 We now are going to enjoy for the very first time women and our cast Let me let me try that one more time women in our cast Is obviously momentous and it marks a moment when the hasty pudding Institute of 1770 after approximately 200 year history is fully coed in every single part of the organization Who represents the pudding's mission to not only make life a whole lot more entertaining But to give back to the arts community Please join me in welcoming to the stage our 53rd man of the year known for his roles in heroes Gilmore girls This is us to our 53rd man of the year Ventimiglia 20 miles my doctor said that's the recommended viewing distance for your performance in the movie pathology Oh Even more impressive and we swear this is real The world's sexiest vegetarian of 2009 by Pita is a piece of meat Girls to show about a mom and her friendship with her daughter After 41 years the only plus one who could find to bring to this was his mother Delphia born to raise on the playground is where spent most of my days Chilling out maxing relaxing all cool and all shooting some b-ball outside of the school When it started making trouble in my neighborhood I got one little fight and my mom got scared. She said you're moving with your auntie and uncle the bell I wish for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh and had dice in a mirror If anything, I thought that this cab was rare and I've said man forget it. Your home's the bell Air's about seven or eight and now yell to the cab of your home smelly later Look at my kingdom. I was finally there to sit on my throne as the man of the year a little speechless a good friend of mine actually said I'm not impressed with things only people And I'm very impressed with everyone that took the time to spend the day with me and mine What was the highlight of your day today? Honestly was spending time with with everyone from the hasty pudding, you know, I am Like I'd said earlier. I'm just I'm so impressed by them and and what they do and every student I spoke to Medical medical school as well as business school statistics It wasn't just theater So it was very different from how I came up and I went to school and I was just a theater major So to know that these kids are doing such bigger things But yet at the same time bringing importance to the arts through their contribution and also kind of inspiring that and and furthering Early arts education and all of that I'm just inspired. I'm really filled with energy because of them honored just absolutely honored You know, I've in my career. I've always been a part of troops and companies that include everyone So to know that the hasty pudding is doing that and now including women on the stage it's absolutely the right thing to do it's the greatest thing to do because The heart of an artist Isn't only in one person one type person one way of being it's really in all of us I think people want to feel good even in pain and sadness I think people want to know that There's a community of family the one you're born with or the one that you find and create yourself Or the one you're taken into I as an artist know that the work that I'm a part of is creating positivity Smiles happiness anything. I mean even when I'm walking down the street like I was here in Cambridge with with my folks and Passing by someone and you hear It's exciting because you know that they're probably going to have a conversation that completely relates to Their own story and their own lives and they find that the stories we play are not too dissimilar for their own lives And hopefully what we inspire is community and inclusion and positivity