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BET YoungStars Award
The BET YoungStars Award honors young African-American people who have made an impact in the world of television, film, music, or sports. It has been presented at the annual BET Awards since 2010. Marsai Martin has won the award five times. The youngest winner is Willow Smith (10) and the youngest nominee is Van Van (5). Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Age listed is at the date of the awards show. 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins ;2 wins * Yara Shahidi * Keke Palmer ;5 wins * Marsai Martin Multiple nominations ; 2 nominations * Diggy Simmons * Gabrielle Douglas * Zendaya ; 3 nominations * Akira Akbar * Caleb McLaughlin * Storm Reid * Yara Shahidi * Demi Singleton * Quvenzhané Wallis ; 4 nominations * Miles Brown * Willow Smith * Jacob Latimore ; 5 nominations * Keke Palmer * Jaden Smith ; 6 nominations * Marsai Martin References {{DEFAULTSORT:BET YoungStars Award BET Awards Awards honoring childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards
The BET Awards are an American award show that was established in 2001 by the BET, Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black person, Black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annually, are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists; some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony. Trophy The Award Trophy, inspired by three words - aspire, ascend, achieve, was designed by artist/sculptor Mare139, Carlos "Mare139" Rodriguez. Outkast won the first award trophy during the first ceremony in 2001. In 2007, Society Awards, the New York firm who manufactures the award, enhanced the quality of the trophy design using plated steel and black crystal. List of ceremonies The inaugural ceremony in 2001 was held at the Paris Las Vegas resort on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2002 to 2005, the Dolby Theatre, Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quvenzhané Wallis
Quvenzhané Wallis ( ; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. In 2012, she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest actress to be nominated in the category, as well as the first actor born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar. She went on to appear in the Steve McQueen film ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013). Wallis starred as Annie Bennett in the 2014 adaptation of '' Annie'', for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Wallis is also known for voicing the character Harper in the animated film ''Trolls'' (2016); as well as her role as Kyra in the television sitcom '' Black-ish'' (2019). As an author, she has published four children's books, ''Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg!'', ''A Night Out with Mama'', ''Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants!'' and ''Shai & Emmie Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Brown (actor)
Miles Brown (born December 28, 2004), also known by his stage name Baby Boogaloo, is an American actor, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for his role as Jack Johnson in the ABC comedy series '' Black-ish''. Life and career Brown was born on December 28, 2004, in Oxnard, California. He is the son of rapper Wildchild (Jack Brown) and Cyndee Brown. He has an older sister. Brown's father is African-American, while his mother is of Filipino and Mexican descent. As a young child, he danced in music videos—including " Yeah 3x" and " Loving You Is Killing Me"—and on the children's show ''Yo Gabba Gabba!''. At the age of 5, he was a guest on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and a contestant on the fifth season of ''America's Got Talent'' as part of the dance duo Future Funk. His first role in a feature film was as part of the Little Rascals Intro Battle Crew in the dance-drama movie '' Battlefield America''. Brown was also in a dance group called Alias Dance Company from 2010 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Chavis
Lonnie Chavis Jr. (born November 23, 2007) is an American teenage actor and activist. He is known for playing young Randall Pearson on NBC's drama, '' This Is Us''. Chavis has been nominated for several awards and shared the win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with his ''This Is Us'' cast mates. In 2017, he starred in Showtime's short lived sitcom '' White Famous''. In 2020, Chavis starred in his first feature film, '' The Water Man''. Early life Chavis was born on November 23, 2007, in Downey, California. Chavis is the son of Najah and Lonnie Chavis. He has three younger brothers. In 2016, an 8-year-old Chavis made headlines when he was nearly abducted from outside his home in Long Beach, California while taking out the trash. He fought off his would-be captors and alerted his neighbor who escorted Chavis back home to his mom, who had contacted the police. As of 2017, Chavis was homeschooled. Career In 2016, Chavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards 2018
The 18th BET Awards were held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, 2018. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honored music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018. On May 22, 2018, it was announced that the ceremony would be hosted by Jamie Foxx for the second time. DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar were the most nominated act, with six nominations. SZA with four nominations was the most nominated female artist of the ceremony. Performers Presenters The first wave of presenters were announced on June 11, with the second wave announced on June 14. * Kevin Hart * LL Cool J * Yvonne Orji * Jason Mitchell * Chloe x Halle * Bobby Brown * Trevor Jackson * Jacob Latimore * T.I. * Gabrielle Dennis * Woody McClain * Mike Colter * Amandla Stenberg * Tyler Perry * Regina Hall * Omari Hardwick * Tika Sumpter * SZA Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb McLaughlin
