Several members of Hollywood and the music industry are pledging their support for Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential ticket in the 2024 election. Celebrities from Charli XCX and Barbra Streisand to Sheryl Lee Ralph and Kerry Washington shared their Harris endorsements on social media after President Joe Biden announced that …
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When William Stanford Davis auditioned for Friends, he thought he absolutely nailed his performance. “I thought I killed it. Oh my God. I was waiting for casting to call and say, ‘We want to book him,’” he tells Rolling Stone. “I was at a friend’s office and they had my …
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It was a big night for diversity at the 2023 Emmys with five of the 12 actingEmmys being awardedto performers of color, tying the record set at the 1991 ceremony. The first two awards of the night made history with wins forThe Bear’s Ayo Edebiri andAbbot Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, marking …
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Sheryl Lee Ralph delivered an impassioned speech that evoked Rihanna during a rally for striking writers and actors Wednesday in Los Angeles. “You know why we’re here. You know what we deserve. And in the words of one of our SAG members, ‘Pay us what you owe us. Don’t act …
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Chris Stapleton became the third consecutive country music singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Dressed in all black and sunglasses, accompanied only by his guitar, the “Tennessee Whiskey” vocalist delivered a sturdy and respectful rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Philadelphia Eagles and …
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Sheryl Lee Ralph considers her entire life a song. The 65-year-old actress has spent over four decades making a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Her first film, A Piece of the Action, was directed by Sydney Poitier, one of her instructors was famed German actress Uta Hagen, and …
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, fresh off her big Emmy win for Abbot Elementary, joined Jennifer Hudson on the Jennifer Hudson Show for a bit of nostalgia as she reflected on her turn in the original 1981 Broadway production of Dreamgirls. Hudson, of course, is more than familiar with the show, having …
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Sheryl Lee Ralph has anointed Dianne Reeves’s classic deep-cut, “Endangered Species,” the song of champions. Taking the stage at the 2022 Emmy Awards to accept the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the Abbott Elementary star broke out into an acapella performance of the track. “I am …
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The Emmys always have an uphill battle: the least glamorous, the least surprising, and the least inviting of award shows. The Grammys can always claim to be Music’s Biggest Night, just because it’s on TV, and the Oscars are the Oscars — but Emmy Night is always full of TV …
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