Oprah Staff:
The video is of my 10 year old son, Jackson, who is also the youngest professional movie critic in America. Jackson (a.k.a. "Lights-Camera-Jackson") has had his own movie reviews website (www.lights-camera-jackson.com) for about a year and a half, and in September he got his own weekly film critic segment on a local TV station. He's also been doing movie reviews on the radio since he was 7 1/2.
Jackson is an amazing talent. I couldn't link his TV review work for you due to copyright issues, but you can see his segments here:
http://capitalnews9.com/content/living/lightscamerajackson/Default.aspx
and you can read his reviews, listen to his podcasts and see his box office wrap-up on his site.
But one of his most incredible talents is his ability to do impressions. He was born with the ability to hear a voice, sometimes only once or twice, and then duplicate it. Obviously his love for the entertainment business leads him to doing many celebrity impressions (the one's on this clip are of some of the 2008 Oscar nominees), but he also does political figures, cartoon characters and regular people. It's really something to watch and hear.
Nothing against the other kids you have on your site, they're all very talented, but when was the last time you heard a 10-year do impressions...and just NAIL THEM? I'm guessing never.
The other thing that makes Jackson so unique is that he is a "Kid Critic" - he reviews Kids/Family movies from a kids point of view. Other kids, and PARENTS especially love this, because they get insight and advice on a movie they might be thinking of taking their kids to...from a real kid...and not some 45 year old man who, for obvious reasons, can't relate to these films the way a 10-year old can.
And Lights-Camera-Jackson knows his stuff. He is a student of film and pop culture. He can tell you the actors, plot, release date and box office take of practically every movie that's been released in the past 3-years. And he knows the year that every Disney film came out - cold.
Last year he saw 46 films in the theater. Some weekends we hit one Friday night another on Saturday.
And, along with his reviews, he also does celebrity interviews. I know he'd love to ask Oprah a few questions about her film career.
Check out his website and on-air work. I think you'll agree that Jackson fits your criteria as both smart and talented.
Thanks for allowing me to write to you about him and I appreciate you considering him for the show.
Sincerely,
Dan Murphy
Jackson would make a great guest on your show as he could also do review some recent films or, and this would be very timely, do a SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW.
13-year old Norweigian girl Nora Foss Al Jabri singing "Somewhere over the Rainbow" live with Dag Stokke on the piano. One of the most talented singers the world has seen!
Nahshon O’Neil Hollis was born in Bermuda to parents O’Neil and Shawn Hollis on May 6th 1995. He is a 13 year-old self-taught imaginative oil painter that has a very fine talent and an eye for perfection and detail.
Nahshon attended Wee Learn Nursery which at the young age of two, first said he wanted to be a famous artist. Even in the earliest of his childhood could you see he had a God-given gift when compared to his peers. Most of his nursery years of work are in the hands of his nursery teacher that he would draw a picture for daily. At age six he attended Elliot Primary School. From here is when his talent became more evident to everyone around him. On career day, he dressed up in a painter’s shirt and a beret and boldly repeated that he wanted to be a famous artist. He got more involved and won many prizes for school related art competitions. He has won in three Junior Spring into the Arts awards and City Hall art competition awards, back to back Peoples Choice Awards and placed third in the Adult Quick Art competition for the Bank of Butterfield Art Festival, all in the age range of eight to ten. He was also a winner of the “One World, One People” competition for the Declaration of Human Rights for the United Nations. He has also been featured in events such as the Premiers Concert where he ‘wowed the crowed’, a beautiful and tranquil presentation of his pieces in the Spring into the Arts constructed by his music teacher, live painting for raising funds for “PRIDE” and also the RG and Bermuda Homes & Gardens 2008 Edition magazines. He has also made a great accomplishment at his current age of thirteen in showcasing his works in his very first art show at the newly revamped Masterworks Museum of Arts located in the beautiful Botanical Gardens.
Nahshon was inspired early in his life watching cartoon doodling when he was just in his pampers. He was greatly inspired by Bob Ross who he frequently watched any chance he could. From there, he branched onto his own mystical-style filled with more texture and a more classical look.
Nahshon has been selling his art since age nine and to date has sold about twenty pieces. Nahshon’s parents and sister Shanna give as much support as they can for their talented member of the family. He strives for perfection and detail in his art which can be lucidly shown in his latest pieces. He creates colorful, bright, serene and spiritual pieces which some viewers say can even be portrayed in his landscapes. Nahshon still plans to become the artist that he wants to be and hopes to help and inspire the world through his fine art.
