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July 20, 2006

7:00 pm

Raven

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BIOGRAPHY

RAVEN-SYMONÉ

"Raven Baxter"

Raven-Symoné (aka Raven) stars as Raven Baxter, a confident, charismatic and occasionally clairvoyant teen who can see just enough of the future to compel her on comical misadventures to try and change it, in Disney Channel's original hit comedy series "That's So Raven."  Raven was named producer for the series' fourth season in production now.

Concurrent with her leading role on "That's So Raven," she plays the voice of Monique, a recurring role on Disney Channel's animated action/comedy "Kim Possible."  Raven also headlined in the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie "The Cheetah Girls" and will film its sequel this year.

Born in Atlanta, Raven-Symoné began her career in the entertainment industry at the age of three.  Best known as the adorable Olivia from the long-running hit series "The Cosby Show" and Nicole in "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," she also appears as Eddie Murphy's rebellious daughter Charisse in "Dr. Dolittle" and "Dr. Dolittle 2."  

She began her association with Disney Channel when she starred in the popular Disney Channel Original Movie "Zenon" and reprised that role in "Zenon:  Z3."  Raven-Symoné can also be seen in Walt Disney Studios' "The Princess Diaries 2" and she has the leading role in the Lifetime movie "For One Night."

For her work in "That's So Raven," she won the prestigious NAACP Image Award in the category Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program for the past three years.  She also won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress in 2004 and 2005.  "That's So Raven" was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award in 2005.

The multi-faceted teen is also a recording artist and her third solo album "This is My Time" was released in 2004 on Hollywood Records.  She performs on the gold-certified soundtracks for "That's So Raven" and the double platinum-soundtrack for "The Cheetah Girls" which was 2004's #2 selling soundtrack.   Raven-Symoné released her first hit single, "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of," when she was age five.  That same year, she debuted on Broadway with the Boys Choir of Harlem for their 25th Anniversary celebration.  She toured with N'Sync to support her second CD, "Undeniable."

She is a humanitarian who addresses issues of concern to children.  She served as an ambassador for former Secretary of State Colin Powell's "Children First" program and speaks on behalf of the National Safe Kids Campaign, a program encouraging home safety for families.

Considered a "normal kid" by entertainment standards, Raven-Symoné lives in Los Angeles, enjoys jet skiing, has a passion for cooking and loves to sketch and paint.

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July 21, 2006

8:00 pm

Gladys Knight

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Gladys Knight

In-depth Biography

One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming

the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins. They made the Top Ten in 1961 with the

heavily doo wop-influenced "Every Beat of My Heart," and recorded some fine, nowadays overlooked,

pop-soul sides for the Fury and Maxx labels in the early and mid-'60s, sometimes under the direction

of songwriter Van McCoy. A couple singles from this period, "Letter Full of Tears" and "Giving Up," made

the Top 40, but Knight didn't hit her commercial stride until she moved to Motown in 1966. Steeped in

the gospel tradition, like so many soul singers, Knight & the Pips developed into one of Motown's most

dependable acts, although they never quite scaled the commercial or artistic heights of fellow stars on

the label like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations. With Norman Whitfield providing the

production and much of the songwriting, the Pips fit into the mainstream of Motown's machine well,

scoring big hits with some rabble-rousers (like "Friendship Train" and the original version of "I Heard It

Through the Grapevine"), mainstream mid-tempo soul ("It Should Have Been Me" and "The End of Our Road"),

and smooth ballads like "If I Were Your Woman."

In 1973, Knight had her biggest Motown hit with "Neither One of Us," which made number two; shortly

afterwards, she and the Pips left Motown for Buddah. The group members were briefly superstars in

1973-1974, reeling off the smashes "Midnight Train to Georgia" (their only number one), "I've Got to Use

My Imagination," and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." This ranked as some of their best material,

but Knight soon moved toward an easy listening, adult contemporary direction, one that she's maintained

to this day. Now performing separately from the Pips (who have retired), her days as a high-charting star

ended after the mid-'70s, although she remains fairly popular, and maintained an active recording career

into the new millennium. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide.

July 22, 2006

8:00 pm

Jim Gaffigan

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JIM GAFFIGAN

Biography

Jim Gaffigan is a true triple-threat having achieved major milestones in stand-up, acting and writing.

As a stand-up comedian, Jim’s clever, quiet style has earned him numerous appearances on both

CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” and NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.”  His

“Comedy Central Presents: Jim Gaffigan” half hour special remains one of the highest-rated for all

stand-up specials on the network and he has been featured at HBO’s prestigious US Comedy

Arts Festival in Aspen and the world renowned Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival

in Montreal.

In late 2004, Comedy Central Records added the CD/DVD Doing My Time to Jim’s previously

released comedy CDs, The Last Supper and More Moo-Moo’s. All are available on his

website, www.JimGaffigan.com.

In the fall of 2005, Image Entertainment recorded Jim’s performance at the historic Vic Theater

in Chicago for release as a DVD entitled Beyond The Pale.  Comedy Central will debut Beyond

The Pale as a prestigious One Hour Special on January 29, 2006 to support the release of the

DVD on February 7, 2006.  Comedy Central Records will also release Beyond The Pale as

a CD on February 7.

After Jim's first appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman,” Mr. Letterman personally

chose Jim to develop his own sitcom for World Wide Pants. A year and half later, “Welcome

to New York” debuted on CBS to critical acclaim.   The Wall Street Journal declared Jim "a true find"

and TV Guide nominated Jim for Best Actor in a New Sitcom.  Jim then co-starred with

Ellen DeGeneres on her CBS sitcom “The Ellen Show.”  Jim has had recurring roles on

FOX's “That 70s Show” and NBC's “Ed” and has had numerous roles on “Law and Order,”

“Sex and the City,” “Third Watch” and “Hope & Faith” among others.  Jim will be featured

as a cast member of the new TBS series, “My Boys,” which is scheduled to debut in December

of 2006.

Jim has appeared in more than two dozen feature films ranging from big budget hits

(Three Kings, Road Trip) to Indies (Final, Igby Goes Down, Entropy).  Jim appeared in

several films chosen for the Sundance Film Festival, including Super Troopers and Thirty Years

to Life and will return to Sundance in 2006 in the drama Stephanie Daley alongside Tilda

Swinton and Timothy Hutton.  On June 23, Jim will star with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco,

and Tony Shalhoub in "The Great New Wonderful,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival

in 2005.  Jim will be seen in the upcoming film “The Living Wake.”

Many recognize Jim from his numerous award-winning commercial campaigns, which include

Rolling Rock, ESPN, Saturn and recently Sierra Mist. Jim's commercial presence had such

an impact that for 1999 Business Week declared him "Salesman of The Year."

May 2006

Press Contact:  Michael O’Brien 212-253-0620