celebrity spotlight: cee lo green

last sunday marked a momentous occasion. no, not the superbowl. the return of "the voice". i'm going to be brutally honest in saying that the people who perform on "the voice" have mediocre singing voices (at best). why do i watch then? easy. the judges. blake shelton melts my heart, adam levine is the most beautiful man i've ever seen and xtina is a complete train wreck who is seconds away from a nip slip every single show. the most intriguing judge, however, is cee lo green. 

the more i observe cee lo green, the more i want to get to know the man behind the sparkles and feathers. for instance, the man looks to be about 4'7. how tall is he? cee lo green is obviously not his god given name. what is it? has he ever dated anyone? and most importantly, why on earth does that white cat magically appear on his lap during random segments on "the voice"? hopefully through some thorough google searching these questions can be answered. 

let's start with the basics. a cee lo green fact sheet if you will:
real name: Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
birthday: may 30, 1974 (i was really hoping he was born on  february 29th. i feel like that would be more fitting)
marital status: divorced. i guess he was too much man for her.
height: 5'6... who would have thought?!

while finding those tidbits, i also learned the following:

• he has a son named kingston and 2 stepdaughters, 1 of which was featured on MTV's "my supersweet 16". looks like the entire family has a face for TV
• he was a self proclaimed "goon" during his youth, but don't worry. he graduated to a self proclaimed "booty inspector" as he grew older.
• both of his parents were ordained ministers (and his mom was also a firefighter)
• he's been making music since i was 4. or since 1992... whichever you prefer
• he wears sunglasses all the time to complete his signature look of "lady killer"

now none of these fun facts have explained his mysterious cat. so, the most logical next place to check is twitter. in doing so, i found these gems:

• "I want some spicy popeye's"white meat" and Cajun rice and a strawberry drank...but I cant"
• "PARTY COCK IS IN THE HOUSSSE TONIIIGHT...ALL THE LADIES JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME"
• "I think I'm gonna grow my hair out"
• "My new nickname is..."LOllacoaster" 

the last one is my personal favorite. unfortunately still, no explanation of the cat. as a last ditch effort to solve the final mystery of the LOllacoaster, i specifically searched for the cat, and all i could find is that its name is purrfect and it has its own twitter. enough said i suppose.

if you've read all of this, i feel that congratulations are in order. you officially know everything you'd ever need to know and more about one of the most bizarre people to walk the face of this earth. well done.