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Deadline reported.His immediate cause of death has yet to be determined.Blacque starred in the hit NBC police drama for its entire run between 1981 to 1987. He also scored an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in a drama series in 1981.The Newark, New Jersey native was born Herbert Middleton Jr.

Quinta Brunson and ABC are being sued for copyright infringement for the Emmy-nominated series. According to court documents obtained by The Post, Christine Davis filed the suit, claiming that the hit show is a “veritable knock-off” of her show called “This School Year.”Filed July 12, Davis alleges that she wrote her script — based in a New York City public school — in 2018 and registered with the copyright office in early 2020.

PASADENA, Calif. — Mishael Morgan of “The Young and the Restless” won as lead drama actress, becoming the first Black actor to win in a lead category at the Daytime Emmys on Friday night.Morgan was previously nominated in the supporting category.

hosted by Cedric the Entertainer on CBS, had a limited in-person theater audience because of COVID-19 concerns. But it was closer to business as usual after 2020’s largely virtual event on ABC with host Jimmy Kimmel.The Emmys rotate among the major broadcast networks, including Fox, although the awards themselves have increasingly gone to cable and, more recently, to streaming services as well.The 2021 Emmys drew more than 7.4 million viewers, a turn-around after an all-time low viewership of just under 6.4 million in 2020.

Primetime and Daytime Emmys will look different moving forward. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and the Television Academy announced plans to realign the two longtime award ceremonies based on genre versus airtime, which is the current method. That means all scripted dramas and comedies will compete for the Primetime Emmys regardless of airtime unless the program meets one of two exceptions, which would move them to the Daytime competition.

earned her second statuette on Sunday for her role as Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown,” after taking home her first in 1997 for the iconic sci-fi series “The X-Files.”Anderson’s recent achievement prompted her friends at fashion house Chloé to make a very tongue-in-cheek tribute, sending a giant penis-shaped celebration cake to her door — presumably inspired by her character as a sex therapist on “Sex Education,” which just premiered its third season.

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The Handmaid’s Tale set a new record during the Emmys 2021, although it’s perhaps not in the way they expected or hoped.The show was nominated in 21 categories across the Creative Arts and Primetime Emmys ceremonies, but lost all of its awards – breaking the record for the most losses in a single year.This beats the record set by Mad Men, which lost all of its 17 nominations back in 2012.

Yara Shahidi didn't want the Emmys to get in the way of her school work. Before heading into Sunday's ceremony, the 21-year-old  actress told ET's Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier why she requested to present an award early in the show.«I do fly out tonight to make it to class in time,» the Harvard student, who presented the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award to 's Brett Goldstein, told ET.

Emmys 2021 viewers — by delivering her acceptance speech with her native American accent.The actress — who won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown” —  has spent the better part of two decades playing roles primarily with a British accent. However, Anderson, 53, was actually born in Chicago and spent her childhood split between Puerto Rico and London before moving back to her Illinois homeland at 11.

RuPaul’s Drag Race won Outstanding Competition Program at this year’s ceremony for the fourth consecutive year. RuPaul, who hosts and executive produces the series, has now won 11 Emmys in total, with the first back in 2016.With this latest win, RuPaul has broken the record for the most-awarded Black artist in Emmys history, previously held by cinematographer Donald A.

this year's Emmys, and star Anya Taylor-Joy knows how the show's cast and crew are going to celebrate.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner backstage after the show earned the award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Taylor-Joy joined her co-stars and the show's executive producers to reflect on both the accomplishment, and being able to celebrate in-person after a slew of virtual awards shows.«It's incredible, just being able to hug everyone and be together and

2021 Emmy Awards. star Brett Goldstein won one of the first awards of the night for playing the foul-mouthed footballer in the Apple TV+ series, and took to the stage for a sweet speech that was bleeped several times. When ET's Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier caught up with Goldstein backstage, the 41-year-old British actor and writer was asked if he realized he'd dropped the F-bomb. «That does not sound like me,» he teased.

! Following 's win for Outstanding Variety Sketch series at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday, the show's executive producer told reporters, including ET's Lauren Zima, that Jason Sudeikis will be appearing on the upcoming 47th season.«I'm not gonna tell you much, only because we haven't announced who's hosting and who the first four are, but I don't think anybody will be heartbroken. I think people will be happy with what we have,» 76-year-old Michaels said, before teasing Sudeikis' return.«He'll

Taraji P. Henson! ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the  star at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday, and she marveled over being at the ceremony for the first time.«I've never been here before.

