LATE NIGHT TV CHICK: Taraji P. Henson Talks Improvising.
The gorgeous Taraji P. Henson hit up late night television to dish on improvising her lines as Cookie Lyon on the hit FOX series ���Empire.��� Peep her discussion with talk show host Seth Meyers inside���. photo tj3.jpg. Ahead of��.
Empire actress Taraji P. Henson conveys importance of struggling to achieve.
Taraji P. Henson, an Academy Award-nominated actress known for her role as Cookie Lyons in FOXs hit drama ���Empire,��� spoke at Goldstein Auditorium at Schine Student Center Wednesday night. Throughout the talk, Henson reflected on her life struggles.
Taraji P. Hensons Cookie Stops by Sesame Street on.
Taraji P. Hensons Cookie Stops by Sesame Street on Saturday Night Live ��� Watch All the Skits! Taraji P. Henson channels her Empire character Cookie in this hilarious Sesame Street spoof on Saturday Night Live on��.
Youre Gonna Love What Taraji P. Henson Did After Her Son Was Racially.
In the February/March issue of Uptown magazine, Henson recalls how her 20-year-old son was once profiled by police at the University of Southern California. After that, she says, she found a way to reduce the chances of that happening again: getting.
Lee Daniels Says He Wants to Expose Homophobia
The creator of Foxs prime-time soap Empire said he wants to blow the lid off homophobia in the African-American community with a depiction of the shows lead characters hostile relationship with his gay son.
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Taraji P. Henson Says Her 20-Year-Old Son Was Racially Profiled So She.
Among them is Academy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson who recently shared stories of racial profiling that her 20-year-old son has experienced. In the Feb./March 2015 issue of Uptown Magazine, the ���Empire��� star recalled how her son was once profiled .
Cookie Lyon Is the Most Fascinating Character on TV Right Now. Give Taraji P.
The matriarch of the fictional hip-hop dynasty has been the highlight of the primetime soap, brought to life by Taraji P. Hensons incomparable, dedicated performance. After years spent enriching many one-dimensionally written roles, its great to see.
Taraji P. Henson Becomes Nicki Minaj, A Dancing Mom, A.
From the Empire to 30 Rock, Taraji P. Hensons name is blowing up.as it should. Shes paid her dues for plenty of years, and its about time the world knows that Yvette from Baby Boy can do it all..including hosting SNL..
Kevin Hart Feels Like Old Guy at Las Vegas Club
Kevin Hart had a revelation while making Think Like a Man Too in Las Vegas: Hes become the old guy he used to make fun of during his standup routine.
Stars Join Elton Johns Call for Dolce & Gabbana Boycott
From the Oscars red carpet to the TV smash Empire, Dolce and Gabbana is everywhere in Hollywood. But might that soon change?
Person Of Interest Season 4: Ep 20 Spoilers: Did Taraji P. Hensons Carter.
CBS will air an all-new episode of Season 4 of Person of Interest. In Episode 20, will Finch (Michael Emerson) and Reese (Jim Caviezel) find a way to defeat Samaritan by a message from beyond the grave, when an old friend from the past returns, guest.
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Fox Sues Record Label in Dispute Over Empire Title
Fox has asked a federal judge to issue an order allowing the network to continue to use Empire as the title of its newest hit show after a record label demanded millions of dollars over use of the word.
Cookie alert: Empire actress Taraji P. Henson to speak at Syracuse University
A Night with Taraji P. Henson starts at 7 p.m. in the Schine Student Centers Goldstein Auditorium. Taraji P. Henson Actor Taraji P. Henson seen at LA Premiere Of Empire at Arclight Cinema Dome on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
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Taraji P. Henson Channels Cookie Lyon for SNL Promos.
Taraji P. Henson became her Empire character of Cookie Lyon again in new promotional spots for Saturday Night Live -- watch the actress hype her gig.
