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Queen Latifah

1970-03-18 (54 years old) in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Nature of a Sista' (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records. Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a RIAA certification, and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women and the objectification of Black female sexuality. The record won a Grammy Award and peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah garnered acclaim with her role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical film Chicago (2002), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she released two more studio albums – Trav'lin' Light and Persona. She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2013 to 2015, in syndication. She has appeared in a number of films, such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Joyful Noise (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014) and Girls Trip (2017) and provided voice work in the Ice Age film series. Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series Star. In 2020, she portrayed Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood. Queen Latifah has been referred to as the "Queen of Rap" by several media articles, as well as "rap's first feminist". Latifah became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2006). Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and an Academy Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Queen Latifah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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You're Watching Video Music Box
64 %|Dec 3, 2021
Music, Documentary
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
64 %|Jun 27, 2012
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family
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Joyful Noise
65 %|Jan 13, 2012
Comedy, Music
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
64.53 %|Nov 24, 2011
Animation, Family, TV Movie
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The Dilemma
53.040000000000006 %|Jan 13, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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Just Wright
66 %|May 14, 2010
Romance, Comedy
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Valentine's Day
59 %|Feb 10, 2010
Comedy, Romance
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
68 %|Jun 26, 2009
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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The Secret Life of Bees
75 %|Sep 17, 2008
Family, Adventure, Drama
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What Happens in Vegas
60.910000000000004 %|May 7, 2008
Comedy, Romance
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Mad Money
64.64 %|Jan 17, 2008
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Hairspray
67 %|Jul 19, 2007
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Arctic Tale
68.33 %|Jun 17, 2007
Documentary, Family
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Life Support
56 %|Mar 10, 2007
Drama, TV Movie
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Stranger Than Fiction
73 %|Sep 9, 2006
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
67 %|Mar 29, 2006
Animation, Family, Comedy, Adventure
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Last Holiday
72 %|Jan 13, 2006
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
53 %|May 20, 2005
Family, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Fantasy, TV Movie
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Beauty Shop
63.32 %|Apr 22, 2005
Comedy, Romance
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Taxi
56 %|Oct 6, 2004
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business
59.6 %|Jan 20, 2004
Comedy, Drama
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Scary Movie 3
59.74 %|Oct 24, 2003
Comedy
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Bringing Down the House
60 %|Mar 7, 2003
Comedy, Drama
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Chicago
71 %|Dec 10, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Brown Sugar
67.05 %|Oct 5, 2002
Romance, Comedy
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The Bone Collector
68 %|Nov 4, 1999
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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Sphere
61.19 %|Feb 13, 1998
Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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Girls Trip 2
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy
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Ice Age 6
0 %|Dec 18, 2026
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
100 %|Dec 10, 2023
Music, Documentary
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2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
92 %|Nov 3, 2023
Music, Documentary
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End of the Road
61 %|Sep 9, 2022
Drama, Thriller
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Hustle
77.59 %|Jun 3, 2022
Drama, Comedy
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The Tiger Rising
52 %|Jan 7, 2022
Adventure, Family, Drama
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The Little Mermaid Live!
69 %|Nov 5, 2019
Family, Music, TV Movie
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The Trap
50.06999999999999 %|Apr 1, 2019
Comedy
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And the Winner Isn't
57 %|Dec 8, 2017
Documentary
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Flint
68 %|Oct 28, 2017
TV Movie, Drama
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Girls Trip
68.37 %|Jul 21, 2017
Comedy
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Ice Age: Collision Course
61 %|Jun 23, 2016
Adventure, Animation, Family, Comedy
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
64 %|Mar 19, 2016
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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Miracles from Heaven
74 %|Mar 17, 2016
Family, Drama
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The Wiz Live!
72 %|Dec 3, 2015
TV Movie, Music
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The Making of the Wiz Live!
0 %|Nov 25, 2015
Documentary
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Bessie
64 %|May 16, 2015
Drama, Music, TV Movie
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22 Jump Street
68.38 %|Jun 5, 2014
Crime, Comedy, Action
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Teach
70 %|Sep 6, 2013
Documentary
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House of Bodies
55 %|Apr 19, 2013
Crime, Thriller
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Steel Magnolias
69 %|Oct 7, 2012
Romance, Drama, TV Movie
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
20 %|Jun 7, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Ice Age - 4D Experience
50 %|Mar 31, 2012
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
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Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
40 %|Mar 6, 2012
Music, Documentary
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Michael Jackson Memorial
80 %|Jul 7, 2009
Documentary
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Zac Efron's Pool Party
33 %|Apr 1, 2009
Comedy
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
46 %|Jan 18, 2009
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Garrett's Gift
0 %|Feb 1, 2008
Family
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The Perfect Holiday
56 %|Dec 12, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Family
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The Cookout
47 %|Sep 3, 2004
Comedy
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The Country Bears
48 %|Jul 26, 2002
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Mama Africa
0 %|Jun 7, 2002
Drama
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Living with the Dead
55 %|Apr 28, 2002
Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
70 %|Jan 29, 2002
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Bringing Out the Dead
66 %|Oct 22, 1999
Drama
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Living Out Loud
58 %|Oct 30, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Hoodlum
64.15 %|Aug 27, 1997
Crime, Drama
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Set It Off
71.96 %|Nov 6, 1996
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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My Life
67 %|Nov 12, 1993
Drama, Romance
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Who's the Man?
51.41 %|Apr 23, 1993
Drama, Action, Comedy
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Juice
72 %|Jan 17, 1992
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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House Party 2
53 %|Oct 23, 1991
Comedy
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Jungle Fever
64 %|Jun 7, 1991
Drama, Romance
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The Earth Day Special
86 %|Apr 22, 1990
Documentary, TV Movie
actor
King of the South
0 %|Invalid Date

