Tyler Perry and his foundation will be honored with the Television Academy’s Governors Award at next month’s (September 2020) Primetime Emmy Awards.Perry is the first person to receive the Governors Award since 2014, as in recent years it has only been awarded to the Star Trek franchise and A + E Networks.However, the star and his Perry Foundation will receive the accolade, “for his unprecedented achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities through personal and The Perry Foundation programs of inclusion, engagement, employment and other philanthropic initiatives,” Academy chiefs announced in a statement on Tuesday (August 18, 2020).Expressing his gratitude at being selected for the.
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