This project reunites Kelley and the director, who worked together previously on “Star” and the 2013 film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” Hulu is producing an eight-part series about legendary crooner ...

Lee Daniels will co-write, executive produce, and direct the first two episodes of the biographical series about legendary comedian, actor, dancer, and singer Sammy Davis Jr. for Hulu starring Elijah ...

*Elijah Kelley (The New Edition Story) has signed on for a recurring role on Season 2 of Fox’s hit music drama “Star,” reports Deadline. Kelley will play Andy, a Harvard graduate who has worked all ...

The untitled upcoming project will be directed by Lee Daniels and distributed on Hulu. Then there’s “OH MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS. THIS IS PERFECT. HE/SHE/THEY’RE GONNA ABSOLUTELY KILL THIS ROLE! GIVE ...

If Travolta’s Edna Turnblad is the heart of Hairspray, Elijah Kelley’s Seaweed J. Stubbs is the hips–the kind of boy who makes teenage girls nearly choke on their lollipops or want to join him in ...

“Hairspray” standout Elijah Kelley broke into entertainment at age 11 when he answered a newspaper ad looking for young Atlanta-area talent. “They gave me a stick of bubble gum and said, ‘Sell this to ...

Hulu is teaming up with film director Lee Daniels to tell the story of singer Sammy Davis Jr. There will be an eight-episode series exploring the life of Davis Jr., told through the lens of his racial ...

Then there’s “OH MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS. THIS IS PERFECT. HE/SHE/THEY’RE GONNA ABSOLUTELY KILL THIS ROLE! GIVE THEM THE EMMY NOW” casting. And the news I’m about to share with you all falls into the ...

Lee Daniels’ long-gestating Sammy Davis Jr. biographical series has been ordered at Hulu, with Elijah Kelley set to play the lead role. The untitled series has received an eight-episode order at the ...

Elijah Kelley will take on his meatiest role to date as the late, great Sammy Davis, Jr. The actor, who previously starred in music-focused primetime projects such as “The Wiz Live!,” “The New Edition ...