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This cool kid quenching his thirst (and spilling some on his sweatshirt in the process) hails from Canada, where he once auditioned for the Disney Channel in Toronto.

He gained popularity in high school posting song covers on Vine ... including one of the Justin Bieber track, "As Long as You Love Me." Pretty soon, he amassed millions of views and followers and caught the attention of Island Records. He signed with them in May 2014 at the age of 16!

Just 2 months later, his first single debuted in the top 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ... making him the youngest artist to do so. The following summer ... he was opening for Taylor Swift on her 1989 World Tour.

P.S. this young man also models -- he walked the runway during the "Emporio Armani Spring 2018" show held in Milan.

With all of his talent and good looks ... it's no wonder why Camila Cabello's taken a shine to him.

Before this brushin' baby became a chart-topping artist and actor, he showed great musical talent from an early age. Growing up in Manhattan, he starting banging on pots and pans in his parent's kitchen, using them as drums. By the age of 5, he knew he wanted to be a musician and he started playing guitar.

His family moved to Los Angeles when he was 10, and he joined the California Boys Choir and was first introduced to rock music.

Now, his resume is incredible ... winning the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance 4 years in a row from 1999 to 2002.

Well before this happy little gal was winning an Oscar and crushing it at the box office as a badass superhero, she got her first major role on television as the youngest daughter of Bob Saget's character on the sitcom, "Raising Dad."

After a short-lived music career in her teens that included the release of the pop single, "She Said," she returned to playing a TV daughter on a critically-acclaimed dramedy starring Toni Collette.

A year later, she costarred in the action-comedy "21 Jump Street" and kept working her way up in the movie biz ... before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2016. Now ... she's the latest star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Before this cute cowgirl was starring on Disney Channel shows and movies and signed to a major record label, she was born to humble roots in Lehigh Valley, Penn. She started singing when she was 10 years old and began posting her videos on YouTube, and her father built her a purple recording studio so she could pursue her passion for music.

She booked her first acting role in 2011 -- on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" -- around the same time she performed live on a Chinese TV station. Two years later, she booked a recurring role on Fox's "The Goodwin Games," as well as pilots for Disney Channel and ABC.

Now, she's released 4 albums and starred in 'Girl Meets World.'

Before this blondie hit it big on the big screen, she was a self-proclaimed goody two-shoes who grew up in western Massachusetts. She was also a super bookworm -- graduating Magna Cum Laude at the University of Pennsylvania. She later attended the prestigious American Conservatory Theater and worked in theater in NYC before landing some small roles.

But, soon the small gigs turned into big roles ... first as Betty Brant in "Spider-Man" and later in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" and Oliver Stone's biopic of George W. Bush, "W."

Truth be told ... ya might have LOL'd during her scenes in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

Forget mother's little helper -- Mick Jagger's son is on his way to being his father's future replacement!!!

The Rolling Stones front man's 2-year-old look-alike son, Deveraux, and his mom, Mick's girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, were in the crowd for the band's show in Jacksonville, FL last week ... front and center.

Though Dev didn't appear to be getting much satisfaction watching his dad perform "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" with baby earmuffs on early in the set ... he had plenty of fun dancing around backstage like his old man before the Stones took the stage.

As you can see ... Mom's a fan of her little man's moves.

We're told Dev and Mel only stayed for a few songs -- 2 year olds have early bed times, you know -- but Jagger went on to put on a hell of a show ... and he liked it.

Young Simba just can't wait to be king, and he's already reaping the benefits of royalty ... because JD McCrary scored a fat check to do some voice work for the 'Lion King' remake.

TMZ has obtained JD's minors contract from the new Disney movie ... and it says the 12-year-old made $5,000 a day to be the voice of Young Simba.

But, there's more ... he gets $50,000 for each song in which he performs lead vocals -- he has one, "I Just Can't Wait to be King."

He also gets $25,000 a song for duets -- sorry, no duets, but he gets $15,000 for group songs, and he's on "Hakuna Matata" with Seth Rogen, Donald Glover and Billy Eichner.

And, not to forget ... he gets royalties on the album. It says 10%, but we're guessing the definition is less impressive.

