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Simon Phillip Cowell ( born 7 October 1959 ) is an English ___MASK72___ judge and producer , entrepreneur , and philanthropist . He is most recognised as a judge on the British TV talent competition series " Pop Idol ", " The X Factor ", and " Britain ' s Got Talent ", and the American TV talent competition shows " American Idol ", " The X Factor ," and " America ' s Got Talent ". Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco . Britain ' s Got Talent ( often shortened to BGT ) is a British ___MASK35___ ___MASK86___ reality TV competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the " Got Talent " franchise . The show is a Thames production ( formerly Talkback Thames ) distributed by FremantleMedia and is produced in association with Syco TV . The show is broadcast on ITV and its sister show " Britain ' s Got More Talent " is broadcast on ITV2 . Anyone of any age with some sort of talent can audition for the show . Acts compete against each other in order to gain the audience support while trying to win the title of " The winner of " Britain ' s Got Talent "". The original judging panel consisted of the show ' s creator Simon Cowell , Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan . Kelly Brook was brought in briefly as a fourth judge in series 3 , but was axed after one audition site . Morgan did not return for series 5 and Cowell was only present during the live shows , while David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre joined the panel . Alesha Dixon and David Walliams joined the panel in series 6 as replacements for McIntyre and Hasselhoff . The Price Is Right LIVE ! is a staged production show based on the ___MASK35___ ___MASK84___ show " The Price Is Right ". Big Time Rush is an American ___MASK35___ series that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28 , 2009 until July 25 , 2013 . It was created by Scott Fellows ( also the creator of " Ned ' s Declassified School Survival Guide " and " Johnny Test " and the head writer of " The Fairly OddParents "). It focuses on the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota : Kendall Knight , ___MASK53___ Diamond , Carlos Garcia , and Logan Mitchell , after they are selected to form a boy band . ___MASK38___ Idol is a British ___MASK35___ music competition created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003 . The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer ( or " pop idol ") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation . Two series were broadcast  one in 2001  2002 and a second in 2003 . " ___MASK38___ Idol " was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of " The X Factor " in the UK in April 2004 . Syco ___MASK29___ , often known simply as Syco , is a British ___MASK29___ company established by British ___MASK29___ mogul , Simon Cowell . The company operates a record label , talent agency , film , music , and ___MASK35___ production company , as well as a music publishing house . It operates a global joint venture between Cowell and Sony Music ___MASK29___ focused on the production and marketing of music , ___MASK35___ , film and digital content . It employs a staff of more than 50 in offices in London and Los Angeles , and manages a string of high - profile ___MASK35___ and music brands through partnerships with the label Sony Music and the ___MASK35___ production company , FremantleMedia . Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr . ( born September 20 , 1990 ) is an American singer , songwriter and musician who won the eleventh season of " American Idol " on May 23 , 2012 . His coronation ___MASK87___ , " Home ," released after his win , became the best selling of all coronation songs . His debut album " The World from the Side of the Moon " was released on November 19 , 2012 . His second album , " Behind the Light ", was released on May 19 , 2014 . Randall Darius " Randy " Jackson ( born June 23 , 1956 ) is an American bassist , singer , record producer , entrepreneur and ___MASK35___ personality . He is best known from his former work as a judge on " American Idol " and executive producer for MTV ' s " America ' s Best Dance Crew ". Jackson has won a Grammy Award as a producer . NSYNC ( sometimes stylized as NSYNC or ' N Sync ) was an American boy band formed in Orlando , Florida in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich . NSYNC consisted of Justin Timberlake , JC Chasez , Chris Kirkpatrick , Joey Fatone , and Lance Bass . After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann ___MASK74___ Group , the group ' s second ___MASK70___ , " No Strings Attached ", sold over one million copies in one day and 2 . 42 million copies in one week , which was a record for over fifteen years . In addition to a host of Grammy Award nominations , NSYNC has performed at the World Series , the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games , and sang or recorded with Elton John , Stevie Wonder , Michael Jackson , Phil Collins , Celine Dion , Aerosmith , Britney Spears , Nelly , Left Eye , Mary J . Blige , country music supergroup Alabama , and Gloria Estefan . Simon Fuller ( born 17 May 1960 ) is an English entrepreneur , artist manager and ___MASK35___ producer . He is best known for being the creator of the " Idol " franchise , which was first seen in the UK under the name " Pop Idol ", and includes " American Idol " in the U . S . Fuller is the executive producer of many other hit shows including the Fox TV reality shows " So You Think You Can Dance " and " Q ' Viva ". A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types . It is the most common male voice . Originally from the Greek , meaning " deep ( or heavy ) sounding ", ___MASK74___ for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C ( i . e . F  F ) in choral ___MASK74___ , and from the second A below middle C to the A above middle C ( A to A ) in operatic ___MASK74___ , but can be extended at either end . The baritone voice type is generally divided into the baryton - Martin baritone ( light baritone ), lyric baritone , " Kavalierbariton ", Verdi baritone , dramatic baritone , " baryton - noble " baritone , and the bass - baritone . Phylicia Rashad or Rashd ( born June 19 , 1948 ) is an American actress , singer and stage director . She is known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long - running NBC sitcom " The Cosby Show " ( 1984  92 ), which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986 . She was dubbed " The Mother " of the African - American community at the 2010 NAACP ___MASK56___ Awards . Deborrah Kaye " Debbie " Allen ( born January 16 , 1950 ) is an American actress , dancer , choreographer , ___MASK35___ director , ___MASK35___ producer , and a member of the President ' s Committee on the Arts and Humanities . She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 ___MASK27___ - drama ___MASK35___ series " Fame ", where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant , and served as the series ' principal choreographer . She currently portrays Catherine Avery on Grey ' s Anatomy . She is the younger sister of actress / director / singer Phylicia Rashad . NBCUniversal ( colloquially referred to as NBCU or NBCUni and formerly written as NBC Universal ) is an American multinational media conglomerate . Headquartered in Rockefeller Plaza ' s Comcast Building ( formerly the GE Building ) in Midtown Manhattan , New York City , the company is one of two successor companies to MCA Inc . ( ___MASK74___ Corporation of America ), the other being Vivendi through its subsidiary Universal ___MASK74___ Group . Live Well Network is a home , ___MASK40___ and ___MASK30___ high definition digital subchannel network owned by ABC Owned Television Stations , part of the Disney  ABC Television Group , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . The network launched as Live Well HD Network on April 27 , 2009 , and is available on digital subchannels of all ABC - owned - and - operated stations . A ___MASK35___ network is a telecommunications network for distribution of ___MASK35___ program content , whereby a central operation provides programming to many ___MASK35___ stations or pay ___MASK35___ providers . Until the mid - 1980s , ___MASK35___ programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks . Many early ___MASK35___ networks ( such as the BBC , NBC or CBC ) evolved from earlier ___MASK76___ networks . Bally ' s Las Vegas , formerly the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino , is a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise , Nevada , owned and operated by Caesars ___MASK29___ . The hotel features 2 , 814 extra - sized guestrooms that are or larger and over of banquet and meeting space . The casino occupies . About 75 % of the rooms are in the Indigo Tower , and were renovated in 2004 . The remaining rooms are located in the Jubilee Tower , constructed in 1981 . Jordin Brianna Sparks ( born December 22 , 1989 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of " American Idol "; at age 16 , she became the youngest winner in the series ' ___MASK85___ . Her self - titled debut studio album , released later that year , was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold over two million copies worldwide . The album spawned the " Billboard " Hot 100 top - ten singles " Tattoo " and " No Air "; the latter , a collaboration with Chris Brown , is currently the third highest - selling single by any " American Idol " contestant , selling over three million digital copies in the United States . The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . ___MASK25___ Network ( legally known as Television ___MASK25___ Network ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Television ___MASK25___ Network , G . P ., a joint venture between Scripps Networks Interactive ( which owns 70 % of the network ) and the Tribune ( FN ) Cable Ventures Inc . ( which owns the remaining 30 %). Despite this ownership structure , the channel is managed as a division of Scripps Networks Interactive . The channel airs both specials and regular episodic programs about ___MASK25___ and cooking . Paula Julie Abdul ( born June 19 , 1962 ) is an American singer - songwriter , dancer , choreographer , actress and ___MASK35___ personality . She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 before rising to prominence in the 1980s as a highly sought - after choreographer at the height of the music video era . Abdul later scored a string of pop music hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s . Her six number one singles on the " Billboard " Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart . She won a Grammy for " Best Music Video  Short Form " for " Opposites Attract " and twice won the " Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography ". America ' s Best ___MASK11___ Crew , often abbreviated as ABDC , is an American competitive ___MASK11___ ___MASK72___ series that features both national and international ___MASK11___ crews . The show was produced by singer , record producer , and former " American Idol " judge Randy Jackson . The series premiered on February 7 , 2008 , on MTV . It was originally developed for NBC as " World Moves ". Carrie Marie Underwood ( born ___MASK7___ 10 , 1983 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of " American Idol " in 2005 and has since become one of the most successful artists in any ___MASK27___ genre . Her achievements led her to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008 