Carey, Mariah 1970-

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Carey, Mariah 1970-

PERSONAL

Born March 27, 1970, in Huntington, NY; daughter of Alfred Roy (an engineer) and Patricia (a singer and vocal coach; maiden name, Hickey) Carey; married Thomas "Tommy" Mottola (a record company executive), June 5, 1993 (divorced); married Nick Cannon (an actor, singer, and director), April 30, 2008.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artist Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 2100 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404. Manager—Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Publicist—Baker, Winokur, Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Singer, composer, and actress. Worked as a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr. Sang the U.S. national anthem at various events, including the NBA Basketball Finals. Founder of the record label Crave Records. Appeared in television commercials for Fresh Air Fund Charity, 1995, Kose lipstick, 1995; also in the Sony MiniDisc promotional campaign, 1994; launched fragrance line, 2006; signed endorsement deal with Pepsi, 2006. Founder of Camp Mariah, a summer camp for children; also involved with the children's fund-raising organization Fresh Air Fund and other charities. Also worked as a waitress, hostess, beauty salon janitor, and coat-check person.

Awards, Honors:

Grammy Award, best pop vocal performance by a female, and Soul Train Award, best single—female, both 1990, for "Vision of Love"; Soul Train Award, best album, 1990, for Mariah Carey; Grammy Award and Soul Train Award, both best new artist, 1990; Billboard Awards, top pop artist, top adult contemporary artist, top album artist, top pop singles artist, top pop singles artist—female, all 1991; named best new singer, Rolling Stone, 1991; named one the twenty-five most intriguing people, People Weekly, 1991; American Music Award, favorite female artist soul/R & B, 1992; Grammy Award nominations, best pop vocal, female, and best producer (with Walter Afanasieff), both 1992, for "Emotions"; American Music Award, favorite female artist pop/rock, 1993; American Music Award, favorite album—adult contemporary, 1993, for Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged; World Music Awards, favorite female artist—R& B, 1992, favorite album-adult contemporary, 1993, favorite female artist—pop/rock, 1993 and 1995, world's best selling pop artist, world's overall best performing artist, and world's best American recording artist, all 1995, and world's best selling pop artist, world's best-selling overall recording female artist, world's best-selling R & B female artist, world's best selling American female artist of the year, and favorite female artist soul/R & B, all 1996; American Music Awards, favorite female artist pop/rock, 1995; American Music Awards, favorite female artist pop/rock and favorite female artist—soul/R & B, both 1996; Billboard Award, Hot 100 singles artist of the year, 1991; Billboard Award (with Boyz II Men), hot 100 singles award, 1991, for "One Sweet Day"; Image Award nomination, outstanding performance in a variety series/special, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1996, for Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden; Blockbuster Award, favorite single, 1996, for "Fantasy"; Blockbuster Award, favorite adult contemporary single, 1996, for "One Sweet Day"; Aretha Franklin Entertainer Award and named Entertainer of the Year, Lady of Soul Awards, both 1998; Legend Award, 1998; ALMA Award nomination, outstanding performance by an individual in a music special, American Latino Media Arts Awards, 1999, for Mariah Carey: Around the World; ALMA Award nomination (with Whitney Houston), outstanding performance of a song for a feature film, 1999, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination (with Houston), favorite song from a movie, 2000, both for The Prince of Egypt; World Music Award, best-selling female artist of millennium, 2000; ALMA Award nomination, outstanding performance in a music, variety or comedy special, 2002, for America: A Tribute to Heroes; MTV Video Music Award for International Video Icon, 2005; Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, best solo single and best album, 2005; Vibe Awards, best artist, best R&B voice, 2005; Vibe Award, best R&B song, 2005, Grammy Awards, best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B song (with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal), 2006, all for "We Belong Together"; Vibe Award, best album, 2005, Grammy Award, best contemporary R&B album, 2006, both for The Emancipation of Mimi; American Music Award, favorite female R&B artist, 2005; named favorite comeback artist in the XM nation music awards, 2005. Named Artist of the Decade [the 1990s], Billboard Music Awards. Several of her albums have been certified gold, platinum, and multiplatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ilana, The Bachelor, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Billie Frank, Glitter (also known as All That Glitters), Columbia/TriStar, 2001.

Raychel, Wise Girls, Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Herself and Raychel, Behind the Scenes of "Wisegirls," 2002.

Herself, Death of a Dynasty, 2003.

Professional dressed woman, State Property 2, 2005.

Herself, George Michael: A Different Story, 2005.

Herself, Definition of a Diva, 2006.

Herself, The Adventures of Mimi, 2007.

Herself, Lovers & Haters, 2007.

Krystal, Tennessee, 2008.

Herself, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, 2008.

Film Work:

Executive music producer, Glitter, Columbia/TriStar, 2001.

