Michael B. Jordan made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on the NBC show’s January 28 episode… much to the thirst of SNL cast members. “My name is Michael B. Jordan,” the Creed III star and director said as he took Studio 8H stage during Saturday’s show. “But tonight, Michael B. Hosting. Michael B. Joking. And honestly, Michael B. Nervous. Michael B. Vulnerable. But don’t worry. Michael B. A’ight. Because Michael B. In Therapy.” Jordan told the SNL audience he had a “crazy, full-circle moment” filming a pre-taped segment for Saturday’s show when he realized he was in the same studio where he filmed All My Children in 2003 at age 16. He then showed a clip from that job, a scene in which his All My Children character, Reggie Montgomery, tells a female friend that the “animal in [him] just gets kind of crazy.” And then Reggie, inexplicably,...
- 1/29/2023
- TV Insider
Los Angeles – In another shocking piece of news in this year of 2020, the actor Chadwick Boseman, who embodied the Marvel superhero Black Panther in the film and universe, passed away on Aug. 28. He was known also for portraying black icons such as Jackie Robinson (“42”) and James Brown (“Get on Up”). He was only 43 years old.
Boseman was also a playwright, having written “Deep Azure” (2006) for the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. After doing a number of TV roles in the 2000s, he broke through with his memorable performance as Jackie Robinson, and landed the role of T’Challa/Black Panther three years later in “Captain America: Civil War.” The stand alone film featuring Boseman as the hero premiered in 2018.
Chadwick Boseman in Chicago in 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Chadwick Boseman was born in South Carolina, and graduated from Howard University in 2000, with a Bfa in directing.
Boseman was also a playwright, having written “Deep Azure” (2006) for the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. After doing a number of TV roles in the 2000s, he broke through with his memorable performance as Jackie Robinson, and landed the role of T’Challa/Black Panther three years later in “Captain America: Civil War.” The stand alone film featuring Boseman as the hero premiered in 2018.
Chadwick Boseman in Chicago in 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Chadwick Boseman was born in South Carolina, and graduated from Howard University in 2000, with a Bfa in directing.
- 8/29/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This story on Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan from “Black Panther” is drawn from an interview conducted for the cover story of the January issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine.
In “Black Panther,” the characters played by Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan both vie for the throne of the fictional African country of Wakanda. Boseman’s character, T’Challa, becomes king early in the film, but Jordan’s Erik Killmonger shows up with his own claim to the crown, and defeats T’Challa to take over.
Strangely, Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster hit film does not mark the first time that Jordan has succeeded Boseman in a position. While the two men never worked together prior to making “Black Panther,” they both appeared in the ABC soap opera “All My Children” back in 2003 — and they played the same character, with Jordan taking over when Boseman was fired for complaining...
In “Black Panther,” the characters played by Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan both vie for the throne of the fictional African country of Wakanda. Boseman’s character, T’Challa, becomes king early in the film, but Jordan’s Erik Killmonger shows up with his own claim to the crown, and defeats T’Challa to take over.
Strangely, Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster hit film does not mark the first time that Jordan has succeeded Boseman in a position. While the two men never worked together prior to making “Black Panther,” they both appeared in the ABC soap opera “All My Children” back in 2003 — and they played the same character, with Jordan taking over when Boseman was fired for complaining...
- 1/2/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Michael B. Jordan is an Emmy contender this year for his leading role in the dystopian HBO telefilm “Fahrenheit 451,” which premieres on May 20. He plays Guy Montag, a “fireman” whose job is to burn books. The actor is coming off of a string of big-screen successes, including “Black Panther” earlier this year, and it’s not uncommon for an actor to leverage a recent movie hit into an Emmy victory. Will Jordan be the latest?
Jordan has risen in prominence thanks in large part to his collaborations with director Ryan Coogler. They first teamed up for the critically acclaimed independent film “Fruitvale Station” (2013) about an unarmed black man shot and killed by police in the Bay Area. Then they scaled up with “Creed” (2015), a modestly budgeted “Rocky” sequel in which Jordan played the son of former Rocky rival Apollo Creed. That film was also admired by critics, and it...
Jordan has risen in prominence thanks in large part to his collaborations with director Ryan Coogler. They first teamed up for the critically acclaimed independent film “Fruitvale Station” (2013) about an unarmed black man shot and killed by police in the Bay Area. Then they scaled up with “Creed” (2015), a modestly budgeted “Rocky” sequel in which Jordan played the son of former Rocky rival Apollo Creed. That film was also admired by critics, and it...
- 5/16/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Come on, who doesn’t love a man who plays a football player on a hit TV series?
Michael B. Jordan, no, not the basketball legend, but the actor best known for his role as troubled teen Reggie Montgomery on ABC’s soap opera All My Children, is planning to take his career to the next level. The 23 year-old California native who has appeared on HBO’s The Wire and USA’s The Assistants, recently joined the cast of Friday Night Lights as football quarterback Vince Howard, which premieres May 7th at 8pm on NBC. Michael told us some things you probably never knew about him!
Six things you never knew about Michael B. Jordan! The B [in his middle name] stands for Bakari it means: of noble promise in Swahili. I used to have the biggest chipped front tooth ever.
I fight the urge to get tattoos daily. I make killer mashed potatoes from scratch.
Michael B. Jordan, no, not the basketball legend, but the actor best known for his role as troubled teen Reggie Montgomery on ABC’s soap opera All My Children, is planning to take his career to the next level. The 23 year-old California native who has appeared on HBO’s The Wire and USA’s The Assistants, recently joined the cast of Friday Night Lights as football quarterback Vince Howard, which premieres May 7th at 8pm on NBC. Michael told us some things you probably never knew about him!
Six things you never knew about Michael B. Jordan! The B [in his middle name] stands for Bakari it means: of noble promise in Swahili. I used to have the biggest chipped front tooth ever.
I fight the urge to get tattoos daily. I make killer mashed potatoes from scratch.
- 4/29/2010
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
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