Known within the music industry for his long career as a talented musician, producer and record company executive, Randy Jackson achieved celebrity on a much larger scale when he signed on to judge would-be singing stars on the excessively popular talent show, “American Idol” (Fox, 2002- ). Alongside fellow judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, Jackson suffered through countless hacks, off-key warblers and delusional wannabes in a quest to find the next pop star – someone with a healthy blend of vocal talent, stage presence and cool determination. While Cowell was seen as the show’s insulting