Critically acclaimed, multi- platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, among others. He is the first African American man to earn an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and one of only 17 people in the prestigious club. He has released eight celebrated albums over the course of his career, including Get Lifted (2004), Once Again (2006), Evolver (2008), Love in the Future (2013), Darkness and Light (2016), A Legendary Christmas Deluxe (2019), Bigger Love (2020), and LEGEND (2022). Mr. Legend launched his critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, Love In Las Vegas, which began in April 2022 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. He makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with these performances.

Mr. Legend starred as Jesus in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert in April 2018. That year, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live). He joined The Voice for Season 16 and was a coach on Season 22.

Beyond his music career, Mr. Legend, along with partners Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, is a principal of Get Lifted Film Co. Their projects include the film adaptation of S.A. Cosby’s novel Blacktop Wasteland, Al Sharpton’s documentary Loudmouth, and the second season of the IFC/AMC comedy series Sherman’s Showcase. Get Lifted produced the Netflix films Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and Monster; documentary films Citizen Ashe, The Legend of the Underground, A Crime on the Bayou, 40 Years a Prisoner, and Giving Voice; the HBO docuseries Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children; and Sherman’s Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular and Rhythm + Flow.

As an activist, Mr. Legend launched HUMANLEVEL in 2021, an initiative to uplift communities disproportionately impacted by institutionalized racism. He also initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in 2015 to change the conversation surrounding criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In addition to Mr. Legend’s signature initiatives, he serves on the board of directors of Harlem Village Academies and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and on the advisory boards for the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Teach for All.