically walked off set and quit the show during taping of the sixth season's reunion, amid tensions with executive producer Mona Scott-Young.[9]

text: Joseline is the star of the spin-off show Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and the special Joseline's Special Delivery. She was reported to be making up to $400,000 per season prior to quitting the series.[10]

text: Erica Dixon[edit]

text: Erica Dixon (born October 12, 1984) is the mother of Lil Scrappy's daughter, Emani.[11][12] While she was born in Atlanta, she and her six brothers and three sisters were raised by her aunt and uncle in Hempstead, New York, after her mother lost custody because of her crack cocaine addiction. In early seasons, she was working full time as a medical biller and a coder for a pharmacy, before releasing her own clothing line, Klass6.

text: Erica is introduced on the show as having been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Scrappy for the past twelve years. She is struggling to make amends with her mother, Mingnon, a recovering crack cocaine addict, who has recently come back in her life. Scrappy proposes to Erica onstage at the reunion. In the second season, the two end their engagement after Erica and her mother get into a physical altercation with Momma Dee during an argument. In the third season, she begins dating O'Shea Russell, a model. They have a dramatic break up onscreen due to his financial issues. In the fourth season, she and Scrappy clash over child support payments.

text: Erica quit the show after four seasons, saying in an interview: "I can’t front for the camera. I can’t sacrifice anybody’s character for the camera. There are others who can. They don’t care. They will do anything for any amount of money. I’m not that person."[13] Erica returned as a supporting cast member for two episodes in the show's seventh season, having made peace with Momma Dee and holding no grudges regarding Scrappy and Bambi's recent marriage and pregnancy.[14]

text: Erica's emotional reaction while watching Mimi's sex tape, particularly the lines "I am... disgusted" and "you better talk to her before I do cause I'm gonna hurt her feelings", sparked a popular meme on Vine and stan twitter.

text: Rasheeda[edit]

text: Rasheeda Buckner-Frost (born May 25, 1976),[15] known professionally as Rasheeda, is a rapper.[16][17] She is the self-professed "Georgia peach" and "queen of crunk", who rose to fame with her 2007 single "Got That Good (My Bubble Gum)". She married Kirk Frost in 1999 and has two sons by him, Ky, born October 4, 2000, and Karter, born August 21, 2013. She released six independent albums through her husband's company, D-Lo Entertainment, before retiring from music in 2015.

text: Rasheeda is introduced as an underground rapper, struggling to break into the mainstream hip hop scene with her husband as her manager. While initially portrayed as K. Michelle's friend and confidante, the girls have an emotional falling out after Rasheeda admits that she does not believe K.'s abuse allegations. Their feud continues into season two, with an early episode featuring K. throwing a lit candle in her direction during a heated argument. Rasheeda discovers she is pregnant later in the season, and in what would become of the show's most controversial storylines, Kirk reacts by telling her to get an abortion, before cheating on her with two women on camera. The two get back together in season three, after Kirk hosts an "apology party". Rasheeda announces her retirement from music in season four and opens a boutique store, Pressed, which is featured prominently on the show from season five onwards.

text: Rasheeda's marriage is once again thrown into turmoil in season six when it is discovered that Kirk has fathered a secret baby with Jasmine, a stripper. After a brief separation in season seven, Rasheeda takes Kirk back after the sudden death of his mother.

text: Since 2013, Rasheeda and Kirk Frost have regularly been criticised and accused of fabricating their storylines to stay on the show.[18][19][20] In 2018, Rasheeda was reported to be making up to $25,000 per episode.[10]

text: K. Michelle[edit]

text: Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known as K. Michelle, is a R&B/soul singer and songwriter.[21][22] She was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She has a son, Chase, from a previous relationship. The series chronicled her return to the music industry after several personal struggles, including an abusive relationship with music executive Mickey "Memphitz" Wright.[23] Since the show began airing, she has released three albums through Atlantic Records and starred in her own spin-off K. Michelle: My Life. She leaves the main cast after the second season, after moving to New York to join the cast of Love & Hip Hop: New York. She returns to Atlanta in season five, rejoining the main cast, although she appears infrequently.

text: Karlie Redd[edit]

text: Keisha Karlie Lewis, better known as Karlie Redd, is a rapper, singer, actress and entrepreneur.[24][25] Redd is of Trinidadian ethnicity. She has a daughter, Jasmine, from a previous relationship. The series focuses on her love life, including her romances with cast members Benzino, Yung Joc, Scrapp DeLeon, Lyfe Jennings and Sean Garrett. She has a reputation on the show for being "messy"[26][27] and allegedly lying about her age.[28] Her rivalry with K. Michelle is the focus of the first two seasons, during which she released "Bring It", a diss track aimed at Michelle. The two later reconciled their differences. Subsequent seasons focus on her various business ventures, as an actress, boutique store owner and record label executive, as well as posing for Playboy[29] and hosting a morning show for Playboy radio.[30] In the sixth season, she rekindles her relationship with Joc and begins writing a sex advice book. Her romance with Joc once again fizzles out and Karlie begins dating tattoo artist Ceaser Emmanuel, their relationship serving as a crossover with fellow VH1 reality show Black Ink Crew.

text: In 2018, Karlie was reported to be making up to $50,000 per season.[10]

text: Mimi Faust[edit]

text: Oluremi James, better known as Mimi Faust, is the mother of Stevie J's daughter, Eva.[31][32] The series chronicles her struggles co-parenting with Stevie and her bitter feud with his lover, Joseline. Faust owns a cleaning service and throughout the show has embarked on a career as an entertainment manager, autobiographical author and interior designer. She enters a relationship with Nikko London in the second season. Their allegedly leaked, highly publicised sex tape, distributed by Vivid Entertainment, becomes the main focus of the third and fourth seasons.[33] Although she does not identify as a lesbian or bisexual,[34] she enters a relationship with a trans man, Chris, in the fifth season, and reveals in the fifth season reunion that she has been dating a woman. Additionally, Mimi appears in a supporting role in the spin-off shows Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It To Stevie.

text: In 2018, Mimi was reported to be making up to $100,000 per season.[10]

text: Season 2 additions[edit]

text: Traci Steele[edit]

text: Traci Steele (born November 6, 1978) is a DJ and radio personality, originally from The Bronx, New York City.[35][36] She was in a relationship with DJ Babey Drew for four years before breaking up while she was pregnant. She gave birth to Drew's son, "Little Drew", in 2007.

text: Traci joins the cast in season two. The season chronicles her co-parenting struggles with Drew, including jealously over Drew's taste in women (Traci calls them "popcorn hoes"), and a failed attempt at opening a sneaker boutique together. She briefly dates fitness model DaShaun Johnson, but the two part ways after Drew exposes his criminal past. Traci is initially friends with Shay, however the two have a falling out when Shay turns violent at one of her events, and Traci is caught in the crossfire.

text: Traci and Drew were not well-received by viewers, who dubbed them "boring" compared to the other cast members, and the two were fired from the show.[37][38] She made a cameo appearance in season four, where she is seen attending Rasheeda's store opening.

text: Season 3 additions[edit]

text: Tammy Rivera[edit]

text: Tammy Rivera (born July 30, 1986) is a fashion designer and stylist, originally from Baltimore, Maryland.[39][40] She came into the public eye through her relationship with rapper Waka Flocka Flame, who she began dating in 2011. Tammy was born in Tappahannock, Virginia, to an African-American mother and a Nicaraguan father, who was incarcerated shortly after she was born. She gave birth to a daughter, Charlie, on July 1, 2005.

text: Tammy joins the cast in season three. The season chronicles her relationship struggles with Waka, including past infidelities and the suicide death of Waka's brother, Kayo Redd. Later in the season, the couple elope. After a violent altercation with Joseline at the third season reunion, Tammy is absent from the show, eventually returning as a supporting cast member for three episodes towards the end of season four.

text: She rejoins the main cast in season five.[41] The season chronicles the launch of her swimwear line, T-Rivera. While searching for models, she is initially interested in hiring trans woman D. Smith, however the two clash over Waka's controversial comments regarding trans people. Later in the season, she reveals that her and Waka have separated due to his infidelity.[42] The couple eventually reunite in season six and Tammy embarks on a music career. Since 2017, Tammy has achieved relative success as a R&B singer, with several of her songs charting on iTunes.[43][44]

text: Tammy left the series to film her own spin-off Meet the Flockas, however she would return for two guest appearances during season seven.

