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Get to know The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024

Get to know The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024

Adria Arjona AGE: 32 HOMETOWN: Mexico City — though she was born in Puerto Rico and later moved to Miami FIRST ROLE: Brief roles in “Unforgettable” and “Person of Interest” before “True Detective” YOU MIGHT KNOW HER FROM: “Andor.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Nicholas Alexander Chavez feels best between 'action' and 'cut'

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Nicholas Alexander Chavez feels best between 'action' and 'cut'

It's not an exaggeration to say Nicholas Alexander Chavez had a very good year. Now a member of Ryan Murphy's unofficial acting troupe, he starred in two of the creator's new series.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn't take being #1 on the call sheet for granted

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn't take being #1 on the call sheet for granted

NEW YORK (AP) — Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO's “Industry,” so the thought of her breaking into song seems antithetical.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a 'cupcake' of a year

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a 'cupcake' of a year

NEW YORK (AP) — As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors to cheer the stars and maybe get an autograph. Now she's the one that people line up to meet.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with 'Mufasa'

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with 'Mufasa'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Fred Hechinger lives out his circus dream

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Fred Hechinger lives out his circus dream

NEW YORK (AP) — As a child, Fred Hechinger dreamed of running away to join the circus. Now, as his acting career takes off, he jokes that it feels like he’s finally living that childhood dream. “I thought that looked really fun.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Adria Arjona's confidence only keeps growing

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Adria Arjona's confidence only keeps growing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adria Arjona's mother is her biggest fan — and her fans' biggest supporter.
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: GloRilla, once a choir girl, is one of hip-hop's most promising voices

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: GloRilla, once a choir girl, is one of hip-hop's most promising voices

LOS ANGELES (AP) — GloRilla has gone from choir girl to husky-voiced rap queen, climbing the hip-hop ranks so high that she’s earned a trip to the White House.
A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title — despite the language barrier that stopped him from chat
Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid

Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid

A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet , criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary
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