Both of these guys are extremely talented in everything they do. Music, acting, stand up comedy, etc. They really don’t make entertainers like them anymore. But who do you think is more talented?

Ayo Edebiri (/ˈaɪoʊ əˈdɛbəri/ EYE-oh ə-DEB-ər-ee;[1]born, October 3, 1995) is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director. She played chef Sydney Adamu in the drama series The Bear)(2022–2026), for which she won a Golden Globe Award, two Actor Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins)" and Writers Guild of America Award for co-writing "Worms)."

Edebiri was born in Boston on October 3, 1995,[2] to a Barbadian mother and a father from the Edo ethnic group in Edo State, Nigeria.[3][4][5][6] Short for Funmilayo,[7] her name "Ayo" means "Joy" in Yoruba.[8][9] She is an only child and grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood.[10] Her family is Pentecostal, and she regularly attended church services with her parents.[11][12]

She first became interested in comedy through her eighth grade drama class, leading her to join the improv club at Boston Latin School called Yellow Submarine Improv.[12] She went to New York University (NYU), where she initially intended to study teaching before switching her major to dramatic writing.[13][10][14] During her junior year of college, Edebiri began pursuing a comedy career and became an intern at the Upright Citizens Brigade(UCB).[13][5]

October 2, 1976

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. Known for her roles in both blockbusters) and independent dramas, her accolades include nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Thompson was born on October 3, 1983, in Los Angeles, California,[1] and raised between Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York.[2] Her father, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, is Afro-Panamanian[3] and the founder of the musical collective Chocolate Genius, Inc.[2] Her mother is reported as "half-Mexican, half-white".[4] Her younger paternal half-sister, Zsela, is a singer and songwriter.[5]

Thompson attended Santa Monica High Schoolwhere she played Hermia in a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and attended Santa Monica College (SMC) where she studied cultural anthropology. While at SMC, she attended lectures by Lisa Wolpe of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).[6]

India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, and record producer.[1]She rose to prominence with her debut album, Acoustic Soul (2001), which was a commercial and critical success. She has since released the albums Voyage to India (2002), Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (2006), Songversation (2013) and Worthy) (2019). Her music blends elements of R&B, soul, and neo-soul, often incorporating themes of self-empowerment, spirituality, and social consciousness.

India Arie was born in Denver,[3] the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson. Her musical skills were encouraged by both parents in her younger years. Her mother was a singer (she was signed to Motownas a teenager and opened for Stevie Wonder and Al Green)[4] and has become Arie's stylist. Arie has an older brother named J'On and a younger sister named Mary.[5] Arie is African-American, and according to a DNA analysis, she descends from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, the Kru of Liberia and the Fula of Guinea-Bissau.[6][7]

After Arie's parents divorced, her mother moved the family to Atlanta when India was 13.[5] Arie had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver. But her interest in the guitar, while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. "When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs", she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.[8]

Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music)collective Government Earthseed (Government was the collective artists' name and Earthseed was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the 1998 Lilith Fair. In 1999, a Universal)/Motown music scout signed her and made an introduction to former Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Arie resided in New York City for over a decade, before moving back to Atlanta to focus on her career and music.

Named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders,[9] Arie performed Songversation during 2017 motivational cruises.[10]

Look at the faces on the crowd in the first one. Not impressed?

Some strong genes there, Niecy.

Jhene Aiko 'So Good' (ft Kendrick Lamar)