Entertainer of the Year
Human Nature
Penn & Teller
Shania Twain
Showroom/Theater of the Year
Grand Event Center, Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Northern Lights Theater, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
The Showroom, Turning Stone Resort Casino
Independent Talent Buyer of the Year
Kell Houston, Houston Productions
Terry Seigel, Terry Seigel Productions
Scott Thomas, Buzz Entertainment
Comedian of the Year
Tim Allen
Rodney Carrington
Ron White
Booking Agent of the Year
Brodie Becker, WME Entertainment
Brad Bissell, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Seth Shomes, United Talent Agency (UTA)
Musical Artist of the Year
Little River Band
Olivia Newton John
Ronnie Milsap
Arena/Amphitheater of the Year
AVA Amphitheater, Casino del Sol
Battery Park, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Sioux City
Event Center, Turning Stone Resort Casino
Entertainment Executive of the Year
Adam Kallick, Centaur Gaming
Bob Rech, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
Robyn Smith, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi
TOMMY DAVIDSON
2015 CEA Master of Ceremonies
Along with Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier, actor, comedian and TV star Tommy Davidson made history with the iconic 1990’s variety series In Living Color.
Tommy started out as a stand-up comic in Washington, DC, where he was spotted by a promoter who booked him as an opening act
on concert tours for Patti LaBelle, Kenny G and Luther Vandross.
Soon, he was heading comedy clubs, including LA’s Comedy Act Theater where he met Robert Townsend and landed his first national TV appearance with a starring role in Partners in Crime.
Tommy has starred in three Showtime TV specials and in the critically lauded spoof comedy, Black Dynamite, a cult hit that was
adapted as an animated series for the Cartoon Network.
His film debut was opposite Halle Berry in Strictly Business, followed by roles in Bamboozled, Juwanna Mann and Ace Ventura II.
He starred in the award-winning documentary I Am Comic with Tim Allen, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Carlos Mencia, Jeff Foxworthy and Kathy Griffin. More at www.tommycat.net
