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James Conrad Verraros (b. February 8, 1983) is an United States|American singer/entertainer and native of Crystal Lake, Illinois who is most notable for being one of the top 10 finalists in the first season of ''American Idol''. Because he was raised by Deafness|deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language. Verraros is of Greeks|Greek (father) and Germans|German, Irish people|Irish, France|French and English people|English (mother) descent.

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Verraros quickly became a celebrity in the American gay press because of a controversy that erupted when Fox Broadcasting Company made him remove gay-related comments from his network-sponsored ''American Idol'' web site in the summer of 2002.<ref name=advocate1>{{cite web |title=Idol gossip |work=The Advocate |date=2002-09-03 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2002_Sept_3/ai_90990464 |accessdate=2007-07-18</ref> While Verraros was openly gay with fellow contestants and Idol employees, he did not mention his homosexuality on air.<ref name="sun">{{cite news |title=Can gay contestants win on 'American Idol'? |work=Associated Press |publisher=Baltimore Sun |date=2008-03-07 |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.idol07mar07,0,6767790.story </ref> Following the end of the show and the subsequent tour,<ref name="sun"/> Verraros came... read all