Showbiz Tonight: Darren Criss maintains lead as favorite to win Emmys best mini-series actor
This September, several Filipino talents may come up on the Primetime and Creative Arts Emmys stage to receive awards. As the competition heats up, Yong Chavez gives us the details on some of our nominated artists.
Darren Criss nominated for Emmy for role in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Fil-Am actor Darren Criss earns an Emmy nomination for his role in the TV drama “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.”
In his new show, Criss plays Andrew Cunanan, the half-Filipino murderer notorious for killing five men, including famous fashion Gianni Versace, in 1997.
After wowing audiences as The Engineer in Broadway’s Miss Saigon and gaining mainstream fans playing a Filipino character in the “AHS: The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” actor/singer Jon Jon Briones was awarded one of the most prestigious awards in the Asian American entertainment community. | 3 May 2018
Darren Criss on playing Andrew Cunanan, working with Jon Jon Briones in ACS ‘Versace’ | Source
Matt Bomer is a devoted family man who’s been raising his three kids with husband Simon Halls. Since coming out in 2012, he has become a role model for many, because of his equal rights advocacy and his versatility as an actor. He has also found his way to the director’s chair and is at the helm of a major TV episode that features several Filipino talents. | 30 January 2018
DARREN CRISS ON PLAYING HIS FIRST FILIPINO ROLE AS VERSACE’S INFAMOUS KILLER
Next year, the headline-grabbing story of the 1997 assassination of legendary designer Gianni Versace, will be dramatized in the FX TV show “American Crime Story.” Playing Versace’s infamous Filipino killer Andrew Cunanan is Glee star and StarKid theatre company founder Darren Criss. Yong Chavez spoke with the half-Filipino actor singer about his role on Showbiz Tonight.
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