{"id":255687,"date":"2024-08-20T14:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/20\/scandal-alum-tony-goldwyn-kicks-off-the-2024-dnc-video-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:01","slug":"scandal-alum-tony-goldwyn-kicks-off-the-2024-dnc-video-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/20\/scandal-alum-tony-goldwyn-kicks-off-the-2024-dnc-video-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Scandal\u2019 Alum Tony Goldwyn Kicks Off the 2024 DNC: Video \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166797925_271874-e1724161186242.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tony Goldwyn on the first day of the Democratic National Convention\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166797925_271874-e1724161186242.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166797925_271874-e1724161186242.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=768&amp;h=432&amp;crop=1 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166797925_271874-e1724161186242.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=1536&amp;h=864&amp;crop=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">President Fitz Grant, is that you? <strong>Tony Goldwyn<\/strong> hosted the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/02\/01\/bellamy-young-reveals-if-she-would-return-for-a-scandal-reboot\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Scandal<\/em><\/a> fans can\u2019t get enough of it, as social media is blowing up over his appearance. The 64-year-old actor kicked off the Monday, August 19, event by supporting Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/a>\u2018 campaign.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cOver the next four days, we will be bringing folks together from all around the country, people from every walk of life to talk about this nation we love and about a candidate who has devoted her life to public service, who never shies away from a righteous fight and who always stands up for the people,\u201d Tony began in his speech.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">After pointing out that the 2024 presidential race is not just a \u201cchoice between two very different candidates,\u201d Tony noted that it\u2019s actually between \u201ctwo very different futures\u201d for America, alluding to Republican Party candidate<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/donald-trump\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s policies versus Kamala\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cWe will hear from everyday Americans about what is truly at stake in this campaign,\u201d the <em>Divergent<\/em> star pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Actor Tony Goldwyn full speech at 2024 DNC (Aug. 19, 2024)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IXg_GtAEAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">As he described the difference between Kamala\u2019s vision for the future of America in comparison to Donald\u2019s, Tony said that hers is a \u201cmessage that\u2019s joyful, not mean spirited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">\u201cPublic service \u2014 not self-service, optimism and opportunity, not chaos and division,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a message that has woken us up to who we are, to who we\u2019ve always been. Because Americans are not a cynical people. We are not small minded.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s always great to see President Fitzgerald Grant. The Gladiators at work at the DNC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonygoldwyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">@tonygoldwyn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KwEl3Z2c6o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/KwEl3Z2c6o<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u2014 Shawn Grant (@SHAWNxGRANT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAWNxGRANT\/status\/1825606453656432929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">After noting that the \u201cfuture president of the United States\u201d would be speaking later that night, Tony added, \u201cWhether we realize it or not, we are currently already writing a new chapter of the American story. And we can dream as big as we want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">In addition to Tony, the next hosts of this year\u2019s DNC are<em> The View<\/em> co-host <strong>Ana Navarro<\/strong>, <em>The Mindy Project<\/em> alum <em>Mindy Kaling<\/em> and Tony\u2019s former <em>Scandal<\/em> co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kerry-washington\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Kerry Washington<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can we just have Tony Goldwyn as President &amp; forget about everyone else? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fitz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">#Fitz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KamalaHarris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">#KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">#Trump<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mukvKkjcjn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/mukvKkjcjn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2webBySLKN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/2webBySLKN<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">\u2014 Sha Hartley (@shahartley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahartley\/status\/1825783120185966899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">Throughout the evening, multiple Democrats stepped up to the podium to discuss their personal experiences and support for Kamala, 59, including former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/hillary-clinton\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Hillary Clinton<\/strong><\/a>, Representatives <strong>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong> and <strong>Jasmine Crockett<\/strong> and President <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/joe-biden\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/08\/20\/tony-goldwyn-2024-dnc-speech\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images President Fitz Grant, is that you? 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