text: Season 4 additions[edit]

text: Stevie J[edit]

text: Steven Adrian Jordan (born November 2, 1973), known professionally as Stevie J, is a Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and songwriter, originally from Buffalo, New York.[45] Stevie rose to fame in the 1990s as an in-house producer and writer for Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. He has six children, Dorian, Sade, Steven Jr., Savannah, Eva (with Mimi) and Bonnie Bella (with Joseline), all who have made appearances on the show.

text: Stevie appears in every episode of the first three seasons as a supporting cast member.

text: Stevie was promoted to the main cast in season four. The season chronicles his legal issues at the time, including a stint in rehab for cocaine addiction.[46]

text: Additionally, Stevie stars in the spin-off shows Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It To Stevie.

text: Season 6 additions[edit]

text: Tommie Lee[edit]

text: Atasha Chizzaah Jefferson Moore (born June 19, 1984), known professionally as Tommie Lee, is an urban model and socialite.[47][48] She has two daughters, Havali and Samaria, from previous relationships. She has had multiple legal issues in the past and gave birth to one of her daughters while incarcerated.

text: Tommie made a cameo appearance in season one, where she is seen attending Rasheeda's listening party. She joins the supporting cast of season five as the girlfriend of rapper Scrapp DeLeon. The season chronicles their turbulent relationship and her violent rivalry with his baby mama Tiara. The couple later part ways after he is jailed for marijuana trafficking. She later ignites an intense feud with Joseline, which culminates in an off-camera incident in which Tommie attempted to run down Joseline with her car.

text: Tommie is promoted to the main cast in season six. The season chronicles the launch of her wine line, Le'Don, which is complicated by her struggle with alcoholism. Her drinking problems continue into season seven, straining her already volatile relationship with her mother Samantha and sister Versace, and threatening to derail a potential career in rap.

text: In 2018, Tommie was reported to be making up to $17,000 per season.[10] She also appears in a supporting role in the spin-off Leave It To Stevie.

text: Season 7 additions[edit]

text: Jessica Dime[edit]

text: Jessica Chatman (born January 27, 1986), known professionally as Jessica Dime or Dimepiece, is a rapper, originally from Memphis, Tennessee.[49][50] She relocated to Atlanta from Miami, where she worked as a stripper at the infamous King of Diamonds Gentleman's Club.[51]

text: Jessica joins the supporting cast of season four as a rival of Joseline, which stems from their stripper days in Miami together.[52] She briefly takes Mimi on as a manager and clashes with Tiffany Foxx. In the fifth season, she briefly dates Lil Scrappy, igniting a feud with Bambi. In the sixth season, she enters a relationship with NBA player Shawne Williams. While vacationing in Jamaica, he proposes and she accepts.

text: Jessica is promoted to the main cast in season seven, although she appears infrequently. Season seven documents her new engagement and her pregnancy with her first child, a daughter who she gives birth to in the season finale. Additionally, Jessica appears in two episodes of K. Michelle: My Life.

text: Erica Mena[edit]

text: Erica Mena (born November 8, 1987) is a former video vixen, socialite and aspiring singer, originally from The Bronx, New York City. She appeared previously on Love & Hip Hop: New York for four seasons.[53]

text: Erica joins the cast in season seven, relocating to Atlanta after her failed engagement to Bow Wow, hoping to kickstart her music career. She reconnects with her old friend Estelita and tries to steer her clear away from Stevie J, who she views as exploitive and manipulative.

text: Supporting[edit]

text: Cast timeline

text:
Cast member

Seasons

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Lil Scrappy

Supporting

Ariane Davis

Supporting

Momma Dee

Supporting

Kirk Frost

Supporting

Shay Johnson

Supporting

Benzino

Supporting

DJ Babey Drew

Supporting

Waka Flocka Flame

Supporting

Supporting

Bambi Benson

Guest

Supporting

Nikko London

Guest

Supporting

Yung Joc

Supporting

Erica Pinkett

Guest

Supporting

Kalenna Harper

Supporting

Dawn Heflin

Guest

Supporting

Guest

Deb Antney

Guest

Supporting

Althea Heart

Supporting

Tony Vick

Supporting

Margeaux Simms

Supporting

Ashley Nicole

Supporting

Khadiyah Lewis

Guest

Supporting

Sina Bina

Supporting

Guest

Tiffany Foxx

Supporting

Ernest Bryant

Supporting

Guest

PreMadonna

Supporting

Karen "KK" King

Supporting

Scrapp DeLeon

Cameo

Supporting

Guest2

Tiarra Becca

Supporting

Supporting

Chris Gould

Supporting

D. Smith

Supporting

Betty Idol

Supporting

Lyfe Jennings

Guest

Supporting

Kelsie Frost

Supporting

Guest

Supporting

Shirleen Harvell

Guest

Supporting

Sas

Supporting

Guest

J-Nicks

Supporting

Amber Priddy

Supporting

Guest

Melissa Scott

Supporting

Jasmine Washington

Supporting

Rod Bullock

Supporting

Keanna Arnold

Supporting

Sierra Gates

Supporting

Moriah Lee

Supporting

Lovely Mimi

Supporting

Tresure Price

Supporting

Shooter Gates

Supporting

Gunplay

Supporting

Estelita Quintero

Supporting

Savannah Jordan

Supporting

Samantha

Supporting

Spice

Guest

Supporting

BK Brasco

Supporting

Tokyo Vanity

Supporting

Tabius Tate

Supporting

Keely Hill

Supporting

Just Brittany

Supporting

Shawne Williams

Guest

Supporting

K. Botchey

Supporting

Sean Garrett

Supporting

Rich Dollaz

Supporting

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text: ^ As Scrapp was incarcerated during the filming of these seasons, he makes only minor appearances via phone call.

text: Original cast members[edit]

text: Lil Scrappy[edit]

text: The father of Erica's daughter.[54] Scrappy, real name Darryl Kevin Richardson II, is a rapper and self-professed "Prince of the South", best known for his hit single "Money In The Bank". The series chronicles his love life, including his on-again, off-again relationships with Erica and Bambi. Through the course of the show, he also pursues romances with Shay, Erica Pinkett, Betty Idol and Jessica Dime. The second season focuses on his legal issues, including a stint in rehab for marijuana addiction.[55] He proposes to Bambi in the fifth season finale and the two become engaged. The couple's break up is documented in season six. Additionally, Scrappy appears in a supporting role in the spin-off show Leave It To Stevie & Love & Hip Hop: Miami.

text: In 2018, Scrappy was reported to be making up to $200,000 per season.[10]

text: Ariane Davis[edit]

text: Mimi's best friend and confidante.[56] Davis is a bartender and an aspiring singer from Mississippi.[57] She comes out as a lesbian during the second season and enters a relationship with DJ Toni K.

text: Momma Dee[edit]

text: Lil Scrappy's mother.[58] Dee, real name Deborah Gaither Bryant, is a former pimp and drug dealer who ran a brothel for ten years under the name "Lady Dee".[59][60] In addition to Scrappy, she has a daughter, Jasmine, and is also the cousin of Yung Joc. During the show, she has embarked on a music career, releasing the singles "I Deserve" and "In That Order" in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In the fourth season, she reunites with her ex-husband Ernest and remarries him in the finale.

text: Kirk Frost[edit]

text: Rasheeda's husband and manager.[61] He is the CEO of D-Lo Entertainment. He has seven children, including cast member Kelsie as well as two sons by Rasheeda and a son by Jasmine, along with several grandchildren. In the second season, he was filmed cheating on his (then) pregnant wife with two women, a storyline which attracted controversy and criticism from the media, including from rapper Nicki Minaj.[62] In the sixth season, it is revealed that he has had a secret son with his mistress Jasmine, once again throwing his marriage into turmoil.

text: In 2018, Kirk was reported to be making up to $300,000 per season.[10]

text: Shay Johnson[edit]

text: Lil Scrappy's friend. Johnson is an urban model and reality star who previously appeared as "Buckeey" on the VH1 reality shows Flavor of Love and Charm School. In the first season, Shay and Scrappy develop a "friends-with-benefits" relationship, igniting a feud between her and Erica. She appears as a main cast member in the spin-off Love & Hip Hop: Miami.