and into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009 . She has earned numerous accolades , including seven Grammy Awards , 17 " Billboard " Music Awards , 12 Academy of Country Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and a Guinness World Record . Fame is a ___MASK35___ series that ran on NBC in the summer of 2003 . The show was essentially NBC ' s attempt to duplicate the success of mega - hit American Idol , right down to their selection of judges . Former pop star Carnie Wilson was similar in her judgements to American Idol ' s Paula Abdul , Johnny Wright , the veteran music producer , was the show ' s analogue of Randy Jackson , and JoJo Wright was , like Simon Cowell , the judge who says things to stir people up . The show retained the original Fame theme music ( with a new vocal ) , as well as producer Debbie Allen . Former boy band member Joey Fatone was the official host of the show , but Allen also made frequent appearances . The show was based on the Italian show Saranno Famosi ( which is the Italian for Fame ) , where young talented dancers , singers and actors attended a school to became real superstars . The main goal of the show was to make all the challengers able to dance , sing and act and so to be complete . It still airs in Italy . The President  s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities ( PCAH ) is an advisory committee to the White House on cultural issues . The PCAH works directly with the Administration and the three primary cultural agencies : the National Endowment for the Arts , National Endowment for the Humanities , and the Institute of Museum and Library Services , as well as other federal partners and the private sector , to address policy questions in the arts and humanities , to initiate and support public / private partnerships in those disciplines and to recognize excellence in the field . Its core areas of focus are arts and humanities ___MASK64___ , cultural exchange , and the creative ___MASK54___ . ___MASK16___ Monique Barrino ( born June 30 , 1984 ), known professionally by her mononym ___MASK16___ , is an American R & B singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the ___MASK72___ series " American Idol " in 2004 . Following her victory , she released her debut single , " I Believe ," which debuted at number one on the " Billboard " Hot 100 . Subsequently , she released her debut album , " Free Yourself ", which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006 . The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK35___ network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at Universal City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the NBC Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three ___MASK35___ networks . NBC is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in ___MASK90___ to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in 1956 for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in 1979 . The Price Is Right is a ___MASK35___ ___MASK84___ show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman , and created by Bob Stewart , and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia ( Endemol in Netherlands ). The franchise centers on ___MASK35___ ___MASK84___ shows , but also includes merchandise such as video games , printed media and board games . The franchise began in 1956 as a ___MASK35___ ___MASK84___ show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972 . This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker . Since 2007 , Drew Carey has hosted the program . America ' s Got Talent ( sometimes abbreviated as AGT ) is an American ___MASK72___ series on the NBC television network , and part of the global " Got Talent " franchise . It is a talent show that features singers , dancers , magicians , comedians , and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of one million dollars . The show debuted in June 2006 for the summer television season . From season three ( 2008 ) onwards , the prize includes the one million dollars , payable in a financial annuity over 40 years , and a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip . Among its significant features is that it gives an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers , with the results decided by an audience vote . The format is a popular one and has often been reworked for television in the United States and the United Kingdom . JoJo Wright ( JoJo On The ___MASK76___ ) is an American ___MASK76___ personality , Internet show host , ___MASK65___ commentator , and film actor . He hosts the Top 40 ___MASK76___ show ,  JoJo On The ___MASK76___ , which airs on the number one station in Los Angeles , KIIS - FM , and is nationally syndicated in more than 60 markets . In addition , JoJo co - hosts the MSN Internet show ,  Go See This Movie , and has been a ___MASK65___ commentator on numerous shows including : CNN  s  Showbiz Tonight , MTV  s  US Weekly  s Top 10 Moments of  The Hills  special ,  KTLA Morning News ,  E ! News , and TV Guide specials . Also , he is featured in two upcoming films , " Battlefield America " and " The Helpers ". He also made a guest appearance as himself on " Big Time Rush ". American Idol is an American singing competition ___MASK35___ series created by Simon Fuller , produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment , and distributed by FremantleMedia North America . It began airing on Fox on June 11 , 2002 , and ended on April 7 , 2016 . It started off as an addition to the " Idols " format based on the British series " Pop Idol ", and became one of the most successful shows in the ___MASK85___ of American ___MASK35___ . The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents , with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones , Internet , and SMS text voting . Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson , Ruben Studdard , Fantasia Barrino , Carrie Underwood , Taylor Hicks , Jordin Sparks , David Cook , Kris Allen , Lee DeWyze , Scotty McCreery , Phillip Phillips , Candice Glover , Caleb Johnson , Nick Fradiani , and Trent Harmon . A ___MASK35___ director directs the activities involved in making a ___MASK35___ program and is part of a ___MASK35___ crew . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English - language ___MASK74___ industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the ___MASK74___ industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( ___MASK35___ ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). Joseph Anthony " Joey " Fatone Jr . ( born January 28 , 1977 ), is an American singer , dancer , actor and ___MASK35___ personality . He is best known as a member of the boyband NSYNC , in which he sang baritone . In 2007 , he came in second place on the ABC reality show " Dancing With The Stars ". He was also the host of the U . S . and Australian versions of " The Singing Bee " which aired on NBC in the U . S . Currently Fatone is the host of ___MASK25___ Network ' s " Rewrapped ", Live Well Network ' s " My Family Recipe Rocks " and is also guest host of " The Price Is Right Live !" at Bally ' s Las Vegas . " Opposites Attract " is a ___MASK87___ recorded by Paula Abdul , featured on her debut album " Forever Your Girl ". It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber . Vocals on the ___MASK87___ , in addition to Abdul , were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn , also known as The Wild Pair . " Opposites Attract " was the sixth and final single from the album , and achieved success in many countries , including the United States and Australia , where it was a number one hit . The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional ___MASK12___ team based in Los Angeles . The Lakers compete in the National ___MASK12___ Association ( NBA ), as a member club of the league ' s ___MASK93___ Conference Pacific Division . The Lakers ___MASK73___ their home games at Staples Center , an arena shared with the NBA ' s Los Angeles Clippers , the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women ' s National ___MASK12___ Association , and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA , and have won 16 NBA championships , their last being in 2010 . As of 2015 , the Lakers are the second most valuable franchise in the NBA according to " Forbes ", having an estimated value of $ 2 . 7 billion . Got Talent is a British ___MASK86___ television format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell ' s SYCOtv company . A pilot was made in the United Kingdom in 2005 , hosted by Paul O ' Grady , but after O ' Grady ' s split with ITV , the series was postponed , resulting in " America ' s Got Talent "  the first full series of the format . Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a ___MASK37___ comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest ___MASK37___ by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . Australia ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago , Illinois , United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive ( 455 North Cityfront Plaza is also used as a vanity address for the building ) in downtown Chicago ' s Magnificent Mile area . Completed in 1989 , the 37 - story building reaches a height of 627 feet ( 191 m ). NBC ' s Chicago offices , studios , and owned - and - operated station WMAQ - TV are located here as of 1989 and on October 1 , 1989 , WMAQ - TV broadcast their first newscast at 10 pm that evening at their new home , NBC Tower with the then - weeknight ___MASK17___ team of Ron Magers , Carol Marin , John Coleman and Mark Giangreco . Later , Telemundo O & O WSNS - TV since their 2002 purchase by NBC . Formerly its former ___MASK76___ sister WMAQ / WSCR was located here . NBC ' s former Chicago FM property , WKQX and its sister station WLUP ___MASK21___ move their studios to the NBC Tower in the summer of 2016 . Christopher Ruben Studdard ( born September 12 , 1978 ), is an American R & B , ___MASK38___ and gospel singer . He rose to fame as winner of the second season of " American Idol " and received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance for " Superstar ". In the years following " Idol ", Studdard has released six studio albums , including his platinum - selling debut , " Soulful ", and the top - selling gospel follow - up , " I Need an Angel ". He is most well known for his recording career , which has produced hits including " Flying Without Wings ", " Sorry 2004 ", and " Change Me ", but he has also segued into ___MASK35___ and stage work . Most notably , he toured with Robin Givens in the comedy - ___MASK60___ " I Need a Hug " and in 2008 starred as Fats Waller in a national tour revival of " Ain ' t Misbehavin '", which spawned a Grammy - nominated ___MASK83___ . Comcast Corporation ( formerly registered as Comcast Holdings ) is an American global telecommunications conglomerate that is the largest broadcasting and cable ___MASK35___ company in the world by revenue . It is the second - largest pay - TV company after the AT & T - DirecTV acquisition , largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States , and the nation ' s third - largest home telephone service provider . Comcast services U . S . residential and commercial customers in 40 states and in the District of Columbia . The company ' s headquarters are located in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . As the owner of the international media company NBCUniversal since 2011 , Comcast is a producer of feature films and ___MASK35___ programs intended for theatrical exhibition and over - the - air and cable ___MASK35___ broadcast . Kelly Brianne Clarkson ( born April 24 , 1982 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and author . She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of " American Idol ", and has since been referred to as the " Original American Idol " and the " Queen of Covers ". She also became the runner - up of " World Idol " the following year . Signing with RCA Records , Clarkson released her debut single , " A Moment Like This ", which topped the " Billboard " Hot 100 chart and became the best - selling single of 2002 in the United States . Her debut studio ___MASK70___ , " Thankful " ( 2003 ), debuted at number one on the " Billboard " 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). Its lead single , " Miss Independent ", was a top - ten hit in various nations . ___MASK60___ is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance . The term comes from a Greek word meaning " action " ( Classical Greek : , " ___MASK60___ "), which is derived from " to do " ( Classical Greek : , " drao "). The two masks associated with ___MASK60___ represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy . They are symbols of the ancient Greek Muses , Thalia , and Melpomene . Thalia was the Muse of comedy ( the laughing face ), while Melpomene was the Muse of tragedy ( the weeping face ). Considered as a genre of poetry in general , the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle ' s " Poetics " ( c . 335 BCE ) the earliest work of dramatic theory . A ___MASK35___ producer is a person who oversees all aspects of video production on a ___MASK35___ program . Some producers take more of an executive role , in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the ___MASK35___ networks , but upon acceptance they focus on business matters , such as budgets and contracts . Other producers are more involved with the day - to - day workings , participating in activities such as screenwriting , set design , casting , and directing . ___MASK26___ is a ___MASK67___ of dance music containing elements of funk , soul , pop , and salsa . It achieved popularity during the mid - 1970s to the early 1980s . Its initial audiences in the U . S . were club - goers from the gay , African American , Italian American , Latino , and psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s . ___MASK26___ can be seen as a reaction against both the domination of ___MASK8___ and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period . It was popular with both men and women , from many different backgrounds . 19 ___MASK29___ is a producer of ___MASK29___ properties for ___MASK35___ with a focus on ___MASK74___ . Based in Los Angeles , their contributions to the ___MASK74___ industry include " American Idol " in the United States , " ___MASK38___ Idol " in the United Kingdom and versions of the " Idol series " in more than seventy countries around the world . 19 ___MASK29___ is also responsible for the production of " So You Think You Can Dance ". Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 highrise commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City . Commissioned by the Rockefeller ___MASK2___ , it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan , spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 . Carnie Wilson ( born April 29 , 1968 ) is an American singer and ___MASK35___ host , perhaps best known as a member of the pop music group Wilson Phillips . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , ___MASK76___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . The Big Three ___MASK35___ networks are the three major traditional commercial broadcast ___MASK35___ networks in the United States : ABC , CBS and NBC . Beginning in 1948 until the late 1980s , the Big Three networks dominated U . S . ___MASK35___ . Grey ' s Anatomy is an American medical ___MASK60___ television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) as a mid - season replacement on March 27 , 2005 . The series focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns , residents , and attendings as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors , while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships . The title is a ___MASK73___ on " Gray ' s Anatomy ", a human anatomy textbook by Henry Gray . The show ' s premise originated with Shonda Rhimes , who serves as an executive producer , along with Betsy Beers , Mark Gordon , Krista Vernoff , Rob Corn , Mark Wilding , and Allan Heinberg . Although the show is set in Seattle at the fictional Grey - Sloan Memorial Hospital ( Formerly Seattle Grace - Mercy West ) it is primarily filmed in Los Angeles , California . The show was originally titled " Complications " following the complicated medical procedures and personal lives of the cast . Diane Ernestine Earle Ross ( born ___MASK7___ 26 , 1944 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and record producer . Born and raised in Detroit , she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes , which , during the 1960s , became Motown ' s most successful act and is to this day America ' s most successful vocal group as well as one of the world ' s best - selling girl groups of all time . As part of the Supremes , her success made it possible for future African American R & B and soul acts to find mainstream success . The group released a record - setting , twelve number - one hit singles on the " Billboard " Hot 100 including the hits " Where Did Our ___MASK59___ Go ", " Baby ___MASK59___ ", " Come See About Me ", " Stop ! In the Name of ___MASK59___ ", " You Can ' t Hurry ___MASK59___ ", " You Keep Me Hangin ' On ", " ___MASK59___ ___MASK61___ ", and " Someday We ' ll Be Together ".