Jack Black Wins Emmy, Peter Cullen Receives Lifetime Achievement Honor (Videos)

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Actor Jack Black, the voice of Po from Dreamworks "Kung-Fu Panda," was honored with his first Emmy at the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards, and voice actor Peter Cullen received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony.

Actor Jack Black Wins Emmy

Jack Black won his first Emmy at the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Winning the Outstanding Voice Performance In A Children's Or Young Teen Program category for his work as "Po" on Netflix's "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight," Black gave an enthusiastic acceptance speech.

Referring to his casting in the original "Kung Fu Panda," Black says, "I gotta thank Jeffrey Katzenberg. 20 years ago, gave me the chance to play this role, and it's been the role of a lifetime. I've had so much fun over the years."

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After thanking his co-stars, the "legendary" James Hong and Rita Ora, Black looked at his phone to check his speech and concluded his thank-you, "Oh my god, I'm glad I looked at it. The main person, my wife Tanya Haden, Dragon Warrior. Tanya Haden, I love you, baby. This is for you."

Jack Black Emmy Winning Announcement and Speech Video: https://youtu.be/T06ZN3uEstg

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Peter Cullen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Peter Cullen, known throughout the world as the voice of the wise and heroic leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, on the popular 1980s cartoon series "The Transformers," and as the voice of various other robots, including Ironhide, Slugslinger, Streetwise, Wingspan, and Nightstick, received the Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards.

Cullen also lent his talents to the sad but sincere voice of Eeyore, the eternally pessimistic donkey from "Winnie the Pooh" who views the world through morose-colored glasses. Cullen's voice has been heard in everything from cartoons and television commercials to theatrical promotions, beginning with the popular T.V. series, "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," to the "House of Mouse." In addition, he is featured on "Disney's Duck Tales'' and plays Monterey Jack on "Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers."

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He begins sentimentally, saying "You know, you're never too old to get recognition. Especially when you're young, that's when it's important, but when you get a little long in the tooth, recognition becomes a strong friend. To help you through the many rejections as an actor you might receive over the course of a career year. And gratefulness becomes a strong feeling for many of us."

Cullen closed his speech in the iconic voice of Optimus Prime, "And to you, my peers, my friends, I thank you. Till all are one."

Link: https://youtu.be/tfhq8DZ1ER8