Empires Cookie Lyon Hits Up Sesame Street in Funny SNL Sketch
Taraji P Henson plays Empires Cookie Lyon while hosting Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live/NBC. Taraji P. Henson, who became the tenth black woman to host Saturday Night Live, brought fire to the set with her portrayal of Empires Cookie Lyon.
Selma, Black-Ish, Among Big NAACP Image Award Winners
The civil rights drama Selma won top honors at the NAACP Image Awards in a ceremony that took sharp notice of snubs of African-American artists and their work by the Oscars.
Taraji P. Henson of Empire to Publish a Memoir - NYTimes.
Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon, the saucy ex-con and former wife of the hip-hop mogul Lucious Lyon on the hit Fox show ���Empire,��� has sold a memoir to 37 INK, a Simon and Schuster imprint. The book is scheduled to��.
Taraji P. Henson to Courtney Love -- I Love My Empire.
Taraji P. Henson may have let the cat out of the bag Thursday night, telling Courtney Love shes coming back to reprise���
Taraji P. Henson Parodies Game of Thrones, Impersonates.
Almost a month after the two-hour season finale of Empire wowed viewers, Taraji P. Henson returned to the small screen this weekend to deliver an energetic performance as the host of Saturday Night Live. The sketches��.
Taraji P. Henson and Mumford and Sons - Entertainment Weekly
Taraji P. Hensons blown up in the past few months thanks to her starring role on Empire, but shes been acting for a looong time���and she made sure the audience knew it in her monologue: ���After 20 years of show business,��.
SNL Mocks Hillary Clinton Announcement, and Taraji P. Henson Brings Cookie.
Taraji P. Henson embraced her inner Cookie Lyon to host Saturday Night Livefor the first time this weekend, marveling in her opening monologue that white people finally know who I am!, thanks to her starring turn on Foxs Empire. The episodes cold.
Taraji P. Henson to pen memoir
If Empires Cookie Lyon could write about her life, what would she say? Maybe well find out now that Taraji P. Henson is working on her memoirs. The 37 INK/Atria Publishing Group announced Thursday it will publish the as-yet-untitled memoirs by the .
Taraji P Henson Impersonates Nicki Minaj on SNL (Watch.
It was bound to be a musical evening on Saturday Night Live with Empires Taraji P. Henson in the house. But a Henson impersonation of one of hip-hops biggest stars in Nicki Minaj? Well, it wasnt a shock but exciting��.
Taraji P. Henson -- I Apologize to the Cop. My Son Wasnt.
Taraji P. Henson just gave a public mea culpa, profusely apologizing to a police officer she accused of racism. The Empire actress had accused a���
Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett Talk Empire at Summer Sizzle Launch Party
We caught up with Henson and Smollett at the event to talk about that island life and also ��� of course ��� their hit series, Empire. Smollett, the shows breakout star, had a lot to say about the reaction of the Black LGBT community to his character.
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Taraji P. Henson Plays Nicki Minaj in SNL Skit | Rap-Up
Taraji P. Henson made her ���SNL��� debut this weekend. In one of the many hysterical skits, the ���Empire��� actress played Nicki Minaj in a mock trailer for the sequel to the animated film Home with ���more hip-hop than you can��.
The Karate Kid
In Columbia Pictures The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) couldve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mothers (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Yi
WATCH: Taraji P. Henson Sings I Made It During SNL.
Taraji P. Henson opened her ���SNL��� monologue by talking about how she made it, and that after after 20 years in show business, ���white people finally know who I am.��� She added that after ���hustling��� for all those years, she then��.
When Taraji P. Hensons Cookie Met Cookie. - InStyle
This weekends SNL host, Empire star Taraji P. Henson got into character as Cookie to get in on the fun on Sesame Street.
‘Empire,’ the Meteor That Never Fell to Earth
With its mix of family rivalry and skulduggery, Foxs hip-hop prime-time soap opera racked up ratings that kept growing, surprising its producers and Fox executives.. Fox will air season finale of series Empire, hip-hop drama that unexpectedly turned into smash hit of winter.
