Clay Aiken Archives

Clay Aiken is joining the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python’s SPAMLOT in the role of Sir Robin, according to Playbill.

The American Idol finalist will begin Jan. 18, 2008 and is scheduled to continue through May 4.

“Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character,” said director Mike Nichols “People will be surprised by his wide ranging talent, since the first impression is of great country charm and a singer to remember. This guy is not only a star, he is a lot more. We are lucky to get him for Spamalot.”

Claymates, get your tickets now. This will be a definite sell-out!!! (bangs coconut shells together) Clippity-clop! Clippity-clop! Clippity-clop!

American Idol alum Clay Aiken arrives at the launch of Jenna Bush’s book Ana’s Story: A Journey Of Hope at NYC’s Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House on Monday.

In the book, the daughter of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush chronicles her experiences working with UNICEF sponsored charities in Latin America, including visiting drought stricken Paraguay in 2006, while working as an intern for United Nations Children’s Fund. The initial print count for the book is a ginormous 500,000.

Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken has been singing a “Classics” Medley at his most recent “Soft Rock in a Heard Place Tour 2007″.

His latest concert in Frisco, Texas on Tuesday got his fans, the Claymates, going wild.

Watch Clay Aiken perform all classics songs below! Here’s his set list –

#1 - “Baby Got Back” - Sir Mix-a-lot
#2 - “Like A Virgin” - Madonna
#3 - “Bills, Bills, Bills” - Destiny’s Child
#4 - “1999″ - Prince
#5 - “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” - Kenny Chesney
#6 - “Oops…I Did It Again” - Britney Spears
#7 - “OPP” - Naughty By Nature
#8 - “Yeah” - Usher
#9 - “SexyBack” - Justin Timberlake
#10 - “Achey Breaky Heart” - Billy Ray Cyrus
#11 - “Beat It” - Michael Jackson

American Idol Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken wears his trusty Burberry bucket hat to hide from paparazzi as he arrives at LAX airport.

Clay, 28, traveled with his pet pooch(es) Raleigh and/or Durham (both Border Terriers), in a shoulder bag dog carrier.

Former American Idol Clay Aiken makes a hilarious Valentine’s Day appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, singing off phrases from pastel-colored candy hearts like “Love Me,” “Fax Me” and “You’re A Tiger!” ROAR!

Sweetheart Clay brought along a huge balloon heart for Jimmy for V-Day and a t-shirt with whowse face on it? Clay’s, of course! (Clay wore a t-shirt with Jimmy’s face on it to the show.)

Clay did show up with a new haircut and admitted to having some work done on his teeth. He pointed out his “blindingly white” teeth and said he had his top two front teeth fixed (they were slanted in before). Clay will also be doing UNICEF work in the near future…

Attention, Claymates! Wearing a Burberry bucket hat and a UConn hoodie sweatshirt, Clay Aiken leaves LAX airport on Morning evening with a copy of Rory Stewart’s “The Places In Between” in hand. The paperback is Stewart’s travel writing from his trek through Afghanistan a few months after the Taliban were deposed.

Not that I follow the storyline for Days of Our Lives but…here are a few stills of American Idol season two runner-up Clay Aiken’s guest appearance. Below, you’ll see Clay performing “Everything I Have” from his new album and his own rendition of “O, Holy Night,” as part of a private concert for Steve “Patch” Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) in the local Salem club called Dune. This episode will air Tuesday, Dec. 26 on NBC.

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• John Mayer told Ryan Seacrest that he’s not dating Jessica Simpson, but that he’s “having a lot of fun in [his] life.”
• Taye Diggs was spotted “cheek to cheek” with Ashlee Simpson at G-Spa last week. The two downed tequila shots and were whispering and intertwining arms for a half hour. Ashlee’s rep says the two are “just friends.”
• First daughter Barbara Bush had her purse stolen on the first night of a two-week trip to Argentina with her sister, Jenna. The Secret Service declined to comment and the First Lady’s office would not say why the girls are in South America.
• Steven Spielberg is said to be in hot pursuit of the movie rights to “Jersey Boys,” the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Harvey Weinstein and Tom Hanks, as well as execs from Disney and Warner Bros. are interested too.
• Madonna: The Confessions Tour - Live From London will appear on NBC tonight at 8pm.
• At the premiere of his new film “Déjà Vu,” Denzel Washington said that of all the actresses he’d worked with, the hottest was, “Dakota [Fanning], by far she’s the hottest of the bunch!”
• And to all you Americans out there, HAPPY TURKEY DAY!! GOBBLE, GOBBLE!!