IN CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAYS, NBA STAR LOU WILLIAMS TEAMED UP WITH SLIM & HUSKIES TO HOST A COMMUNITY HOLIDAY PIZZA PARTY.
NBA Superstar Lou Williams spent the day greeting the community and enjoying pizza with families that came out to celebrate the holiday. Lou took the time to greet everyone and put smiles on the faces of the kids in time for Holiday season. Every family enjoyed free food as Lou Williams and Slim & Huskies teamed up to give away 500 pizzas.
Louis Tyrone Williams (born October 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted directly out of high school by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He is a 3-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year. As of March 2019, he is the NBA’s career leader in points off the bench,[1] and has played the most career games off the bench, surpassing Dell Curry‘s record in February 2022.[2]
Williams spent seven seasons with Philadelphia before signing with the Atlanta Hawks in 2012, playing two seasons there before being traded to the Toronto Raptors in the 2014 offseason. He spent a season with the Raptors and then signed with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2015 until the middle of the 2016–17 NBA season, when he was traded to the Houston Rockets. After finishing the season with the Rockets, he was then traded in the 2017 offseason to the Los Angeles Clippers. Williams was dealt back to the Hawks in 2021.
Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria is a fast casual and gourmet pizza joint serving up artisan pizzas and unique cinnamon rolls made with locally sourced ingredients. It’s a hip hop-inspired spot founded by three Nashville natives who aim to invigorate less touched areas of the community through employment opportunities and accessible dining experiences including locally brewed craft beer and innovative pizza creations. Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria offers build your own pizzas, take out services, and delivery through third party vendors.
When the owners aren’t perfecting their product, they are hosting community events and participating in speaking engagements at local schools, nonprofits, small businesses, and organizations.
The Chris Tucker Foundation held its annual Christmas Giveaway in Atlanta in partnership with the A.R. “Gus” Barksdale Boys & Girls Club in Conyers, GA. Students were treated to a holiday party with music, games, and gifts. Chris Tucker took time to encourage each kid and make sure their Christmas was a lot brighter with a gift card from the Foundation.
The Chris Tucker Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of youth and families through implementing innovative initiatives and funding life-changing programs. Our organization works with industries of all kinds, including doctors and lawyers who support us.
This foundation started out being an AIDS relief foundation, and then we started doing local charity work that included offering scholarships to children of impoverished families and the homeless. Our vision is to make a positive impact in the lives of youth by galvanizing community leaders and corporate partners and engaging a collective community to address critical needs affecting today’s generation of young people.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
The A.R. “Gus” Barksdale Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atanta works with hundreds of kids and teens each year to help them reach their full potential. We provide an environment where all youth feel safe and secure to dream, discover, and develop. Our programs focus on helping kids succeed in school, live healthy, and become leaders. https://bgcma.org/club/barksdale/
About Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker is an internationally recognized, award-winning actor, producer and comedian. He is best known for his role of Detective James Carter in the blockbuster Rush Hour action-comedy film franchise, starring opposite Jackie Chan under the direction of Brett Ratner. His other film credits include the Hughes brothers’ Dead Presidents, Friday, Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, David O’Russell’s award-winning hit Silver Linings Playbook, and Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. In 2015, Tucker released Chris Tucker Live exclusively on Netflix, marking the first project he starred in and produced through his own company, Chris Tucker Entertainment. Chris is currently on a national standup comedy tour, performing to rave reviews around the world. He is most recently co-starred in the highly acclaimed film, AIR, about Michael Jordan’s history making shoe partnership with Nike, directed by award-winning director Ben Allfeck is currently in Theatres.
Alanta Falcons star tight end, Kyle Anthony Pitts held a Academic Pep Rally for the students at Jordan Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Students that excelled academically were rewarded with a visit from the Kyle Pitts Foundation and received gifts from the Foundation. Check out great coverage from the Recap Room by DaeRae Media Group.
Kyle Anthony Pitts is an American professional football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football for the Florida Gators.
Kyle Pitts Foundation Inc is an organization to help educate and expose youth to life opportunities.
Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family — wife Regina (Kim Fields), their two young daughters (Khali Spraggins, Journey Christine) and firstborn son (Jermelle Simon), the teenage son (Diamond Lyons) he fathered with another woman (Gabrielle Dennis) — and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law (Wanda Sykes), all without a blueprint for success. But the Upshaws are determined to make it work, and make it to the next level, together. In this upcoming part, the Upshaws continue to ride life’s ups and downs, including new jobs, bigger dreams, health struggles and some major life surprises but still hanging on with the love that comes with family.
