Jae-Ha Kim

Interviews (Celebrity Index)

Photo courtesy: Rich Hein/Chicago Sun-Times

I’ve talked to numerous interesting people for my work, including football stars (Troy Polamalu ♦ Hines Ward ♦ Scott Fujita), Olympic gold medalists (Apolo Anton Ohno ♦ Natalie Coughlin), actors (Matt Damon ♦ Kevin Bacon ♦ Alyssa Milano) and singers (Justin Bieber ♦ David Bowie ♦ Jewel). Here’s a partial list:

Aaron Zigman ♦ Al Jarreau ♦ Alan Parker ♦ Alana de la Garza ♦ Alanis Morissette ♦ Alex O’Loughlin ♦ Alexandra Breckenridge ♦ Ali Mejia ♦ Aly Raisman ♦  Alyssa Milano ♦ Amanda Beard ♦ Amsale Aberra ♦ Anastasia Royal ♦ Anchee Min ♦ Anna Trebunskaya ♦ Andie MacDowell ♦ Andrew Dice Clay ♦ Andrew Friedman ♦ Annie Wersching ♦ Apolo Anton Ohno (2002) (2010) ♦ April Star Davis ♦ Arthur Frommer ♦ Ashley Brown ♦ Ashley Judd ♦ 

BeBe Winans ♦ Beck ♦ Bela Lugosi, Jr. ♦ Benjamin Bratt ♦ Benjamin Taylor ♦ Benjamin Utecht ♦ Beth Kohl ♦ Bill Kurtis ♦ Billy Campbell ♦ Billy Wirth ♦ Black Eyed Peas ♦ Blur ♦ Bob Blumer ♦ Bobby Flay ♦ Bob Geldof ♦ Bobby Lee ♦ Brittany Bowe ♦ Britney Spears ♦ Brother Guy Consolmagno ♦ Bruce Jenner ♦ Bruno Coulais ♦

Candace Bushnell (2000) (2001) (2012) ♦ Candace Parker ♦ Candice Accola ♦ Carl Reiner ♦ Carlos Mencia ♦ Carol Spinney ♦ Carolyn Hennesy ♦ Carrot Top ♦ Carter Oosterhouse ♦ Celine Dion ♦ Chicago ♦ Chris Gorham ♦ Chris Harrison ♦ Chris Isaak (1991) (1994) (1995) (2009) ♦ Chris Matthews ♦ Chris Rock ♦ Chris Squire ♦ Chuck Liddell ♦ Chynna Phillips ♦ Claire Forlani ♦ Clay Aiken ♦ Comet ♦ Cory Chisel ♦ Courteney Cox ♦ Courtney Thorne-Smith ♦ Craig Hurley (1990) (2012) ♦ Crispin Glover ♦ Cullen Jones ♦ Curtis Stone ♦

Damon Albarn ♦ Daniel Gillies ♦ Darley Newman  ♦ Daryn Kagan ♦ Dave Koz ♦ David Boreanaz ♦ David Bowie ♦ David Cross ♦ Dean Cain ♦ Def Leppard ♦ Diana Nyad ♦ Diane Farr ♦ Dionne Warwick ♦ D. J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ♦ Dolph Lundgren ♦ Don Davis ♦ Donnas ♦ Donnie Yen ♦ Doug Banks ♦ Drew Pinsky ♦ Duff McKagan ♦ Duran Duran (2008) ♦

Eden Sher ♦ Elinor Donahue ♦  Elliott Yamin ♦ Emeril Lagasse ♦ Emo Philips ♦ Engelbert Humperdinck ♦ Eric Stoltz ♦ Eric Van Lustbader ♦ Erica Dasher ♦ Evan Morgenstein ♦ Exene Cervenka ♦