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Why Can’t We Stop Watching ‘Empire’?
A round-table on Fox’s breakout hit as its first season draws to a close.
Taraji P. Henson and Mumford and Sons
Taraji P. Hensons blown up in the past few months thanks to her starring role on Empire, but shes been acting for a looong time���and she made sure the audience knew it in her monologue: ���After 20 years of show business, white people finally know who.
Actor 50 Cent Jackson Annoyed by Fox Promotions
Curtis 50 Cent Jackson isnt happy with makers of Foxs new drama about the music industry, Empire.
Billy Crystal almost steals SNL from host Taraji P. Henson
The actor dropped by the sketch show April 11, stopping in during The Weekend Update as Jacob the Bar Mitzvah boys (Vanessa Bayer) dad. The two celebrated the end of the Jewish holiday Passover and Crystal almost succeeded in stealing the show .
Producer: Improvising OK for US Actors, Brits Freak Out
American actors dont always stick to the script the way their U.K. counterparts do, but thats OK, according to two top writer-producers.
Taraji P. Hensons Son -- Police Video Shoots Down Racial.
Taraji P. Henson says her son was racially profiled by cops on 2 different occasions -- but police video of one of the incidents completely refutes���
The Good Doctor
Martin Blake (Orlando Bloom) is an ambitious but anxious young doctor, eager to impress his superiors and colleagues: Chief Resident Waylans (Rob Morrow), self-assured fellow intern Dan (Troy Garity) and no-nonsense nurse Theresa (Taraji P. Henson).
Lee Daniels Watches ‘Empire’ – and Talks Back to the Screen
The show’s creator is the driving force behind the runaway Fox hit, but that doesn’t mean he likes everything about it.
‘Empire’ Soundtrack: Hip-Hop That’s Ambiguously Modern
The music in this Fox drama, which centers on the family behind a powerhouse record label, tries to be neither current nor dated.. Jon Caramanica Critics Notebook; Fox television series Empire, hip-hop drama that centers on family behind powerhouse record label, is set to air its season finale; show has been a major success, with audience growing every week.
The Bagger at the Oscars: Cruz Takes Best Supporting Actress Honors
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Empire Star Taraji P. Henson to Pen Memoir - The.
NEW YORK (AP) ��� Her immediate plans are to host Saturday Night Live this weekend. But Taraji P. Henson also has a memoir in her future. The Oscar-nominated actress, who stars as Cookie Lyon in the Fox series Empire,��.
Taraji P. Henson will return to Person of Interest as guest star
Before Taraji P. Henson was Cookie, a convicted criminal, she was on the other side of the law as Detective Joss Carter on Person of Interest. Now, the Empire star will reprise her role on the CBS drama as a guest star April 14, Entertainment.
EW Lightbulb: Taraji P. Henson talks Empire and beyond
���Having a moment��� doesnt even come close to describing whats happening with Taraji P. Henson. After years of excellent work in film and television, the Academy Award-nominated actress has soared to megastar status as Cookie Lyon, the fiery heart and .
People: Bob Schieffer, Taylor Swift, Taraji P. Henson and more!
Bob Schieffer, longtime CBS newsman and anchor of ���Face the Nation,��� announced Wednesday that he will retire come summer, concluding a long career covering politics, the Washington Post reports. Over his 50 years in the field, Schieffer has become a .
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Empires Taraji P. Henson will publish a memoir in mid-2016 about her childhood in Washington, through her life as a single parent, and today a Hollywood star. (The New York Times). Karl Lagerfeld turned down an opportunity for a role in Zoolander 2.
Taraji P. Henson Proves She Can Take Her Empire.
By now, its obvious that Taraji P. Henson can do no wrong, but that fact was just reinforced over the weekend as she hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time in her 18-year career! While the sketches themselves werent��.