The 77th Emmy Awards’ “In Memoriam” phase opened Sunday with a tribute to “The Cosby Present” actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Phylicia Rashad, the six-time Emmy nominee who performed Warner’s TV mother on the collection, took the stage on the Peacock Theater to talk about Warner and honor the tv personalities that died this final yr.
“He was a beloved teenager in an iconic tv collection who the world watched develop into manhood,” mentioned Rashad, “and like all our pals and colleagues who transitioned this previous yr, Malcolm-Jamal Warner stays in our hearts.”
Warner, who portrayed Theo Huxtable for eight seasons on the enduring household sitcom, died in July at age 54.
“Tonight, as is custom on the Emmys, we bear in mind them, not only for their immense expertise, but additionally for the way in which they made us consider in one thing larger, one of the best that’s inside us,” she continued. “And regardless that they might not be right here with us, we are able to all smile realizing that their impression will stay, realizing that their lasting impressions will proceed to dwell on by means of story, realizing that they touched our lives. And whether or not you grew up watching them or have simply now found their brilliance, their mild stays within the very material of our business.”
Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson then carried out “Go Relaxation Excessive on That Mountain” as a slideshow of performers, writers, producers and extra performed on screens behind them.
Remembrances for Michelle Trachtenberg, Ozzy Osbourne, Anne Burrell, David Lynch, Julian McMahon, George Wendt, Loni Anderson, Maggie Smith, John Amos and Mark Snow had been amongst these included within the tribute. A picture of Quincy Jones concluded the phase.
Due to the telecast’s time limitations, a variety of tv figures weren’t included within the tribute. Wrestler Hulk Hogan, actor Polly Holliday and actor Graham Greene had been amongst these lacking.
