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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson, also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, producer, and talk show host. Having received numerous accolades for her work in music, film, television, and theater, Hudson became the youngest woman and third African-American recipient of all four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in 2022. She was inducted into the Ho…
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Born 12 September 1981 · Q192410
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I’d be like, are you all trying to kill me? It’s all about timing and being prepared and if I was 20-anything, I would be like, I’m sorry, I love you and all, but no.
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2026· 8 entries
“I’d be like, are you all trying to kill me? It’s all about timing and being prepared and if I was 20-anything, I would be like, I’m sorry, I love you and all, but no.”
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BroadwayWorld: Jennifer Hudson Records A Song In The Studio With Her Son David
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WXYZ: The Jennifer Hudson Show coming to WXYZ this September
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BroadwayWorld: Jennifer Hudson Attempts Zara Larsson's Viral 'Lush Life' Dance Trend
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Yahoo: Jennifer Hudson Shares Throwback Snap with Her Son David as She Celebrates His 17th Birthday
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Public attention spiked: 57,182 Wikipedia readers in one day, 21.9× the usual 2,607, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life
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Public attention spiked: 8,491 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 2,607, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Mary Did You Know (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson “The Impossible Dream” at Matriarch: An Evening with Tina Knowles”.
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2024· 11 entries
Published video “Thank you, LA!!! I had such an amazing time with yal at the beautiful Walt Disney Concert Hall!”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Find The Love (Fireplace Loop)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Let There Be Joy (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - O Holy Night (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Go Tell It On The Mountain (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Find The Love (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Little Drummer Boy (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Jennifer Hudson - Jingle Bells (Prelude) [Official Audio]”.
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Released album “The Gift of Love”.
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Hudson released her fourth studio album, The Gift of Love and toured the United States with The Gift of Love: An Intimate Live Experience
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The pair confirmed their relationship with a joint appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show in January 2024.
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2022· 4 entries
Hudson became one of seventeen people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony ("an EGOT") at the 75th Tony Awards
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In 2022, while working together on their film Breathe, Hudson began dating rapper and fellow Chicago native Common.
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Her talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, premiered
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While working together on their film Breathe, Hudson began dating rapper and fellow Chicago native Common
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2021· 4 entries
Hudson performed a show at the Apollo Theater called Jennifer Hudson - Live at the Apollo: A Night of Soul
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Released album “RESPECT”.
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Hudson was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey about her role as Aretha Franklin in the film, Respect
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“Em resposta à pergunta: Se você pudesse editar seu passado, o que você mudaria?”
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2018· 3 entries
Clive Davis disclosed that Hudson had been handpicked by Aretha Franklin to portray her in an eventual biopic with a prospective release date in 2021
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And concluded on April 7, where Hudson's finalist Belle Voci finished third
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Hudson was cast as the Cats character Grizabella in the film adaptation, which was released in 2019
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2017· 1 entry
Released another new song, "Burden Down"
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2016· 1 entry
Hudson signed with Epic Records
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2015· 3 entries
And as of 2024 it gained 112 million views, making it Jennifer's first 100 million and most viewed video on that platform
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On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, following performances on Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's annual pre-Grammy Gala, 2015 Kids' Choice Awards, 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards and on the fourteenth season of
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Hudson guest-starred as Michelle White, a minor semi-recurring character in the first season of Empire
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2014· 1 entry
Released album “JHUD”.
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2013· 3 entries
Hudson was awarded with the 2,512th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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A new single from Hudson's forthcoming third studio album was released via her website
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And Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video (2012).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album for I Remember Me (2012).
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At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
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2011· 4 entries
Released album “I Remember Me”.
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Appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed she had lost a total of 80 pounds
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Due to radio adds the single made its debut on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 53, having so far reached a peak of number 10
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Hudson premiered the album's lead single "Where You At"
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2010· 3 entries
Hudson appeared on the telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", performing the Beatles' "Let it Be"
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Hudson became the spokesperson for Weight Watchers
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Hudson started filming the biopic film Winnie Mandela based on the South African politician Winnie Mandela starring alongside Terrence Howard and directed by Darrell J
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2009· 6 entries
Gave birth to their son, David Daniel Otunga Jr
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist (2009).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album for Jennifer Hudson (2009).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group (2009).
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Released ep “If This Isn't Love”.
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Hudson starred as Kathy Archenault in Fragments, a film based on the novel by Roy Freirich, with Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker
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2008· 6 entries
Hudson's 57-year-old mother Darnell Donerson and 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson were found shot to death inside the Chicago home Donerson shared with Hudson's older sister, Julia
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On Arista and was written by Ne-Yo, who co-produced along with Stargate
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Released album “Jennifer Hudson”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for Jennifer Hudson (2008).
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And became Hudson's first top 40 hit peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and Turkey
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In late 2008, Donald Trump provided free housing and security for Jennifer Hudson and her family following the tragic murders of her mother, brother, and nephew.
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2007· 11 entries
Awarded BET Award for Best Actor & Actress for Dreamgirls (2007).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls (2007).
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Awarded BET Award for Best New Artist (2007).
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Awarded Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year (2007).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dreamgirls (2007).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Dreamgirls (2007).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Dreamgirls (2007).
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Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film
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The 60th British Academy Film Awards were held in London, but Hudson was not there to accept her BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Believing her to be the strongest candidate as the next generation's Aretha Franklin and Whitney
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The mayor of her home town, Chicago, Richard M
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2006· 4 entries
Awarded Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Dreamgirls (2006).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Dreamgirls (2006).
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Awarded Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls (2006).
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And the film went into limited release on December 25, 2006, and national release on January 12, 2007
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2004· 2 entries
But two weeks later, she was eliminated during the "Top 7" show after performing Barry Manilow's, "Weekend in New England"
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As a finalist on the third season of the reality series American Idol, wherein she placed seventh
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Respect (2002).
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-09-12.
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