BioGraph



Connecting Corey Vidal and Martin Lawrence



  1. Corey Vidal
  2. Ciara
  3. Michael Jackson
  4. Eddie Murphy
  5. Martin Lawrence
Corey Vidal
His popularity stemmed from the success of one of his first videos, ''How To Dance: "1, 2 Step" by Ciara'' (uploaded to YouTube on September 3, 2006), where he teaches dance steps to R&B singer Ciara's music video '' 1, 2 Step''.

Ciara
Ciara said that watching Destiny's Child and Janet Jackson perform on television inspired her to pursue a career in music, and cites Jackson and her brother Michael as her biggest inspirations.
Ciara's dance ability has been compared to Michael and Janet Jackson.

Michael Jackson
"Remember the Time" was set in ancient Egypt, and featured Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson. The video for "Scream", directed by Mark Romanek and production designer Tom Foden, gained a record 11 MTV Video Music Award Nominations, and won "Best Dance Video", "Best Choreography", and "Best Art Direction". The song and its video are Jackson's response to being accused of child molestation in 1993.

Eddie Murphy
Many Black actors who later received greater recognition made early appearances in Murphy's films, such as Damon Wayans in ''Beverly Hills Cop'', Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in ''Boomerang'', Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in ''Coming to America'', Dave Chappelle in '' The Nutty Professor'', and Chris Rock in ''Beverly Hills Cop II''.


  1. Corey Vidal
  2. Philip DeFranco
  3. Dane Cook
  4. Dave Chappelle
  5. Martin Lawrence
Corey Vidal
Corey hosted a one-hour show featuring many of YouTube's most popular "cewebrities", including KevJumba, HappySlip, Dave Days, Charles Trippy, Shay Carl, Philip DeFranco, and more.

Philip DeFranco American YouTube personality
On September 15, 2006, DeFranco created his YouTube account during his finals at East Carolina University, originally registered as "sxephil", in which he talks about "newsie type stuff, and things that matter to [him] today." DeFranco has cited his influences as Ze Frank, Dane Cook, and the Vlogbrothers.

Dane Cook
Dave Chappelle would break the record five days later by performing for six hours and seven minutes.

Dave Chappelle
In 1999, he appeared in the Martin Lawrence film '' Blue Streak''.


  1. Corey Vidal
  2. John Williams
  3. Clint Eastwood
  4. Spike Lee
  5. Martin Lawrence
Corey Vidal
A notable success is his most popular video, a ''Star Wars'' a cappella tribute to composer John Williams - a video of Vidal lip-syncing to a song written in 1999 and recorded in 2002 by a cappella comedy troupe Moosebutter.

John Williams
In 1975 Clint Eastwood chose Williams to score his classic climbing film The Eiger Sanction.

Clint Eastwood American actor and filmmaker
Always interested in jazz, he directed ''Bird'' (1988), a biopic starring Forest Whitaker as jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean and Spike Lee, son of jazz bassist Bill Lee and a long time critic of Eastwood, criticized the characterization of Charlie Parker remarking that it did not capture his true essence and sense of humor.

Spike Lee
The film's cast included Lee, Danny Aiello, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, John Turturro, Martin Lawrence and Samuel L. Jackson.


  1. Corey Vidal
  2. Dave Days
  3. Katy Perry
  4. Raven-Symoné
  5. Martin Lawrence
Corey Vidal
Corey hosted a one-hour show featuring many of YouTube's most popular "cewebrities", including KevJumba, HappySlip, Dave Days, Charles Trippy, Shay Carl, Philip DeFranco, and more.

Dave Days
His 2011 YouTube videos ''Next to You'' and ''Who Says'' placed in ''Billboard''{{'}}s uncharted top 10, and his send-up of Katy Perry in a parody of '' Last Friday Night'' garnered attention.

Katy Perry American singer (born 1984)
In September 2010, she helped build and design the Boys Hope/Girls Hope foundation shelter for youth in Baltimore, Maryland along with Raven-Symoné, Shaquille O'Neal, and the cast of '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''.

Raven-Symoné American actress and singer
But when her overbearing police chief father (Martin Lawrence) insists on escorting her instead in hopes to sway her decision, soon finds her dream trip has turned into a nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and turmoil.


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