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Trinidad and Tobago is being hailed as a magical place, by one of Hollywood's biggest stars.



That glowing description is from award-winning American actress Phylicia Rashard, who's in town for Carnival.
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00:00 Trinidad and Tobago is being hailed as a magical place by one of Hollywood's
00:04 biggest stars. That glowing description is from award-winning American actress
00:11 Felicia Rashad who's in town for Carnival. She's best known for her role
00:15 as Clay Huxtable in the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show. Rashad was at the Queens
00:22 Royal College and St. Francois Girls College Calypso Showcase today. She
00:27 recounted her experience with one of TNT's most prominent sons and QRC's
00:33 principal also presented her with a token.
00:38 Years ago in the early part of my career I had the privilege to meet Jeffrey
00:49 Holder. I think you must know who he is. An iconic artist, choreographer, dancer
00:57 from Trinidad who brought the magic of Trinidad to everything he did. I worked
01:04 with him in the original production of The Wiz. It was the most magical
01:09 experience I've had in the theater and I didn't understand until this visit. A
01:13 black activist, someone who has done so much for the black community not only
01:18 in the United States of America but worldwide and of course a famous
01:25 actress. An actress that I would have grown up with looking at with The Cosby
01:31 Show. So she cannot leave these shores and leave Queens Royal College without
01:38 getting a very special presentation made to her and of course I'm not going to
01:44 miss the opportunity to kiss Miss Huxtable either. So allow me to present
01:49 on behalf of Queens Royal College and St. Francois as well a very special
01:54 gift to you. I hope that you will take it back and you will be able to show it
01:59 off in the US.
02:02 [Applause]
02:04 [Applause]
02:06 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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