[cheers and applause] and ga night virgin from jane the virgin, gina rodriguez. [cheers and applause] i love how you're-- everybody's standing up. that's never been done before. i like it. i know, i'm just following his lead. they will be battling the celebs on the upwind side of the carpet tonight. where our two-time hgn champ yvette nicole brown. a two-time. [cheer myand applause] i clapped for yo i clapped for you. someone stopped their applause. that's all right, zach. celebrity chef and mentor on food network's all-star academy, curtis tone. - oh! [cheers and applause] from abc family's young & hungry as well as entourage, it's rex lee. [cheers and applause] you're going down. (jane) [000:29:58;00]

dari: after years of working hard, actress gina rodriguez shot up to stardom. steve: she's hoping to inspire others to follow her dreams. simone boyce with more on her success. >> reporter: she won america's heart. there's so much more in store. she deserves all of her success. we caught up wither on her trip to our city as a paid spokeswoman for crest. >> reporter: you are radiant and glowing. >> you are. are you kidding? >> reporter: you went to school in new york. >> i did. >> reporter: how much time passed between when you graduated and you got jane the virgin? >> lots of time. i graduated when i was 21. i got jane when i was 29. that was a nice eight years of going at it. i had lived in l.a. for four years before booking jane. it's a journey. you've got to keep at it. >> reporter: i admire you. throughout your career, you've had opportunities on shows that feature latinas and not in the best light. you decided to walk away from that and wait for the right role. that's tough to do. when you see the paycheck, you're like i want it. it's hard. >> as artists,

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steve: gina rodriguez and simone boyce sat down to talk about the road to success. reporter: i think that people fell in love with her with that incredible golden globes speech and she's on his hit show jane the virgin. she was here is a paid spokesperson. >> how much time passed between when you graduated from nyu to when you got jane the virgin? >> lots of time. i graduated when i was 21 and 931. and i got that when i was 29. and i have lived in l.a. for about four years before looking at. it is a journey and you have to keep at it. because throughout your career you have had opportunities and he decided to walk away and wait for for the right role. >> and i think that there is no rhyme or reason out how to get from a to be it. it doesn't mean you can do is fill out a resume and get a job. >> you are changing the way that they play. >> definitely not single-handedly. right now i'm being vocal. i'm being as loud as i can be. but if rita marino didn't take a stand for sexuality or other things, if so many women didn't do that, there is power in that. i pretend that

cast of empire, of course, and the show will be hosted by ludicrous, ludicrous, and, gina rodriguez.> from jane the virgin. >> and josh peck . gene and josh tell us what they are excited most about sunday's show. >> a young man called five songs. >> i love it. >> just saying those boys are dreamy. cast of empire is performing. brittany spears, ellen degenerous. the stardom will be sick and only award show for teens where they have an influence on who gets chosen. i'm stoke. >> i love empire so, that is going to definitely give me goose bumps. i'm excited. >> i think world will bug out because i don't know anyone that is not an empire fan. it will be pretty great. >> again, the list of presenters is shockingly great. john stamos will be there. he has a new show premiering tuesday, september 29th on fox. teen choice award this sunday it is live by the way, and normally comes from vegas, baby. it is on at 8:00 o'clock sunday night right here on fox. by wait one of the presenters caitlin jenner. >> yes good she will make an appearance. >> she's every where. 9:27. >> lets check back with

this year's ceremony is being hosted by ludacris, gina rodriguez and josh beck. >> what is really coole covering every sort of pop culture event for teens, be it music, tv, movies, social media. so i feel like everyone's going to be able to tune in for something. >> grammy award winner robin thicke and an english girl group honored to perform. >> we're honored to perform here. we were nominated for a few. >> just a few? >> watch the teen choice awards here on ktvu tonight at 8:00. >>> the story of rap's mote notorious group is blowing up the weekend box office. "straight outa compton" talks about the rise from hollywood to the hood, or the other way around. expected to earn $57 million this weekend. "the men from uncle" and "mission impossible rogue nation" are also drawing enormous audiences. i need to see one of those. >>> police say it started with a stolen car but didn't end there. what we are learning about two suspected car thieves and why they crashed into police cars and how they were finally brought to custody. >> donald trump has big plans for his campaign. up next find out t

weekend and host sat down with us to let us know, about the fun this years award were hosted by gina rodriguezsh peck, adorable and rapper ludicrous. they are excited for performances like five seconds of summer, guests of lea michelle and florida. >> oh, yeah i'm all about that and the cast of empire which that show is epic. i don't know anyone hoist not a fan. we're sort of covering every sort of pop culture event for teens be it music, tv, movies, social media, so i feel like everyone will be able to tune in for something. >> heck yeah, start your morning off with the fox 29 weekend on sunday, then watch eagles game and then you make sure you watch the teen choice award, right here on fox. >>> so there are two things you may never have expect to go together, tony soprano and big bird, yeah. it the is happening. hbo sesame street, they are together. children's show, non-profit parent group sesame workshop struck a tiehl with hbo which will host five seasons starting soon this fall. sesame street will produce 35 episode a year, that is twice what they had been doing so shows will be shown exc

provocative pioneers julianna margulies and clive owen and in-demand newcomers uzo aduba and gina rodriguez.