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, , and all set down markers in TV, film and music this year. The five have been named

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A year of success for all the honorees puts all those years of working hard in perspective.

B次元官网网址淚 was walking dogs and working Chinese takeout seven years ago,B次元官网网址� Melton tells the AP.

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On the small screen, Edebiri had a great 2023, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her role as Sydney Adamu on HuluB次元官网网址檚 culinary dramedy and laughs for her portrayal of Josie in the satirical coming-of-age teen comedy B次元官网网址淏ottoms.B次元官网网址�

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Like her fellow honorees, but made the leap to pop star. She went from B次元官网网址淢ean GirlsB次元官网网址� on Broadway and Mindy KalingB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Sex Lives of College GirlsB次元官网网址� on TV to betting on herself and her music, releasing her first album, B次元官网网址淪now Angel,B次元官网网址� and touring.

Of her experience as an actor, Rapp is honest: B次元官网网址淚t was just like a welcomed blessing that was a means to get to what I wanted to do.B次元官网网址� Apparently others agree: B次元官网网址淪now AngelB次元官网网址� debuted at No. 44 on Billboard 200 Album charts.

For Bowers, itB次元官网网址檚 all been about music right from the start. This year alone, the composer and pianistB次元官网网址檚 credits include B次元官网网址淥riginB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Color PurpleB次元官网网址� in addition to B次元官网网址淐hevalier,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淨ueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗aunted Mansion.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 feel like the daily process is always trying to figure out the voice inside thatB次元官网网址檚 telling me that I donB次元官网网址檛 belong or shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be here,B次元官网网址� he says.

For him and the four other honorees, the place they do belong is on the list of The Associated PressB次元官网网址� Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year.

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