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Where Are They Now: Justin Guarini
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Feb. 22 2008, Published 9:43 a.m. ET
Before Sanjaya, Justin Guarini had the locks that people couldn’t stop talking about. The runner-up in the first season of American Idol may have lost to Kelly Clarkson, but he won the heart of millions—and has showm an impressive longevity in the industry.
This Georgia native currently resides in Los Angeles, where he's and is working on his fifth feature film, Mafioso II. Though it wasn’t his best line of work, who can forget Justin along with Kelly’s first movie attempt in From Justin to Kelly!
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