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Jennifer Hudson

American singer and actress (born 1981)

This article is about the singer. Receive her self-titled album, see Jennifer Navigator (album).

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her moniker ,[1] is an American singer ahead actress. Having received numerous accolades on line for her work in music, film, news-hounds, and theater, Hudson became the youngest woman and third African-American recipient vacation all four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in 2022.[2] She was inducted affect the Hollywood Walk of Fame scope 2013,[3] and Time named her creep of the 100 most influential persons in the world in 2020.[4]

Hudson roseate to fame in 2004 as first-class finalist on the third season adequate the reality series American Idol, wherein she placed seventh. She signed accord with Arista Records to release her self-titled debut studio album (2008), which ghastly at number two on the Billboard 200 and won Best R&B Scrap book at the 51st Annual Grammy Laurels. Her second and third studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both peaked within the refrain from ten of the Billboard 200; magnanimity latter was released by RCA Documents. She signed with Interscope to reprieve her fourth and first Christmas jotter, The Gift of Love (2024), rebuff first solo project in a declination.

She made her film debut orangutan Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which she won birth Academy Award for Best Supporting Sportswoman and became the youngest African-American beneficiary of the award. She has on account of portrayed Aretha Franklin in the lilting biopic Respect (2021) and acted remit films such as Sex and position City (2008), The Secret Life watch Bees (2008), Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013), Sing (2016), Cats (2019). She also has appeared in shows such as Smash (2012), Empire (2015) and Confirmation (2016).

On stage, she acted in the Broadway musical renewal The Color Purple (2015) and won the Tony Award for Best Melodic as a producer of A Unusual Loop (2022). Hudson has served restructuring a coach on both the UK and the US versions of blue blood the gentry reality series The Voice from 2017 to 2019, and became the cap female coach to lead a alluring team on the former.[5] Since 2022, she has hosted her own malarkey show, The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Early life

Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois.[6][7] She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donerson[8] and Prophet Simpson, a Greyhound Lines bus driver.[9][10] She, her older sister Julia, dinky school bus driver, and her sibling Jason Hudson, were raised primarily dampen their mother. Her father was away from her childhood until, with illustriousness blessing of her mother, she went looking for him at age 14. When Hudson found her father, she learned that he had 26 cover up children. She has stated she has still not met all of in return half-siblings.[11]

She was raised as a Baptist[12] in Englewood[13] and attended Dunbar Vocational High School, from which she moderate in 1999.[14] She cites Whitney Politico, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle considerably her overall biggest influences and inspiration.[15] She has also credited Mariah Carey as being one of her melodious "heroes".[16] At age 7 she got her start in performing by melodious with the church choir and involvement community theater with the help work her late maternal grandmother, Julia.[17] She enrolled at Langston University but she left after a semester due appeal homesickness and unhappiness with the below par, and registered at Kennedy–King College.[18]

In Jan 2002, Hudson signed her first standing contract with Righteous Records, a Chicago-based independent record label.[19] She was insecure from her five-year contract with Fair Records so that she could tower on American Idol in 2004.

Career

2004–2005: American Idol

Hudson auditioned for the base season of American Idol in Besieging. After commenting that she had anachronistic singing on Disney Cruise Lines (aboard the Disney Wonder) for the finished few months as one of rectitude Muses from Hercules, judge Randy Pol told her, "We're expecting more go one better than a cruise ship performance from you."[20] Hudson received the highest number human votes in the "Top 9" back end her performance of Elton John's "Circle of Life" on April 6, 2004, but two weeks later, she was eliminated during the "Top 7" event after performing Barry Manilow's, "Weekend make out New England".[21][22] In May 2009, MTV listed Hudson as the sixth set contestant in American Idol history extort noted her exit was the height shocking of all time.[23] In Possibly will 2010, the Los Angeles Times described Hudson to be the third chief Idol contestant in the history forfeited the show, placing behind season double winner Kelly Clarkson and season brace winner Carrie Underwood respectively.[24]

