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Singing janitor, fan-favorite, and now season champion. Richard Goodall is the new king of America’s Got Talent.
The powerful vocalist, who won Heidi Klum’s Golden Buzzer earlier in the competition, heard his name called on Tuesday night’s episode, beating out nine other finalists.
Goodall wept as the glitter rained down, and season 19 of AGT reached its conclusion. “Simon (Cowell) says ‘two minutes can change your life,” he remarked. “My life has been changed.”
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Proving romance isn’t dead, Goodall married his fiancée, Angie Vanoven, in the week leading up to the final. “Ang, I did it,” he called out to his wife as the AGT celebrations kicked off.
“I’m so excited for you Richard,” Klum shouted.
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Across his victorious AGT run, Goodall caught the nation’s attention with a cover of Michael Bolton’s power ballad “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” Survivor’s ultimate fight song “Eye of the Tiger” and, finally, Journey’s “Faithfully.”
Life imitated art when, during the finale, Goodall teamed up with Journey’s Neal Schon for a rendition of “Don’t Stop Believin,’” which he hit for the first round of Auditions.
By day, the 55-year-old is an elementary school janitor. Now, on top of bragging rights, he collects AGT’s $1 million prize.
“Thankfully it’s a song that I had been singing to Ang for a very, very long time,” Goodall told NBC of his decision to sing “Faithfully.” “I started with Journey, I wanted to end the competition with Journey. And then little did I know I was going to be a big footnote at the end of the book… Phenomenal.”
After his performance of “Faithfully” last week, a standing ovation from the entire room. “I could feel the energy behind me. Honestly, from the minute you came on the show,” Simon Cowell remarked. We all “need a hero right now and you are our hero.”
Howie Mandel made a bold prediction: “I think you just sang yourself $1 million”. He was right.
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Six months ago, 55-year-old Richard Goodall was a janitor in Terre Haute, Indiana, whose soul-filled vocal talent caught the attention of fans on TikTok. On Tuesday (Sept. 24), Goodall was officially crowned the winner of America’s Got Talent season 19.
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“Being who I am, a janitor for 23 years, now singing songs on TV and singing with Journey. I mean, you can’t make that stuff up,” he tells Billboard of his reaction to the finale, where he performed onstage with the iconic rock band’s guitarist Neal Schon. He took home the trophy over his fellow talented acts, including Roni Sagi & Rhythm, a dog-and-human dance duo; Solange Kardinaly, a magician, Sky Elements, a drone light show and more. “This is beyond surreal. I couldn’t dream up everything that’s happened to me. I mean, there’s a bucket list, and then there’s a bucket list that you didn’t even know existed.”
From his audition, Goodall won America’s heart with his everyday man demeanor and down-to-earth perspective on life. Beyond his lovable personality, judge Heidi Klum was so blown away by Goodall’s effortless vocal ability, that she gave him the coveted Golden Buzzer that sent him straight to the live shows. “She just loved hugging my neck and telling me, ‘Well, what a wonderful job you’re doing’ every single time I’ve seen her. She’s an amazing lady,” Goodall said of the model.
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However, winning AGT is just the cherry on the cake of an exciting week for Goodall, who also married his longtime love Angie just before the finale. “It was long overdue. I had proposed to her a very long time ago, and she had the ring and everything. We’re a little bit older, and we didn’t really need a piece of paper to say that we’re married,” he explains. “The thought had just crossed both our minds at the same time that it was just the time to do it. We didn’t videotape it or anything, just a photographer. So, as far as the show goes, it wasn’t about trying to get votes or anything like that. It was because we both decided that it was time that we did it for real.”
While Goodall is openminded to musical opportunities in the future, he says he’s focused being “smart” about the $1 million prize money and going with the flow of his incredible accomplishment. “[Angie and I] are already talking with a financial advisor, making sure that we’re being smart about all this,” he reveals. “We’re not just two kids that are just flying by the seat of our pants. This popularity, this fame thing is new, but we want to be smart about it, and whatever comes in the near future, we can decide together as adults and as a man and wife and figure out what path we want to take.”
For now, Goodall remains an inspiration to people worldwide who have a dream. “When you see me, I just scream regular person. You could see me standing at the bus stop or going to Ralph’s to pick up your groceries and pick out my groceries. I don’t look like something, you know, that’s extraordinary or supermodel-ish,” he says, before concluding with these words of wisdom: “Nothing is out of reach in this world, but you got to work at it. You gotta put the time in if you want it bad enough. Sky’s the limit.”
Ryan Murphy loved working with Travis Kelce on his upcoming series, Grotesquerie. “It was very unexpected,” the TV writer shared with ET of writing a role specifically for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “I didn’t know Travis and I thought we were having a general meeting, but he was so passionate about wanting to […]
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TV producer Ryan Murphy is at it again, but this time he joins forces with screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz and producer Joe Baken for a new 10-episode horror TV series called Grotesquerie. It stars Niecy Nash, Micaela Diamond, Courtney B. Vance and Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce.
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Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 25, the two-episode series premiere airs on FX, while it’s also available to stream the next day on Hulu.
Ahead, read on for ways to watch and stream Grotesquerie.
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What Time Is Grotesquerie Premiere?
The first two episodes of Grotesquerie air on Wednesday, Sept. 25 starting at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX. However, the episodes will be available to stream the following day, Thursday, Sept. 26, on Hulu. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX, while they’re streamable the next day at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on Hulu.
Where to Watch Grotesquerie for Free
If you’re a cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch some of your favorite TV shows without cable — especially if you want to watch for free. For example: Hulu offers a 30-day free trial to try out the service, while many other streaming services, such as DirecTV Stream and Fubo, offer free trials so you can watch Grotesquerie on FX without spending money up front.
Keep reading for more details on how to watch Grotesquerie on Hulu, Disney+ (as part of the Disney Duo), DirecTV Stream and Fubo.
How to Watch Grotesquerie on Hulu
The best way to watch Grotesquerie is with a subscription to Hulu. All episodes of the limited series on the streaming service, while you get access to other fantastic originals, including The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, The Handmaid’s Tale, American Horror Stories and more. You also get access to FX originals including Fargo, Reservation Dogs, What We Do in the Shadows, Under the Banner of Heaven and others.
Hulu starts at $7.99 per month, or $79.99 per year for the ad-supported plan, while you can go without ads for $17.99 per month.
How to Watch Grotesquerie on Disney+
Looking to add Disney+ with your Hulu subscription? You can get Disney+ and Hulu in one streaming service with the Disney Duo. With sign up, you get a new hub called “Hulu” at the top of the Disney+ homepage, along with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.
Episodes are available to stream with the Disney Duo too. Not a subscriber? You can sign up for the ad-supported plan for $9.99 per month, or you can go ad-free for $19.99 per month instead.
How to Watch Grotesquerie on DirecTV Stream
A subscription to DirecTV Stream gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $79.98 per month. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch Grotesquerie for free, if you sign up now.
You can watch local networks — including NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and PBS — as well as many cable networks, such as FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBC, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.
How to Watch Grotesquerie on Fubo
Fubo starts at $49.99 per month (with the streamer’s current deals) with nearly 200 channels, including local and cable, that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch Grotesquerie for free, if you act fast and sign up now.
The service gets you live access to local broadcast networks, like NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as FX, Bravo, TLC, ESPN, E!, FS1, MTV, CMT, ID, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network, TV Land, VH1 and much more.
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If you’re overseas and you’d like to stream Grotesquerie internationally, you can sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN, which lets you access a number of streaming platforms, like the ones mentioned above, legally.
The horror TV series follows Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash), a local detective, and Sister Megan (Micaela Diamond), a nun and journalist at a fictional newspaper called The Catholic Guardian, investigating a string of crimes that impact their small town and personal lives.
It also stars Courtney B. Vance, Lesley Manville, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Raven Goodwin and others.
Grotesquerie broadcasts on FX starting on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, while it’s available to stream on Hulu starting on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. In the meantime, watch the trailer for Grotesquerie below.
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Selena Gomez and David Henrie are officially back at Waverly Place. According to the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place description, the upcoming series follows “an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. When Justin’s sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin […]
Lady Gaga just threw fans a major curveball. After leading fans to believe that she was teasing her upcoming seventh album with a string of cryptic posts on Instagram, the superstar has announced that she’ll soon be dropping Harlequin, a companion album to new movie Joker: Folie à Deux. On Instagram Tuesday (Sept. 24), Gaga […]
Chappell Roan has two devoted fans in Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert.
During an outdoor episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday (Sept. 24), the talk-show host and country star gushed about their love of the 26-year-old pop singer shortly before covering Roan’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Good Luck, Babe!” “This last album specifically is what turned me on to her,” Clarkson raved of Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. “It’s so good.”
“My brother and his husband were like, ‘You have to hear this,’” Lambert shared. “They turned me on to her music and I was obsessed.”
The “Bluebird” singer went on to say that she’d hoped to meet Roan at the 2024 VMAs — where the Missouri native won best new artist — but she didn’t get the chance. “I just want to tell her she’s so brave,” Lambert continued. “I love anything that’s authentic.”
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“Her voice is insane,” Clarkson added. “Her range, how she goes from head voice to chest voice.”
The two Texas-born vocalists then joined forces on a stripped-back version of “Good Luck, Babe!,” both of them adding a country twang as they sang over an acoustic guitar. While the former Voice coach took on Roan’s tricky high notes, Lambert added texture with a lower harmony.
“I love that song! It’s such a good song!” Clarkson cheered afterward, throwing her hands in the air.
The episode with Lambert marks the second installment of The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s sixth season, which the “Stronger” artist has been filming on the rooftop of the program’s 30 Rock headquarters in New York City. Shortly ahead of the season’s kickoff Monday (Sept. 23), the show announced some of its upcoming musical guests: Michael Bublé, Jelly Roll, Adam Lambert, Miranda Lambert, Teddy Swims, Keith Urban, Questlove, Wicked‘s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and more.
Watch Lambert and Clarkson gush about Chappell Roan and sing “Good Luck, Babe!” below.
Lady Gaga is continuing to send fans spiraling with cryptic messages on Instagram — and no, she doesn’t care to elaborate. The superstar has been posting one new message every day since she first piqued people’s interest on Sept. 20 by sharing a note reading “I’m ready for my interview,” meaning there’s two more to […]
Nick Cannon, the Wild ‘N Out community and the city of Atlanta are all looking out for the family of Rich Homie Quan following the 33-year-old rapper’s death Sept. 5.
During the hip-hop comedy show’s recent tour stop through the Georgia capital Thursday (Sept. 19), the Masked Singer host brought a few of Quan’s family members on stage and presented them with $25,000, according to local news network WSB-TV. Fans of Wild ‘N Out, Cannon explained, had raised the first $10,000, which he then personally matched in full. The night’s venue, State Farm Arena, provided the final $5,000.
“That’s how much I love that dude,” Cannon said of the late Atlanta musician, who was born Dequantes Lamar. “We’ve got to support one another, because this is what community looks like.”
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Earlier in the night, the Drumline alum and his Wild ‘N Out castmates honored Lamar by performing a handful of Rich Homie Quan songs. The show came exactly two weeks after the “Flex” artist’s death sent the hip-hop world reeling, with Quavo, Playboi Carti, Jacquees and more artists posting condolences online following Lamar’s passing.
The cause of Lamar’s death has not yet been revealed. A memorial service was held for him Sept. 17 in South Fulton, Ga., near his hometown of Atlanta, where hundreds of people — including friends, family and industry peers such as Killer Mike and D.C. Young Fly — gathered to mourn the Rich Gang alum.
At one point, his father, Corey Lamar — who was also in attendance at Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out show two days later — shared some emotional remarks. “From the day I met Quan and I held him, my life changed,” he said. “I knew failure was not an option. But little did Quan know, he pushed me to be a dad, a role model and to be an example as what a man should be. Built upon integrity, morals and values.”
Watch Cannon present Rich Homie Quan’s family with $25,000 and honor the late rapper below.
Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Anatomy of a Murder, and Operation Mad Ball before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.
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She died of natural causes Friday (Sept. 20) night at her home in the Northern California city of Hillsborough, a family spokesperson said Saturday.
Appearing under her stage name of Kathryn Grant, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in Mister Cory in 1957 and Victor Mature in The Big Circus in 1959. She made five movies with film noir director Phil Karlson, including Tight Spot and The Phenix City Story, both in 1955.
Her other leading men included Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball, James Darren in The Brothers Rico, and James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder, directed by Otto Preminger.
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Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on Nov. 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in fine arts. She came to Hollywood and began her movie career in 1953.
She met Bing Crosby while doing interviews for a column she wrote about Hollywood for her hometown newspaper. They were married in 1957, when she was 23 and he was 54.
She curtailed her acting career after the wedding, although she appeared often with Crosby and their three children on his Christmas television specials and in Minute Maid orange juice commercials. She became a registered nurse in 1963.
In the 1970s, she hosted a morning talk show on KPIX-TV in Northern California.
After Crosby’s death at age 74 in 1977, from a heart attack after golfing in Spain, she appeared in stage productions of Same Time, Next Year and Charley’s Aunt. She co-starred with John Davidson and Andrea McArdle in the 1996 Broadway revival of State Fair.
For 16 years ending in 2001, she hosted the Crosby National golf tournament in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.
She is survived by children Harry, Mary, an actor best known for the TV show Dallas, and Nathaniel, a successful amateur golfer. She was married to Maurice Sullivan for 10 years before he was killed in a 2010 car accident that seriously injured Crosby.