Created by: Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes
Showrunners: Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes
Executive Producers: Regina Hicks, Wanda Sykes, Mike Epps, Page Hurwitz, Niles Kirchner,
Format: 10 x 30-minute episodes
Starring: Mike Epps (Bennie Upshaw), Wanda Sykes (Lucretia Turner), Kim Fields (Regina Upshaw), Khali Spraggins (Aaliyah Upshaw), Jermelle Simon (Bernard Upshaw), Journey Christine (Maya Upshaw)
Global superstar and philanthropist USHER celebrated the conclusion of his impactful 100-day Social Impact Tour with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Joseph B. Whitehead Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, unveiling a new Content Studio and Entertainment Industry Club for youth. This milestone event reflects USHER’s commitment to empowering young people through meaningful opportunities and workforce development. The tour, which kicked off last August in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the After School Alliance, has reached over 4,800 youth across 11 cities including Washington, D.C.; Detroit, MI; Philadelphia, PA; Oakland, CA, Houston, TX, Brooklyn, NY and more.
“This Social Impact Tour marks a significant milestone in the evolution of USHER’s New Look and our mission to help young people discover their career spark,” said Shawn H. Wilson, Co-Founder of USHER’s New Look. “We are proud to have far exceeded our initial goal of reaching 3,000 youth, inspiring over 4,800 young people nationally through this tour.”
As part of the Social Impact Tour culminating event, Usher will cut the ribbon on the Usher Raymond IV Spark Lab in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.
“Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta is thrilled to announce this year’s much-anticipated launch of the Usher Raymond IV Spark Lab,” said David Jernigan, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. “Usher’s Spark Lab will not only be a resource to our Club members, but also a space where they can gain hands-on experiences in fields like music production, filmmaking, photography, and more. This initiative perfectly aligns with our mission to ignite the unlimited potential of kids and teens by creating safe, inclusive, and engaging environments, empowering them to find their spark and pursue their passions.”
In addition to the Spark Lab, USHER’S New Look is also announcing the launch of a new signature program, the Entertainment Industry Club, which is a transformative workforce development and entrepreneurship program first introduced by Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan in 2020. This innovative program has since become a national model, empowering youth ages 14 to 24 with hands-on training, career exploration, and real-world experiences in high-demand industries. Participants earn $15 an hour while completing 120 hours of curriculum and training led by industry professionals. The expansion of this program continues with the Atlanta launch, which includes the state-of-the-art Spark Lab to inspire creativity and skill-building.
“Returning to the Boys & Girls Clubs, where I discovered my passion, and launching this program in Atlanta is a full-circle moment for me,” said USHER Raymond IV, Founder of USHER’s New Look. “The Spark Lab and Entertainment Industry Club is about providing our youth with the tools, confidence, and opportunities they need to turn their dreams into reality. It’s an honor to help inspire the next generation of leaders and innovators through After School programs”
The ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the 25-year legacy of USHER’s New Look and its unwavering dedication to transforming the lives of under-resourced youth through comprehensive, passion-driven leadership programs. With the Entertainment Industry Club set to launch in 2025, this initiative reaffirms USHER’s ongoing commitment to creating brighter futures for young people nationwide.
Mr. Santa: A Christmas Extravaganza follows three music-loving teens clashing with the “popular” kids who are attempting to crush their annual Christmas show dreams. Inspired by the kids’ passion, Santa (Owens) hatches a plan and steps in as a substitute teacher. With higher stakes than ever, delivering toys to a billion children suddenly seems easier than restoring teenagers’ belief in the holiday spirit and saving Christmas before time runs out.
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STARRING
Geoffrey Owens (Power Book II: Ghost, Poppa’s House), Tommy Davidson (In Living Color, The Proud Family), Wakeema Hollis (Aurora: A Love Story, And JustLike That…)AJ (Feyisola Soetan, Shatter Belt), Keyara (Shanel Cheatham, Lily Darling), and Logan (Emmet Smith, Good Egg)
Geoffrey Owens
Written by father/daughter duo Kellen & Noel Calloway after finding it challenging to find teenage family-friendly Christmas movies. Mr. Santa: A Christmas Extravaganza follows three music-loving teens clashing with the “popular” kids attempting to crush their annual Christmas show dreams. Inspired by the kids’ passion, Santa (Owens) hatches a plan and steps in as a substitute teacher. With higher stakes than ever, delivering toys to a billion children suddenly seems easier than restoring teenagers’ belief in the holiday spirit and saving Christmas before time runs out.