text: Benzino[edit]

text: Stevie J's best friend.[63] Benzino, real name Raymond Scott, is a rapper and CEO at Hip Hop Weekly Magazine. The series focuses on his love life, including his relationships with Karlie Redd and Althea Heart, who he becomes engaged to during the third season. During the second season, under the name "Zino Grigio", he released "Smashed Da Homie", a diss track aimed at Joseline. During the filming of season three in 2014, Benzino was shot and wounded by his nephew at his mother's funeral.[64] Later, he has a major falling out with both Stevie J and Joseline, leading to a violent altercation at the third season reunion. He was fired after allegedly threatening a producer of the show.[65]

text: Season 2 additions[edit]

text: DJ Babey Drew[edit]

text: Andrew Bisnaught (born July 6, 1980), known professionally as DJ Babey Drew, is a DJ, originally from Queens, New York City.[66][67] He came into the public eye while working as Chris Brown's tour DJ. Traci and Drew were in a relationship for four years before breaking up while she was pregnant with his child. She gave birth to Drew's son, "Little Drew", in 2007. Although not mentioned on the show, he also has a daughter, Autumn Noelle, born in 2013 to singer Mieko Love.

text: Drew joins the cast in season two. The season chronicles his co-parenting struggles with Traci, including jealously over each other's dating lives, and a failed attempt at opening a sneaker boutique together.

text: Traci and Drew were not well-received by viewers, who dubbed them "boring" compared to the other cast members, and the two were fired from the show.[68][69]

text: Season 3 additions[edit]

text: Waka Flocka Flame[edit]

text: Tammy's longtime boyfriend, whom she marries during the course of the show.[70] Waka, real name Juaquin James Malphurs, is a gangsta rapper, best known for the hit single "No Hands" and his collaborations with Gucci Mane. The third season documents his marital struggles and the loss of his brother, Kayo Redd. In the fifth season, his much-publicized comments about transgender people creates tension between Tammy, D. Smith and Betty Idol.[71] He and Tammy separate later in the season, due to his infidelity, and season six chronicles his attempts to win her back.[72]

text: Bambi Benson[edit]

text: Lil Scrappy's girlfriend, who he becomes engaged to during the course of the show.[73][74] Benson, real name Adizia Benson and also known as The Bam, is an urban model, video vixen, aspiring rapper and former cast member of Basketball Wives LA from Compton, California. She appears briefly in the second season as a potential love interest for Benzino, however, most of their early scenes together were cut and released on the show's website as bonus material. Her on-again, off-again relationship with Scrappy sparks rivalries with several of the female cast members, including Erica Dixon, Erica Pinkett, Betty Idol and Jessica Dime.[75]

text: Nikko London[edit]

text: Mimi's boyfriend.[76] London, real name Londell Smith, is a rapper, record producer and personal trainer. During the filming of the third season in 2014, a sex tape featuring Nikko and Mimi was released through Vivid Entertainment. It was initially promoted as a stolen home video, however, the two later admitted that the tape was staged.[77] It is revealed towards the end of season three that Nikko is still legally married. His wife, Margeaux, became a supporting cast member in the show's fourth season. They went on to appear along with Margaux's girlfriend Merike as a "throuple" on WE tv's Marriage Boot Camp.

text: Yung Joc[edit]

text: Karlie Redd's boyfriend.[78] They break up later in season three, when his infidelity with Khadiyah is revealed. Joc, real name Jasiel Amon Robinson, is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper and aspiring stand-up comedian who has eight children to four different women and is still legally married.[79] He is also the cousin of Momma Dee and Lil Scrappy, with whom he co-owns the modeling agency Grustle Girlz. The series chronicles his love life, including his relationship with Khadiyah and her feud with his baby mothers, as well as his later flings with Amber Priddy and Tommie. In the sixth season, he rekindles his relationship with Karlie, although he again has difficulties remaining faithful. Additionally, Joc appears in a supporting role in the spin-off show Leave It To Stevie.

text: Erica Pinkett[edit]

text: Lil Scrappy's friend. She appears briefly in the second season as a flirtatious potential employee at Drew's sneaker store, much to the chagrin of Traci. In season three, her potential romantic interest in Scrappy ignites a feud between her and his girlfriend, Bambi.

text: Kalenna Harper[edit]

text: Rasheeda's friend. Harper is a singer and former member of Dirty Money.[80] She is the wife of Tony Vick and has three children by him, Meshach, Noah and Savannah (who was born after her time on the show). Noah's birth was documented in the fourth season of the show, after which Kalenna suffered from postpartum depression. She identifies as bisexual and her relationship with a woman, Ashley, was featured in season three.[81]

text: Dawn Heflin[edit]

text: Joseline's friend and booking agent. Heflin, also known as Dawn Shuntrice, Safari Heflin or Dawn Drennon, is a publicist and entertainment manager from Miami. She has a dramatic falling out with Joseline and Stevie J in the third season over their alleged marriage, although her and Joseline later rekindle their friendship. In the fifth season, it is revealed that while in prison for drug trafficking, she shared a cell block with KK. Ever since, she has had an uneasy relationship with the King family.

text: Deb Antney[edit]

text: Waka Flocka Flame's mother. Antney, full name Debra Antney, is CEO of Mizay Entertainment and acts as an mentor to the other women. The third season documents the death of her son, Kayo Redd, which inspires her advocacy for suicide prevention and anti-bullying. Antney previously appeared in a minor supporting role in the spin-off show Chrissy & Mr. Jones.

text: Althea Heart[edit]

text: Benzino's girlfriend, with whom he gets engaged to during the course of the series. Heart, real name Althea Eaton and also known as Thi Thi, is an aspiring singer and songwriter. During the third season, it is revealed that she previously dated Stevie J and Nikko. Later, she and Benzino have a major falling out with Stevie J and Joseline, leading to a violent altercation at the third season reunion.[65]

text: Tony Vick[edit]

text: Kaleena's husband. Vick is a record producer and club promoter with nine kids to seven baby mothers, along with at least three grandchildren.[82] After his time on the show, he had his tenth child with Kaleena.

text: Season 4 additions[edit]

text: Margeaux Simms[edit]

text: Nikko's wife.[83][84] Simms is a singer, songwriter and visual artist. The fourth season chronicles her attempts to start a career in Atlanta, but because of her connection with Nikko, she ends up clashing with Mimi, Stevie J and Joseline. Later in the season, she reveals her bisexuality and begins dating model Merike Palmiste.[85] She went on to appear with Merike and Nikko as a "throuple" on WE tv's Marriage Boot Camp.

text: Ashley Nicole[edit]

text: A singer under Kirk Frost's management.[86] She clashes with Rasheeda, who suspects her of sleeping with her husband. It is later revealed that she is a lesbian with a girlfriend.[87]

text: Khadiyah Lewis[edit]

text: Yung Joc's assistant and real estate agent.[88][89] During season three, it is revealed that she is dating Joc behind Karlie's back. In season four, she becomes his official girlfriend, igniting a rivalry with his four baby mothers.

text: Sina Bina[edit]

text: One of Yung Joc's baby mothers.[90][91][92] She becomes the main rival to Khadiyah throughout the fourth season. She returns in the sixth season, once again, involving herself in Joc's dating life.

text: Tiffany Foxx[edit]

text: Mimi's potential client.[93][94] Foxx is a rapper, known as Lil' Kim's protege.[95] She is briefly managed by Mimi, igniting a rivalry with Jessica Dime.

text: Ernest Bryant[edit]

text: Momma Dee's ex-husband. She accidentally sent him away to prison for seven years when he was caught with drugs after she called the cops on him for stealing money from Scrappy. After being released from prison, the two rekindle their romance and remarry in the fourth season finale.

text: PreMadonna[edit]

text: A fashion designer and entrepreneur.[96] She is the owner of the Waist Gang Society waist trainers, popularised by Kim Kardashian and Blac Chyna.[97] She later appears with her husband Buck Thomas in the ninth season of WE tv's Marriage Boot Camp.

text: Season 5 additions[edit]

text: Karen "KK" King[edit]

text: Karen Lynn King (born March 9, 1961), known as KK, is the mother and manager of rappers Scrapp DeLeon and Sas.[98] [99] She is a longtime family friend of Stevie J and her sons call him "uncle". In 2009, her nephew Dolla was shot and killed.[100] In 2012, she and her sons were accused of the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder of her ex-husband. She went on the run and was featured in an episode of America's Most Wanted. KK was later cleared of all charges. While in jail, she shared a cell block with Dawn.[101]

text: The fifth season chronicles her struggles to keep her family together, amid tensions with Scrapp's baby mama Tiarra. During filming of the fifth season in 2016, she was arrested for financial identity fraud, theft and first degree forgery.[102]

text: In the sixth season, she attempts to help Tommie overcome her alcoholism and repair her relationship with her mother. This eventually backfires and the two have a falling out.