Emmys 2021 left one of their own out of the “In Memoriam” segment.Amid an emotional montage of tributes to lost stars — ranging from Michael K. Williams and Cloris Leachman to Norm Macdonald and Cicely Tyson — at least one Emmy winner was forgotten.

Pose had a disappointing night at this year’s Emmys, with a potentially historic win handed instead to Netflix’s The Crown.MJ Rodriguez and Billy Porter, who play Blanca Evangelista and Pray Tell respectively in the FX show, were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

2021 Emmy win for her lead role in the, Kate Winslet opened up to ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner about the HBO Max series' big night and whether fans might see a return of the limited series. «For three out of our four actors to win and for Jean Smart to win for, as well, it just feels amazing,» Winslet, 45, told ET.

this year's Emmys, and star Anya Taylor-Joy knows how the show's cast and crew are going to celebrate.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner backstage after the show earned the award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Taylor-Joy joined her co-stars and the show's executive producers and reflected on both the accomplishment, and being able to celebrate in-person after a slew of virtual awards shows.«It's incredible, just being able to hug everyone and be together and

2021 Emmy Awards, Jean Smart reflected on what it meant to win after «such a difficult last six months.» Smart, 70, took home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on and, as she acknowledged onstage during her acceptance speech, the celebration comes in the wake of the death of her late husband, Richard Gilliland.«He'd be very happy for me,» Smart told ET's Lauren Zima on the Emmys' Winners Walk. The couple, who met as co-stars on, married in 1987.

John Oliver is over the moon about winning his sixth straight Emmy for his HBO series, «Last year I was completely alone when we won, so it's nice to at least look at your face and body,» Oliver told ET's Kevin Frazier following his big Emmy night on Sunday, referring to last year's mostly virtual ceremony.Oliver acknowledged that the past few years have given him prime comedic material for his show, though admitted that he would also be fine with less to comment on or call out. «I guess you

Stephen Colbert and the team enjoyed a big win at this year's Emmy Awards, and they accepted the honor with the help of a surprise guest. As Colbert and his crew of writers and producers took the stage on Sunday to accept the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special, former late-night talk show host and comedy icon Conan O'Brien walked up with the group and stood onstage as the audience laughed and Colbert hilariously refrained from addressing his presence.The host — who won the award for his

Mare Of Easttown during her Emmys 2021 acceptance speech.Earlier tonight (September 19), the actor won the award for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the role of Mare in the HBO show.As she walked onto the podium to collect the trophy, she said, “Mum, mum, they’re standing up – oh my god, thank you so much!” in reference to the standing ovation she was given.Winslet went on to praise her fellow nominees, who included I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel, Genius: Aretha’s

2021 Emmys brought back the glamorous red carpet event in-person on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Television's biggest names stepped out in stunning ensembles, and while the dresses, jumpsuits and tuxedos were major eye candy, the jewelry adorned on our favorite style stars also caught our eye.These jewelry pieces were the perfect addition that took the red carpet looks to new levels.

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle spoke with ET ahead of Sunday night's 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards about motherhood and what they had to do to get through TV's biggest night, like a little pumping and dumping.«We both have babies at home that are waiting for milk,» Konkle shared.

This year's Emmy Awards paid tribute to the many entertainers and TV creators who have died over the last year in a heartfelt «In Memoriam» segment.For the tribute, which aired near the end of Sunday's star-studded awards ceremony,Uzo Aduba took the stage to share a sweet message to the memories of the entertainers and creatives we've lost.«Over the past year, we have lost so many of our loved ones, but we treasure our memory of each of them, we honor their work, and we rejoice in having them in

's sweep continues at the 2021 Emmys! Following Gillian Anderson and Olivia Colman's wins, Josh O'Connor accepted an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Prince Charles. In his speech, O'Connor gave a sweet shout-out to Emma Corrin, who played Princess Diana. She was also up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at Sunday's show, though Colman was awarded that honor. «I'm an absolute wreck,» O'Connor began his speech.

2021 Emmy Awards! The beloved Apple TV+ series took home the top prize for Outstanding Comedy Series on Sunday night, capping off a night of wins that also included Outstanding Lead Actor for star Jason Sudeikis, Supporting Actor for Brett Goldstein and Supporting Actress for Hannah Waddingham.“I’d most like to thank the amazing cast, crew and writers,” creator Bill Lawrence said while accepting the prize for the series, before shouting out their “fearless leader, Jason Sudeikis.” He then