Black-ish star Anthony Anderson announced he will be hosting the 75th Emmy Awards, which were delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, next month.
While sharing his excitement about his role in the three-hour ceremony that will air on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2024, the 53-year-old nodded to the actors’ nearly four month-long strike against studios and streamers.
‘With our industry’s recent challenges behind us, we can get back to what we love — dressing up and honoring ourselves,’ he mused in a statement. ‘And there’s no better celebratory moment to bring the creative community together than the milestone 75th Emmy Awards.’
The father-of-two continued: ‘When Fox asked me to host this historic telecast, I was over the moon that Taylor Swift was unavailable, and now I can’t wait to be part of the biggest night in television.’
Black-ish star Anthony Anderson announced he will be hosting the 75th Emmy Awards, which were delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, next month
Allison Wallach, the head of unscripted programming at Fox, raved that after he stepped up, in last month, to replace Jamie Foxx as host of the new game show We Are Family, she knew ‘he’d be a natural fit for a star-studded, anticipatory night like the Emmys.’
‘Anthony’s known for his humor, heart and spontaneity, so he’s sure to give audiences in the theater and at home a night they’ll never forget,’ Wallach raved.
Over the course of his legendary career in entertainment, Anderson has received 11 Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations for his role as Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish.
In addition to Black-ish, the Compton native, who attended Howard University as a theater major for three years after high school, has appeared in drama series such as K-Ville and Law & Order as well as other comedy sitcom television series like Guys with Kids.
His film credits include Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011).
He also served as a regular judge on Food Network’s Iron Chef America and hosted the game show, To Tell the Truth, from 2016 to 2022.
In 2020, he received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, just one day before his 50th birthday.
‘Dreams do come true! Those dreams are made possible through faith, hard work, patience and sacrifice!’ he told his 2 million Instagram followers, at the time. ‘I want to thank everyone that’s been a part of my journey thus far.’
While sharing his excitement about his role in the three-hour ceremony that will air on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2024, the 53-year-old nodded to the actors’ nearly four month-long strike against studios and streamers (pictured in 2019)
‘With our industry’s recent challenges behind us, we can get back to what we love — dressing up and honoring ourselves,’ he mused in a statement. ‘And there’s no better celebratory moment to bring the creative community together than the milestone 75th Emmy Awards’ (seen in 2020)
Anderson and his ex-wife, Alvina Stewart, share a son named Nathan, 23, and daughter Kyra, 27.
In September, he was ordered to pay Stewart $20,000 per month as part of their divorce settlement.
They were married for 22 years, but she previously filed for divorce for the first time in 2015, before dismissing the petition in 2017.
In March 2022, however, Stewart filed for divorce again, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for their split.