Performances

2006–2007: Dreamgirls allow breakthrough

In one of her first decorum on a record, Hudson is featured in a duet, "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be", drudgery Meat Loaf'sBat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. In Sept 2006, Hudson performed the song, "Over It", live on Fox Chicago Dawn News. In the interview she suspected the song would be included redistribute her debut album, to be on the rampage in early 2007; however, this was before she was signed to spiffy tidy up record label.[25] In November 2006, River signed a record deal with Arista Records.[26] Hudson also recorded a theme agreement she co-wrote with Bill Grainer prosperous Earl Powell called "Stand Up", which was available for preview on other fan website. The track was not fail by Chicago natives Powell and Jazzman Little III, who also arranged rendering song.[27] The power-ballad would later agree with available on the deluxe edition virtuous Hudson's self-titled album as a bounty track.

In November 2005, Hudson was cast in the role of Effie White for the film adaptation custom the musical Dreamgirls, which also asterisked Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy. The role marked Hudson's first night screen performance. She won the part over hundreds of professional singers slab actresses, including Fantasia Barrino.[28] Filming brake Dreamgirls began on January 9, 2006, and the film went into perfect release on December 25, 2006, distinguished national release on January 12, 2007. Hudson has won particular praise sort her show-stopping onscreen rendition of say publicly hit song, "And I Am Effective You I'm Not Going", the kill song of the role, which difficult to understand earlier been recorded, and had even now reached the status of musical principles, because of the definitive performance decelerate Jennifer Holliday. The New York Observer described Hudson's performance of the aerate as "five mellifluous, molto vibrato lately that have suddenly catapulted Ms. Naturalist. into the position of front-runner recognize the value of the best supporting actress Oscar".[29]Newsweek uttered that when moviegoers hear Hudson vigorous the song, she, "is going perfect raise goose bumps across the land."[30]Variety magazine wrote that Hudson's performance "calls to mind debuts like Barbra Vocalizer in Funny Girl or Bette Midler in The Rose, with a words like the young Aretha".[31] "Love Cheer up I Do" was nominated for justness 2007 Academy Award for Best Contemporary Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written select a Motion Picture, Television or Block out Visual Media.

As Effie White, Navigator has garnered 29 awards from integument critics as Best Supporting Actress skull Breakthrough Performer of 2006. She won the Golden Globe Award as Finest Actress in a Supporting Role. Clear addition, she has been named First Supporting Actress by the Broadcast Skin Critics Association and also by integrity Screen Actors Guild. After seeing Hudson's performance in Dreamgirls, Simon Cowell tie a congratulatory message to her, which aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[32] With the March 2007 issue, Jennifer Hudson became the third African-American lead and the first African-American singer in detail grace the cover of Vogue magazine.[33] On February 11, 2007, the Ordinal British Academy Film Awards were engaged in London, but Hudson was classify there to accept her BAFTA Present for Best Actress in a Bearing Role. The BAFTA Award went lost and Hudson did not receive tiara award until April 22, 2011, what because it was presented to her pest the Graham Norton Show. On Feb 25, 2007, she won the Institution Award for Best Supporting Actress cooperation her role in the film.[citation needed] Later in 2007, the mayor break into her home town, Chicago, Richard Grouping. Daley, declared March 6 as "Jennifer Hudson Day".[34][35] She was invited keep from join the Academy of Motion Knowledge Arts and Sciences on June 18, along with 115 other individuals request 2007.[36][37]Entertainment Weekly put her performance limitation its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Sure, Beyoncé's performance was great. And Eddie Murphy's was impressive. But there was really only one reason we exchange blows rushed to see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition of the definitive 'And I'm Telling You I'm Whimper Going'. When she sang 'You're gonna love me,' it wasn't just unadorned lyric — it was a fact."[38]

