Richard Comely Comic Artist Captain Canuck creator Captain Canuck was “born” in 1971 when art student Ron Leishman met Richard Comely. They soon became friends and both being artists, Ron suggested the idea of doing a Canadian superhero comic book series....
BYU photographer Nate Edwards was named as the Photographer of the Year at the 2017 annual Symposium of the University Photographer’s Association of America Awards. Another BYU photographer, Jaren Wilkey, placed 5 prints in the Annual Print Competition and had...
OC Music and Dance released a video cover of Harry Styles’ song “Sign of the Times” featuring none other than Alex Boye and his signature “africanized” style of pop songs. According to the description, “OC Music & Dance is...
Jewel Adams Jewel Adams was born and raised in the projects of Asheville, North Carolina. Her hard childhood spurred her imagination, and those imaginings fueled her love for writing. She continued to develop that love for writing in junior high, which consisted of...
Synchronized swimming USA Killman was born on April 9, 1991 in Ada, Oklahoma, and grew up in Texas. She is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Oklahoma. Originally a competitor in racing events, Killman began to participate...
He is most known currently for being the host of the nationally syndicated morning television show, The Daily Buzz. Mitch began his broadcasting career at radio stations WWJB-AM, WDJR-FM, WESP-FM in the early 90’s and moved into television soon after. His...
In November 2013, Seth Adam Smith wrote a blog post that quickly went viral. The original post was read over 40 million times, published into 20 different languages, and made into a gift book. The initial fame of the article died down for a few years but has been...
Rick deRoque ContestantBiggest Looser season 10 Rick Deroque from “Biggest Loser 2010,” whose also known as Richard Deroque, is one of the contestants in Season 10 of the NBC reality weight-loss competition series. Rick (“Biggest Loser 10”)...
Rachel Ann Nunes While Rachel mainly focuses on writing contemporary women’s fiction with strong plots and characters, her works also include more generally focused novels. While serving an LDS mission to Portugal, Rachel met her husband, TJ. They now live in...
By Roy US Senate in 1992 – 2010 . He served as chief deputy whip. In this capacity, he helped set the senate agenda and schedule and served as a key advisor on the senate leadership team. Robert Foster “Bob” Bennett is a well-known US Senator. He was born on...
David Edward Linn David Linn was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in the hills of the South Bay peninsula. He began painting shortly after birth and has only occasionally paused to pursue other interests such as music composition and performance, mountain...
On Monday, 8 November 2021, Ken Jennings, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began his second stint as the host of the ABC quiz game show, Jeopardy! Monday, 8 November 2021, was also the year anniversary of former game show host Alex Trebek’s...
Tony Finau is changing the world of golf as we know it. Tony is a Mormon golfer who first changed the world of golf by being the first golfer of Tongan descent to play in the PGA tournament. Now he has become the only golfer in the world this year to be in the top...
Ryan Innes “The Voice” Season: Season 4, Spring 2013 Result: Judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Usher and Shakira all turned their chairs around for Innes during his blind audition. Ryan served an LDS mission to Portugal. His music has been featured on...
John Gaye, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the “Mormon Church”), works for the Government of Alberta. He attends church services with his family in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. John says, “My story is a...
By Rebecca During the third week of August, there will be a musical performance celebrating the life and ministry of the Mormon Prophet Thomas S. Monson. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church by the media) know...
Chance Thomas Chance Thomas composes and produces original music for smash hit titles like Lord of the Rings Online, X-Men 3, and King Kong. His projects are major award winners, including Oscar, Emmy, Aurora, Telly and GANG. He produced one of the first live...
Graeme Issako So You Think You Can Dance Australia He’s known more for his moves, but fallen contestant Graeme Issako says he’s confident of scoring an album deal following his stint on So You Think You Can Dance. Issako has received much attention on the...
Two missionaries have created a rap about the gospel while they were waiting for a missionary at the hospital. The missionary on the left sent it to his mom, who posted it on Facebook. It has since gone viral. Missionaries are challenged to use the individual gifts...
Brian McDonald from Buena Vista, California, is the son of George Ashford and Juanita McDonald. He has an older brother who played receiver at Illinois State University. Brian, himself, was a running back for the BYU Cougars from 2000 until 2001. He was recruited by...
Josh Wright is an American pianist who was on season nine of the television show America’s Got Talent. He has been a performer at events and conferences across the country, and has released five albums. Wright began playing the piano when he was just four years...
Young Tonumaipea, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the Mormon Church), is a star player for the Melbourne Storm rugby league team based in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. Inspired by his close friend and...
Josh Jones is an 18-year-old priest from the Roxborough Ward, Highlands Ranch Colorado Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He is being labeled a hero after he courageously attempted to help...
Edwin Catmull computer animation Computer animation pioneer; co-founder of Pixar From CNN A COMPANY like Pixar wasn’t what Ed Catmull had in mind when he first hatched his plan to use computers to make animated films. But in hindsight, this company...
