Chef and TV personality “Good Eats” revolutionized cooking shows. What inspired you to merge food science, storytelling and entertainment? Honestly, the whole “science thing” came out of the fact that […]

Conductor and co-creator of “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” Bugs Bunny has long been an ambassador for classical music. How has he influenced people’s appreciation of the genre?  For so […]

Ukulele virtuoso  You’ve been playing ukulele since you were 4. How did your journey with the instrument start? I first started learning basic chords from my mother. Immediately, I was […]

‘American Idol’ finalist and founder of SongSight The world got to know you as a contestant on the eighth season of “American Idol.” Looking back, what was that experience like? […]

1. You recently opened Luna by Giada at the new Caesars Republic Scottsdale. Why did you decide to be part of the project? Scottsdale is a great market. My cookbooks […]

1. How does a performance artist, comedian and actor become an artist-in-residence at ASU? Well, truth be told, ASU Gammage and I have been dating for a while. Back in […]

1. How did you become a fashion designer? Early on, I would reimagine what I would see celebrities wearing. I would sit with a sketchpad and reimagine what I would […]

1. You started piano lessons as a young boy. Whose choice was that? My family wasn’t musical, and they weren’t sure what to do with me. They thought, well, he […]

1. What was your “aha” moment when you realized you were meant to be a performer?   I was 7 years old and given a solo in the kids’ church […]

Phoenix Mercury guard  You’re from Columbia, Mo. How different is it living in the Valley?  I never knew I would miss the color green so much! But there’s a huge […]