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THEQUEER EYEGUYS
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“When people say, ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ it’s not true,” says Van Ness, “because you can reinvent yourself and learn new things whenever you want.”
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TIFFANY HADDISH
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03of 06CHADWICK BOSEMANChadwick Boseman as King T’Challa inBlack Panther(2018).Marvel“I’ve gotten to do a lot of movies that have historical impact,” the man who played Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown told PEOPLE. But none of those acclaimed performances packed the explosive cultural punch or scored anywhere near the jaw-dropping box office take ($1.4 billion worldwide since its February release) ofBlack Panther,the Marvel superhero blockbuster with rare-in-Hollywood credits: Most of the cast, as well as its director and writers, are black.Boseman toldEsquirethat one fan, Denzel Washington, said, “Yes, finally!” when he saw all of them onscreen. “This is what I’ve been working for.”
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CHADWICK BOSEMAN
Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa inBlack Panther(2018).Marvel
“I’ve gotten to do a lot of movies that have historical impact,” the man who played Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown told PEOPLE. But none of those acclaimed performances packed the explosive cultural punch or scored anywhere near the jaw-dropping box office take ($1.4 billion worldwide since its February release) ofBlack Panther,the Marvel superhero blockbuster with rare-in-Hollywood credits: Most of the cast, as well as its director and writers, are black.
Boseman toldEsquirethat one fan, Denzel Washington, said, “Yes, finally!” when he saw all of them onscreen. “This is what I’ve been working for.”
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HANNAH GADSBY
But she didn’t, and at the Emmys gave a knowing wink to her success and her critics: “The world’s gone a bit crazy. I mean, for somebody like me — a nobody from nowhere — gets this sweet gig. Free suit, new boots, just ’cause I don’t like men?”
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THECRAZY RICH ASIANSCAST
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06of 06RACHEL BROSNAHANDavid Fisher/REX/Shutterstock“One thing I love about this show is it’s about a woman who is finding her voice anew,” the star ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselsaid as she accepted the Lead Actress Emmy for the Amazon comedy series. A niece of the late designer Kate Spade, Brosnahan plays Midge, a 1950s housewife turned stand-up comic who mines her pain after her marriage breaks up.
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RACHEL BROSNAHAN
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“One thing I love about this show is it’s about a woman who is finding her voice anew,” the star ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselsaid as she accepted the Lead Actress Emmy for the Amazon comedy series. A niece of the late designer Kate Spade, Brosnahan plays Midge, a 1950s housewife turned stand-up comic who mines her pain after her marriage breaks up.
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