JD has been in the biz for a minute, but "The Lion King" is by far his biggest gig ... he's also had parts in a bunch of TV shows, starring in "The Paynes" on the Oprah Winfrey Network and playing Young Michael Jackson in "American Soul."

Jon Favreau directed the remake, and he found a small part for his daughter, Madeleine. According to her minors contract, she pocketed $814 for one day of work as a singer.

It's the second Disney payday for Madeleine ... she previously played Raquel the Rhino in the 2016 'Jungle Book' remake.

"Lion King" dominated the box office in its first 3 days in theaters ... raking in a whopping $191.8 million across North America.

The good news ... Scar can't get his paws on JD's or Madeleine's money.

This cute little girl could very soon become the First Lady ... if her man plays his cards right in 2020. But, ya probably know her best from her storied career as an actress and activist. This NYC native started her career incredibly young ... playing a minor role on "Sesame Street."

She rose to fame with roles in Edward Burns' "Sidewalks of New York," Spike Lee's "25th Hour," Oliver Stone's "Alexander" and "Sin City." The younger generation might know her better from "Jane the Virgin."

She's also an insanely talented singer ... she's featured in the Outkast track "She Lives in My Lap" and showed off her singing chops in "Rent."

Here's a preview of what the NBA All-Star game's gonna look like in a few years ... Bronny James throwing some ferocious dunks while messing around with Shareef O'Neal!

The whole thing went down at LeBron James' Brentwood mansion -- where Shaq's sons, Shareef and Shaqir, rolled over for a shootaround with Bronny and some other friends, including Syracuse recruit Dior Johnson (one of the best high school players in the country).

LeBron was so impressed he whipped out his phone and started shooting video ... and it's pretty great.

Shareef seems to be doing REALLY well after heart surgery earlier this year. He's expected to get back on the court for UCLA next season.

Of course, Bronny just transferred to Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles -- one of the top hoops programs in the nation -- where he'll be playing with Dwyane Wade's kids.

This mahogany-eyed teen went on to become one of the funniest ladies in the (wine) country.

She cut her comedy teeth as a regular on "Saturday Night Live" in the 2000s, but this actress actually got her start in showbiz on hospital dramas like "City of Angels" and "Chicago Hope." After her big 'SNL' break -- where she played characters like Beyonce, Tyra Banks, Barbara Streisand and even Donatella Versace -- she went on to bigger and better things.

This kiddo has starred on hit shows like "Up All Night," "Portlandia," "Brooklyn 99," "Maya & Marty," "Big Mouth," "The Awesomes," "The Good Place" and others.

She's also acted in some huge movies, such as "As Good As It Gets," "MacGruber," "Idiocracy," "Shrek the Third," "Grown Ups," "50 First Dates," "The Happytime Murders," "Bridesmaids" ... and Amy Poehler's Netflix movie, "Wine Country."

FYI, this star is tight with a bunch of the funniest women in the industry -- Tina Fey, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and a bunch of those other 'SNL' alums are good pals of hers.

2019 is seeing her lend her talents to a ton of voice acting, but we're sure we'll see her on the big screen again soon enough here.

Before this suited-up star was front-and-center in one of the biggest shows on television, he grew up in New Zealand and fell in love with the guitar, playing the instrument on street corners around his family home in Auckland. When he was only 14 years old, he recorded a solo guitar album.

He's the youngest of three children, born to a mother from New Zealand and a father from Samoa. As you can see, his hair was brown when he was a little guy ... but now it's red. He also sings and writes lyrics. 

Beyonce is getting the star treatment at one of the most beautiful locations in the Grand Canyon -- but her music video shoot will likely piss off a few die-hard campers.

TMZ obtained this footage of Bey and her crew as they shot Wednesday in the shadow of the spectacular Havasu Falls. That's her draped in a blue dress with the stunning backdrop ... a majestic waterfall, bright blue waters and a tiny forest of green.

Easy to see why Beyonce would want to shoot here -- for those not in the know, Havasu Falls is right next to a super-exclusive campsite that requires a reservation that's tough to get. The Havasupai tribe owns the land and only approves 300 camping passes a day. Thousands of people get turned away daily.

