{
  "id": 5738574,
  "title": "‘Beauty in Black’ actor Ricco Ross to co-host Ndlala Grandeur Season 1 in Pretoria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/beauty-in-black-actor-ricco-ross-to-co-host-ndlala-grandeur-season-1",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/2026-09-05-beauty-in-black-actor-ricco-ross-to-co-host-ndlala-grandeur-season-1-in-pretoria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ricco Ross, the American actor famous for his role as Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry's Netflix drama Beauty in Black, will make his debut in South Africa in December. He will co-host Ndlala Grandeur Season 1 at Ndlala Arena in Pretoria, from December 16 to 17. The full schedule for the four-night event has not been revealed yet. This role follows a busy year for Ndlala Arena, which hosted Ndlala Grandeur II in August. Ross, who has been active in film and television for over four decades, was born in Chicago in 1958 and studied at UCLA and the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. He has had a long career in TV and film, appearing in shows like Hill Street Blues, The Young and the Restless, Mission: Impossible, Doctor Who, The Practice, JAG, ER, P-Valley, and Bosch: Legacy. His early career included a role in James Cameron's 1986 sci-fi classic Aliens. His move to Ndlala Grandeur puts him in front of fans for a different kind of entertainment, expanding his South African appearances beyond acting.",
  "summary": "Ricco Ross, who plays Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry’s \" Beauty in Black\", will co-host Ndlala Grandeur Season 1 at Ndlala Arena in Pretoria on December 16 and 17, 2026.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "‘Beauty in Black’ actor Ricco Ross to co-host Ndlala Grandeur in Pretoria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/beauty-in-black-actor-ricco-ross-to-co-host-ndlala-grandeur-in",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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