JD Knapp is the morning news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger, and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games, or winning dodgeball.
Experience:
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Claude Guillemot, Ubisoft Co-Founder, Dies at 69 in Twin-Engine Plane Crash
“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time,” the video game company shares
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Trump Asks His Supporters Whether They Should Spell It ‘Dumocrats’ or ‘Dumbocrats’
Plus, the president polls his Truth Social followers on the idea of turning ICE into NICE
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James Burrows, King of the Multi-Cam Sitcom, Dies at 85
The TV director’s family highlights his work on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace” and “The Big Bang Theory” upon his death
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Jewish Story Partners Issues $560K in New Grants Amid 5th Anniversary | Exclusive
The 22 latest films to receive funding feature Leonard Bernstein, Marc Chagall, Ram Dass, Robert Frank, Judy Heumann, Jessica Savitch and more
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Amazon MGM Drops Luca Guadagnino’s Nearly Completed Sam Altman Movie After OpenAI Investment
“Artificial,” starring Andrew Garfield, is now being shopped to other studios, months after Amazon invested $50 billion in OpenAI
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Penske Acquires Remaining Vox Media Brands One Month After Murdoch
The deal includes Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, The Dodo, Punch, Thrillist, Vox Studios and Vox Creative
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Barack and Michelle Obama Welcome Famous Friends, World Leaders to Presidential Center Opening | Video
“Here you can do more than reflect on change, you can become it,” the former president tells his Chicago crowd
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‘Elle’ Star Lexi Minetree Shows Off Her Jennifer Coolidge Impression in Late Night Debut | Video
Jimmy Fallon welcomes the “Legally Blonde” prequel series star to “The Tonight Show” ahead of next month’s premiere
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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang Already Know Who They Want for Next Year’s Culture Awards
“These decisions are final, we stand by them completely,” the “Las Culturistas” podcast hosts tell TheWrap
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Tyra Banks Joins ‘Project Runway’ Season 22 as Recurring Judge | Video
The former “ANTM” host stars alongside Heidi Klum, Law Roach, Nina García and mentor Christian Siriano, July 9 on Freeform, Hulu and Disney+
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Mike Myers Insists ‘Austin Powers 4’ Is Happening | Video
But no, the “Shrek 5” star has no further details to share
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BBC to Cut 550 Jobs in Effort to Save $200 Million
Over the next three years, up to 2,000 roles are expected to close as the broadcaster aims to make $670 million in total savings
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Tony Dokoupil to Co-Host America 250 Fireworks Special for CBS on 4th of July
Nischelle Turner will join the “CBS Evening News” anchor for “The Great American Block Party 250” next month
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Obama Knows Americans Feel ‘Discouraged’ Right Now, but He Has Faith in Next Generation | Video
“People just have to be fed up enough. They have to want more,” former First Lady Michelle Obama adds on “GMA”
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How ‘007 First Light’ Cast Brought James Bond to Life for Video Game Prequel
Lennie James, Priyanga Burford, Alastair Mackenzie and Noémie Nakai tell TheWrap about starring opposite Patrick Gibson in IO Interactive’s hit entry in the franchise
