Brad Paisley

Country music and video star Brad Paisley's hits include "He Didn't Have to Be," "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" and "The World." Paisley grew up in a small town in West Virginia and began playing guitar and singing in his teens. Within days of graduating from the music business program at Nashville's Belmont University in 1995, he was hired as a songwriter by EMI Music Publishing. A star performer in his own right since 1999, he is favorite on Country Music Television and the winner of multiple country music awards. His albums include Who Needs Pictures (1999), Mud On The Tires (2003) and Time Well Wasted (2005).

Extra credit: He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 2001... Paisley has also had hits with other performers, singing duets with Alison Krauss ("Whiskey Lullaby") and Dolly Parton ("When I Get Where I'm Going")... His video for "Celebrity" includes appearances by William Shatner and Jason Alexander.... Paisley married actress Kimberly Williams on 15 March 2003.