text: In the seventh season, she finds love with a younger man and is working hard to get Scrapp out of jail.

text: Scrapp DeLeon[edit]

text: Will Cortez Robinson (born March 12, 1988), known professionally as Scrapp DeLeon, is a rapper.[103] He drew fame at a young age as a member of the rap group Da Razkalz Cru, with his brother Sas and his cousin Dolla. In 2009, he witnessed the shooting death of Dolla. In 2012, he was accused of the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder of his stepfather. He, along with his mother and brother, were later cleared of all charges. He is a practising Muslim.

text: The fifth season chronicles the love triangle between him, Tommie and his baby's mother Tiarra. He later has a fling with Karlie. During filming, Scrapp surrendered himself into custody for a marijuana trafficking charge and as of 2018, he is incarcerated.[104] He makes appearances via phone call in seasons six and seven.

text: Tiarra Becca[edit]

text: Tiarra Rebecca Gwynne (born September 26, 1985), known as Tiarra Becca or Tia, is the mother of Scrapp DeLeon's son King, originally from Dayton, Ohio.[105][106] She has four other children to different fathers.

text: In the fifth season, she is struggling to co-parent with Scrapp, amid feuds with his mother KK and his girlfriend Tommie. Later in the season, she begins dating J-Nicks, igniting a feud with his girlfriend Amber Priddy. In the fifth season reunion, she reveals she is pregnant with her fifth child and has recently married. She returns in seventh season, now single.

text: Chris Gould[edit]

text: Christian Gould (born October 14, 1983) is introduced as Mimi's significant other. While Mimi introduces Chris repeatedly as her girlfriend and the other cast members refer to him as "she", Chris identifies as genderqueer (specifically a "touch-me-not") and prefers male pronouns.[107]

text: In the fifth season, he breaks up with Mimi halfway through the fifth season, unable to deal with the drama in her life.[108] Chris returns later in the season, revealing his desire to fully transition to male and pursue top surgery.

text: D. Smith[edit]

text: Dreshan Nikel Smith (born 1975) is a Grammy Award-winning record producer, recording artist and fashion model.[109][110] She is a trans woman.[111]

text: In the fifth season, she clashes with Tammy over Waka Flocka Flame's comments about transgender people and later ignites feuds with Deb, Bambi and Scrappy. She quit the show shortly before the reunion taping, unhappy with her portrayal on the show.

text: Betty Idol[edit]

text: Betty Idol (born June 17, 1989) is a singer, originally from Houston, Texas.[112] She is of Colombian and African American ethnicity, mostly known for singing the hook on Rick Ross' single "Thug Cry".

text: In the fifth season, she appears as D. Smith's best friend and confidante. She pursues a romance with Scrappy and clashes with Bambi and Tammy.

text: Lyfe Jennings[edit]

text: Chester Jermaine Jennings (born June 3, 1978), professionally known as Lyfe Jennings, is an R&B/soul, singer and songwriter.

text: In the fifth season, he is dating Karlie. They break up later in season five, allegedly due to her infidelity with Scrapp. It is later revealed that he got another woman pregnant and then got married to a third woman behind her back while they were together.[113][114]

text: Kelsie Frost[edit]

text: Kelsie Frost (born April 25, 1995) is an aspiring rapper. She is Kirk's daughter, and works as Rasheeda's employee at her boutique store.

text: The fifth season chronicles her struggles to be taken seriously as an artist by her father and stepmother.

text: Shirleen Harvell[edit]

text: Shirleen Harvell is Rasheeda's mother.

text: She makes guest appearances during the second, third and fourth seasons. She has a strained relationship with her son-in-law Kirk, at one point even running over his motorcycle with her car after finding out he cheated on Rasheeda.

text: In the fifth season, she starts working at Rasheeda's boutique store and clashes with Momma Dee.

text: Sas[edit]

text: KK's son and Scrapp's younger brother. Sas, real name Lyndon Ahlik Smith, is a rapper and member of the rap group Da Razkalz Cru. He is Muslim. In 2012, he was accused of the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder of his father. He, along with his mother and brother, were later cleared of all charges. After filming of the fifth season in 2016, he survived a gun shot to the back of the head.[115]

text: J-Nicks[edit]

text: Yung Joc's friend. He is a DJ and radio personality who rose to fame as a host of BET's Rap City. He works as a weekday radio DJ for Hot 107.9. In the fifth season, he pursues a romance with Tiarra, despite being in a relationship with Amber.[116]

text: Amber Priddy[edit]

text: J-Nicks' girlfriend. She is a stripper and urban model from North Carolina. In the fifth season, she pursues a romance with Yung Joc behind J-Nicks' back.[117]

text: Season 6 additions[edit]

text: Melissa Scott[edit]

text: Melissa Scott (born August 23, 1975), also known as DJ M, is a promoter, LGBT events manager and bar owner.[118]

text: In the sixth season, she attempts to act as a peacemaker between Mimi and Joseline, having had a friendship with both of them over the years. It is revealed later in the season that she had a fling with Mimi the summer before, and had a "friends-with-benefits" relationship with Ariane several years earlier. In the seventh season, she clashes with Mimi's girlfriend Ty.

text: Jasmine Washington[edit]

text: Jasmine Washington (born September 14, 1989), also known as Jasmine Bleu, is a former stripper, originally from White Plains, New York.[119] She met Kirk while working as a stripper in 2016. The two became sexually involved, leading to the birth of a son, Kannon Mekhi.

text: In the sixth season, she reveals her secret to the world, throwing Kirk and Rasheeda's marriage into turmoil. During this time, she is living in a polyamorous relationship with Rod and Keanna.[120] In the seventh season, she attempts to reach out to Rasheeda's family to get closure.

text: Rod Bullock[edit]

text: Rodney Bullock (born March 5, 1979) is a music manager, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana.[121] His bio claims that he was instrumental in discovering Yung Joc's music career. He also shares a past with Mimi, having dated her prior to her relationship with Stevie. It ended badly, with Mimi claiming he is a scammer and con artist.

text: In the sixth season, he has recently been released from prison for money laundering and is living in a polyamorous relationship with both Jasmine and Keanna.

text: Keanna Arnold[edit]

text: Keanna Arnold (born August 22, 1985) is a former stripper.[122]

text: In the sixth season, she is living in a polyamorous relationship with both Jasmine and Rod. She reveals to have also slept with Kirk around the same time as Jasmine.

text: Sierra Gates[edit]

text: Sierra Gates (born May 24, 1989) is a beauty entrepreneur who owns The Glam Shop, a hair, nail and beauty salon which employs Moriah and Lovely Mimi.[123] She has two children with her husband Shooter.

text: In the sixth season, she discovers that Shooter has been having an affair with her assistant Moriah. In the seventh season, she has separated from Shooter, and began dating BK Brasco.

text: Moriah Lee[edit]

text: Moriah Lee (born July 21, 1993) is an aspiring business owner, who works as Sierra's marketing assistant.[124]

text: In the sixth season, it is revealed that she has been having an affair with Sierra's husband, Shooter.

text: Lovely Mimi[edit]

text: Miyha Thi Luong (born August 20, 1990), known professionally as Lovely Mimi, is a Vietnamese nail artist and social media personality, originally from the DMV, where she owns a salon. She has three children to her husband Remy Skinner.

text: In the sixth season, she works briefly at Sierra's salon, before the two have a violent falling out. She later forms a friendship with Tommie and the other girls.

text: Tresure P.[edit]

text: Tresure Price (born November 20, 1992), known professionally as Tresure P., is an aspiring DJ and radio personality, originally from Houston, Texas. She is a former stripper.

text: In the sixth season, she sparks a violent rivalry with Tommie after revealing she is in a relationship with a married man. She also has a friendship with Joc's baby mama Sina, and works as an intern at Joc's radio station.

text: Shooter Gates[edit]

text: Rodricous Gates (born January 17, 1979), known professionally as Shooter, has two children with Sierra.[125]

text: In the sixth season, he is revealed to be secretly dating and financially supporting Moriah behind his wife's back. In the seventh season, he has separated from Sierra, and dealing with the sudden death of his son, Rodricous Jr., who was murdered in a shooting.

text: Gunplay[edit]

text: Richard Morales Jr. (born July 18, 1979), known professionally as Gunplay, is a rapper, originally from Miami, Florida.

