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David Alan Grier Tears Up Over Tony Awards 2021 Win
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop
David Alan Grier choked up while discussing his 2021 Tony Award win, which was made sweeter by castmate Jerry O’Connell’s goof-up.
The 65-year-old actor, who won for his role in “A Soldier’s Play,” exclusively told Page Six that after the win on Sunday, he shared on Instagram that O’Connell, 47, had predicted he would win a Tony after their first table read.
“Sometimes people have to convince you to believe in yourself,” he captioned the post.
O’Connell retweeted a photo of Grier grasping his Tony to offer up congratula- tions — along with his co-star’s phone number.
“I got about 200 text mes- sages,” Grier recalled, fighting back tears. “But the funny
At Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
David Alan Grier won a Tony for his role in "A Soldier's Play."
thing was that the people were really sweet. ‘Hey man, this is Eric from Maine. I’ve always been a fan of yours, and con- gratulations.’ It was really sweet. It was the craziest night.”
Rapper, producer and busi- nessman Dr. Dre will be making music history—along- side Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar—for the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Half- time Show. The artists will be hitting the global stage at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.
“The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show,andtodoitinmyown backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” said Dr. Dre in the official press release. “I’m grateful to JAY-Z, Roc Nation, the NFL,
SNOOP DOGG, MARY J. BLIGE, DR. DRE, EMINEM AND KENDRICK LAMAR
Dogg, And Kendrick Lamar To Perform
and Pepsi as well as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick
Lamar for joining me in what will be an unforgettable cul- tural moment.”
Big Brother Names First Black Winner
In 23 Seasons With Xavier Prather's
Big Brother history has been made!
The CBS reality competi- tion named its first-ever Black winner Wednesday night when the jury voted for Xavier Prather to take home the $750,000 prize.
"It's surreal," Prather, 27, said after learning his fate. "I wouldn't have been here with- out all the members of The Cookout and every single member of the jury. And those members not in jury, who were part of the season, can't thank you guys enough. I'm so blessed to have met every single one of you and we all made history this sea- son, so I think we should all be proud."
XAVIER PRATHER, DEREK FRAZIER AND AZAH AWASUM
Victory: 'It's Surreal'
50 Cent's newest series on Starz blew our minds with its explosive series premiere, and now it's already received the green light for a second season. BMF - the 1980s crime drama that follows the true life story of Detroit brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" and Terry "South- west T" Flenory - was well- received amongst viewers who tuned in to check out the first episode on Sept. 26.
With so much more action ahead, fans are eager to see
what else is in store for the rest of the season.
By a unanimous vote, Prather beat out fellow final- ist Derek Frazier, who won $75,000 for second place.
29, said. "I wanted to come in here and fight for my mother and be able to help her and change her life, and I feel like I've been able to do that now."
"I'm very happy," Frazier,
'BMF' Gets Renewed For Season 2 After
Its Explosive Series Premiere
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