Fergie ♦ Frances Fisher ♦

G. Garvin ♦ Gail Simmons ♦ Gary Forbes ♦ Gary Player ♦ Gbenga Akinnagbe ♦ Ginger Rue ♦ Gino Strada ♦ Grace Park ♦ Grahame Skinner ♦ Guns N’ Roses ♦ Gwen Stefani ♦

Hal Sparks ♦ Hanson ♦ Harry J. Lennix ♦ Harry Shum Jr. ♦ Helio Castroneves ♦ Henry Winkler ♦ Hines Ward ♦ Hipsway ♦ Ho-Sung Pak ♦

Ian Hart ♦ Iain Softley ♦ Indigo Girls ♦ Ivanka Trump ♦

Jackie Chan (1996) (2002) ♦ Jai Rodriguez ♦ Jakob Dylan (1996) (2000) (2002) ♦ James Blake ♦ James Denton ♦ James Dyson ♦ Jamie Kennedy ♦ Janis Ian ♦ Janusz Kaminski ♦ Jason Lee ♦ Jason Kennedy ♦ Jason Lezak ♦  Jason Schwartzman ♦ Jay Leno ♦ Jeff Housenbold ♦ Jeffrey Marx ♦ Jennifer Aniston ♦ Jennifer Knapp ♦ Jeremy Piven ♦ Jewel ♦ Jill Litwin ♦ Joan Orborne ♦ Joe Manganiello ♦ Joe Perry ♦ Joe Satriani ♦ John Cho ♦ John Grogan ♦ John Ottman ♦ John Woo ♦ Jon Landau ♦ Jon Seda ♦ Jonas Brothers ♦ Jonathan Bennett ♦ Jonathan Jackson ♦ Jonny Moseley ♦ Jordana Spiro ♦ Jordin Sparks ♦ Josh Duhamel ♦ Joss Stone ♦ Judith Rossner ♦ Judy Gold ♦ Juliana Hatfield ♦ Juliana Margulies ♦ Julie Henderson ♦ Juliette Lewis ♦ Justin Bieber ♦ Justin Guarini ♦ Justin Lin ♦ Justin Timberlake

Kambri Crews ♦ Karen Duffy ♦ Katharine Holabird ♦ Katharine McPhee ♦ Kathy Benziger-Threlkeld ♦ Katie Barberi ♦ Kayo Hatta ♦ Keanu Reeves ♦ Keith Johnson ♦ Ken Budd ♦ Kendra Wilkinson ♦ Kenneth Choi ♦ Kenny Doughty ♦ Kenny Loggins ♦ Kevin Bacon ♦ Kevin Michael Connolly ♦ Kevin Olusola ♦ Kevin Smith ♦ Khalil Kain ♦ Kim Coles ♦ Kim Vandenberg ♦ Kimberla Lawson Roby ♦ Kristin Bauer ♦ Kristin Chenoweth ♦  KT Tunstall ♦ Kyle Chandler ♦ Kyung-sook Shin ♦

Laila Ali ♦ Lance Bass ♦ Lance Briggs ♦ Landon Donovan ♦ Lang Lang ♦Larenz Tate ♦ Larry Harris ♦ Larry Miller ♦ Lauren Corn ♦ Laurie Berkner ♦ Laurie Holden ♦ LeAnn Rimes ♦ Lenka ♦ Lenny Kravitz ♦ Linda Eder ♦ Lisa Vidal ♦ Lita ♦ Liv Tyler ♦ Loni Love ♦ Lori Petty ♦ Lucas Grabeel ♦ Lucy Lawless ♦ Luka Bloom ♦ Luke Wilson ♦

