Stormy Weather, the comedy musical featuring Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, the Nicholas Brothers, Fats Waller, and Bill Robinson, was released into theaters July 21, 1943. Lean Horne's iconic performance of the title song is performed about an hour into the film. Fats Waller performs Ain't Misbehavin'. Cab Calloway and his orchestra performed Jumpin' Jive while the Nicholas Brothers danced.
Stormy Weather was selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry in 2001.
Adam Shankman's adaptation (or remake) of the Broadway musical Hairspray was released to wide release in US July 20, 2007. The Broadway musical was adapted from John Water's original cult classic Hairspray, released in 1988.
The 2007 release starred John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, and Allison Janney. It opened to positive reviews and set a record for the biggest box office opening for a musical until Mama Mia! in 2008.
Shankman's version won numerous awards and was nominated for three Golden Globes and a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album.
Harry Harris Jr., born August 4, 1956 in Yokosuka, Japan, is the first Asian American to lead the US Pacific Command. His mother was Japanesse and his father was a US Navy Machinist's mate, aboard the USS Lexington. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1978.
Harris was nominated by President Barack Obama to command the USPACOM on September 22, 2014. The Senate confirmed his appointment on December 11, making him the first Asian American to achieve this position.
In 2022, Taylor Dinh, a Vietnamese American, was promoted to Major, becoming the highest ranking Asian American in the Oklahoma City Police Department. I can't find much about him on the internet, but congratulations!
Fassbender has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his performances in Steve Jobs and 12 Years a Slave. He has won 79 awards with a total of 161 nominations.
Vicki Lawrence, born March 26, 1949 in Inglewood, California, is a singer, dancer, and comedian who appeared on the Carol Burnett Show. She also starred in the spin-off series Mama's Family.
In 1973, she released an album which spawned the #1 hit song, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. She hosted the talk show Vicki! from 1992-1994.
She won a Primetime Emmy in 1976 for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Variety or Music for her work on the Carol Burnett Show.