You can visit Nahshon's website at:
http://www.nahshonsartworks.com
Hi Oprah,
Let me start by saying that my wife and I are big fans of your show! We, along with our 7 year old son, caught the episode with all of these talented kids from around the world and we loved it. Especially my little boy!
Attached is a video of my son this past summer hitting balls at our local driving range. He was 6 years old here and he's been playing since he was 3 years old. Enjoy.
Cheers,
Eric Reyes
Oprah,
Here is a video of my beautiful and talented 12-year old daughter, Symphonie, singing a capella.
Enjoy!
Claude Constant
Here is the talented Lakeeda Johnson singing an original song titled "Not Together."
At the age of 13, Malia Civetz was honored to be selected to perform at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York as a featured 'Star of Tomorrow'. She sings, dances, plays piano and is a straight 'A' freshman honor student majoring in theatre at the Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts. Along with her drive for academic excellence and her passion for music, she focuses on lending her time and talent throughout the year to numerous charities. She is a three-time winner of the Las Vegas Search for Talent and has amazed crowds with her soulful & powerful voice since she began singing in church when she was 5. For more about Malia please visit her website created by her brother, www.MaliaSings.com.
Jonathan Russell is a 13-year-old improvising jazz violinist who has toured the U.S. and Europe. He has performed with Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center as well as with his own ensemble at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In this video he plays some improvised solos over his own arrangement of jingle bells.
Dear Oprah,
Last year at Christmas I suggested to my husband, Larry, that he teach our three boys (ages 14, 12, and 10) how to solve the Rubik's cube. During the past year, they have taken up an extraordinary interest in learning all the algorithms necessary to solve the Rubik's cube. And solve it rather quickly they do. The older two have record times of 52 and 45 seconds and Nathan can solve it in under two minutes. Of course, we believe they are very talented kids and hope you will consider them for one of your shows.
Happy New Year!
Mary Lund
(Josiah, Zachary, and Nathan)
This video is of an amazing 9 year old drummer named Isaiah Fogle (currently 10 yrs old). He plays drums for our church and for the youth jazz group Neo Jazz Collective. In this video, the second drumset that he plays is set up for a left-handed player. He is basically playing backwards because he plays right-handed! Isaiah realizes that he has been blessed to play at such an advanced level at such a young age. If you would like to read his bio and see more of his playing please visit his website at www.isaiahfogle.com. Be Blessed!
Hi Oprah,
My name is Anita Gormley and I'd like to present to you my amazingly talented son Sean Michael.
He is twelve years old and is very gifted in many different areas, among them math and music. What makes him so special is that he has these extraordinary gifts because he has Asperger's syndrome which gives him the ability to do math very easily. He can convert almost any number into binary form. He also won second place for his school in a regional math competition. He has perfect pitch and plays the piano beautifully. He especially loves to play classical and ragtime. Here is a piece he composed called "The Colors of Autumn".
In this video of my daughter, Candace choose to sing this song “Memory” for her finals when she joined Asian - Canadian Singing Competitions because she dedicate this song to her late grandfather who passed away on Good Friday of this year. When my dad passed away, Candace missed him terribly as he was her inspiration and gave her the encouragement to take some vocal and piano lessons to pursue her dream as a Broadway singer someday.
Candace is grateful to God with all the blessings she receives especially for this wonderful talent. She truthfully believes in her heart that God has a purpose for her and she will use this gift to reach her dream. When her dream is fulfill, she hopes to help others in any way she can. Also, she wishes to become a music teacher and have her own music school because by becoming a music teacher she’ll be helping other talented children to develop their talents.
Daniella is 25 months old. She has mastered her Alphabet at age 15 months and can identify all her letters and many numbers. She also can identify different shapes. She knows all her colors. She knows how to use a laptop computer. She spells very well as you can see in the video. She loves to sing. She knows more than 10 Christian songs. She also recites Psalm 100 from the Bible. She is fascinated with President elect Obama. Whenever she sees his picture via media or magazine, she threw up both hands in the air and yelled, "President Obama!" We both love her dearly. She like animals, but her favorite toys is pen and paper. She will cry for pen and her book, but will not cry for a toy.