Beyonce plays by different rules.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Beyonce's team arranged the visit beforehand, and the tribe made an exception in her case by granting her use of the land for a few hours. Police are handling crowd control, because the nearby campground is packed.

Our sources say Beyonce and her peeps flew in by helicopter ... shot for about 5 hours and then bolted.

In our footage, you see Beyonce climbing into the chopper in a white robe, accompanied by Blue Ivy.

Beyonce and Blue Ivy were a spitting image of each other at the premiere of the new 'Lion King' movie -- and they couldn't have looked more like royalty if they tried.

Queen Bey and her cub rocked half suit jackets and half gowns on the red carpet Tuesday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the live-action Disney reboot was getting its West Coast debut. Mama bear lion was adorned in glittering chains that covered her upper half, while she led a flowing mesh train down low ... with BI wearing a similar outfit.

Beyonce's hairdo was something to behold as well -- it looks like she went with an intricate braided look, with her hair parted on the left side and slightly curled toward the front.

Blue Ivy had her locks up in pigtails, which were wrapped in what looked a lot like diamond hair ties. It's like they were reflecting Bey's character in the flick -- young and adult Nala.

A bunch of the cast was there too, including a dapper Donald Glover (Simba), Seth Rogen (Pumba), Billy Eichner (Timon) Keegan-Michael Key (Kamari) and other celebs who showed up just 'cause ... Tiffany Haddish, Chrissy Metz, Jimmy Kimmel and Chance the Rapper.

As for what folks are saying about the movie ... it's apparently really, REALLY good (graphics-wise, anyway). Critics are calling it a spectacular visual feat like nothing Disney's done. 

She was born Laura Jeanne but you know her by a much more recognizable name. This blondie got in the entertainment biz at just 7 years old and was going strong until she put her career on hold to attend Stanford.

She then put her college education on hold after landing "Fear" -- starring alongside Mark Wahlberg. She'd later star alongside Kiefer Sutherland in "Freeway" ... but it wasn't until 2001 when she broke out as a huge star. Legally, we're allowed to tell you ... but then where's the fun in guessing? Five years later, she brought home an Oscar for Best Actress.

This glasses-wearing, french fry-munching kiddo grew up to be a hilarious stand-up comedian but before that ... he displayed his book smarts attending and graduating from Georgetown University. He also had a huge affinity for hiking.

But, there was no doubt performing was his true calling. He starred in the hit FX comedy series that had every fantasy football fan around the country going crazy. Most recently, his animated series on Netflix has also blown up. He voices over 20 characters on that show.

He also starred in the 2014 flick "Adult Beginners" and lent his voice to "Sausage Party" and "The Addams Family" as Uncle Fester.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son just hit a new milestone in Royal life ... becoming a Christian under the Church of England ... even though nobody really got to see it happen.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held a closed-door christening Saturday morning for baby Archie in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, where only about 25 people were reportedly in attendance for the intimate ceremony. They snapped this pic afterward.

It's the whole family here pretty much -- sans Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip -- with Meghan and Harry front and center, and Archie on mommy's lap.

Check out the mug on the baby BTW -- it's the first time we're seeing the kid's face in full view since he was born, and lo and behold ... the 2-month-old is absolutely adorable.

As for other details, the Royals have been pretty tight-lipped -- only saying in their announcement, "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are so happy to share the joy of this day with members of the public who have been incredibly supportive since the birth of their son. They thank you for your kindness in welcoming their first born and celebrating this special moment."

A rep added, "Their Royal Highnesses feel fortunate to have enjoyed this day with family and the godparents of Archie." No word on ID of godfather -- keepin' it in the family, it seems.

And, if you were wondering about the christening wear of the child, the Royals explained that too, saying it's actually a replica of a traditional gown that's been worn by royal infants for 11 years. Of course, the Royals are all about tradition ... in religion and otherwise.

One last fun fact -- the guy who handled Archie's christening -- Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby -- is the same dude who baptized Meg before she got hitched with Harry. She was already raised Christian, but it never hurts to make things official.