❤‍🩹 John Legend opens up about his parents marrying (and divorcing) each other TWICE

John Legend talks to the audience about his parents getting married, divorced, married again, and then divorced again. John Legend is a Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and pianist from Springfield, Ohio. This was the third night of his John Legend Christmas tour. Joining him onstage were Shenice Johnson (vocals), Kay Manée (vocals), Natalie Imani (vocals), Ben O’Neill (guitar), Eric Watley (bass), Rashid Williams (drums), and Eugene “Man-Man” Roberts (keyboards).
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A John Legend Christmas tour dates (2024):
Dec. 2 - Highland, CA @ Yaamava' Theater
Dec. 3 - Los Angeles, CA @ UA-cam Theater
Dec. 5 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Dec. 6 - Stateline, NV @ Tahoe Blue Event Center
Dec. 8 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Dec. 9 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center
Dec. 13 - Thackerville, OK @ Winstar Casino
Dec. 16 - Greenville, SC @ Peace Concert Hall
Dec. 17 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
Dec. 19 - Allentown, PA @ PPL Center
Dec. 20 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel Casino
Dec. 21 - Hanover, MD @ The Hall at Live! Casino
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John Legend bio:
EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, among others.  
Legend is the first African American man to earn an EGOT and one of only seventeen people in the prestigious EGOT club. Legend has released eight celebrated albums over the course of his career, including, Get Lifted (2004), Once Again (2006), Evolver (2008), Love in the Future (2013), Darkness and Light (2016),  A Legendary Christmas Deluxe (2019), Bigger Love (2020) and most recently, Legend (2022).
Last year, Legend launched his critically acclaimed Las Vegas Residency entitled, “Love In Las Vegas” which began in April 2022 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Legend starred as Jesus in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert in April 2018. That year, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for the show. He joined The Voice for Season 16 (2019) and was a coach on Season 22 (2022). 
Beyond his music career, John is a principal of Get Lifted Film Co. Its upcoming projects include the film adaptation of S.A. Cosby’s novel Blacktop Wasteland, and the highly anticipated second season of the IFC/AMC comedy series Sherman’s Showcase. Get Lifted produced the Netflix films Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and Monster, documentary films The Legend of the Underground, 40 Years a Prisoner and Giving Voice, Sherman’s Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular, and Rhythm + Flow. Get Lifted and Universal Studio Group’s UCP inked a first-look deal for unscripted series and an exclusive multi-year overall deal for scripted content. Aside from film/TV, they have partnered with Zando to form Get Lifted Books, under which they will publish brilliant authors, who have the ability to transform the conversation, in both adult fiction and nonfiction as well as titles for young readers.
As an activist, Legend launched HumanLevel in 2021, an initiative to uplift communities disproportionately impacted by institutionalized racism. Legend also initiated the FreeAmerica campaign in 2015 to change the conversation surrounding criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In addition to his signature initiatives, he serves on the Board of Directors of Harlem Village Academies and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and on the Advisory Board for The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Teach for All.
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