Who is Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez?

Who is Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez? Thew world knows her as Nadya Suleman the Octomom. She is an American woman who came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in January 2009.[1][2] The Suleman octuplets are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States and, one week after their birth, surpassed the previous worldwide survival rate for a complete set of octuplets set by the Chukwu octuplets in 1998. The circumstances of their high order multiple birth have led to controversy in the field of assisted reproductive technology as well as an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved.[3] Public reaction turned negative when it was discovered that the single mother already had six other young children at home at the time and was not financially independent.
Suleman, who was unemployed and on public assistance programs at the time, conceived the octuplets and her six older children via in-vitro fertilization (IVF).[4]

Although Suleman was born in 1975, two dates of birth have been given for her. One is October 12th, the other is July 11th. It was reported that the birthdate recorded for her as the mother on the birth certificates of her children was July 11th. She was reportedly born in either Bellflower or Fullerton, California [5] (depending on sources) as the only child of Edward and Angela Doud. Her parents married in Las Vegas in 1974, and divorced in 1999.[6][7]
Suleman was raised in La Puente, Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights, all cities in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. She graduated from Nogales High School in La Puente, California in 1993, and studied to be a psychiatric technician at Mt. San Antonio College.[citation needed]
She held a psychiatric technician license, and worked as a psychiatric technician at Metropolitan State Hospital, where her back was injured while at work. She filed a worker's compensation claim in 1999 while working at the hospital, and again filed another claim in 2001 with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and over the course of time, received approximately $167,000 in benefits.[8] She attended California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and received a Bachelor of Science degree in child and adolescent development in 2006. Suleman returned to CSUF to pursue a master's degree in counseling, leaving the program in 2008.[9]

Nadya married Marcos Gutierrez in 1996. According to Gutierrez, they separated in 2000 because they could not conceive children together. Gutierrez filed for divorce in November 2006 and the divorce was finalized in January 2008.[10] Despite their divorce, in an interview with People Weekly, he spoke highly of her and expressed that he wishes her the best.[11]

Nadya Suleman began IVF treatments in 2001 from Doctor Michael Kamrava. In each of her six pregnancies she was implanted with six embryos.[12] The treatments resulted in four single births and one fraternal twin birth, with four boys and two girls born between 2001 and 2006.[13]
seven-year-old Elijah Makai Solomon (boy)
six-year-old Amerah Yasmeen Solomon (girl)
five-year-old Joshua Jacob Solomon (boy)
three-year-old Aiden Solomon (boy)
two-year-old Calyssa Arielle Solomon (girl, twin)
two-year-old Caleb Kai Solomon (boy, twin)


Suleman has stated that in 2008 she had six embryos left over from her previous in-vitro fertilization treatments. She requested the embryos be implanted despite the norm for a woman her age being two or three at the most.[3] Part of her reasoning for attempting a sixth pregnancy was so that the frozen embryos would not be destroyed. The six remaining embryos were implanted and two of the embryos split into twins, resulting in a total of eight embryos. Her health and gestational status were followed from her first trimester. Five fetuses were evident after just one month and when offered the option of selective reduction, Suleman declined.[14]
News of the octuplets caused an international media frenzy.[15] Public reply was largely negative and even included death threats.[16] There has been much public discussion about Suleman's decision to have the octuplets, including a minor protest outside the Suleman home.[17] Many expressed concern that Suleman's decision for more children would burden taxpayers via public support.[18][19][20]
As of March 2009, Suleman lives elsewhere,[21] and there was concern the octuplets would not be released from the hospital with Suleman expressing concern about losing custody of them.[22] However, as of April 14, 2009, all of the children are home, although public outrage has not subsided. Someone threw a baby seat through the back window of her Toyota minivan,[23] the latest in a string of vandalisms to Suleman's property.[24][25]

With the 2009 birth Suleman captured the public eye and by the end of January the neologism octomom came into usage specifically referring to her. Suleman hired the Killeen Furtney Group as her initial public-relations company, with Wes Yoder providing a small amount of pro bono advice. Both groups soon ended their involvement after receiving death threats.[26] Her next spokesman was Victor Munoz,[27] who quit on March 6, 2009.[28]
On February 5, 2009, Nadya Suleman granted a television interview to NBC's Ann Curry. Suleman rejected suggestions that her decisions have been selfish or that she may not be able to care for her children. Suleman felt society is unfairly judging her because she is a single mother. Suleman said she will get by with the help of family, friends, and her church, and she plans to return to school in the fall.[29]
In February 2009, Vivid Entertainment made Suleman a $1 million (US) offer to star in a pornographic movie.[30] Suleman has declined their offer.[31]
On March 25, 2009, Suleman and Gloria Allred appeared together on the Dr. Phil Show. Allred had a list of criticisms of Suleman's performance as mother and homemaker.[32]
On April 16, Suleman revealed she has struck a deal for a reality TV show in the UK, though the Hollywood Reporter said some U.S. networks are reluctant to pick up the show. [33]


Before knowledge of the octuplets became public, Suleman had been living with her children and mother in a small three-bedroom house in Whittier, California. Property records show the Suleman house in mortgage default; it is scheduled to be sold at auction in May 2009.[34] Suleman's parents filed for bankruptcy in 2008, citing nearly $1 million in liabilities.[35]
Suleman's father, 67-year-old Edward Doud Suleman,[36] identifies himself as a former Iraqi military man and says he is returning to his native Iraq as a translator and driver in order to financially support his daughter and her children.[37] Suleman's mother, 69-year-old Angela Victoria Suleman, a retired teacher, has helped to look after the first six children. She has indicated that she is overwhelmed looking after them, and was critical of her daughter in her earlier public statements.[38] more

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Who is Paul Andrew Richter?

