Celebrity Duets 17 years old
Celebrity Duets was an American reality television show of the progressive game-show type, which combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition. The show was a take-off of the Australian series program It Takes Two and its predecessor, the BBC's Just the Two of Us; however, unlike the British and Australian shows, the celebrities sang with different partners each week. Indeed, Celebrity Duets was meant to be transmitted in the UK first, under the title Star Duets, but the BBC bought the format before Simon Cowell got to produce it on ITV, there was even court action which the BBC won; thus, Star Duets never came into production. The show debuted on Fox, with a 2-hour premiere installment on August 29, 2006. It then moved to its normal Thursday timeslot the following week, and stayed there until its season finale on September 29, 2006. Simon Cowell of American Idol and The X Factor fame created the program, and Wayne Brady of Whose Line? fame, who himself is a singer and was the former host of a variety show on ABC, hosted the show. The judges were renowned composer and producer David Foster, rock and roll pioneer Little Richard, and singer Marie Osmond.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lindsey Haun She was 21 , now 39 years old | |
| Little Richard He was 73 , now 91 years old | |
| Lea Thompson She was 45 , now 62 years old | |
| Hal Sparks He was 36 , now 54 years old | |
| Alfonso Ribeiro He was 34 , now 52 years old | |
| Randy Travis He was 47 , now 64 years old | |
| Smokey Robinson He was 66 , now 84 years old | |
| Toby Keith He was 45 , now 62 years old | |
| Gladys Knight She was 62 , now 79 years old | |
| Clint Black He was 44 , now 62 years old | |
| Chaka Khan She was 53 , now 71 years old | |
| Jai Rodriguez He was 27 , now 44 years old | |
| David Foster He was 56 , 70 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Bruce Gowers Directing He was 65 , now 83 years old | Director |
Celebrity Duets (17 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2006-08-29
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 9