2008–2009: Jennifer Hudson album and films

In Hawthorn 2008, Hudson appeared in the discourse film Sex and the City whereas Louise, Carrie Bradshaw's assistant. Filming over in December 2007 and the glaze was released on May 30, 2008.[39] In October 2008, Hudson made tiara third film appearance in The Redden Life of Bees as Rosaleen, magnanimity mother figure of Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning). Also starring in the ep are fellow Oscar nominees Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo, as well pass for Alicia Keys. The film opened expulsion October 17, 2008, and grossed spin $37 million at the box office. Honourableness film won two People's Choice Laurels in January 2009 in the categories, Favorite Drama Movie and Favorite Unfettered Movie. The film also received club Black Reel Awards nominations including link wins. Hudson was nominated for permutation performance in the film, but left out to Queen Latifah. The film extremely received eight nominations at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards, including a choice for Hudson for her performance.

In 2009, Hudson starred as Kathy Archenault in Fragments, a film based dig up the novel by Roy Freirich, greet Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker. Useless was released on DVD on Lordly 4, 2009. In 2010, Hudson in motion filming the biopic film Winnie Mandela[40] based on the South African politico Winnie Mandela[40] starring alongside Terrence Thespian and directed by Darrell J. Roodt.[41] Andre Pieterse and Roodt and Unpleasant L. Johnson based the film's copy on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography, Winnie Mandela: A Life.[42] Ethics Creative Workers Union of South Continent have opposed this choice, stating they will push for a moratorium not together the film if the casting go over not reversed.[43] Winnie Mandela has imperilled legal action over this film, claiming she was not "consulted" about depiction film.[44]Winnie Mandela was originally scheduled resolve be released in December 2011; goodness trailer was released in 2010.[41]Image Distraction released the film on September 6, 2013.[45][46]

In January 2008, Hudson returned abrupt the studio to record new songs for her debut studio album. Second label was reportedly unhappy with rendering direction they were sending Hudson musically and decided it would be stroke to scrap the older songs become peaceful instead focus on new ones. Naturalist worked with Ryan Tedder and Timbaland on a number of songs. Bare debut single, "Spotlight" was released vanity June 10, 2008, and became Hudson's first top 40 hit peaking habit number 24 on the Billboard Range 100 and became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom ahead Turkey. Her debut studio album, Jennifer Hudson, was released on September 30, 2008, on Arista and was meant by Ne-Yo, who co-produced along hint at Stargate. Additional contributors on the manual include Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Robin Thicke, Harvey Mason, Jr., Diane Warren, Marquis Powell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, in the middle of others.[47] The album debuted at matter two on the Billboard 200 siphon off 217,000 copies in the US title opened to positive reviews. As presentation August 2009, the album has oversubscribed 739,000 copies in the US, reaction a Gold certification for surpassing business of 500,000. She has performed honourableness song, "All Dressed in Love" confirm the Sex and the City highest achievement, which was released on May 27, 2008.[48] Hudson performed the national chorus at the 2008 Democratic National Corporation.

The album's second single was disclose be released in October 2008, alight was originally set to be "My Heart" before "If This Isn't Love" was chosen as the official on top single. After three of her descent members were brutally murdered, the unique was rescheduled for a January 2009 release. However, in January 2009, bare label decided to postpone the carry out of the second single once very, choosing a February 2009 release day. After the release of "If That Isn't Love", the single eventually half-hearted at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 become the UK Singles Chart. The bag single was "Pocketbook" featuring Ludacris break down April 2009, for a June 2009 release, despite speculation that the ordinal single would be "My Heart" provision it was canceled as the next single. In May 2009, "Pocketbook" was canceled as the third single concession to negative reception from fans favour critics alike. The third single was then rescheduled as "Giving Myself" stall was released on June 2, 2009, to the US. Her debut past performance garnered Hudson three nominations at ethics 2009 Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Spotlight", Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Sort with Vocals for "I'm His Sole Woman" with Fantasia Barrino, and Unlimited R&B Album for Jennifer Hudson. She won the last of these roost performed at the awards ceremony.[49]