text: In the sixth season, he appears in one episode, convincing his friend Scrappy to move to Miami with him. His appearance served as a teaser for the then-upcoming spin-off Love & Hip Hop: Miami.[126]

text: Estelita Quintero[edit]

text: Estelita Quintero (born July 13, 1981), known as the Panamanian Goddess, is an urban model and singer, originally from Colón, Panama.[127][128] She endured a rough childhood as the youngest daughter of twenty brothers and sisters. She was sexually molested by her father from five years old, he died when she was nine. She fled to America after she was gang raped by five men. By the age of fourteen, she was working as a stripper in Miami. She later lost her mother to cancer, which lead her to attempt suicide twice. She is also a domestic violence survivor, having survived an abusive relationship for many years prior to the show.[129]

text: In the sixth season, she joins Stevie's roster of artists, and clashes with Karlie. In the seventh season, she is reunited with former friend Erica Mena and attempts to gain control of her career.

text: Savannah Jordan[edit]

text: Savannah Jordan (born November 24, 1998) is Stevie J's daughter. She previously appeared as a supporting cast member on the spin-offs Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It to Stevie.

text: In the sixth season, her strained relationship with Joseline causes problems between her and Stevie. In the seventh season, she is devoted to learn that her father may have to serve jail time for not paying child support.

text: Samantha[edit]

text: Samantha, also known as Finesse Lee, is Tommie's mother. She has at least four other children, including Duby, Yani, Rayjasha and Versace, who all have appeared on the show.

text: In the sixth season, she tries to salvage her relationship with her daughter. In the seventh season, she attempts to act as a peacemaker between Tommie and her sister Versace.

text: Season 7 additions[edit]

text: Spice[edit]

text: Grace Latoya Hamilton (born August 6, 1982), known professionally as Spice, is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist, singer and songwriter.[130][131]

text: BK Brasco[edit]

text: Romel Cummings (born November 12, 1978), known professionally as BK Brasco, is a rapper, originally from Brownsville, Brooklyn.[132][133]

text: In the seventh season, he is dating Sierra.

text: Tokyo Vanity[edit]

text: Tokyo Vanity (born September 28, 1994) is a rapper, originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.[134][135]

text: In the seventh season, she is dating Tabius.

text: Tabius Tate[edit]

text: Tabius Tate (born March 9, 1982) is a rapper, originally from Montgomery, Alabama.

text: In the seventh season, he is dating Tokyo Vanity.

text: Keely Hill[edit]

text: Keely Hill (born October 2, 1984), also known as Keely the Boss, is a music industry executive and marketing representative, originally from Detroit, Michigan.[136][137]

text: In the seventh season, she is dating K. Botchey.

text: Just Brittany[edit]

text: Brittany Bullock (born June 11, 1989), known professionally as Just Brittany, is a recording artist and singer, originally from Houston, Texas.[138]

text: Shawne Williams[edit]

text: Shawne Brian Williams (born February 16, 1986) is a professional basketball player, originally from Memphis, Tennessee.

text: In the sixth season, he proposes to his childhood sweetheart Jessica Dime and the two become engaged. In the seventh season, it is revealed the two are expecting a child.

text: K. Botchey[edit]

text: Kwabena Botchey (born 1984), known professionally as K. Botchey, is a promoter and events manager.[139]

text: In the seventh season, he is dating Keely.

text: Sean Garrett[edit]

text: Garrett Hamler (born March 30, 1979), known professionally as Sean Garrett, is a Grammy Award-winning record producer and recording artist.[140]

text: In the seventh season, he is dating Karlie.

text: Rich Dollaz[edit]

text: Richard Trowers (born August 4, 1977), known professionally as Rich Dollaz, is a entertainment manager. He has appeared on Love & Hip Hop: New York for the last eight years and is the show's only original cast member. He dated Erica Mena for several years, their tumultuous, on-and-off again relationship chronicled for several seasons of the show. He also appeared on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's second season.

text: Dollaz appears in the last two episodes of the seventh season, as part of a scheme by Stevie to get revenge on Erica Mena.[141] His appearance on the show makes him the only supporting cast member to appear on three of the show's incarnations, New York, Hollywood and Atlanta.

text: Guest stars[edit]

text: Several members of the cast's inner circle appear as recurring guest stars. They include:

text: Introduced in season 1

text:
Mingnon Dixon, Erica's mother, a recovering crack cocaine addict and Momma Dee's rival
Dr. Jeff, therapist who works with Mimi, Joseline and Stevie
Fly Dantoni, rapper and record producer, Joseline's friend and occasional enemy
Eva Jordan, daughter of Mimi and Stevie, cast member on the spin-off Leave It to Stevie
Che Mack, rapper, Stevie's artist and Joseline's rival

text: Introduced in season 2

text:
Johnny Crome, rapper, Nikko's roommate, accused of being gay by K. Michelle
DaShaun Johnson, personal trainer, Traci's love interest
Bobby V, singer, friend to Scrappy, Kirk and Benzino
Mary Jane, Kirk's jacuzzi fling
Moses Jordan, Stevie J's father

text: Introduced in season 3

text:
O'Shea Jackson, model, Erica's love interest
Jasmine Swann, waitress, Kirk's potential babysitter
Ashley T. Moore, bisexual singer, Kalenna's ex-girlfriend

text: Introduced in season 4

text:
Faith Evans, singer, songwriter, Stevie's friend and confidante, cast member on the spin-off Leave It to Stevie
Jazze Pha, record producer, interested in working with Jessica Dime, Tiffany Foxx and Erica Mena
Jasmine Brown, Scrappy's sister, disapproves of Momma Dee's relationship with Ernest
Bessie Bryant, Ernest's mother
DJ Toni K, Ariane's girlfriend

text: Introduced in season 5

text:
Taylor Hall, urban model, Scrappy's assistant, Yung Joc's love interest
Shod Santiago, gay stylist, Tammy's friend
Chaz Gotti, rapper, Waka's friend, Bambi's love interest
Lil' Fizz, rapper, cast member on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood
Nikki Mudarris, socialite, Joseline's friend-with-benefits, cast member on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood
Jonathan Fernandez, make up artist, cast member on K. Michelle: My Life and Love & Hip Hop: New York
Deelishis, urban model, Stevie's love interest
Young Dro, rapper, Joseline's love interest

text: Introduced in season 6

text:
Alexis Skyyy, socialite, Jessica Dime's love interest, cast member on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood
Sade Jordan, Stevie's daughter, cast member on the spin-offs Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It to Stevie
Dorian Jordan, Stevie's son, cast member on the spin-off Leave It to Stevie
Kermit Silva, Joseline's brother
Ceaser Emmanuel, tattoo artist, Karlie's boyfriend, cast member on Black Ink Crew
Logan Bullard, Jasmine's ex-boyfriend, suspected father of her child
Ky Frost, son of Rasheeda and Kirk
Stevie Jordan Jr., Stevie's son, cast member on the spin-offs Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It to Stevie

text: Introduced in season 7

text:
Ty Young, basketball player, Mimi's girlfriend
Versace, Tommie's estranged sister
Duby, Yani and Rayjasha, Tommie's siblings
Albee Yours, Erica Mena's friend
Bleu DaVinci, rapper, Keely's baby daddy

text: The show also features minor appearances from notable figures within the hip hop industry and Atlanta's social scene, including J. Que, Bryan-Michael Cox, Kenny Burns, Stevie Baggs, Vincent Herbert, Roscoe Dash, Beenie Man, Steven Hirsch, Jeremih, DJ Vlad, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Katt Williams, CeeLo Green, Tony Rock, Russell Simmons, Jasmine Burke, Kandi Burruss, Dr. Jackie Walters, Michael Blackson, Cocoa Brown and Sam Phillips.

text: Executive producer Mona Scott-Young hosted the first two season's reunions, comedian Sommore hosted the third season reunion. Subsequent seasons are hosted by Nina Parker.


document_title: Love, Simon

question_text: who plays simons mum in 2018 film love simon

text: Love, Simon

text: Plot[edit]

text: Simon Spier is a closeted gay high school boy living in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He has a close and loving family: parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora, as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.

text: One day, Leah informs Simon about an online confession of a closeted gay student at their high school, known only by the pseudonym "Blue". Simon begins communicating with Blue via email using the pseudonym "Jacques". The two confide personal details and form a connection. However, their emails are accidentally discovered by another student, Martin, who is infatuated with Abby. After learning his secret, Martin blackmails Simon by threatening to make his emails public unless he agrees to help Martin win over Abby. Simon begins to suspect that his classmate Bram is Blue.

