Powerful People: Harry Belafonte To some‚ the name Harry Belafonte is only known by his famous song “The Banana Boat Song” (Better known as Day-O) but he has accomplished more in his lifetime than most people could ever dream. Belafonte was born in 1927 in New York to a poor family. As a child‚ he had to make the move between America and Jamaica more than once. From his humble beginnings‚ Harry Belafonte was able to grow into not only a highly regarded musician and actor‚ but a powerful activist
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Betty White Betty White was born in Oak Park‚ IL on January 17‚ 1922‚ daughter of Horace L. White‚ a traveling salesman and Tess Cachikis. She attended Beverly Hills High School from which she graduated in 1939. Her career started in the early 1940s with a modeling job. She also worked on a few radio shows including Blondie‚ The Great Gildersleeve‚ and This Is Your FBI and later‚ her own radio program name‚ The Betty White Show. In 1949 she debuted on television when she appeared
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charging at him. The deputy fumbles to pull his gun out and BAM! The Walking Dead TV series begins with a bang in 2010. After successfully airing two seasons‚ The Walking Dead has won an Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up‚ a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series‚ and numerous other awards. The show is based off a comic book series taking place in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse where Rick and other survivors try to find safe haven from the hordes of “walkers” who savagely
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8 Children of the Corn - John Franklin John Franklin is best remembered for playing Isaac Chroner in the 1984 film Children of the Corn and Cousin Itt in The Addams Family. Franklin was born with a growth hormone deficiency and as a result he is under 5ft tall. John started his career doing commercials and was picked up for Children of the Corn a year later. The role jumpstarted his acting career but following 9/11 Franklin decided to return to teaching because he felt that acting was “shallow”.
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various industries. In 2002‚ Halle Berry became the first black woman to receive an Oscar for Best Actress. Viola Davis became the first black woman to receive an Emmy‚ Oscar and a Tony Award. However‚ before this all happened‚ in 1954‚ Dorothy Dandridge was the first black person to be nominated for a leading role at the Academy Award. She was both a singer and an actress. When she was young‚ she started a singing group with her sister. They performed on and off but eventually parted ways after
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film X-Men (2000). Other films include Swordfish‚ Kate and Leopold and Van Helsing. Despite his growing big-screen career‚ Jackman remains true to his stage roots. In 2004‚ he won a Tony Award for his lead role in Broadway’s The Boy from Oz. The following year‚ he won an Emmy Award for his turn as host of the 2005 Tony Awards. Career Highlights Back on the big screen‚ Jackman returned as one of his most famous characters‚ Wolverine‚ for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). The action film proved to be a big
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“Star Search”. On that show‚ he set a record of having a four star rating every week. After moving to California‚ Tyce connected with Paula Abdul. He became part of her dance crew for her “Under My Spell” world tour‚ including her music videos‚ award ceremonies and commercials. He continued to travel the world with multiple stars. Such as‚ Celine Dion‚ NSYNC‚ Jennifer Lopez‚ Mya‚ and Janet Jackson. In addition to Tyce’s world tours‚ he has had acting roles in many movies as early as 1993‚ These
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referred to simply as Oprah‚ is an American television host‚ media mogul‚ and philanthropist. Her internationally-syndicated talk show‚ The Oprah Winfrey Show‚ has earned her multiple Emmy Awards and is the highest-rated talk show in the history of television. She is also an influential book critic‚ an Academy Award-nominated actress‚ and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century‚ the most philanthropic African American of all time‚ and the world ’s
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would not be the first black woman to win and Emmy for best lead actress in a drama. The winner would have been a white woman‚ like we are used to. With this example‚ we can really see the danger of “going along to get along”. It seems ludicrous that a black woman has never won that award before‚ as there are many great black female actresses. But‚ maybe we did not think about this before she won. I‚ for one‚ had no idea a black woman had never won an Emmy for best lead actress in a drama. This case
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Rita Moreno Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer‚ actress and dancer. She is the only hispanic who have won an Oscar‚ a Grammy‚ a Tony and an Emmy. She was also the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award. She was born Rosita Dolores Alverío in Humacao‚ Puerto Rico on December 11‚ 1931. She had one husband‚ Leonard Gordon and they were married until his death in 2010‚ they had one child. Rita Moreno got her start on Broadway at the age of 13. Her most notable performance was her role of Anita
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