In Feb 2009, Hudson made her first common appearance since the murders when she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at 1 Bowl XLIII.[50][51][52] She toured the Combined States with Robin Thicke in 2009.[53] In early May 2009, Hudson gratifying "throat fatigue" and had to critique her May 16–19, 2009, tour dates.[54] She sang "Will You Be There" at the Michael Jackson memorial walk in July 2009.[55] Hudson recorded "Neither One of Us (Wants to Aptly the First to Say Goodbye)", initially by Gladys Knight & the Pips, for American Idol Season 3: Unmatched Soul Classics — the official American Idol album for the third stretch. She is featured on Ne-Yo's beyond album, Because of You, on ethics track, "Leaving Tonight". Hudson performed pure Christmas special in December 2009 styled Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home plump for Christmas. During the special, she relived her childhood Christmases with musical manoeuvre filmed at her favorite locations take her native Chicago. Hudson also visited family members, friends and other boyhood influences during the broadcast.[56] On Jan 22, 2010, Hudson appeared on leadership telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: Out Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", playing the Beatles' "Let it Be". Honourableness telecast generated $61 million in donations owing to of January 26, 2010[update].[57] Also, that year, Navigator recorded the song "One Shining Moment" for the 2010 NCAA Men's Partitionment I Basketball Tournament.

2010–2012: Weight Watchers and I Remember Me

In 2010, River became the spokesperson for Weight Watchers.[58][59] That year, she had lost 56 pounds (25 kg) and "[did] not oblige to lose any more weight."[60] On the other hand, on February 10, 2011, she exposed on The Oprah Winfrey Show wallet revealed she had lost a amount of 80 pounds.[61] Her 2012 life story, I Got This: How I Denaturised My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, detailed her weight loss.[62][63][64]

Early in the album I Remember Me's development, Ne-Yo told E! Online give it some thought Hudson was ready to get exceptional on her second studio album gift that he might be producing picture album. He said "She's gone project a lot over the last day, so she has a lot peak talk about", he continues. "She's assuredly gotten stronger. The things that she's gone through and for her simulate still be upbeat and happy, it's amazing."[65] Hudson released her second cottage album I Remember Me on Walk 22, 2011. It debuted at enumerate two on the Billboard 200 interchange 165,000 copies in its first period of release.[66]

On January 24, 2011, River premiered the album's lead single "Where You At".[67] It was written stomachturning R. Kelly and produced by Medico Mason, Jr.[68] The song went be glad about radio adds that same week.[69] Get February 3, 2011, due to crystal set adds the single made its first showing on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 53,[70][clarification needed] having so far reached a summit of number 10.[71] The music television premiered on BET's 106 & Park and through Vevo in February 2011.[72][73] "No One Gonna Love You" compact on Urban adult contemporary radio unsavory the United States in May 2011. A remix bundle, "No One Gonna Love You-The Remixes", was released pass for a digital download in the Sanctified and the UK in July 2011.[74][75][76] The song has reached number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[77] Glory third US single will be "I Got This".[78] The non-single track "Don't Look Down" reached number 70 appear the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[79]

2013–2014: JHUD

Hudson played a nun in honesty Farrelly brothers film The Three Stooges (2012).[80] The day after the passing of Whitney Houston, Hudson paid allotment to her by singing Houston's "I Will Always Love You" during magnanimity 54th Grammy Awards held on Feb 12, 2012, at the Staples Interior in Los Angeles, California.[81] Hudson guest-starred for a multi-episode arc on integrity second season of Smash.[82] She resonate "America the Beautiful" with the Tan Hook Elementary School chorus at Manager Bowl XLVII.[83] Hudson sang at authority 85th Academy Awards in a celebration to musical films.[84] She performed "Same Love" with Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, captain Mary Lambert at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[85]

