Alice Tan Ridley’s dreams of a snagging a recording contract and a million-dollar cash price on the sixth season of America’s Got Talent have been dashed. On Wednesday night, the velvet-voiced New York City subway performer and mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Gabby Sidibe was eliminated in the final stage of this year’s competiton — leaving [...]
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Alice Tan Ridley, Gabourey Sidibe’s Mom, Advances To “America’s Got Talent†Semi-Finals
July 23rd, 2010 |
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Move over, Gabby: It’s time to make room for another star in the family. On Wednesday night, Alice Tan Ridley, the mother of Academy Award-nominated Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe, advanced to the semi-finals of NBC’s popular reality talent show, America’s Got Talent.Sashaying onto stage with a slightly revamped look, Alice belted out a rousing rendition of [...]
Alice Tan Ridley “America’s Got Talent†Audition VIDEO [Gabourey Sidibe Mother]
June 16th, 2010 |
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The mother of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe sailed through to the America’s Got Talent semi-finals after impressing the judges’ panel with a passionate rendition of Etta James’ “At Last” on the second day of Season 5 auditions in New York City. Harlem’s Alice Tan Ridley is a former teacher’s aide and Off-Broadway performer, who [...]
Gabourey Sidibe Mother Will Compete On “America’s Got Talentâ€
April 7th, 2010 |
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Former Off-Broadway singer and NYC subway powerhouse Alice Tan Ridley — who just happens to be the mother of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe — is all set to perform in front of the judges after successfully clearing Round One of NBC’s summer series America’s Got Talent:
“I have received an e-mail from the producers of the [...]
Gabourey Sidibe’s Mom Disregards Howard Stern’s Opinions
March 14th, 2010 |
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Gabourey Sidibe’s mom is not taking Howard Stern in earnest. Alice Tan Ridley, the Oscar candidate’s mother, supposed that the shock jock did not employ her girl so he has no say if she’s going to have a career in Hollywood.
Talking to Inside Edition, Ridley disregards Stern’s critiques that the “Precious” star doesn’t have any [...]
Gabby Sidibe’s Mother Responds To Howard Stern On “Inside Edition†[VIDEO]
March 12th, 2010 |
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Howard Stern isn’t backing down from controversial remarks he made on his Sirius Satellite show this week, branding Precious star Gabourey Sidibe “the most enormous fat Black chick I’ve ever seen” and arguing that the 26-year-old Harlem native will never get another role due to her status a plus-sized diva. Well, those are fightin’ words [...]
“Precious†Star’s Mom, Alice Tan Ridley, Still Singing Her Heart Out New York City Subway
February 8th, 2010 |
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Alice Tan Ridley, mother of Academy Award-nominated Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, has been singing her heart out in subway stations around New York City three days a week for 18 years!
A R&B/Gospel fixture in the Big Apple, Ridley worked as a nursery-school teacher and a Department of Education teacher’s aide before relocating her act to [...]