America’s Got Talent

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America’s Got Talent

American television program

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America's Got Talent is an American reality television program that showcases a wide variety of performers, including singers, dancers, comedians, and magicians, all competing for a grand prize. The show features a panel of judges who evaluate the contestants' acts.12

The program is known for its diverse range of talent and the dramatic eliminations that occur throughout the competition. America's Got Talent has been a popular fixture in American television programming since its debut.2

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Tyra Banks
Television shows
…hosted the reality TV series America’s Got Talent and in 2020–22 she hosted Dancing with the Stars.
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…hosted the reality TV series America’s Got Talent and in 2020–22 she hosted Dancing with the Stars.
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Simon Cowell
…manufacturing contract for the winner; America’s Got Talent (2006– ), a show open to all types of entertainers on which he served as a judge from 2016; and Celebrity Duets (2006), a short-run singing competition between pairings of professional singers and celebrities. Cowell also sold the format of Duets to…
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…manufacturing contract for the winner; America’s Got Talent (2006– ), a show open to all types of entertainers on which he served as a judge from 2016; and Celebrity Duets (2006), a short-run singing competition between pairings of professional singers and celebrities. Cowell also sold the format of Duets to…
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Heidi Klum
…she became a judge on America’s Got Talent. During this time, Klum occasionally acted, and she appeared as herself in various TV shows. In 2019 she lent her voice to the animated film Arctic Dogs. The following year Klum began hosting (with Tim Gunn, who had appeared on Project Runway)…
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Piers Morgan
…on the American reality-TV competition America’s Got Talent. His biting wit and self-confidence in that role, which he filled for six seasons, led to further television opportunities, including a seat (2007–10) on the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent and his own interview program, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories (2009– ),…
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…on the American reality-TV competition America’s Got Talent. His biting wit and self-confidence in that role, which he filled for six seasons, led to further television opportunities, including a seat (2007–10) on the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent and his own interview program, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories (2009– ),…
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Howard Stern
…on the reality TV series America’s Got Talent.
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…on the reality TV series America’s Got Talent.
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Sofía Vergara
…she joined the reality-competition show America’s Got Talent as a judge. She later starred as cocaine trafficker Griselda Blanco in the miniseries Griselda (2024). For her performance, Vergara received an Emmy nomination.
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…she joined the reality-competition show America’s Got Talent as a judge. She later starred as cocaine trafficker Griselda Blanco in the miniseries Griselda (2024). For her performance, Vergara received an Emmy nomination.
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