Jim Verraros

Jim Conrad Verraros ( born February 8, 1983 in Crystal Lake, Illinois) is an American singer and actor from Crystal Lake, Illinois. A wider public he was known, since he was one of the first season of the American TV show American Idol to the ten finalists.

Biography

Jim Verraros fluent in sign language as a child of deaf parents. Jim Verraos has paternal and maternal German Greek, Irish, French, Dutch and English ancestors.

By his own testimony he is a fan of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls.

As the first openly gay competitors of the American TV show American Idol Verraros quickly became a favorite of the American gay press. Background is a dispute with the Fox Broadcasting Company in the summer of 2002, which forced him to remove gay - friendly comments from his site, which was sponsored by American Idol.

Career

Verraros first album Rollercoaster (2005) contained some dance floor hits, including the Top 25 Billboard Hot Club / Dance Chart hit " You turn it on". " I want you" and " You're Getting Crazy" were both in the top 30 of the Hot Dance Music / Club Party charts. The album was produced and co-written by the singer and songwriter gift Lopez. In addition, it contained four pieces, which were co-written by American Idol finalist Angela Peel.

As an actor Verraros was seen as a major figure in the published in 2004 gay comedy Eating Out ​​by Q. Allan Brocka. He also played in the sequel to Eating Out ​​2 a major role.