text: At a Halloween party, Simon attempts to connect with Bram, but later walks in on him making out with a female student. Simon lies to Nick, telling him that Abby has a boyfriend in college. Leah walks an inebriated Simon home, where she speaks vaguely about how she feels that she is fated to love one person very intensely; Simon believes she is referring to Nick.

text: Simon meets up with Abby and Martin at a local diner after he convinces them to practice lines together for an upcoming musical. Simon bonds with their server, a classmate named Lyle, and believes that Lyle may be Blue. That night, Simon comes out to Abby and is relieved when she reacts positively.

text: At a school football game, Simon crosses paths with Lyle; before he can summon the courage to ask if Lyle is Blue, he finds out Lyle is interested in Abby. An upset Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" when courting Abby. Martin interrupts the national anthem and publicly declares his feelings for Abby. When Abby admits she does not share his feelings, Martin is humiliated and becomes the subject of intense ridicule.

text: On Christmas Eve, to distract people from his own humiliation, Martin outs Simon by posting his emails on the school gossip site. Simon's sister Nora tries to comfort Simon but he shuts her out and does not return his friends' frantic texts and calls. Simon comes out to his parents on Christmas morning, to their surprise but acceptance.

text: After the holidays, Nick and Abby, now a couple, angrily confront Simon about the lies he told and learn that he had tried to keep them apart due to Martin's blackmail. Leah confesses to Simon that she was in love with him, not Nick, and is upset he came out to Abby first. After being rejected by his friends, Simon receives a final email from Blue, who is upset that their emails have been leaked. Blue tells Simon that they should stop speaking and deletes his email account. Simon is devastated, having lost his friends as well as the mystery pen-pal he has fallen in love with.

text: In the cafeteria, Simon and an openly gay student, Ethan, are mocked by two classmates. Ethan and Simon bond over the difficulties they have faced coming out. After his parents reach out and comfort him, Simon apologizes to Leah. Simon posts a confession on the gossip site apologizing to his friends, seeking out Blue and asking him to meet at the school carnival.

text: After the school musical, Leah, Nick and Abby make amends with Simon and invite him to go to the carnival with them. Waiting for Blue at the carnival, Simon rides the Ferris wheel, drawing a large crowd of peers. When Simon runs out of tickets, Martin, making amends for his behavior, buys him one more ride. Just before the ride begins, Bram sits next to Simon, revealing himself as Blue; the kiss Simon saw with the female student was a drunken misunderstanding. They ride the Ferris wheel together and kiss as their friends cheer them on.

text: Simon's life gradually returns to normal and he begins a relationship with Bram. While picking up his friends and boyfriend for school, Simon suggests that they forgo their usual morning routine and instead go "on a little adventure".

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Nick Robinson as Simon Spier
Bryson Pitts as 10-year-old Simon Spier
Nye Reynolds as 5-year-old Simon Spier
Josh Duhamel as Jack Spier, Simon's father
Jennifer Garner as Emily Spier, Simon's mother
Katherine Langford as Leah Burke, one of Simon's best friends
Alexandra Shipp as Abby Suso, one of Simon's best friends
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Nick Eisner, one of Simon's best friends
Keiynan Lonsdale as Abraham "Bram" Greenfeld, one of Simon's classmates
Miles Heizer as Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates
Logan Miller as Martin Addison, one of Simon's classmates who blackmails him
Tony Hale as Mr. Worth, the awkward vice principal of the school Simon attends
Talitha Bateman as Nora Spier, Simon's sister
Skye Mowbray as 6-year-old Nora Spier
Natasha Rothwell as Ms. Albright, Simon's drama teacher
Drew Starkey as Garrett Laughlin, one of Simon's classmates
Clark Moore as Ethan, one of Simon's classmates who is openly gay
Joey Pollari as Lyle, a flirty server at a local diner
Mackenzie Lintz as Taylor Metternich, one of Simon's classmates

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text: Production[edit]

text: Principal photography began on March 6, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia.[5] Filming officially ended on April 23, 2017, two days earlier than scheduled, an effort that Berlanti made to offset the cost of paying royalties for the most expensive songs on the film's soundtrack.[6][7]

text: Becky Albertalli, the author of the novel the film is based on, and YouTuber Doug Armstrong make cameo appearances as students in the film.[8]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Soundtrack album by Various artistsReleased
March 16, 2018Genre
Soundtrackindie popLength
47:24Label
RCASony
Singles from Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)"Released: 16 January 2018
"Love Lies"Released: 14 February 2018

text: The soundtrack of the film includes music by Bleachers, Troye Sivan, Amy Shark, Brenton Wood, The 1975, Normani and Khalid, among others. The first track released from the soundtrack was "Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)" by Bleachers.[9][10]

text:
Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[10]No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength1."Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)"
Jack Antonoff
Ilsey Juber
Harry Styles
Bleachers3:012."Rollercoaster"
Antonoff
John Hill
Bleachers3:123."Never Fall in Love"
Antonoff
Karen Marie Ørsted
Jack Antonoff and MØ 4."Strawberries & Cigarettes"
Troye Sivan
Antonoff
Alex Hope
Troye Sivan3:215."Sink In"
Ben Berger
Julia Michaels
Ryan McMahon
Amy Shark4:356."Love Lies"
Khalid Robinson
Normani Kordei Hamilton
Charlie Handsome
Jamil "Digi" Chammas
Taylor Parks
Khalid and Normani3:237."The Oogum Boogum Song"
Alfred Smith
Brenton Wood3:078."Love Me"
Adam Hann
George Daniel
Matthew Healy
Ross MacDonald
The 19753:429."I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
George Merrill
Shannon Rubicam
Whitney Houston4:5010."Someday at Christmas"
Ron Miller
Bryan Wells
Jackson 52:4411."Wings"
Nini Fabi
Benjamin Gebert
Haerts4:5812."Keeping a Secret"AntonoffJustin TranterBleachers3:2513."Wild Heart"
Antonoff
Hill
Bleachers3:21

text: Other songs that appear in the film but are not included on its soundtrack include "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks, "Diamond" by MONAKR, "Nobody Speak" by DJ Shadow & Run the Jewels, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man, "No" by Meghan Trainor, "Out the Speakers" by A-Trak, Milo and Otis feat. Rich Kidz, "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber, "Add It Up" by Violent Femmes, "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga (performed by the Michigan Marching Band), "Shine a Light" by BANNERS, and "Heaven" by Warrant.

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2018)

Peak position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]

82

Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]

24

UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[13]

11

US Billboard 200[14]

37

text: Release[edit]

text: Love, Simon premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018, and also screened at the Glasgow Film Festival and the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.[15][16] The film was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on March 16, 2018, and has been or is scheduled to be released in other countries on various dates throughout 2018.[17]

text: Following the film's release, several celebrities — including Jennifer Garner, Kristen Bell, Neil Patrick Harris, Joey Graceffa, Matt Bomer, Robbie Rogers, Benj Pasek, Tyler Oakley, Martin Gero, Andrew Rannells, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson — bought out theaters and offered free screenings of the film because they believed it conveyed an important message.[18]

text: Love, Simon is notable as the first film by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance.[19][20]

text: Home video[edit]

text: The film became available to pre-order on home video on January 17, 2018, was released digitally on May 29, 2018, and was released on 4K Blu-Ray, Blu-ray and DVD on June 12, 2018.[21][22]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Love, Simon has grossed $40.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $25.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $66.3 million, against a production budget of $10–17 million.[2][4] It is the 14th highest-grossing teen romance film since 1980, and the third-highest by 20th Century Fox after The Fault in Our Stars and Romeo + Juliet.[23]

text: Love, Simon held early preview screenings on March 10 before its official release on March 16, where it grossed $800,000 from 927 theaters, which Deadline Hollywood considered "strong".[24] In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Tomb Raider and I Can Only Imagine, and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 2,401 theaters in its opening weekend.[25] The film made $4.6 million on its first day (including $850,000 from Thursday previews at 2,125 theaters).[26] The film went on to debut at $11.8 million, finishing fifth at the box office; 58% of its opening weekend audience was female and 59% was under 25.[2] In its second weekend the film dropped 33% to $7.8 million, finishing 7th,[27] and in its third weekend made $4.8 million, finishing ninth.[28]

