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‘Boston Blue’ Has a Beautiful Black Jewish Family, Inspired by Its Jewish Co-Creator

JL;DR SUMMARY Boston Blue, a new spin-off of the show Blue Bloods, centers on a family with both Jewish and Black heritage, reflecting the personal experiences of Jewish co-creator Brandon Sonnier. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityConversion To JudaismInterfaith FamilyShabbat DinnerCultural DiversityTelevisionCbsBoston BlueBrandon SonnierBlue Bloods

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"But its a Shabbat dinner that is at the heart of the new Blue Bloods inspired spinoff, Boston Blue, which premiered on CBS and Paramount+ last month."
New York, United States
"Sunday night dinners were at the heart of the hit New York detective show Blue Bloods (2010-2024). The Irish-Catholic Reagan familys tradition was led by patriarch NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Then, while shooting L.A.s Finest, a show starring Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union, he was injured by a stunt car that ran into a shipping container which fell on Brandon and left him trapped under it."

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