Samuel Adegoke Announced as Winner of 2015 ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition!!

Congrats, Samuel Adegoke, winner of the 2015 ABC DISCOVERS: DIGITAL TALENT COMPETITION!!

ABC announced the winner of the 2015 winner of  the ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition. After a nationwide two week search, executive Vice President Casting and Talent, ABC Entertainment, Keli Lee, named Samuel Adegoke the winner of this year’s competition. He receives a place in the 2015 New York or Los Angeles ABC Discovers: Talent Showcase.and a one-year $25,000 talent deal with ABC. Now residing in Los Angeles, Adegoke was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Now in its 14^th year, the ABC Discovers: Talent Showcase in Los Angeles and New York continues to serve as a launching pad for discovering new talent including Lupita Nyong’o, Gina Rodriguez, Chadwick Boseman, Randall Park, Jesse Williams, and  Carrie Ann Inaba.

Lee said, “We are excited to announce that Samuel Adegoke is the winner of the ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition. Amongst the more than 7,000 submissions, Samuel’s performance and potential stood out. We look forward to working with him during the Talent Showcase and finding opportunities for him on ABC.”

“I’m feeling such an overwhelming sense of abundance and gratitude right now,” said Adegoke.  “So many actors work so hard and have to take such a leap of faith to pursue this dream. To be chosen is amazing. I’m so grateful for the whole experience.”

To see Adegoke’s full reaction to the news, plus his digital submission and video of the six other finalists, visit http://www.abcdiscovers.com/.