Series

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Sherri
42 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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Maya and the Three
78 %|Oct 22, 2021
Animation, Family, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids
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The Equalizer
76 %|Feb 7, 2021
Crime, Drama
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Hollywood
74 %|May 1, 2020
Drama
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When the Streetlights Go On
67 %|Apr 6, 2020
Drama
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
80 %|Oct 13, 2019
Documentary
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Untold Stories of Hip Hop
0 %|Sep 26, 2019
Talk, Documentary
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
58 %|Aug 8, 2017
Comedy
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Star
80 %|Dec 14, 2016
Drama
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Lip Sync Battle
63.7 %|Apr 2, 2015
Reality, Comedy
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Hot Ones
74 %|Mar 12, 2015
Talk, Comedy
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Empire
71.62 %|Jan 7, 2015
Drama, Soap
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Finding Your Roots
62 %|Mar 24, 2012
Documentary
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The Talk
34 %|Oct 18, 2010
Talk
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Hot in Cleveland
74 %|Jun 16, 2010
Comedy
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
49 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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30 Rock
74.21000000000001 %|Oct 11, 2006
Comedy
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VH1 Rock Honors
70 %|May 31, 2006
Drama, News, Talk
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The Reichen Show
48 %|Nov 11, 2005
Talk
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The Tyra Banks Show
43 %|Sep 12, 2005
Talk
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Hogan Knows Best
51.75 %|Jul 10, 2005
Comedy, Reality, Drama
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I Love the '80s Strikes Back
80 %|Oct 21, 2003
Documentary
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Eve
93 %|Sep 15, 2003
Comedy
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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America's Next Top Model
53 %|May 20, 2003
Reality
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American Idol
51 %|Jun 11, 2002
Reality
actor
Good Day Live
30 %|Sep 17, 2001
News
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The Fairly OddParents
75.64 %|Mar 30, 2001
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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The Queen Latifah Show
35 %|Feb 5, 2000
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
actor
Mama Flora's Family
73 %|Nov 8, 1998
Drama
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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Spin City
70 %|Sep 17, 1996
Comedy, Drama
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
31.54 %|Jun 10, 1996
Talk, Family, Comedy
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MADtv
68.75 %|Oct 14, 1995
Comedy
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Ellen
64 %|Mar 29, 1994
Comedy, Talk
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The Critic
73 %|Jan 26, 1994
Animation, Comedy, Drama
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Intimate Portrait
45 %|Nov 14, 1993
Documentary
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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Living Single
84 %|Aug 29, 1993
Comedy
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
77 %|Jun 10, 1992
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
actor
The Jenny Jones Show
0 %|Sep 16, 1991
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Roc
78 %|Aug 25, 1991
Drama, Comedy
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
79.42999999999999 %|Sep 10, 1990
Comedy, Family
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Yo! MTV Raps
75 %|Sep 21, 1988
Talk
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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MTV Video Music Awards
76 %|Sep 14, 1984
Documentary
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Entertainment Tonight
35 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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CBS News Sunday Morning
62 %|Jan 28, 1979
News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Rock Concert
80 %|Sep 27, 1973
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The Grammy Awards
77 %|Nov 29, 1959
Reality, Talk
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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Today
58 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk