吃瓜直播 Artist & Entertainment Partners
吃瓜直播 Artist & Entertainment Partners
Over the years, the 吃瓜直播 has partnered with many members of the entertainment industry on film screenings, panel discussions, documentary films, delegations, and awareness campaigns. The 吃瓜直播 Ambassador Project is an exciting next step in the 吃瓜直播's longtime collaboration with the entertainment community, in an effort to use celebrity for the greater good.
The 吃瓜直播 Ambassador Project ties influential creative artists in film, television, music and comedy with public education and advocacy for key 吃瓜直播 issues. Each Ambassador works with the 吃瓜直播 on specific civil liberties issues, which include: immigrants鈥� rights, voting rights, rights of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV, women鈥檚 rights, abortion/reproductive rights, reducing mass incarceration, racial justice, and privacy and security.
Last updated on May 12, 2025
Artist Ambassador for Voting Rights
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Ike Barinholtz, an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for Voting Rights, is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after comedians, writers and actors in the comedy world. He currently stars in FOX鈥檚 鈥淏less the Harts,鈥� alongside Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. He also recently marked his feature directorial debut with The Oath and starred alongside John Cena…
Ike Barinholtz
Artist Ambassador for Juvenile Justice
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Harry Belafonte exposed America to world music and spent his life challenging and overturning racial barriers across the globe. Recently, Belafonte founded the Sankofa Justice & Equity Fund, a non-profit social justice organization that utilizes the power of culture and celebrity in partnership with activism. It is a space for artists to contribute their talents…
Harry Belafonte*
Artist Ambassador for Racial Justice
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W. Kamau Bell, an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for racial justice, is a sociopolitical comedian and the host of the Emmy Award winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. He recently made his Netflix debut with the stand-up comedy special, Private School Negro. Kamau has a book with the easy-to-remember title The…
W. Kamau Bell
Ambassador for Immigrants' Rights, 吃瓜直播
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Demi谩n Bichir serves as an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for immigrants' rights. Bichir is one of the most well-known and well-respected actors in his home of Mexico and the U.S. He received a 2012 Academy Award, SAG Award and Independent Spirit Award nomination for his portrayal of an undocumented gardener trying to connect with his estranged…
Demi谩n Bichir
Artist Ambassador for Voting Rights
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Lewis Black is an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for voting rights. Black has been a fixture on The Daily Show segment, "Back in Black," since the show's debut in 1996. He won a Grammy for comedy album, The Carnegie Hall Performance (2006), has starred in numerous HBO Comedy and Comedy Central specials. In addition to his…
Lewis Black
Artist Ambassador for Voting Rights
Ariana DeBose is an award winning actress known for her varying roles onstage and in film and television. DeBose is best known for her groundbreaking performance in Steven Spielberg鈥檚 reimagining of WEST SIDE STORY, for which she received an Academy Award in addition to BAFTA, Critics Choice and SAG Awards for her star turning role…
Ariana DeBose
Artist Ambassador for LGBTQ Rights
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for LGBT rights, currently stars as 鈥淢itchell Pritchett鈥� on the Award-winning ABC comedy MODERN FAMILY. Currently, in its tenth season, the show has earned five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Artist Ambassador for Privacy, Security & Surveillance
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Maggie Gyllenhaal is an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for immigrants鈥� rights and privacy & technology. She is an award-winning actress and star of the HBO series 鈥淭he Deuce.鈥� Her film work has included, 鈥淪ecretary,鈥� 鈥淐razy Heart,鈥� 鈥淒ark Knight,鈥� 鈥淪tranger Than Fiction,鈥� 鈥淪herrybaby,鈥� and many more. She has starred in the BBC/SundanceTV original series 鈥淭he Honorable Woman,鈥�…
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Artist Ambassador Immigrants鈥� & Women鈥檚 Rights
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Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi, an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for immigrants鈥� rights and women鈥檚 rights, is internationally known as a food expert, model, actress, and best-selling author, as well as the recipient of the 2016 NECO Ellis Island Medal of Honor and Variety鈥檚 2018 Karma award. Lakshmi serves as host and an executive producer of Bravo鈥檚 Emmy…
Padma Lakshmi
Artist Ambassador for Reproductive Freedom
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Actress and Activist Alyssa Milano has been in the spotlight for most of her life. She chooses to shine that spotlight on causes that matter deeply to her. Her advancement of #MeToo sparked a viral movement of women fighting against sexual harassment and assault and she has been involved in TimesUp since its inception. She…
Alyssa Milano
Artist Ambassador for Smart Justice
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Grammy-winning, Harvard-educated, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted artist, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello is living proof of the transformative power of rock鈥檔鈥檙oll. Known for his innovative guitar solos and thunderous chords, Morello is a groundbreaking artist both in his solo career and as an original member of the rock bands Rage Against the…
Tom Morello
吃瓜直播鈥檚 Artist Ambassador for Transgender Justice
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Peppermint is the 吃瓜直播鈥檚 Artist Ambassador for Transgender Justice. Her star has continued to rise since her smashing success as first runner-up on Season 9 of "Rupaul鈥檚 Drag Race." Soon after, she became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway when she was cast as Pythio in the groundbreaking Broadway musical…
Peppermint
Artist Ambassador for Reproductive Freedom
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Busy Philipps is a New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, writer and previous late-night talk show host of BUSY TONIGHT. Philipps served as executive producer on the show, alongside Tina Fey. In 2018, Philipps released a collection of humorous autobiographical essays in her book THIS WILL ONLY HURT A LITTLE that was immediately a…
Busy Philipps
Michael K. Williams, Artist Ambassador for Smart Justice (deceased)
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Michael Kenneth Williams (1966-2021) was an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for ending mass incarceration. Williams was best known for his remarkable work on The Wire, which ran for five seasons on HBO. The wit and humor that Williams brought to Omar, the whistle-happy, profanity-averse, dealer-robbing stickup man, earned him high praise and made Omar one of…
Michael K. Williams*
Artist Ambassador for Women鈥檚 Rights
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Sasheer Zamata is an 吃瓜直播 Artist Ambassador for women鈥檚 rights. She is a comedian, actress, writer and former Saturday Night Live cast member for 4 seasons. Sasheer starred in NBC鈥檚 pilot SO CLOSE. In 2018, she starred in the independent feature 鈥淭he Weekend,鈥� opposite Tone Bell and Dewanda Wise and recently released her first one-hour…
Sasheer Zamata
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