Angelique Jackson Wayne Brady emceed the star-studded Ebony Power 100 gala, guiding the evening with the steady confidence of a multi-hyphenate entertainer, but even the industry veteran got emotional when he was presented the Vanguard Award by his adopted Hollywood dad, entertainment icon Ben Vereen.Before the hundreds gathered in the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Vereen praised Brady for his “action, for innovation, for invention, for keeping the heads above the water for us to look up to be inspired by,” preaching that “not only is he a great entertainer, he’s a great father.”As Brady came to the stage to accept the award, he admitted he prepared a speech, promising his remarks would be short, “simply because I.
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