The film is Directed by Clark Atlanta Alumni, Noel Calloway and produced by Love and Hip Hop star Yandy Smith Harris.
Today, the Golden Globes® announced that Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut will present the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes® on Monday, December 9, 2024, with all categories announced on CBSNews.com/GoldenGlobesand the CBS News Mobile App at 8:15 a.m. ET/5:15 a.m. PT and 10exclusive categories revealed beginning live at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT on “CBS Mornings” on CBS. The nominees will be highlighted across Golden Globes® social media accounts as they are announced, with the complete list of nominees available on the Golden Globes® website (GoldenGlobes.com) immediately following the announcement.
The 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, the first major award show of the season, will air live on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).*
Award-winning producer, director, actor, entrepreneur, author and National Medal of Arts recipient Mindy Kalingand NAACP award-winning actor and producer Morris Chestnut will present the nominees for each of the 27 award categories. Celebrated for her acclaimed projects such as “The Mindy Project,” “Never Have I Ever,” and “The Office,” Kaling is currently executive producing the HBO Max hit series she co-created “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” and is also set to produce and write Netflix’s upcoming series “Running Point,” scheduled for release in 2025. Chestnut, a star of both the small and big screen for over three decades, is currently in production on his new CBS drama series, “Watson,” premiering in 2025. Known for his iconic breakout role in “Boyz n the Hood” and celebrated performances in “The Best Man franchise,” Chestnut received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022 and has earned two NAACP Image Awards for his outstanding work in television.
This year, votes will be tabulated by KPMG, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm. “Being selected as the official vote tabulator for the prestigious Golden Globe Awards is an immense honor for KPMG,” said Lisa Daniels, Vice Chair, Growth and Strategy at KPMG. “We are excited to demonstrate our commitment to quality, integrity, and excellence, in support of this distinguished event.”
The 82nd Annual Golden Globes® also announced their new partnership with entertainment data and analytics partner Luminate. The company will provide the Golden Globes® team with accurate streaming viewership data for all submitted film titles in the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, helping to inform consumption trends and amplify viewership insights beyond box office performance. Analysis will be done via Luminate’s Streaming Viewership product, through which the company empowers leaders across the entertainment, tech, finance industries, and more. The product, which measures viewership of originally-produced and library content across all major streaming platforms, including Netflix, Max, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Disney+, AMC+ and Peacock, earned Luminate a place onFast Company’s list of the 2024 Most Innovative Companies in the World and fuels Variety’s recently launched Streaming Original Charts.
Cinematic and Box Office Achievement in Motion Pictures and Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television, two new awards categories presented for the first time at the 81st Annual Golden Globes®, are set to return for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®.
Film categories for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes® include: Best Motion Picture – Drama; Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; Best Motion Picture – Animated; Cinematic and Box Office Achievement; Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture; Best Director – Motion Picture; Best Screenplay – Motion Picture; Best Original Score – Motion Picture; and Best Original Song – Motion Picture.
Television categories for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes® include: Best Television Series – Drama; Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy; Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television; Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television.
Previous presenters of the Golden Globes® nominations include Alfre Woodard, America Ferrera, Angela Bassett, Anna Kendrick, Cedric “The Entertainer,” Chloë Grace Moretz, Christian Slater, Dakota Fanning, Danai Gurira, Dennis Quaid, Don Cheadle, Garrett Hedlund, George Lopez, Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Laura Dern, Leslie Mann, Mayan Lopez, Paula Patton, Peter Krause, Sharon Stone, Snoop Dogg, Susan Kelechi Watson, Terry Crews, Tim Allen, Wilmer Valderrama and more.
The Golden Globes®, often referred to as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television. Multi-Emmy Award®-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will return as executive producing showrunners for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the 82nd Annual Golden Globes®, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide.
*Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
About Golden Globes®
As a premier entertainment awards show since 1944, the annual Golden Globes has honored achievements in both television and film. Over the last three decades, the Golden Globes has enabled donations of more than $55 million to entertainment-related charities including scholarship programs, film restoration projects and humanitarian efforts. This funding has also supported diverse programs in partnership with advocacy groups aimed at promoting greater access in Hollywood for underserved communities. Dick Clark Productions is the owner and producer of the Golden Globes. For more information on the Golden Globe Awards, please visitwww.GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on X, Instagram,Facebook, and in Spanish on X, and Facebook.
