{"id":8763,"date":"2020-02-29T19:41:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T00:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=8763"},"modified":"2020-02-29T20:41:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T01:41:40","slug":"sofia-vergara-joins-americas-got-talent-alongside-heidi-klum-and-howie-mandel-with-executive-producer-simon-cowell-returns-to-the-star-studded-judging-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/29\/sofia-vergara-joins-americas-got-talent-alongside-heidi-klum-and-howie-mandel-with-executive-producer-simon-cowell-returns-to-the-star-studded-judging-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Vergara Joins &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; Alongside Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel with Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8764\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8764\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis-560x431.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis-260x200.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sof\u00eda_Vergara_2019_by_Glenn_Francis-160x123.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JULY 22: Sofia Vergara attends the Sony Pictures&#8217; &#8220;Once Upon A Time&#8230;In Hollywood&#8221; (Photo by Glenn Francis\/Pacific Pro Digital)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara joins NBC&#8217;s summer hit &#8220;<em><strong>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; as a new judge this season, alongside returning judge and global fashion icon Heidi Klum. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel. Dynamic star of NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>&#8221; Terry Crews returns as host of America&#8217;s #1 summer show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy to join my new family on &#8216;<em>AGT<\/em>,'&#8221; Vergara said. &#8220;This is a new and exciting next chapter for me and I&#8217;m extremely proud to be the first Latin judge on the show. I can&#8217;t wait to watch all the talent and have fun with all you guys!&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1812033187\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to be back at &#8216;<em>AGT<\/em>&#8216; with Simon, Howie, and Terry. The fact that Sofia Vergara is joining us is the icing on an already delicious cake,&#8221; Klum said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sofia&#8217;s infectious energy and sharp wit will blend perfectly with returning favorites Heidi, Simon, Howie, and Terry. As both a respected actress and successful entrepreneur, she embodies the American dream that is synonymous with <em>AGT<\/em>&#8216;s transformative stage,&#8221; said Meredith Ahr, President, Alternative &amp; Reality Group, NBC Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we head into our milestone 15th season, we are excited to welcome Sofia to the <em>AGT<\/em> family,&#8221; said Trish Kinane, President of Entertainment Programming, Fremantle. &#8220;We are also delighted at the return of the amazing Heidi Klum and look forward to a lot of fun as these dynamic, accomplished women join Simon, Howie and host Terry Crews to inspire contestants in a fun-filled and unpredictable series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vergara is coming off a historic 11-season run as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on ABC&#8217;s hit comedy &#8220;<em>Modern Family<\/em>&#8221; where she was nominated for four Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In addition, she was nominated four times for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2802894543\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the film side, Vergara has starred in many films, including &#8220;<em>Hot Pursuit<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Fading Gigolo<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Chef<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Wild Card<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Happy Feet 2<\/em>&#8221; and Tyler Perry&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Meet the Browns<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Madea Goes to Jail<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A native of Colombia, Vergara has been named by the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard as one of the most talented and powerful women in entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Klum, who&#8217;s currently a judge on NBC&#8217;s midseason hit series &#8220;<em>America&#8217;s Got Talent: The Champions<\/em>,&#8221; returns to the &#8220;<em>AGT<\/em>&#8221; stage after serving as a judge on seasons eight through 13 (2013-18).<\/p>\n<p>Supermodel, producer, entrepreneur, television personality, actress, author and fashion designer, Klum has made a great impact for numerous clients in the fashion, beauty and tech industries. She has appeared on the covers of pop-culture mainstays and many influential fashion magazines.<\/p>\n<p>Klum was host, co-creator and executive producer of &#8220;<em>Project Runway<\/em>&#8221; for 16 seasons. Under her tenure, the show received 14 consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Reality Competition program &#8211; the second-most nominations in the category&#8217;s history &#8211; and in 2013, she won an Emmy as Outstanding Television Host. She also hosts and executive produces Germany&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Next Top Model<\/em>,&#8221; a runaway hit in its country for 13 seasons. Her most recent endeavors include executive producing and hosting &#8220;Queen of Drags,&#8221; a German drag competition series and co-creator, host and executive producer of Amazon Prime Video&#8217;s new fashion competition series, &#8220;<em>Making the Cut<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, &#8220;<em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em>&#8221; averaged a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 11.9 million viewers overall in &#8220;live plus seven-day&#8221; Nielsens. The 14th cycle of &#8220;AGT&#8221; once again dominated the summer television landscape, scoring as the #1 most-watched entertainment program every week it aired. &#8220;Talent&#8221; easily ranked as the summer&#8217;s #1 most-watched entertainment series, towering by 4.4 million viewers over the next most-watched entertainment program (excluding the Wednesday &#8220;AGT&#8221;), with 11.9 million. Over the summer, &#8220;AGT&#8221; reached a total of more than 86 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Auditions for the upcoming season of <em>&#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em>&#8221; are still underway. Interested acts can submit an online audition at AGTauditions.com. If you would like to attend an upcoming taping of the show, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/on-camera-audiences.com\/shows\/Americas_Got_Talent\">https:\/\/on-camera-audiences.com\/shows\/Americas_Got_Talent<\/a> to sign up for free tickets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; was created by Simon Cowell and is co-produced by Fremantle and Syco Entertainment. 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