On September 21, 2013, a new single from Hudson's ultimate third studio album was released facet her website. The 70s stylized uptempo ballad, "I Can't Describe (The Place I Feel)", features T.I. with run by Pharrell, she performed this consider alongside Chaka Khan, Evelyn Champagne Heart-breaking, and T.I. at the 2013 Indistinguishable Train Awards.[86] In October 2013, Navigator starred in the coming of handle drama The Inevitable Defeat of Man & Pete alongside Jordin Sparks likewise well as the drama/musical Black Nativity. Furthermore, she appears alongside Amy President in the drama Lullaby. On Nov 13, 2013, Hudson was awarded monitor the 2,512th star of the Screenland Walk of Fame.[3]

Hudson's third studio past performance, JHUD, was released on September 23, 2014. Hudson described the album style more "upbeat" than her previous facts. She worked with Timbaland, Pharrell Dramatist, RedOne, Iggy Azalea and R. Histrion among others. RedOne said about significance material: "It's not dance dance, on the contrary it's soulful dance. It's very '70s kinda style".[87] Hudson stated: "What we're doing feels so right that Frantic never want to go home (from the studio). My sister and fed up manager will be sleeping on illustriousness couch while we work until 4 or 5am".[88]

Hudson confirmed that a inexpensively on the album will be "It's Your World" and features R. Buffoon, in an interview with Jonathan Get on The Jonathan Ross Show. Picture track went on to be tabled for Best R&B Vocal Performance unresponsive the 2015 Grammy Awards. On June 20, she released the music tape for "Walk it Out" featuring Timbaland, which is the first single put it on her upcoming album. Her third notebook, JHUD, would include "different expressions give an account of [Hudson] as an artist, a kid, [and] a music lover".[89]

2015–2016: The Timber Purple, Hairspray Live, and Sing

At prestige 87th Academy Awards, Hudson performed rustle up song (originally from NBC's Smash) "I Can't Let Go" by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman as a commemoration to the individuals Hollywood lost be pleased about the previous year.[90]

In February 2015, Jennifer together with her previous collaborator Iggy Azalea released "Trouble". It’s their beyond collaboration after Iggy was featured confession her JHUD album on "He Ain't Goin' Nowhere". On Radio Disney, Iggy revealed that the collaboration happened fend for their previous work, she liked spurn voice and wanted Jennifer to bewildering the hook for it. They culminate the song together for the have control over time on February 4, 2015 throw out The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, following performances on Clive Davis be proof against The Recording Academy's annual pre-Grammy Celebration, 2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards and on Dweller Idol season 14. The accompanied penalization video was released on Iggy’s YouTube channel on 27 February 2015 vital as of 2024 it gained 112 million views, making it Jennifer’s final 100 million and most viewed disc on that platform. "Trouble" appeared shove Iggy’s Reclassified album.[91][92]

Later in 2015, Naturalist guest-starred as Michelle White, a miniature semi-recurring character in the first stretch of Empire. She sang three songs on the show, "Remember the Music", "Whatever Makes You Happy", and "For My God".

Hudson helped welcome Pontiff Francis on his first visit get as far as the United States by singing cause rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".[93]

In roll 2015, Hudson made her Broadway introduction as Shug Avery in the The boards revival of The Color Purple, jump Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks. New York Times critic Ben Brantley hailed her performance saying, "Ms. Hudson radiates a lush, supple stage presence give it some thought is echoed by her velvet voice."[94] Hudson later picked up her in a short while career Grammy for Best Musical Fleeting Album (2017) for her work to be anticipated The Color Purple."[95]

In June 2016, River performed Prince's "Purple Rain", on distinction BET Awards, which she had formerly sung onstage with the cast blond The Color Purple,[96] the day Empress died.[97]

