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12th Shorty Awards
The 12th Shorty Awards were held on May 3, 2020 via an online live stream event. The event was originally scheduled to be held at 1515 Broadway Theater in New York City, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually. The digital show was hosted by American actor and comedian J. B. Smoove, and Fetty Wap provided a musical performance. The show was streamed on Periscope and YouTube with presenters including Lindsey Vonn, Bobby Berk and Jaime Camil. Influencer finalists and winners The full nominations were announced on January 21, 2020 before voting and academy rankings determined the finalists. The finalists were announced on March 10, 2020. Winners were announced at the ceremony on May 3, 2020. Winners are listed first and in boldface. Arts & Entertainment Content of the Year Creative & Media Team Internet Tech & Innovation Phenom Award The Phenom Award is given to those that used social media to make a significant impact benefiting th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periscope (app)
Periscope was an American live video streaming app for Android and iOS developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein and acquired by Twitter, Inc. before its launch in March 2015. The service was discontinued on 31 March 2021 due to declining usage, product realignment, and high maintenance costs. However, Periscope videos can still be watched via Twitter, now called X, and most of its core features are now incorporated into the app. History Beykpour and Bernstein came up with the idea for Periscope while traveling abroad in 2013. Beykpour was in Istanbul when protests broke out in Taksim Square. He wanted to see what was happening there, so he turned to Twitter. While he could read about the protests, he could not see them. They started the company in February 2014, under the name Bounty. They raised $1.5 million from Founder Collective, Scott Belsky, Maveron, Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Bessemer, Stanford – StartX and Sam Shank in April 2014. Periscope was acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. List of awards and nominations received by Zendaya, Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award. In 2022, ''Time (magazine), Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Zendaya began her career as a child model and backup dancer. She made her television debut as Rocky Blue in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Shake It Up (American TV series), Shake It Up'' (2010–2013) and starred as K.C. in the channel's sitcom ''K.C. Undercover'' (2015–2018). Her feature film debut came in 2017 as MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe), MJ in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Spider-Man: Homecoming''; she later reprised her role in its sequels ''Spider-Man: Far from Home, Far from Home'' (2019) and ''Spider-Man: No Way Home, No Way Home'' (2021). Zendaya's performance as Rue Bennett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings United
The Kings is an Indian hip-hop dance group from Vasai, a city in Maharashtra. They won NBC'S ''World of Dance'' and came third at World Hip Hop Dance Championship. Emmy awards nominee Suresh Mukund, is the choreographer and director of the group. Kings United In 2015, they became the first Indian group to win a medal at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship held in San Diego, California. They gained worldwide fame after they won Season 3 of NBC's ''World of Dance'' in 2019 in Los Angeles, California. History In 2009, Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monterio formed a hip hop dance group by the name of 'Fictitious Dance Group' which participated in various Indian dance shows and competitions. In 2009, the group won the popular dance show ''Boogie Woogie''. The group went on to win ''Entertainment Ke liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' in 2010 and later the same year they were ranked third in Season 2 of ''India's Got Talent''. Choosing to re-enter the competition the following year, the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny The Bull
Benny the Bull, commonly known as Benny, is the mascot of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Chicago Bulls, a role he has filled since 1969." Biography / retired versions Benjamin T. "Benny" Bull, has been the mascot of the Chicago Bulls for more than 50 years first at Chicago Stadium (1969–1994), and now at the United Center (1994–present). He has become just as popular as some of the franchise's most notable figures, such as players Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and head coach Phil Jackson. Benny is one of the longest-tenured mascots in the NBA and in all of professional sports. Benny was named after Ben Bentley, the Bull's first Public Relations Manager and Stadium Announcer. Benny was one of the promotional tools general manager Pat Williams employed to boost the Bulls' arena entertainment and attendance. The current and most popular Benny has had many "relatives" or family members over the years. His great-grandfather, in the late 1960s, was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on ''The Chris Rock Show'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her recurring roles on CBS' ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (2006–10), and HBO's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001–2011). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her roles in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Black-ish'' (2015–2022), and Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2020). She currently stars in the Netflix original series ''The Upshaws'' (2021–), the Max (streaming service), HBO Max comedy series The Other Two (TV series), ''The Other Two'' (2019–2023), and ''The Good Fight'' (2021). Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Wallace
Trevor Auburn Wallace (born December 30, 1992) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and social media influencer from Camarillo, California. Wallace is a regular on the YouTube channel All Def Digital and has been featured on BuzzFeed, UNILAD, Funny or Die, Super Deluxe, Fusion TV, WorldStarHipHop, and MTV2. Early life and education Wallace was born in Naperville, Illinois but grew up in Camarillo, California. He is Jewish. He graduated from San Jose State University. During his time at San Jose State University, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Comedy career Wallace's comedy career began with making short videos for the hosting platform Vine while attending San Jose State University. He has created several viral comedy videos about the brand Zumiez that have been viewed more than fourteen million times as of 2017. He also created a comedy video about AirPods that was widely viewed. Wallace's May 2019 video about men named Kyle has furthered its appearance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Park
Randall Park (born March 23, 1974) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, FBI Special Agent Edwin Park in the Netflix series '' The Residence'' (2025), Louis Huang in the ABC sitcom ''Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016, and for ''IKEA heights'', a web series. Before these major roles, Park gained popularity by playing Steve, a prank replacement of Jim Halpert (dubbed "Asian Jim") in an episode of the NBC sitcom ''The Office,'' and starring in the recurring role of Governor Danny Chung in the HBO comedy series ''Veep''. He also co-starred in and co-wrote the Netflix romantic comedy film '' Always Be My Maybe'' (2019) alongside Ali Wong and directed the comedy-drama film '' Shortcomings'' (2023). Park played Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including '' Ant-Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamorne Morris
Lamorne Lionel Morris (born August 14, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has played the roles of Winston Bishop in the Fox sitcom ''New Girl'' (2011–2018), Daniel in '' Call Me Kat'', Darrin Morris in the National Geographic docudrama '' Valley of the Boom'' (2019), about the 90s tech boom, cartoonist Keef Knight in the Hulu comedy ''Woke'' (2020–2022), and North Dakota State Trooper Whitley "Witt" Farr in the fifth season of '' Fargo'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also had supporting roles in the films '' Barbershop: The Next Cut'' (2016), '' Game Night'' (2018)'','' '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019), and ''Yesterday'' (2019). Early life Morris grew up on the South Side of Chicago. As a teenager he moved to the western suburb of Glen Ellyn, where he attended Glenbard South High School. Attorney and political candidate Qasim Rashid was a classmate of his. His mother worked for the United States Postal Service. He also has a brother, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidy Bryant
Aidy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. Bryant is most notable for being a cast member on the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' for ten seasons, joining the show for its 38th season in 2012, and leaving at the end of its 47th season in 2022. For her work on the series she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including two nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Her other work includes a voice role in the animated series '' Danger & Eggs'' (2017), and the Netflix adult animated series ''Human Resources''. She played a starring role in the sitcom '' Shrill'' (2019–2021). She also served as writer and executive producer and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life Bryant was born on May 7, 1987, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Georganne (née Vinall) and Tom Bryant. Her mother owns a boutique, ''Frances'', in Phoenix. Bryant is of Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of ''The Daily Show'', an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 2015 to 2022. Noah has won various awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. He was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Born in Johannesburg, Noah began his career in South Africa in 2008. He had several hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and was the runner-up in the fourth season of South Africa's iteration of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2008. From 2010 to 2011, he hosted the late-night talk show ''Tonight with Trevor Noah'', which he created and aired on M-Net and DStv. In 2014, Noah became the Senior International Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan McDonald Van Ness (born March 28, 1987), also commonly referred to by his initials J.V.N., is an American hairstylist, podcast host and television personality. He is best known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series ''Queer Eye (2018 TV series), Queer Eye'', for his work on the web series parody ''Gay of Thrones'', and for hosting the ''Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness'' podcast. He is also known for comedy tours, the 2023 tour entitled ''Fun & Slutty with Jonathan Van Ness''. Early life Jonathan Van Ness was born March 28, 1987, to parents Mary Winters and Jonathan Lyle Van Ness, and raised in Quincy, Illinois. He said he comes "from a family of journalists", being the sixth generation of his family-owned newspaper. This refers to broadcast and newspaper conglomerate Quincy Media and the company's local flagship newspaper, the ''Herald-Whig''; Van Ness's mother is the vice president of Quincy Media, and he is a descendant of the Oakley family, which has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award, Screen Actors Guild awards. Aniston has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses, as of 2023. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 film ''Mac and Me''. Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy ''Leprechaun (film), Leprechaun''. She has since starred in a string of successful comedy films such as ''Office Space'' (1999), ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), ''Marley & Me (film), Marley & Me'' (2008), ''Just Go with It'' (2011), ''Horrible Bosses'' (2011), ''We're the Millers'' (2013), ''Dumplin' (film), Dumplin''' (2018), and ''Murder Mystery (film), Murder Mystery'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
