Nick Cannon firmly believes in the power of positive thinking. Ask the 29-year-old how his various achievements came about—successful stand-up comic at 15 years old, staff writer for Nickelodeon’s All That and Kenan & Kel at 17, CEO of his own production company Ncredible, chairman of the TeenNick cable network, host of NBC’s hit America’s Got Talent and a daily radio show, and loving husband to Mariah Carey—and he’ll tell you that he willed them to happen by telling the universe what he wanted. “I truly believe in speaking things into existence,” says Cannon. “Not to get all Tony Robbins, but you speak it, and it can definitely happen to you.” Cannon sat down with EW for an exclusive interview on his growing career and his high-profile marriage to superstar Mariah Carey.
On his film career: “They started throwing every movie [at me] and I chose bad. I didn’t understand that you had to be strategic. I was like, ‘A couple million dollars?! I get to shoot a gun?! Let’s go!’”
On his marriage to Mariah: “There were people who were for it and there were more people who were against. You have to ask the question: Is your heart more important than your career? Absolutely. I was like, If I don’t do anything else ever again in the entertainment industry, I’m in love with this woman.” (Read full post)
While Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres haven’t had a lot of time to spend together since DeGeneres signed on as the newest American Idol judge last September — he’s been in London shooting The X-Factor, while she’s been in LA working on her Emmy-winning talk show — the duo have no problem being honest with each other about their relationship as soon-to-be coworkers.
If you’re like me, you’ve waited 12 years for this. If you’re not like me, could you just fake it for a minute? Check it out: Bob Saget makes his return to the stage of America’s Funniest Home Videos for a special 20th anniversary episode (Sunday, 7 p.m., ABC)! The original host will share the emcee duties with the current host, Tom Bergeron, as they whisk us through classic clips ranging from nut cracks to animal attacks. (FUN FACT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Coming into this season, AFV had aired 287 different groin-hit videos.) But the one thing you won’t be able to see on Sunday night is Bob Saget uttering the phrase, “Bury my groin at Wounded Knee.” But oh, he said it, and you can see for yourself how and why below, as EW.com brings you an exclusive outtake that was too hot for TV! Okay, maybe it was just a busted take. But in any case, enjoy this historic joining of AFV forces.
