Justin Guarini

American Idol is an American reality-competition show airing on Fox. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on American television. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, which was first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom. The program seeks to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the later stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who give critiques of the contestants' performances: record producer Randy Jackson; pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman co-hosted with Seacrest during the first season. The American Idol band is led by Rickey Minor.

Lil' Sweet is a fictitious artist used for Dr. Pepper marketing. He is played by Justin Guarini (American Idol Season 1 runner-up).

"Diet Dr Pepper - Lil' Sweet Self Employed (2015)" Lil' known fact about Lil' Sweet: he sings in the key of sweet and always carries a spare six pack of Diet Dr Pepper with him. No one knows where he keeps it though. This ad shows some people in a break room at work. A woman looks in the refrigerator for something sweet when a tiny man named "Lil Sweet" slides in and gives her a Diet Dr Pepper while singing short falsetto melodies. I want something sweet without all the calories. Lil Sweet! Did someone ask for the sweet, no-cal sweetness of Diet Dr Pepper? That was me. Shhhhh. Just take a sip. Oh. Oh, that is sweet. Oh yeah! Do you work here? No, Lil Sweet is self employed. That's awesome. Lil Sweet is sliding out on his knees. He's hot. I'm thirsty too. Diet Dr. Pepper, it's the sweet one. Justin Guarini as Lil' Sweet Dr Pepper Diet Est 1885 Diet Dr. Papper It's the sweet one