Clint Black

Full name: Clint Patrick Black. His father wanted to name him Cole after Cole Porter, but changed his mind when he realized how much ribbing a boy named "Cole Black" would get.

Birth date: Feb. 4, 1962

Birthplace: Long Branch, N.J.

Raised: Houston

Height: 5 ft. 8 in.

Hair: brown

Eyes: green

Parents: G.A., a crane operator; Ann, a homemaker

Spouse: actress Lisa Hartman Black, married Oct. 20, 1991

Label: RCA

Personality: he's been described as easygoing, congenial and professional. Buck Owens says he's "the kind of guy you'd want to take home to meet your father, if you could trust your mother."

Previous jobs: iron worker, bait cutter, fishing guide, newspaper salesman and construction worker

CMA Awards: Horizon Award (1989); Male Vocalist (1990); Album of the Year (Eagles tribute album, 1994)

ACM Awards: New Male Vocalist, Male Vocalist, Album, Single (all 1989)

Platinum Albums: Killin' Time (1989) 3 million; Put Yourself in My Shoes (1990) 3 million; The Hard Way (1992) 1 million; No Time To Kill (1993) 1 million; One Emotion(1994) 1 million; The Greatest Hits (1996) 1 million

Billboard No. 1 singles: "Better Man" (1989); "Killin' Time" (1989); "Nobody's Home" (1989); "Walkin' Away" (1990); "Loving Blind" (1991); "Where Are You Now" (1991); "When My Ship Comes In" (1993); "A Good Run of Bad Luck" (1994); "Summer's Comin' " (1995); "Like the Rain" (1996); "Nothin' But the Taillights" (1998)

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