Maggie Han ♦ Mancow Muller ♦ Mandy Moore ♦ Marcus Samuelsson ♦ Margaret Cho ♦ Maria Peevey ♦ Marilu Henner ♦ Marisa Jaret Winokur ♦ Marlee Matlin (1987) (2007) ♦ Marti Frederiksen ♦ Mary Steenburgen ♦ Masaharu Morimoto ♦ Matt Czuchry ♦ Matt Damon ♦ Matthew Fox ♦ Matthew Perry ♦ Matthew Salesses ♦  Maureen McCormick ♦ Mayim Bialik ♦ Megalyn Echikunwoke ♦ Megan Weinerman ♦ Meghan Markle ♦ Melanie Brown / Mel B ♦ Melissa Francis ♦ Michael J. Fox ♦ Michael St. Gerard ♦ Michael T. Weiss ♦ Michelle Williams ♦ Michio Kaku ♦ Mike Figgis ♦ Min Jin Lee ♦ Minnie Driver ♦ Mira Sorvino ♦ Monica Pedersen ♦

‘N Sync ♦ Natalie Coughlin ♦ Neil Giraldo ♦ Neil Sedaka ♦ Neil Strauss ♦ Nicolas Cage ♦ Nigel Lythgoe ♦ Nigella Lawson ♦ No Doubt ♦ Noah Bean (2009) (2012) ♦ Noel Gallagher ♦ Nora Kirkpatrick ♦

Oasis ♦ Olafur Arnalds ♦ Olivia Newton-John ♦ Owen Wilson ♦

Pat Benatar ♦ Patrick Francis Bishop ♦ Pattie Boyd ♦ Paul Feig ♦ Paul Potts ♦ Paul Young ♦ Pauline Frommer ♦ Penelope Cruz ♦ Pentatonix ♦ Pete Wentz ♦ Peter Barnes ♦ Peter Dunn ♦ Peter King ♦ Pierce Brosnan ♦ Piper Perabo ♦ Placido Domingo ♦ PSY ♦

Queen Latifah ♦

Rachael Ray ♦ Ray Chen ♦ Raymond J. Barry ♦ Rebecca Minkoff ♦ Rebecca Schaeffer  ♦ Relient K ♦ Rex Lee ♦ Richard Baer ♦ Richard Blais ♦ Richard Branson ♦ Richard Marx ♦ Richard Wiese ♦ Rick Springfield (2008) (2010) ♦ R.L. Stine ♦ Rob Thomas ♦ Robert David Hall ♦ Robert Lamm ♦ Robin Meade ♦ Russell Wong ♦

Sabrina Soto ♦ Saffron Burrows ♦ Samantha Brown ♦ Samuel Park ♦ Sara Moulton ♦ Sarah Hughes ♦ Sarah Jessica Parker ♦ Sarah Wayne Callies ♦ Scott Fujita ♦  Scott Simon ♦ Sean Rosenthal ♦ Seattle Sutton ♦ Seth Rogen ♦ Shannon Lee ♦ Shelina Moreda ♦ Shemekia Copeland ♦ Shep Murray ♦ Simon LeBon ♦ Simone ♦ Sinbad ♦ Sinjin Smith ♦ Sophie Flack ♦ Sophie Kinsella ♦ Spike Lee ♦ Steve Dahl ♦ Stephen Caffrey (1989) (1995) ♦ Stephen Lang ♦  Steve Byrne ♦ Steven Raichlen ♦ Sung J. Woo ♦ Susan Lucci ♦ Sydney Chaplin ♦

Ted Allen ♦ Todd Rundgren ♦ Tony Hawk ♦ Tracey Heggins ♦ Tracy Morgan ♦ Tristan Prettyman ♦ Troy Polamalu ♦ Tupac Shakur ♦ Tyler Florence ♦

Venus Williams ♦ Viggo Mortensen (1998) (1999) (2002) (2004) ♦ Vincent Gallo ♦

Wendy Hoopes ♦ Wendy Wilson ♦ Wes Anderson ♦ Wesley Snipes ♦ Widespread Panic ♦ Will Smith ♦ Wolfgang Puck ♦ Wonder Girls ♦ Woody Harrelson ♦

Yanni ♦ Yes ♦ Yo-Yo Ma ♦ Ywada ♦

Zade ♦ Zander Eckhouse