Kid Rock

A hard-rocking character, Bob Ritchie earned his moniker while part of Michigan breakdancing crew the Furious Funkers; people would watch him and say, "Watch that white kid rock!" By 1998 legions of music fans would soon know Ritchie by his adopted nickname, Kid Rock, when he burst onto the scene with his diamond certified album "Devil Without a Cause," part of the emerging metal-hip-hop fusion scene, which made him the darling of MTV heavy rotation with the hit singles "Bawitdaba" (featuring Kid Rock's distinctive sidekick, the diminutive 3'9" rapper Joseph "Joe C" Calleja), "Cowboy" "I Am the Bullgod" and "Only God Knows Why." His brash, outspoken and charismatic persona made him a star with the music video set, and soon enough Hollywood came calling, casting him, predictably, as himself in popular but edgy fare like "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill." After releasing his second album, the multi-platinum selling "The History of Rock" in 2000, Kid Rock got his first genuine acting role, appearing as Robby in David Spade's cracker comedy "Joe Dirt" (2001).