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He gained international recognition playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present). He began his career playing young Simba in the Broadway musical ''The Lion King'', and then had small roles in television. After finding success in ''Stranger Things'', he appeared in the drama films '' High Flying Bird'' (2019) and '' Concrete Cowboy'' (2020), the latter his first lead role in a feature film. He also was in the miniseries '' The New Edition Story'' (2017) and has had several television voice acting roles. Personal life McLaughlin was born on October 13, 2001, in Carmel, New York to April and Corey McLaughlin. He attended Kent Primary School and later went to George Fischer Middle School for one year, both schools are in Carmel. He studied dance for a year at Happy Feet Dance School in the town and then was a student at Seven Star School of Performing Arts in Brewster Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards 2017
The 17th BET Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2017. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. The nominations were announced on May 15, 2017; Beyoncé led the nominees with 7, followed by Bruno Mars with 5. Beyoncé won the most awards with 5, including Album of the Year and Video of the Year. Performances Presenters * Solange *Yara Shahidi *Cardi B * Issa Rae * Jamie Foxx *Lil' Kim and Havoc (tribute to Prodigy) * La La Anthony *The Cast of '' Girls Trip'' ( Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, with Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah) * Nomzamo Mbatha * Eva Marcille * Robin Thede * Trevor Noah * Demetrius Shipp Jr. * Logan Browning * Cari Champion * Deon Cole * Remy Ma * Irv Gotti *The Cast of ''Detroit'' (Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, Laz Alonso and Jacob Latimore) * DeRay Davis * Karrueche Tran * Too Short Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yara Shahidi
Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films ''Imagine That (film), Imagine That'' (2009), ''Butter (2011 film), Butter'' (2011), and ''Alex Cross (film), Alex Cross'' (2012). Shahidi gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022) and its spin-off series ''Grown-ish'' (2018–2024). She received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for ''Black-ish'' and three NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for ''Grown-ish''. Time (magazine), ''Time'' included her on "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016" list. She did voice over work in the films ''Smallfoot'' (2018), ''Fearless (2020 film), Fearless'' (2020), ''Paw Patrol: The Movie, PAW Patrol: The Movie'' (2021), and ''My Father's Dragon (2022 film), My Father's Dragon'' (2022). Shahidi played her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silentó
Richard Lamar "Ricky" Hawk (born January 23, 1998), known professionally as Silentó (), is an American former rapper, singer, songwriter, and convicted felon. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Hawk is best known for his 2015 debut single " Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", which peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 when he was 17 years old. In 2021, he was arrested in DeKalb County, Georgia, and charged with the murder of his cousin. In 2025, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. Career Hawk chose the stage name Silentó based on his achieving his goals being "less talk and more action". Prompted by losing a high school talent show, Hawk independently released his debut single, " Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", as Silentó on SoundCloud in January 2015. It was based on previous hip-hop dance trends including the whip, the Nae Nae, the Stanky Legg, and the Superman. He promoted it on his Instagram a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for playing List of The Hunger Games characters#Rue, Rue in the action film ''The Hunger Games (film), The Hunger Games'' (2012). As she grew older, she appeared in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow (TV series), ''Sleepy Hollow'' (2013–2014) and the romance film ''Everything, Everything (film), Everything, Everything'' (2017). She received praise for her performance as a teenager witnessing a police shooting in the drama film ''The Hate U Give (film), The Hate U Give'' (2018). She then starred in the comedy horror film ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' (2022) and the ''Star Wars'' series ''The Acolyte (TV series), The Acolyte'' (2024). Outside of acting, Stenberg made her musical debut in 2015, performing as part of the folk rock duo Honeywater, and performed the song "Everything, Everything (film)#Music, Let My Baby Stay" for ''Everything, Everything''. She is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards 2016
The 16th BET Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2016. The ceremony celebrated mass achievements in black entertainment and honored music, sports, television, and motion pictures released between April 1, 2015 and March 30, 2016. The nominees were announced on Friday, May 20, 2016, with Drake leading the pack with 9 nominations, while Beyoncé and Rihanna both followed behind with 6. Beyoncé ended up winning the most awards with 5, including Video of the Year. Beyoncé opened the show with a performance of "Freedom" with Kendrick Lamar. The act featured the 50+ foot long pool that is included in her set during The Formation World Tour, where she and her backup dancers perform the choreography barefoot. Another highlight from the show was the speech from actor and activist Jesse Williams, who spoke on topics such as racism and police brutality during his acceptance speech for the Humanitarian Award. However, the most anticipated mome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo'ne Davis
Mo'ne Ikea Davis (born June 24, 2001) is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and former Hampton University softball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history. She was the 18th girl overall to play and the sixth to get a hit. She was also the first Little League baseball player to appear on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' as a Little League player. Biography Davis is the daughter of Lamar Davis and Lakeisha McLean. She has lived with her mother and stepfather, Mark Williams, since the age of six. In 2008, Steve Bandura, who is program director for Marian Anderson Recreation Center in South Philadelphia, observed Davis playing football with her cousins and older brother. He noticed that "she was throwing this football in perfect spirals, effortless and running these tough kids down and tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