About Dick Clark Productions
Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming including the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globes,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” from 19 Entertainment and DCP, and “Streamy Awards.” Dick Clark Productions owns one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Corporation, in a subsidiary joint venture between Penske Media and Eldridge. Dick Clark Productions is a Penske Media company. For more information, please visitwww.DickClark.com.
About CBS
CBS, a subsidiary of Paramount Global, creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. It includes some of the industry’s most successful and popular brands and businesses: CBS Television Network, CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures and CBS digital properties.
About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP is the US firm of the KPMG global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. The KPMG global organization operates in 143 countries and territories and has more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. For more detail about our structure, please visit home.kpmg/governance.
About Luminate
Luminate is the preeminent entertainment data and insights company, unleashing access to the most essential, objective, and trustworthy information across music, film and television, with data compiled from hundreds of verified sources. Today, the company maintains its more than 30-year legacy of accurate storytelling by powering the iconic Billboard music charts, while also acting as the premiere database for the television and film industries. Working closely with record labels, artists, studios, production companies, networks, tech companies, and more, Luminate offers the most valued source of comprehensive, independent, and foundational entertainment data that drives industry forward. Luminate is an independently operated company and a subsidiary of PME TopCo., a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge.
Today, the Golden Globes® announced that 13-time Golden Globe® nominee and three-time winner Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025. Danson earned Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television in the film, Something About Amelia, in 1985, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in the hit television sitcom, Cheers, in 1990 and 1991.
Created in 2019 and initially awarded to its namesake, the Carol Burnett Award is presented to an honoree who has made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen. The recipient is selected based on their body of work and the lasting impact of their television career achievements on both the industry and audiences. Past recipients include Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres.
“Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his iconic performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” said Helen Hoehne, President of the Golden Globes. “His renowned career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award’s legendary namesake. It is an honor to present him with the 2025 Carol Burnett Award to celebrate the tremendous impact he has made and continues to make in television.”
Danson is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor known for an array of exceptional performances, and his role of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC’s multi-award winning and iconic comedy “Cheers,” which ran for 11 seasons and won four Emmys as Best Comedy Series. More recently, Danson can be seen playing himself in the quintessential comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which just concluded its 12th and final season on HBO. Danson also starred in the acclaimed NBC comedy “The Good Place,” for which he was nominated for his 14th Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor.
Previously, Danson starred in “Mr. Mayor,” an NBC comedy series written and executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Danson also had a prominent role in the second season of FX’s critically acclaimed series “Fargo.” Other credits include CBS’ long-running “CSI” and “CSI: Cyber,” FX’s “Damages” (playing tycoon Arthur Frobisher) and CBS’ “Becker” – the latter two roles for which he was Golden Globe nominated. Currently, Danson will be starring in the upcoming Netflix comedy series, “A Man on the Inside,” which was written and executive produced by “The Good Place” creator, Mike Schur. Based on the Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Mole Agent,” the series will follow a retired man who gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad placed by a private investigator and goes undercover in a retirement home.
In film, Danson appeared in “Hearts Beat Loud,” “Three Men and a Baby,” and its sequel, “Three Men and a Little Lady.” He also had a co-starring role in Steven Spielberg’s World War II masterpiece “Saving Private Ryan.” Danson graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1978 to manage the Actor’s Institute and soon after, earned a role in “The Onion Field” and also co-starred in the TV movie “The Women’s Room.” In addition to acting and producing, Danson is an environmental activist, co-founding the American Oceans Campaign (AOC) in 1987 to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills, off-shore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses.
Danson, along with 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, Viola Davis, will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This will mark the first time that the Golden Globes will host a special evening dedicated to these two historic awards. Danson will also be recognized on the 82nd Annual Golden Globes® broadcast.
Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the Golden Globes will air Sunday, January 5, 2025 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).
Nominations for the Golden Globes will be announced on Monday, December 9, 2024.
About Golden Globes®
The Golden Globes, often referred to as “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of both film and television and has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide. As a premier entertainment awards show since 1944, the annual Golden Globes has honored achievements in both television and film. Over the last three decades, the Golden Globes has enabled donations of more than $55 million to entertainment-related charities including scholarship programs, film restoration projects and humanitarian efforts. This funding has also supported diverse programs in partnership with advocacy groups aimed at promoting greater access in Hollywood for underserved communities. Dick Clark Productions is the owner and producer of the Golden Globes. For more information on the Golden Globes, please visitGoldenGlobes.com and follow us on X, Instagram,Facebook, Threads, and TikTok.
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