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Christopher Jackson Pays Tribute to Recently Departed TV Greats at the Emmys

The ”Hamilton” star performed Stevie Wonder’s “As” during the In Memoriam segment at the ceremony.

Kenji Fujishima

Kenji Fujishima

| Los Angeles |

September 18, 2017

Last night, during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Christopher Jackson — Tony nominee for his performance as George Washington in Hamilton, as well as the original Benny in In the Heights — took the stage and performed Stevie Wonder's "As" during the In Memoriam segment paying tribute to all the television legends who died in the past year. Jackson himself currently plays Chunk Palmer in the CBS drama Bull. Watch the entire performance below.

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