text: In the United Kingdom, the film debuted fourth at the box office, earning $1.6 million.[29] In Australia, the film debuted fourth at the box office, earning $916,697.[30] In Brazil, the film debuted fourth at the box office, earning $804,567.[31] In Mexico, the film debuted third at the box office, earning $982,391.[32]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 187 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Love, Simon hits its coming-of-age beats more deftly than many entries in this well-traveled genre – and represents an overdue, if not entirely successful, milestone of inclusion."[33] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[34] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, one of fewer than 80 films in the history of the service to earn such a score.[26]

text: Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 4/5 stars, calling it a "hugely charming crowd-pleaser".[35] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood gave the film 4/5 stars, stating that audiences "are guaranteed to fall in love with this sweet, funny coming-of-age film".[36]

text: Molly Freeman of Screen Rant gave the film 4/5 stars or an Excellent rating, stating that "Love, Simon is a funny, heartfelt, and truly touching teen romantic comedy that instantly becomes a modern classic for today's generation."[37] Josh Winning of GamesRadar+ gave the film 4/5 stars, describing it as a "warm, sensitive and engaging coming-out-of-ager" and "one of the freshest teen-coms in ages".[38]

text: Meredith Goldstein of The Boston Globe gave the film 3.5/4 stars and stated, "Love, Simon is a sweet, modern romantic comedy that manages to channel the teen movie classics of the late John Hughes, but only the good stuff."[39] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film 3/4 stars and wrote, "If John Hughes had gone on to make a smart LGBT coming-of-age charmer, most likely it would resemble this."[40]

text: Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star also gave it 3/4 stars, stating "The casting is high quality, the script – with a tantalizing mystery at its heart – is particularly well-crafted and the story hits all the right emotional notes in delivering a funny, warm-hearted and life-affirming tale."[41] Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film 3.5/4 stars and wrote, "Young and old, jocks and nerds, geeks and freaks, and everyone in between should be able to find something to adore in Love, Simon."[42]

text: Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media gave the film 4/5 stars and described it as "tender, sweet, and affecting", with the film also receiving The Common Sense Seal, which recognizes movies that offer families an exceptional media experience.[43][44] MJ Franklin of Mashable wrote that "Love, Simon feels like an instant classic that you're going to want to watch again and again."[45]

text: Max Weiss of Baltimore gave Love, Simon 3/4 stars, calling it a "sweet, funny, warm-hearted film".[46] Kevin Scott of Exclaim! gave the film a 7 out of 10 score, noting that the film has the "expected amount of sentimentality that effectively tugs at the heartstrings".[47]

text: Peter Debruge of Variety, while stating that the film is average in execution, praised the content as "groundbreaking on so many levels, not least of which is just how otherwise familiar it all seems".[48] Jesse Hassenger of The A.V. Club gave the film a C+ and wrote that the film "is touching as a gesture", but as entertainment "it's nothing Degrassi hasn't done better".[49]

text: Becky Albertalli, the author of the novel on which the film is based, watched an early cut and praised the film, stating: "It's funny and relevant and timeless and charming and honest and painful and so romantic. It says exactly what I wanted the book to say."[50][51]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award

Date

Category

Nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

Golden Trailer Awards

May 31, 2018

Best Billboard

"Love, Simon LA billboard" (Works Adv)

Nominated

[52][53]

Best Romance Trailer

"Courage" (Transit)

Nominated

Best Romance TV Spot

"Digital Heart" (Aspect)

Nominated

Best Teaser Campaign

"Love, Simon Love Letter Wildposts" (Works Adv)

Won

Human Rights Campaign

May 12, 2018

Ally for Equality Award

Nick Robinson

Won

[54]

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Film Awards

July 3, 2018

Best Actor

Nick Robinson

Nominated

[55][56]

Best Adapted Screenplay

Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger

Nominated

Maui Film Festival

June 14, 2018

Rising Star Award

Nick Robinson

Won

[57]

MTV Movie & TV Awards

June 18, 2018

Best Kiss

Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale

Won

[58]

Best Musical Moment

Love, Simon

Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

August 12, 2018

Choice Breakout Movie Star

Nick Robinson

Won

[59][60]

Choice Movie – Comedy

Love, Simon

Won

Choice Movie Ship

Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale

Nominated

Choice Music - R&B/Hip-Hop Song

"Love Lies" – Khalid & Normani

Won

People's Choice Awards

November 11, 2018

Comedy Movie of 2018

Love, Simon

Pending

[61]

Comedy Movie Star of 2018

Nick Robinson

Pending

Male Movie Star of 2018

Nick Robinson

Pending

text: Possible sequel[edit]

text: While the book has a sequel called Leah on the Offbeat, which features Leah as the protagonist, there are currently no official plans about a sequel to the movie. Although Berlanti indicated that, after seeing the film's success, he would not necessarily be opposed to directing a sequel, stating "God willing that the movie is successful enough that people actually ask for something like that. I loved working with these people on this film so much. I would just like to spend more time with them, that would be good!"[62] When asked about a sequel, Katherine Langford said "I mean, it's always a discussion of who would make it, but if the script was good and the filmmaker had a great vision, then I would be totally down. I'm always down to tell a good story."[63]


document_title: Family Ties

question_text: who played the role of ned donnelly in the early episodes of the family ties

text: Family Ties

text: Overview[edit]

text: Set in suburban Columbus, Ohio, during the Reagan administration, Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter) are baby boomers, liberals and former hippies,[3] raising their three children: ambitious, would-be millionaire entrepreneur Alex (Michael J. Fox); fashion-conscious, gossipy Mallory (Justine Bateman); and tomboy Jennifer (Tina Yothers). Married in 1964, Elyse is an independent architect and Steven, a native of Buffalo, New York, is the station manager of WKS, a local public television station.

text: Much of the humor of the series focuses on the cultural divide during the 1980s when younger generations rejected the counterculture of the 1960s and embraced the materialism and conservative politics which came to define the 1980s.[4] Both Alex, and, to a lesser extent, Mallory, embrace Reaganomics and exhibit conservative attitudes: Alex is a "Young Republican", and Mallory, while not overtly political, is a more materialistic young woman in contrast to her feminist mother.[3] Mallory was also presented as a vacuous airhead, who was fodder for jokes and teasing from her brother. Jennifer, an athletic tomboy and the youngest child, shares more the values of her parents and just wants to be a normal kid. Steven and Elyse had a fourth child, Andrew (or "Andy", for short), who was born in early 1985. Andy is the youngest, on whom Alex doted and quickly molded in his conservative image.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

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Meredith Baxter-Birney as Elyse Keaton
Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
Brian Bonsall as Andrew "Andy" Keaton (seasons 5–7)

Garrett and Tyler Merriman as Baby Andrew "Andy" Keaton (season 4)

text: Main stars Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross are exactly the same age, sharing the same birthday on June 21, 1947. In the series, their characters were intended to be approximately five or six years older, given that their "son", played by Michael J. Fox, was in fact only fourteen years younger than Baxter and Gross in real life.[5]

text: Recurring cast[edit]

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Marc Price as Irwin "Skippy" Handelman
Scott Valentine as Nick Moore (seasons 4–7)
Tracy Pollan as Ellen Reed (season 4)
Courteney Cox as Lauren Miller (seasons 6–7)

text: The show had been sold to the network using the pitch "hip parents, square kids."[6] Originally, Elyse and Steven were intended to be the main characters. However, the audience reacted so positively to Alex during the taping of the fourth episode that he became the focus on the show.[3][6] Fox had received the role after Matthew Broderick turned it down.[7]

text: Supporting cast and characters includes neighbor Irwin "Skippy" Handelman (Marc Price); Mallory's Sylvester Stallone-esque boyfriend artist Nick Moore (Scott Valentine); and Alex's feminist artist girlfriend Ellen Reed (Tracy Pollan, whom Michael J. Fox later married in 1988). In season 3, episode 17, Elyse gave birth to her fourth child, Andrew (who was played by Brian Bonsall from season 5 onward). Garrett Merriman played baby Andrew. Dick Sargent guest-starred as Elyse's father Charlie in Season 1.

text: Guest stars[edit]

text: A number of Hollywood stars appeared on the show before they were famous or during the early years of their careers.

text: A

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Jane Adams played Marty Broadie in two 7th-season episodes, "They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 1" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 2".
Christina Applegate played Kitten, a member of Jennifer's band, on the episode "Band on the Run".[8]
Hank Azaria played a co-worker of Mallory's in the season 7 episode "Designing Women".

