'I will carry you in my heart forever': Jasmine Cephas Jones is honoring her late father and fellow actor, Ron Cephas Jones, after his death at 66.
actress, 34, wrote, "Grief. This one is a battle. I keep looking at my phone wanting to call you and wanting to hear your voice. You listened… you REALLY listened to me. You valued my opinion and you never judged me.
We all know you were a great actor but my god you were a damn good father." She went on to enumerate her father's strengths as a parent, writing, "Your best gift to me as a father was giving me a safe space to just be me. Not afraid of my womanhood and all the pain and awkwardness and social anxiety and tough burdens that society can put on us. You understood that." In addition to the heartfelt statement, Jasmine shared a sweet video of her laughing at her father as he asks, "Are you filming me?" and sticks his tongue out at the camera. Theactress also included several videos of the two casually singing, rapping, and lip-syncing along to numerous songs, including "Hit That Jive, Jack," as well as a tender clip from their 2013 movie"There's so much [to] say, but I don't have many words," Jasmine concluded her tribute. "I just love you so much. I miss you beyond words. I still feel you here with me and I will carry you in my heart forever."as the first father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year. Jasmine took home the prize for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for the Quibi series
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
90 Day Fiancé's Jasmine Spotted In New York With Surprising Costar90 Day Fiancé's Jasmine is spotted in public.
Read more »
‘This Is Us’ Creator Dan Fogelman Remembers How Ron Cephas Jones Shone Brightly Even as His Health FalteredOn October 22, 2015, my casting directors Bernie Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield sent me a link to a batch of audition tapes from NYC. The auditions were for various roles in a new television pi…
Read more »
90 Day Fiancé's Jasmine Tells Gino She Cheated On Him With Ex-Boyfriend Dane90 Day Fiancé's Jasmine Pineda drops a bombshell.
Read more »
Jasmine Cephas Jones Breaks Silence on Dad Ron Cephas Jones' DeathThe Emmy-winning 'This Is Us' star died after a long-standing pulmonary issue. He was 66.
Read more »
Actor Jasmine Cephas Jones remembers her father, N.J.’s Ron Cephas Jones, with touching tributeThe father and daughter made Emmys history when they won the same year.
Read more »