“Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page moves straight from the Regency era to Studio 8H.
Fresh off the steamy Shondaland hit on Netflix, Page will make his “Saturday Night Live” debut on February 20, with musical guest Bad Bunny, who also first appears on the legendary sketch comedy show.
On “Bridgerton”, Page plays Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, a handsome bachelor who is committed to avoiding marriage until he meets his match. The series, based on Julia Quinn’s novels of the same name and brought to life by ‘Scandal’ producer Chris Van Dusen and Shondaland, quickly became Netflix’s most watched original series ever: 82 million households watched the series in the first series, according to the streaming service. 28 days online.
Since then, Page has skyrocketed on the list of actors speculated to succeed Daniel Craig as the next James Bond. He is currently nominated for a SAG Award and an NAACP Image Award.
The prolific Bad Bunny, who released three hit albums last year, was honored Variety‘s second annual Achievement in International Music Award in 2020. Notable recent performances include appearances in the 2020 Super Bowl alongside Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and J Balvin, nightly shows “The Late Late Show With James Corden” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ”and the Bad Bunny Uforia concert he hosted in October Along with his trio of projects – ‘YHLQMDLG’, ‘Las Que No Iban a Salir’ and ‘El Ultimo Tour del Mundo’, the last of which debuted on No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, Bad Bunny received eight nominations, including one win, at the Latin Grammys and two American Music Awards, and is currently nominated for two Grammys.
Regina King will host “Saturday Night Live” tonight, with musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff. The host and musical guest for February 27 have not yet been announced.