Executive producer, The Adventures of Mimi, 2007.

Executive producer, Lovers & Haters, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 18th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1991.

MTV Video Music Awards 1991, MTV, 1991.

The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1991.The 1991 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1991.

Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, ABC, 1991.

The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1992.

The American Music Awards, ABC, 1992.

Here Is Mariah Carey (also known as Mariah Carey), NBC, 1993.

The 1995 World Music Awards, ABC, 1994.

Luther Vandross: An "In the Spotlight" Special, PBS, 1994.

Especial Nochevieja 1994, 1995.

Mariah Carey Rockumentary, 1995.

Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, 1995.

Mariah Carey: Daydream from New York to Tokyo, Fox, 1995.

The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1996.

The 23rd Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1996.

The 1996 World Music Awards, ABC, 1996.

Presenter, The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1996.

The 1996 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1996.

The 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997.

The Gift of Song, TNT, 1997.

Nobel Peace Prize Concert, 1997.

Presenter, The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997.

Mariah Carey: Around the World, UPN, 1998.

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever, ABC, 1998.

Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (also known as VH1 Divas Live and Celine, Aretha, Gloria, Shania, and Mariah: Divas Live), VH1, 1998.

The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, 1998.

MTV Video Music Awards 1998, MTV, 1998.

Host, When You Believe: Music from "The Prince of Egypt," NBC, 1998.

The 4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 1998.

Presenter, The 40th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1998.

The 25th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 1998 World Music Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998.

The 1998 Essence Awards, Fox, 1998.

Patti LaBelle Live! One Night Only, PBS, 1998.

My Favorite Christmas Songs, PAX, 1998.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998.

Host (with others), 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999.

Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special, Fox, 1999.

Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo, PBS, 1999.

VH1 to One: Mariah Carey, VH1, 1999.

The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999.

Gala de la hispanidad 1999, 1999.

MTV Europe Music Awards 1999, MTV, 1999.

The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, 1999.

The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 1999.

Presenter, The 1999 Essence Awards, Fox, 1999.

The 5th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999.

Big Holiday Help-a-Thon, Nickelodeon, 1999.

VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (also known as VH1 Divas 2000), VH1, 2000.

The 2000 World Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

Mariah T.V., 2000.

Total Access 24/7, Fox Family, 2000, 2001.

The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration, Black Entertainment Television, 2000.

The 27th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

Rankin File: Sex Sells, VH1, 2000.

Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z, VH1 and The N, 2000.

Greatest Rock & Roll Moments: 2000, VH1, 2000.

An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence, syndicated and NBC, 2000.

The 6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

United We Stand, ABC, 2001.

America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001.

2001 Top of the Pops Awards, BBC, 2001.

Stars 2001—Die Aids-Gala, 2001.

It's Your New Year's Eve Party, 2001.

Mariah Carey: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2001.

The 2001 Radio Music Awards, ABC, 2001.

Everybody Talks About … Pop Music!, MTV, 2001.

Christmas Remembrances, Black Entertainment Television, 2001.

Host, A Home for the Holidays with Mariah Carey, CBS, 2001.

Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration!, CBS, 2002.

National anthem performer, Super Bowl XXXVI, Fox, 2002.

The 8th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Stevie Wonder, 2002.

The 5th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, The WB, 2002.

The 30th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003.

50 Sexiest Video Moments, VH1, 2003.

The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, The WB, 2003.

Eurobest, 2003.

Intimate Portrait: Mariah Carey, Lifetime, 2003.

I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003.

World Music Awards 2003, The WB, 2003.

Maxim Hot 100, VH1, 2004.

Fashion Rocks, 2005.

Save the Music: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1, 2005.

The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

Uncut Mariah Carey, 2005.

BET Awards 2005, Black Entertainment Television, 2005.

Live 8, 2005.

Performer, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, 2005.

The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Fox, 2005.

MTV Video Music Awards 2005, MTV, 2005.

Performer, Tickled Pink, ITV, 2005.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2005, 2005.

The 3rd Annual Vibe Awards, 2005.

The 2005 American Music Awards (also known as The 33rd Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 2005.

The 2005 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2005.

The 2005 Radio Music Awards, NBC, 2005.

New Year's Rockin' Eve (also known as Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve), ABC, 2005.

World Music Awards 2005, ABC, 2005.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

The 2005 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2005.

The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, CBS, The WB, Fox, UPN, PBS, ABC, and NBC, 2005.

MTV's New Year of Music, MTV, 2005.

The 4th Annual TRL Awards, MTV, 2006.

Performer, The 48th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2006.

Oprah Winfrey's Legends' Ball, ABC, 2006.

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006, ABC, 2006.

Celebrity Debut, ABC, 2006.

Sean "Diddy" Combs: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2006.

Forbes 20 Richest Women in Entertainment, 2007.

Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York, MyNetwork, 2007.

Idol Gives Back 2, Fox, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Arsenio Hall Show (also known as Arsenio), syndicated, 1990.

Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2008.

Wogan, BBC, 1990, 1991.

ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991.

Top of the Pops, BBC, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006.

TV-AM, 1991, 1992.

"Mariah Carey Unplugged," Unplugged (also known as MTV Unplugged), MTV, 1992.

Des O'Connor Tonight, 1992.

Verstehen Sie SpaB?, 1994.

Wetten, dass …, 1996, 2000, 2005.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000.

The National Lottery (also known as The National Lottery Live), 1997.

Howard Stern, 1998.

Musica si, 1998.

20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 1998, 2002.

La llamada de la suerte, 1998.

The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005.

Sen Kvall med Luuk, 1999.

Die Lotto-Show, 1999.

The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1999.

"Mariah Carey: Heartbreaker," Making the Video, MTV, 1999.

Mundo VIP, 1999, 2001.

TRL Italy, 2000.

Mad TV, Fox, 2000.

BETTestimony (also known as Testimony), Black Entertainment Television, 2001.

Total Request Live (also known as TRL and TRL UK), MTV, 2001, 2005.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001.

SM:TV Live (also known as SM:TV Gold and Saturday Morning Television Live), ITV1, 2001, 2002.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2001, 2005.

CD:UK, 2001, 2003, 2005.

Candy Cushnip, "Playing with Matches," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002.

Operacion triunfo, 2002.

Exclusif, 2002.

Millionar gesucht! Die SKL Show, 2002.

Fame Academy, 2002.

Children in Need, BBC, 2002.

Cribs, MTV, 2002, 2005.

V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2003.

The National Lottery Wright Ticket, 2003.

Good Day Live, syndicated, 2003.

Ride with Funkmaster Flex, Spike TV, 2003.

Voice of herself, "Monkey Business," The Proud Family (animated), Disney Channel, 2003.

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2003, 2005.

"Echo 2005—Deutscher Musikpreis," Echo—Deutscher Musikpreis, 2005.

Store studio, 2005.

"It's Like That," Making the Video, MTV, 2005.

Tout le monde en parle, 2005.

Best Hit USA, 2005.

"Entertainment," Gottschalk & Friends, 2005.

Top of the Pops: Reloaded, 2005.

Today with Des and Mel, ITV, 2005.

"Liveshow #1," Idols! (also known as Dutch Idols and Pop Idol NL), 2005.

Corazon de …, 2005, 2006.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2005, 2006.

The View, ABC, 2005, 2007.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005, 2007.

The Paul O'Grady Show (also known as The New Paul O'Grady Show), ITV, 2005, 2008.

The Advocate Newsmagazine, 2006.

"All Access Pass with LL Cool J," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006.

"The 25th Annual Oscar Edition," The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2006.

Taff, 2007.

Corazon, corazon, 2007.

Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2008.

Guest host, The Friday Night Project, Channel 4, 2008.

"3, Mottoshow—Mariah Carey & Take That," Deutschland sucht den Superstar), 2008.

Fama a bailar, 2008.

American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol), Fox, 2008.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2008.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2008.

Also appeared in The Week in Rock, MTV; as herself, "It's Good to Be Mariah Carey," It's Good to Be …, E! Entertainment Television.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Here Is Mariah Carey (also known as Mariah Carey), NBC, 1993.

Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, 1995.

Maria Carey: Around the World, UPN, 1998.

Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special, Fox, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Mariah Carey, Columbia, 1990.

Emotions, Columbia, 1991.

Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged, Columbia, 1992.

(With others) MTV Unplugged (EP), 1992.

Dreamlover, Columbia, 1993.

Music Box, Columbia, 1993.

Merry Christmas, Sony, 1994.

Daydream, Columbia, 1995.

Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, Columbia, 1996.

Butterfly, Sony, 1997.

# 1s, Columbia, 1998.

Mariah Carey Around the World, Columbia, 1999.

# 1s, Columbia, 1999.

Rainbow, Columbia, 1999.

Glitter (soundtrack), Virgin, 2001.

Mariah Carey/Emotions/Music Box, Legacy Records, 2001.

The Emancipation of Mimi, Island, 2005.

Videos:

Mariah Carey: The First Vision, 1991.

Herself, Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (also known as Happy Birthday Tina!), 1999.

Videos (As Director):

"Fantasy" and "Always Be My Baby," Mariah # 1s, 1999.

Music Videos:

Mariah # 1s, 1999.

"Breakdown," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Greatest Video Hits, 2000.

"Everytime I Close My Eyes," Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos, 2001.

"Endless Love," Luther Vandross: From Luther with Love—The Videos, 2004.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

"Where Are You Christmas?" How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and The Grinch), Universal, 2000.