- March, 2015: Performing as Lil' Sweet, the advertising mascot for Diet Dr. Pepper.
- Justin is the voice and CGI mini-character for "Lil Sweet", the animated logo for Diet Dr. Pepper. His unique clothes are blinging; he is a fair-skinned African American; he sings in a wicked falsetto; and his hair is purple, all to remind the viewer of 'Prince (I)'. After the death of Prince in April 2016, many accused Dr. Pepper of being disrespectful. However, Dr. Pepper claimed it was not imitating Prince. First of all, they argued, His Purple Majesty would never dye his hair purple and his facial hair and hair-do were over the top. Nonetheless, after Prince died, the commercial now states, like in a video, "Justin Guarini as Lil Sweet".
- Dad Eldrin Bell is a former Atlanta police chief.
- Stepfather Jerry Guarini is a retired physicist.
- Justin and his wife Reina have known each other since attending high school in Doylestown, PA. Although she was fifteen when they first met, they did not begin a relationship until 2007. Reina's mother was Justin's English teacher in high school.
- He went to Junior High School with Pink.
- Justin proposed to his wife in December, 2008. He was at Disney's Epcot Center filming "hosting clips" for the "American Idol Experience" ride. After the show, he proposed to Reina in a little private grotto right after a fireworks show.
- Began singing at age 4.
- Justin's wife, Reina, is Syrian and Italian, while Justin is African American and Italian.
- Mom Kathy is a former TV journalist and his dad, Eldrin Bell, is first cousins with Samuel L. Jackson's wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
- He and wife Reina welcomed a baby boy named William Neko Bell Guarini, around 6:30am on Tuesday April 26, 2011.
- He and wife Reina welcomed a 2nd son named Asher Orion Guarini born on February 25, 2013.
- Justin is featured in the ongoing welcome video "Disney's American Idol Experience" at Disney World.
- Justin got his first Broadway role as "Carlos" in the Broadway musical, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" in August 2010 and fans were happy to see the quote by the casting director that he'd had no idea Justin was from "American Idol".
- Justin is proud to be a step-parent to his wife's daughter Lola, who was born in 2005.
- Before he was a singer, he worked at Cutting Edge Entertainment, specializing in singers, entertainers, weddings, bar mitzvahs and other gatherings.
- Performed at a benefit for Education Through Music-Los Angeles 4th Annual Benefit Gala with Johnny Mathis and jazz notables at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood in summer of 2010.
- Came 2nd to Kelly Clarkson in the finals of American Idol (2002).
- Justin is the voice and CGI mini-character for "Lil Sweet", the animated logo for Diet Dr. Pepper. His unique clothes are covered in shiny appliqués; he is a fair-skinned African American; he sings in a wicked falsetto; and his hair is purple, all to remind the viewer of 'Prince (I)'. After the death of Prince in April 2016, many accused Dr. Pepper of being disrespectful. However, Dr. Pepper claimed it was not imitating Prince. First of all, they argued, His Purple Majesty would never dye his hair purple and his facial hair and hair-do were over the top. Nonetheless, after Prince died, the commercial now states, like in a video, "Justin Guarini as Lil Sweet".
- Attended the University of Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Attended the School for Film and TV in New York City, New York.
- His first group was the Atlanta Boys Choir.
- Performed with the Acapella group, Midnight Voices during high school.
- In August 2009 Justin reprised his role as "Priest" in Bill T. Jones' "Superfly the Musical" in NYC.
- Resprised his role as "Drake" in "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" - in the Stephen King, John Mellencamp, T-Bone Burnett workshop of the musical in New York City in August 2009.
- Justin graduated from Central Bucks East High School.
- Justin Guarini attended acting school at the School for Film & Television in NYC in 1999-2000. His classmate was Scott Holroyd, who played Paul Ryan on As the World Turns (1956).
- From TV Guide (Dec. 18, 2005): "Dancing With The Stars": "Dancing's finale scores the biggest audience for a summer show since the Justin and Kelly matchup on Idol".
- In April 2010 Justin began auditioning for Broadway roles.
- Job at ADT Security Systems in youth.
- Returned from a USO Tour in Afghanistan/Qatar in August 2008.
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