Nnamdi Asomugha
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Nnamdi Asomugha is an American actor, producer and former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco ...
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Nnamdi Asomugha Biography
Nnamdi Asomugha is an American actor, producer and former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. For many years he was considered one of the best shutdown corners in the NFL. In his 11-year career, he was voted All-Pro four times, including two times to the first team. Asomugha was selected as a member of Fox Sports's NFL All-Decade Team 2000-2009 and USA Today's NFL All-Decade Team 2000s, and is considered one of the greatest Oakland Raiders of all time.Asomugha received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Carl King in the film Crown Heights (2017). He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Variety named him one of the seven breakout performers of 2017.
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Jessica Chastain & Eddie Redmayne Star in THE GOOD NURSE on Netflixby Michael Major - Jul 21, 2022
The Good Nurse is based on Charles Graeber's book of the same name. Based on true events, the film stars Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, also featuring Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler, and Noah Emmerich.
HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awardsby Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2021
The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreographer Nicco Annan, and actor and singer TC Carson.
VIDEO: Tessa Thompson Talks About Shooting THOR on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!by Stage Tube - Jan 8, 2021
Tessa talks about getting in a car accident on New Year’s Eve, leaving for Australia to film Thor: Love and Thunder, the first thing she plans to do when she gets out of quarantine, her new movie Sylvie’s Love with Kerry Washington’s husband Nnamdi Asomugha, and a throwback video of her “playing” the saxophone as a kid.
Amazon Studios Acquires COMING 2 AMERICA from Paramount Picturesby Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 20, 2020
Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on March 5, 2021.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for SYLVIE'S LOVEby Stage Tube - Oct 14, 2020
In Sylvie's Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957.
HBO Announces Premiere Date for REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBELby Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 11, 2020
HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this season, returns for an all-new episode on Tuesday, August 18 at the special time of 11 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on HBO.
VIDEO: Jerry O'Connell Talks A SOLDIER'S PLAY and the Broadway Shutdownby Stage Tube - Mar 24, 2020
Jerry O'Connell was a guest on Tuesday, March 24's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan. O'Connell Skyped in from his home to talk with hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest.
BWW Flashback: A SOLDIER'S PLAY Concludes Broadway Runby Nicole Rosky - Mar 15, 2020
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, A Soldier's Play will play its final performance today, March 15 at the American Airlines Theatre, following 26 previews and 63 regu;lar performances.
A SOLDIER'S PLAY to Hold Post-Show Discussion With Cast Members and the Production's Military Consultantby Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2020
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) has announced Beyond the Uniform: Realizing Military Life Onstage in A Soldier's Play, a special post-show discussion with the production's military consultant, Christopher P. Wolfe (Columbia University, U.S. Military Academy at West Point), moderated by Anna Morton (Roundabout's Literary Manager), on Tuesday, February 18 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).
Scoop: Upcoming Guests on CBS THIS MORNING, 2/15-2/21by TV Scoop - Feb 13, 2020
Get all the scoop on Upcoming Guests on CBS THIS MORNING, 2/15-2/21!
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VIDEO: Tessa Thompson Talks About Shooting THOR on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!by Stage Tube - Jan 8, 2021
Tessa talks about getting in a car accident on New Year’s Eve, leaving for Australia to film Thor: Love and Thunder, the first thing she plans to do when she gets out of quarantine, her new movie Sylvie’s Love with Kerry Washington’s husband Nnamdi Asomugha, and a throwback video of her “playing” the saxophone as a kid.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for SYLVIE'S LOVEby Stage Tube - Oct 14, 2020
In Sylvie's Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957.
VIDEO: Jerry O'Connell Talks A SOLDIER'S PLAY and the Broadway Shutdownby Stage Tube - Mar 24, 2020
Jerry O'Connell was a guest on Tuesday, March 24's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan. O'Connell Skyped in from his home to talk with hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest.
BWW TV: Go Inside Opening Night of A SOLDIER'S PLAY with David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood & More!by TV - Opening Night Special - Jan 22, 2020
The American Airlines Theatre was the place to be last night as Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play finally opened last night on Broadway, almost four decades after it premiered off Broadway. 'The reason I wanted to do it was to get to speak these words that Charles Fuller wrote. We get to mine and uncover themes of racism, identity, love of country, an hatred of self,' says leading man Blair Underwood. 'To be able to do that in such an incredible play, that has won a Pulitzer for a good reason... it's exciting every night.'
VIDEO: David Alan Grier Gives Advice to the Young Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAYby Stage Tube - Jan 20, 2020
David Alan Grier was a guest on Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk about starring in A Soldier's Play on Broadway. During the interview, Grier talks about how this is his third round with the show, as he previously starred in the off-Broadway production and the film adaptation.
BWW TV: Watch Highlights from A SOLDIER'S PLAY on Broadway!by BroadwayWorld TV - Jan 14, 2020
Previews are underway for A Soldier's Play, which opens officially on January 21, 2020. This is a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).
VIDEO: Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY in This New Videoby Stage Tube - Dec 13, 2019
Take a look at a video sizzle reel for Roundabout's new Broadway production of A SOLDIER'S PLAY starring David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood.
BWW TV: Meet the Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY on Broadway!by TV - Press Previews - Dec 9, 2019
Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present the first Broadway production of Charles Fuller's award-winning drama A Soldier's Play, directed by Kenny Leon. A Soldier's Play will star David Alan Grier as 'Sergeant Vernon C. Waters,' Blair Underwood as 'Captain Richard Davenport,' Nnamdi Asomugha as 'Private First Class Melvin Peterson,' Jerry O'Connell as 'Captain Charles Taylor,' McKinley Belcher III as 'Private Louis Henson,' Rob Demery as 'Corporal Bernard Cobb,' Jared Grimes as 'Private Tony Smalls,' Billy Eugene Jones as 'Private James Wilkie,' Nate Mann as 'Lieutenant Byrd,' Warner Miller as 'Corporal Ellis,' J. Alphonse Nicholson as 'Private C. J. Memphis' and Lee Aaron Rosen as 'Captain Wilcox.'
