PLUS: Features on breakout star Gina Rodriguez, 1960s classic primetime soap Peyton Place, Showtime’s The Affair and much more!
NoHo Arts District, CA – (October 16, 2014) – Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer of the new ABC fall comedy series black-ish, appears on the cover of award-winning emmy® magazine, the Television Academy’s “must read” journal which hits newsstands today. The actor is suave in a white-on-white Dolce & Gabbana linen suit, silk pointed tie and Ted Baker London shirt. For exclusive photos and video of behind-the-scenes moments from Anderson’s photo shoot, visit TelevisionAcademy.com, the Academy’s award-winning website.
The narrative behind ABC’s new comedy black-ish hits close to home for the comedian, who portrays a successful father struggling to make sure his privileged children remember where they’ve come from. “I was dealing with my son coming home and saying he doesn’t feel black,” Anderson recalls. “At the tail end of a heart-to-heart conversation about my unprivileged struggle growing up in Compton, California, versus my son’s privileged struggle growing up in the Valley and knowing nothing but private school, he said, ‘Dad, for my birthday, I want a bar mitzvah.’” Looking back, the actor is able to laugh at the memory, but at the time he responded, “Oh, so you really aren’t black.’”
black-ish “has a real point of view,” shares Laurence Fishburne, who both executive-produces the series and plays Anderson’s old-school dad. “And although it appears to be a point of view about race, it’s really about class, success and generational differences more than anything else.” Adds writer-producer Kenya Barris, “That’s really what I wanted to say with this show, that we are the sum of all our parts, and we should acknowledge that.”
All that said, black-ish “…is not indicative of just one culture and one race of people,” Anderson concludes. “It’s inclusive. Everybody’s dealing with a little ‘ish’ in their lives.”
Additional feature highlights from this issue of emmy® include:
· Fall TV’s breakout star Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), who discusses her road to stardom
· A nostalgic look back at Peyton Place, the salacious and buzzworthy ’60s soap opera starring Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal
· A peek on set of Showtime’s powerful new original drama The Affair, and interviews with executive producer Sarah Treem and stars Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, and Showtime’s EVP of original programming Gary Levin
· Actor Donal Logue, on his role in Fox’s Gotham and the work ethic that has made him one of the busiest actors in the business
· An in-depth look at TV Everywhere, the cable initiative intended to free viewers from their living room sets — and why it’s taking so long
Emmy magazine, the official publication of the Television Academy, takes readers behind-the-scenes of the industry for a unique insider’s view. Emmy showcases the stunning scope of television and profiles the people who make TV happen, from the stars of top shows to the pros behind the cameras, covering programming trends and advances in technology. Honored consistently for excellence, emmy is a five-time Maggie® Award winner as best trade publication in communications or the arts and has collected 38 Maggies from the Western Publishing Association. Emmy is available on selected newsstands or at TelevisionAcademy.com, where readers can purchase single print and digital copies of this issue as well as a subscription.