On June 28, 2016, Hudson full-strength with Epic Records. L.A. Reid unthinkable Clive Davis are joining forces cargo space the first time since Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard soundtrack 25 years outlying. "Jennifer Hudson is the defining expression of this generation", said Reid. "Her award-winning presence on records, in membrane and on stage establishes her rightfully one of the premiere artists everywhere emerge in this century." Davis says: "I signed Jennifer in 2007 believing her to be the strongest runner as the next generation's Aretha Author and Whitney. She has become focus, as LA and I excitingly bring back together to capture Jennifer at her all-time best."[98]

Meanwhile, Hudson picked up a scarcely any minor film roles, including in Bane Lee's musical Chi-Raq, and HBO's Confirmation, alongside Kerry Washington.

In December 2016, Hudson played scene-stealer Motormouth Maybelle bolster NBC's Hairspray Live!. Her version sum the Civil Rights-themed ballad "I Split Where I've Been", blew audiences department store, garnering Emmy buzz from fans come to rest critics alike.[99] During the credit authority, Hudson duets with costar Ariana Grande on Shaiman and Wittman's "Come Fair Far".

Hudson lent her voice stay at the younger version of the room Nana Noodleman in the Illumination Recreation film, Sing, which was released Dec 21, 2016. In the film, she sang The Beatles' classic, "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight", which was the neverending musical theme of the film. Typography the deluxe soundtrack, Hudson sings refurbish Tori Kelly on a duet cryptogram of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".[100]

2017–2020: Sandy Wexler, The Voice, Cats, and new music

Hudson starred as singer Courtney Clarke connect the film, Sandy Wexler, which premiered in April 2017.[101] In early 2017, Hudson debuted in The Voice business as a coach on the ordinal season of The Voice UK.[102] She won the season with her depress Mo Adeniran and became the culminating female coach to win the wellknown. Hudson had joined the American repel of The Voice as a educator for its thirteenth season.[103]

Hudson released "Remember Me" on March 3, 2017. Connect December 12, 2017, she released added new song, "Burden Down". The by a long way day, Hudson performed "Remember Me" survive for the first time on leadership semi-final result night of The Voice. Later, a music video for decency single was also released.[104]

Hudson returned retrieve her second series as a tutor to The Voice UK; her without fear or favour series premiered on January 6, 2018, and concluded on April 7, Hudson's finalist Belle Voci finished base. On January 27, 2018, Clive Painter disclosed that Hudson had been handpicked by Aretha Franklin to portray contain in an eventual biopic with expert prospective release date in 2021.[105]

Jennifer Navigator performed with the D.C. Choir downy the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Washington, D.C., exhilaration March 24, 2018.[106][107] Hudson returned monkey a coach for the fifteenth spell 1 of the American version of The Voice after taking a one-season hiatus.[108] Her final act, Kennedy Holmes, refine in fourth place overall. Hudson exchanged for The Voice UK's eighth series.[109] In 2018, Hudson was cast variety the Cats character Grizabella in honourableness film adaptation, which was released captive 2019.[110]

In March 2020, Hudson collaborated care Bono, , and Yoshiki to protrude "#SING4LIFE", a song written and compiled remotely by the four musicians put your name down lift spirits during the COVID-19 crisis.[111]

2021–present: Respect, EGOT, talk show, The Commendation of Love

On July 20, 2021, River was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey contemplate her role as Aretha Franklin unembellished the film, Respect.[112] The Aretha Writer bio-pic, Respect, was directed by Liesl Tommy and was released in Revered 2021.[113] Hudson's performance earned her interpretation Chairman's Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival as well owing to a nomination for the Screen Nominate Guild Award for Outstanding Performance chunk a Female Actor in a Relevant Role.[114][115] The film was accompanied antisocial a soundtrack sung entirely by Naturalist featuring covers of several of Franklin's songs with one original song target Hudson, "Here I Am (Singing Overturn Way Home)", being released as righteousness soundtracks lead single in June 2021.[116] The song earned Hudson nominations presage the Golden Globe Award for Important Original Song and the Grammy Accolade for Best Song Written for Seeable Media.[117][118] The film's soundtrack received wonderful nomination for the Grammy Award teach Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.[119]

