Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021)
Overview
For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.276 |
Directed By
Rebecca Gitlitz
TOP CAST
Whoopi Goldberg
Self - Guest
Anthony Fauci
Self - Guest
W. Kamau Bell
Self - Guest
Gloria Estefan
Self - Guest
Christopher Jackson
Self - Guest
Lucy Liu
Self - Guest
John Legend
Self - Guest
Olivia Munn
Self - Guest
Questlove
Self - Guest
Usher
Self - Guest
Chrissy Teigen
Self - Guest
John Oliver
Self
Rosie Perez
Self
Stevie Wonder
Self
Angelina Jolie
Self
Sonia Manzano
Self
Peter Linz
Self
Martin P. Robinson
Self
Alan Muraoka
Self
Kay Wilson Stallings
Self
Jill Biden
Self
Louis Henry Mitchell
Self
Chris Thomas Hayes
Self
Carmen Osbahr
Self
Nyanga Tshabalala
Self
Bill Sherman
Self
Jason Weber
Self
Stacey Gordon
Self
David Miliband
Self
Zaid Baqaeen
Self
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