Michael Strahan
Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Issa Rae, Machine Gun Kelly and More Stars Take The Hollywood Reporter’s Entrepreneurs Survey
In putting together its second annual list of the top Celebrity Entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, The Hollywood Reporter surveyed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Ellen DeGeneres, about why they decided to branch out from acting and singing to also launch brands. Everyone from Dwayne Johnson, Drew […]
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SMAC Entertainment’s Bishop Sycamore Football Project Caught Up in Coach’s Fraud Case
HBO has begun production on a documentary about the Bishop Sycamore football scandal. Meanwhile, one of the film’s producers is being told to stop payment to a key participant who’s involved in a fraud case. A refresher: A year ago, ESPN broadcast a game between powerhouse IMG Academy — a Florida prep school for top-level […]
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Religion of Sports Raises $50M in Series B Funding Round Led by Shamrock Capital
Religion of Sports, the media production company founded by Gotham Chopra, Michael Strahan and Tom Brady, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Shamrock Capital and joined by Elysian Park Ventures and Cerro Capital. Chopra tells The Hollywood Reporter that the raise will be used to help “grow the company […]
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Skydance, Religion of Sports Ink Wide-Ranging Content Deal
Religion of Sports — the production company founded by former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan and filmmaker Gotham Chopra — and Skydance Sports, the sports content division of Skydance Media, have signed a content deal covering scripted television, documentaries and podcasts. The first scripted project in development (and the first […]
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Michael Strahan Completes Blue Origin Space Flight: “It Was Unbelievable”
Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut. “TOUCHDOWN has a new meaning now!!!” he tweeted after landing. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas, sending the capsule on a 10-minute flight […]
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Michael Strahan to Blast Off Into Space Aboard Blue Origin Rocket Next Month
Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan will add another item to his long resumé next month: astronaut. The NFL Hall-of-Famer turned TV host will fly to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket on Dec. 9, he said on GMA Tuesday morning. Strahan covered the first Blue Origin flight from the company’s Texas facility in July. “They […]
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Aaron Rodgers Lambasted by Terry Bradshaw, Fox NFL Sunday Crew Over COVID-19 Situation
Aaron Rodgers was skewered by the Fox NFL Sunday crew over his COVID-19 situation, which made headlines during the week and was fodder on Saturday Night Live. The Green Bay Packers star quarterback found out he contracted COVID-19 on Wednesday and would be ineligible to play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. But Rodgers has […]
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Rob Riggle Set to Host Veterans Day Special ‘American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes’
The American Veterans Center will roll out another installment of its annual Veterans Day TV special, American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes, airing this weekend with Rob Riggle back in the hosting seat. Joining Riggle on the broadcast is a long list of bold-faced names who will be sharing stories of service, valor and […]
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HBO Snags Michael Strahan’s Bishop Sycamore Football Doc
HBO has picked up rights to a Michael Strahan-produced documentary about the strange saga of the Bishop Sycamore football team. In September, Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini’s SMAC Entertainment secured exclusive rights and access to the story of Roy Johnson, the former coach of the Bishop Sycamore program to produce a documentary about the Ohio program […]
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Michael Strahan to Produce Bishop Sycamore Football Scandal Documentary (Exclusive)
NFL Hall of Famer and Good Morning America host Michael Strahan is heading back to the gridiron — to delve into one of the most puzzling sports stories of recent years. Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini’s SMAC Entertainment will produce a documentary about the tangled mess surrounding the Bishop Sycamore high school football program. The team […]
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Tom Brady, Michael Strahan Tap Former E! Chief to Run Label That Aims to Be “the Pixar of Sports” (Exclusive)
For a year in which sports were on hiatus for months on end, a surprising number of memorable TV moments since March 2020 revolved around sporting icons. There was Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, winning his seventh Super Bowl; LeBron James leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th NBA Championship inside a “bubble” […]
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Why Michael Strahan Is Betting Big on Workleisure Clothes: “Stretch is the Key”
Forget athleisure. GMA host Michael Strahan‘s all about “workleisure,” the moniker he’s betting on for his recently launched men’s collection. MSX by Michael Strahan brings a mix of updated wardrobe essentials, with a trimmer fit and fashioned in high-tech materials often borrowed from athletic apparel to respond to the ever-blurring lines between the workday and […]
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