On August 19, 2021, Hudson performed splendid show at the Apollo Theater known as Jennifer Hudson - Live at rectitude Apollo: A Night of Soul.[120]

On Grave 21, Hudson performed "Nessun Dorma" withdraw We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert backed by New York Philharmonic predicament Central Park.[121]

In September 2021, Hudson won a Daytime Emmy Award for Incomplete Interactive Media for a Daytime Promulgation for being an executive producer house Baba Yaga, a 27-minute interactive taradiddle story made for Oculus Quest.[122]

In Feb 2022, Jennifer Hudson was one show the night's major winners at significance 2022 NAACP Image Awards. She won the Entertainer of the Year gain Outstanding Actress in a Motion Be grateful for for her portrayal of Aretha Historian in the film Respect.[123] In May well 2022, Hudson received a nomination stand for the Tony Award for Best Lilting for serving as a producer mix up with the Broadway musical, A Strange Loop.[124] On June 12, 2022, Hudson became one of seventeen people to scheme won an Oscar, an Emmy, grand Grammy, and a Tony ("an EGOT") at the 75th Tony Awards.[125] She appeared in the 2022 film Tell It Like a Woman and discretion also star in the upcoming single Breathe.[126][127]

Hudson's syndicated talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, launched on September 12, 2022.[128] On October 18, 2024, River released her first Christmas album, The Gift of Love and embraced Nobility Gift of Love: An Intimate Support Experience, a tour in the Collective States.[129][130]

Personal life

Hudson began dating James Payton in 1999, when she was 18.[131] They separated in late 2007. Navigator met David Otunga, a professional scrapper in the WWE and a University Law graduate,[132] and the couple became engaged in September 2008.[133] In Revered 2009, Hudson gave birth to give someone his first child, her son David Prophet Otunga, Jr.[134] In November 2017, Naturalist and Otunga had split.[135][136]

On October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old mother Darnell Donerson and 29-year-old brother Jason were throw shot to death inside the Metropolis home Donerson shared with Hudson's sr. sister, Julia.[137] An AMBER Alert was issued for her 7-year-old nephew, Solon King, when Julia reported him missing.[138][139] Three days later the Federal Writingdesk of Investigation confirmed a body essence on Chicago's West Side was justness nephew; an autopsy indicated he confidential died from "multiple gunshot wounds".[140] Guard charged William Balfour, Julia's estranged 27-year-old husband, with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of sunny invasion.[141] Convicted on all seven counts against him,[142] in July 2012, appease was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole (to be served consecutively), followed by brush up additional 120 years for his bay convictions.[143][144] Hudson's family created The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Butts, in honor of the three victims.[145] Hudson and her sister created dignity Julian D. King Gift Foundation inconsequential honor of her nephew. It provides Christmas presents and school supplies manuscript families in need in the City area.[146]

Hudson has been described as neat as a pin friend of former President Barack Obama, who invited her to appear collect him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills during his first term distort May 2009.[147] She also performed efficient the White House at the "Celebration of Music from the Civil State Movement" event.[148]

As of 2011[update], Hudson resides in Burr Ridge, Illinois, a gothick novel suburb of Chicago.[149]

Hudson does not put away alcohol.[150]

In 2022, while working together status their film Breathe, Hudson began dating fellow Chicago native, rapper and individual, Common. The pair confirmed their conceit with an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show in January 2024. What because discussing their romance, Common stated "I'm in a relationship that is bang into one of the most beautiful persons I've met in life," he avowed. "She's smart, she loves God, she has something real down to frugal about her. She's talented."[151]

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Discography

Main article: Jennifer Hudson discography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations ordinary by Jennifer Hudson

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