Quinta Brunson
THR’s Guide to the 2024 Emmy Nominations: Everything You Need to Know
And we’re back. Just six months after Fox aired the strike-delayed, wildly anticlimactic, 75th Emmy awards, ABC is prepping for the 76th. Earlier today, the TV Academy revealed the 2024 Emmy nominees, who will convene on Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The telecast, which will air live on both coasts, […]
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Harrison Butker Responds to Serena Williams Calling Him Out at ESPYs: “Sports Are Supposed to Be the Great Unifier”
Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Quinta Brunson called out Harrison Butker at the 2024 ESPY Awards for his Benedictine College speech earlier this year — and now the Kansas City Chiefs kicker has responded. During a segment at the sports awards show, the three women encouraged the audience to enjoy women’s sports the same way […]
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Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Quinta Brunson Seemingly Call Out Pat McAfee for Caitlin Clark Comments at 2024 ESPYs
Serena Williams joined her sister, Venus, and Quinta Brunson in calling out Pat McAfee for his comments about WNBA star Caitlin Clark earlier this year at the 2024 ESPY Awards. The trio also took shots at Harrison Butker. Onstage at the ESPYs show, host Serena shared the stage with Venus and Quinta for a segment […]
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J. Lo, Quinta Brunson, Rosamund Pike Among Stars at Dior Haute Couture Show in Paris
French art museum Musee Rodin was filled with mosaic artwork from some of American artist Faith Ringgold’s most known painting series, Freedom Woman Now and Woman Free Yourself, on Monday. The museum was the setting for Dior’s Fall Winter 2024 Haute Couture show in Paris. The show’s backdrop included political posters challenging the way African American and […]
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Mel Brooks Achieves “PEGOT” Status With Career Honor at Peabody Awards: “I Will Not Sell This One”
Mel Brooks entered even more prestigious awards territory on Sunday, upgrading his EGOT to a PEGOT as he was recognized with the Career Achievement Award at the 84th annual Peabody Awards. Brooks became only the fourth person to win a Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, behind Barbra Streisand, Rita Moreno and Mike Nichols. Billy […]
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How ‘Abbott Elementary’ Changed a 72-Year-Old Actor’s Life Since His Failed ‘Friends’ Audition
Abbott Elementary’s Mr. Johnson typically makes you laugh. This time, he made folks cry. In the season three finale of the Emmy-winning series, the janitor and Quinta Brunson’s Janine Teagues have a short but serious talk about pursuing life and living with regrets. “It’ll be all right, trust me,” he reassures her. “I got a […]
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Watch The Hollywood Reporter’s Full, Uncensored Comedy Actress Roundtable
In 2005, Hamilton and Girls5Eva star Renee Elise Goldsberry went back home to Chicago to visit her dad. She accompanied him to church, where the reverend made a to-do of her presence. “We have a guest,” he announced to the congregation, and then proceeded to tick off her professional accomplishments, which, at that point, included […]
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“When I Stopped Giving a F***”: Quinta Brunson, Kristen Wiig and the THR Comedy Actress Roundtable
Michelle Buteau, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Ego Nwodim and Maya Rudolph also join a raucous and revealing conversation about ignoring industry expectations, the pressure to mine their personal lives and tap-dancing for the patriarchy: “My knees are tired, but fish oil helps."
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‘Abbott Elementary’ Bosses Explain Janine and Gregory Reveal in Season 3 Finale
[This story contains spoilers from the Abbott Elementary season three finale, “Party.”] If there’s one issue viewers have had with the beloved ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary over its three seasons, it’s that Janine (Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) have yet to take their working relationship to the next level, as fans have been […]
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‘Abbott Elementary’ and The Glow Up of Janine Teagues
When Quinta Brunson first introduced second grade teacher Janine Teagues in season one of Abbott Elementary, she purposely had the character dress in awkward clothing, from frumpy sweaters paired with chunky belts to long maxi skirts with sneakers. She barely wore makeup and didn’t pay much attention to her hair. But in season three, as […]
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Tiffany & Co. Repaints Historic Hearst Estate to Launch Its Blue Book Celeste Jewelry Collection
Now this was something different. As luxury brands jockey to outdo one another creatively to throw spectacular launch events and parties, Tiffany & Co. outdid itself on Thursday night with a bash at one of the most historic mansions in Los Angeles. For its Tiffany & Co. Blue Book 2024 Céleste collection cocktail party and […]
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Janelle James on That ‘Abbott Elementary’ Guest Star and Why it’s Time for an Ava Clothing Line
[This story contains spoilers from the April 17 episode of Abbott Elementary, “2 Ava 2 Fest.”] Ava Fest returned to Abbott Elementary for a second year in a row during Wednesday night’s “2 Ava 2 Fest” episode. But, unlike the first festival in season two of the ABC sitcom — where the wildly unqualified principal […]
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