Television show host who became known as the supportive judge on American Idol and the executive Producer of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.
He was a musician in bands for Santana and Jerry Garcia.
He produced the entertaining dance craze show, ABDC, on MTV, and won a Grammy Award for his work as a Producer.
He divorced Elizabeth Jackson, with whom he had one daughter named Taylor, in 1990. In 1995, he married Erika Riker, with whom he had a daughter named Zoe and a son named Jordan.
He played bass for Madonna throughout her album Like a Prayer.