Who is Paul Andrew Richter? The world knows him as Andy Richter, he is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his sidekick role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien between 1993 and 2000. He is also known for his work with the Madagascar children's films, and for the short-lived sitcom Andy Richter Controls the Universe. He is to be the announcer on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in 2009.

Richter, the second of four children, was born October 28, 1966, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His mother, Glenda Swanson, was a designer of kitchen cabinets, and his father, Laurence R. Richter, taught Russian at Indiana University for over 32 years.[1][2][3] Richter was raised in Yorkville, Illinois. In high school, he was elected Prom King.
In the late 1980s Andy attended Columbia College Chicago as a film major. While at Columbia, Andy began to show his chops for comedic acting and writing by starring in numerous student films and videos. After leaving Columbia in 1988, Andy worked as a production assistant on commercial shoots in Chicago. In 1989, Andy began taking classes at Chicago's Improv Olympic. Andy's quick wit and acting skills catapulted him from student to house performer within a year. Andy branched out working with The Comedy Underground and the Annoyance Theater.
Andy's reputation earned him a writing job on the short lived Jonathan Brandmeier television show.
In the early 1990s the Annoyance Theater hit gold when producer Jill Soloway staged The Real Live Brady Bunch, live word for word performances of the '70s sitcom. The show was so popular that it attracted national attention and moved to New York. Andy was not an original member of the cast, but the actor who played Mike Brady in the Chicago cast opted not to go to New York. Andy asked Jill if he could play Mike in New York, and since Jill hadn't cast a replacement, she agreed.
At the same time The Brady Bunch was playing in New York, two fellow Annoyance members were cast on Saturday Night Live. With friends on SNL, Andy was able to get into the after show parties where he met SNL head writer Rob Smigel. Two years later Smigel hired Andy for a new show he was producing, Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Originally hired as a writer, Andy was cast as Conan O'Brien's sidekick just weeks before the show aired.

Richter left his post at Late Night in 2000. His first major venture, Fox's Andy Richter Controls the Universe, was canceled after two mid-season runs. His next Fox sitcom, Quintuplets, lasted one season. His most recent television series was Andy Barker P.I., which was co-written and executive produced by Conan O'Brien. In the series Richter played an accountant who could not attract clients.[4] After a woman comes to his office thinking he is the former tenant, a private investigator, she asks him to find her husband whom she thinks faked his death. He decides to pursue this job and become a private detective in earnest, as well as continuing to do his accounting job, which seems to pick up as the series goes on. The series played on NBC, with all six episodes in the first season on NBC.com.


Richter appeared in a single episode of the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle as a family psychiatrist. He provided the voice of the character J.F. Amarth in an episode of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse. He appeared as a special guest judge in the Miss Rumble 2000 Swimsuit Competition held at Royal Rumble 2000. In 2002, Andy played a priest in The True Meaning of Christmas Specials. He also appeared in several episodes of Arrested Development as himself, notably the episode S.O.B.s where, in addition to himself, he appears as three of his identical quintuplet brothers (the fifth has his face blurred out because he "would not sign a release", a joke related to the faux-documentary style of the show). In the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Richter guest starred as Stan the Sad Dad. Richter has also appeared in the TV show Monk where he appeared in the Mr. Monk Makes a Friend episode. He also appeared in a single episode of the sitcom Just Shoot Me, where he played an alcoholic motivational speaker that had spread a nasty rumor about Maya Gallo in high school. In 2007 Richter appeared on 30 Rock as Liz Lemon's brother, who suffers from a Memento-esque malady caused by a skiing injury that causes him to believe he is still a teenager in the 1980s, even though he's 40 years old. In 2009, he made one-episode appearances on Bones as the leader of a travelling circus, and Chuck as a Fulcrum agent posing as a resident of a suburban development.

According to HenriandRegan.com Richter will be in the upcoming movie They Came from Upstairs starring Ashley Tisdale and Robert Hoffman.
Also he has appeared on the very first episode of Talkshow with Spike Feresten.
Richter appeared as the final guest of Late Night with Conan O'Brien as the show concluded its 16-year run on February 20th, 2009.

On February 24th, 2009 it was announced that Richter would be joining Conan O'Brien once again as the announcer The Tonight Show in Los Angeles.

In addition to his television work, Richter has appeared in motion pictures such as Big Trouble, Elf, Seeing Other People, New York Minute, Madagascar, My Boss's Daughter, Scary Movie 2, Cabin Boy, Pootie Tang, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, and Robert Altman's Dr. T and the Women.


Richter is married to actress and writer Sarah Thyre (a veteran of Strangers with Candy, on which Richter three times made a cameo appearance) and they have two children, William and Mercy.

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