text: B

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Two members of the Baldwin family appeared in separate episodes: Stephen Baldwin appeared as a member of a therapy group that Alex attends with his girlfriend and Daniel Baldwin as an Army recruit who harasses Skippy.
Timothy Busfield played Doug in two 1984 episodes ("Best Man" and "Little Man on Campus"), and "Young Matt" in a 1986 episode ("My Back Pages").

text: C

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Jeff Cohen played two different characters; Marv Jr. on the episode "The Visit", and Dougie Barker on the episode "4 Rms Ocn Vu".
James Cromwell played John Hancock in the 3rd-season episode "Philadelphia Story".

text: D

text: Geena Davis portrayed inept housekeeper Karen.

text: F

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David Faustino played Keith Bailey the son of a divorced family friend who was taken away from his mother by his father in the episode "To Snatch a Keith".
Corey Feldman played a 7th grade classmate of Jennifer who was a nominee to win the Thomas Dewey best student achievement award on the episode "The Disciple".

text: G

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Crispin Glover played one of Alex's friends on the episode "Birthday Boy". Glover had played George McFly, the father of Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the original Back to the Future in 1985.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt played Dougie, a kindergarten friend of Andrew in two episodes, "Sign of the Times" and "Father, Can You Spare A Dime?"

text: H

text: Tom Hanks appeared during the first and second seasons as Elyse's alcoholic younger brother Ned Donelly.[6]

text: J

text: Barry Jenner played the head of Mallory's fashion agency in the 1988 episode "Designing Women".

text: L

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Judith Light appeared in Season 2 as a colleague of Steven, unsuccessfully attempting to seduce him.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus portrayed a lawyer in the two-part episode "Read It and Weep", which was about Jennifer's wanting to do a book report on a banned book.

text: M

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John McCook played the commercial character of "Sir Penguin" in the season 2 episode "This Year's Model" where Elyse was filming a commercial and Mallory kept sabotaging it.
Richard McGonagle, appeared in two episodes of Family Ties as separate characters.

text: N

text: Danny Nucci played a school bully who got beaten up by Jennifer after harassing her boyfriend at school in the episode "Designated Hitter".

text: P

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River Phoenix played a fourteen-year-old math genius who develops a crush on Jennifer after coming to tutor Alex. Phoenix's sister, Rain, would also appear as one of Jennifer's friends in a different episode.
Martha Plimpton played Jessie, a young girl Mallory befriends after she catches her shoplifting.

text: R

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Anne Ramsey played Mrs. Warfield in the episode "Help Wanted"
John Randolph played Jacob Keaton, Steven's father, in "I Never Killed for My Father". He was revealed to be dead in "Remembrance of Things Past, Parts 1 & 2".

text: W

text: Wil Wheaton, played the target of Jennifer's affection in the episode "D is for Date".

text: Theme song[edit]

text: The theme song,"Without Us" (credited in Season One as "Us"), was composed by Jeff Barry and Tom Scott in 1982. During the first season, it was originally performed by Dennis Tufano and Mindy Sterling.[9][10] For the rest of the show's run, the song was performed by Deniece Williams and Johnny Mathis.

text: Episodes[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings[11]

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Rating

1
22
September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22)
April 11, 1983 (1983-04-11)
N/A
N/A

2
22
September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23)
May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10)
N/A
N/A

3
24
September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)
March 28, 1985 (1985-03-28)
5
22.1

Film
September 23, 1985 (1985-09-23)
N/A
N/A

4
24
September 26, 1985 (1985-09-26)
May 8, 1986 (1986-05-08)
2
30.0

5
30
September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)
August 13, 1987 (1987-08-13)
2
32.7

6
28
September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)
May 1, 1988 (1988-05-01)
17
17.3

7
26
October 30, 1988 (1988-10-30)
May 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
N/A
N/A

text: Connection to Day by Day[edit]

text: During its final two seasons, Family Ties was scheduled on Sunday nights often followed by Day by Day, another series from Ubu Productions. Michael Gross and Brian Bonsall brought their respective roles of Steven and Andy Keaton to the Day by Day episode "Trading Places", which reveals that Steven went to college with Brian Harper (Doug Sheehan).

text: Awards[edit]

text: Emmy Awards[edit]

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1986: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Michael J. Fox)
1987: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Michael J. Fox); Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series; Outstanding Technical Direction
1988: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Michael J. Fox)

text: Golden Globes[edit]

text: 1989: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series (Michael J. Fox)

text: TV Land Awards[edit]

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2008: Character You'd Pay to Do Your Homework for You (Michael J. Fox)
2011: Fan Favorite, Presented by Ben Stiller

text: Young Artist Awards[edit]

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1985: Best Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series (Justine Bateman)
1985: Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series (Tina Yothers)
1986: Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Marc Price)
1988: Best Young Actor Under Nine Years of Age (Brian Bonsall)
1989: Best Young Actor Under Ten Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures (Brian Bonsall)

text: Syndication[edit]

text: NBC aired reruns of Family Ties weekday mornings from December 1985 until January 1987. In the fall of 1987, the series went into syndication in the United States. Currently, it airs on UP and Antenna TV. Reruns previously aired on WFMZ, MeToo, Disney Channel, FamilyNet, WGN America, TBS, YTV, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Hallmark Channel and The Hub.

text: In Canada, reruns of Family Ties began airing on CTS, a Christian-based network, on September 6, 2010. On May 15, 2011 Netflix began to stream season 1-7 on its "watch instantly" streaming service.[12]

text: In Australia, reruns aired on Eleven (a digital channel of Network Ten) in the afternoons and late night until June 2013. As of November 2015, two episodes are shown on weekdays between 11 am and midday. Family Ties was a perennial favourite seen on the Nine Network from 1983 to 2008. Prior to Eleven, the show screened on pay TV network TV1.

text: In the UK, Family Ties aired on Channel 4 from July 1985.

text: Home media[edit]

text: DVD[edit]

text: CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released all seven seasons of Family Ties on DVD in Region 1, as of August 13, 2013. The second through fifth season releases contain special features, gag reels and episodic promos. The second season contains interviews with Michael Gross and Michael J. Fox along with other cast members. The fourth season contains the made-for-TV-movie, Family Ties Vacation. Paramount has also released the first three seasons on DVD in Region 4.

text: On November 5, 2013, CBS Home Entertainment released Family Ties - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.

text: On November 11, 2014, CBS Home Entertainment re-released a repackaged version of the complete series set, at a lower price, but did not include the bonus disc that was part of the original complete series set.[13]

text:
DVD name
No. of
episodes
Release dates

Region 1
Region 4

The Complete First Season
22
February 20, 2007
April 9, 2008

The Second Season
22
October 9, 2007
September 4, 2008

The Third Season
24
February 12, 2008
April 2, 2009

The Fourth Season
24
August 5, 2008

The Fifth Season
30
March 10, 2009

The Sixth Season
28
April 9, 2013

The Seventh Season
26
August 13, 2013

The Complete Series
176
November 5, 2013/November 11, 2014
TBA

text: Streaming[edit]

text: All seven seasons of the series were made available for streaming through Netflix (removed again August 15, 2015[14]) and Amazon Video as well as Hulu Plus.[15]

text: References in other media[edit]

text: Over a decade after the cancellation of Family Ties, Michael J. Fox's final episodes on Spin City featured numerous allusions to the show. In these episodes, Michael Gross played a therapist for Fox's character Michael Patrick Flaherty[16] and the episode contained a reference to an off-screen character named "Mallory".[17] In the episode, after Flaherty becomes an environmental lobbyist in Washington D.C., he meets a "conservative junior senator named Alex P. Keaton."[18] Meredith Baxter also portrayed Mike Flaherty's mother, Macy Flaherty, in the episodes "Family Affair" (Parts 1 and 2).

text: Family Ties has also been referenced on Family Guy

text: The cast of Family Ties publicly reunited for the first time on February 7, 2008 for an interview on The Today Show.[19]

text: Family Ties was referenced in Ready Player One, a science fiction and dystopian novel by Ernest Cline. The main character Wade Watts (Parzival) liked to imagine that he had a family where "there was nothing so wrong in the world that we couldn’t sort it out by the end of a single half-hour episode (or maybe a two-parter, if it was something really serious)."

text: Family Ties was referenced on Naughty By Nature's 1995 song Craziest. The second line of the first verse said "You ain't a pal of me, my family ties but not wit Mallory."