Arrowhead Stadium had another star-studded Sunday night, and Terrence Howard was the latest celebrity to turn up in the Chiefs’ house.
Howard, the “Iron Man” and “Hustle & Flow” actor, was in Kansas City over the weekend as a speaker at KC FilmFest International. It was a return trip for the Oscar nominee, who was also in town over the summer with a crew and actress Kate Bosworth to film scenes for an upcoming movie.
He’d already made a good impression in June, when he happily stopped for photos and selfies with fans, including Kansas City’s Andy Reid and Taylor Swift lookalikes. On Sunday night, he did it again at Arrowhead, posing with several Chiefs fans who were surprised to spot him there. Howard wore a Patrick Mahomes T-shirt.
His appearance came one week after Tom Cruise surprised Chiefs fans by showing up in a suite with Taylor Swift at the season opener at Arrowhead.
Howard wasn’t the only celebrity NBC had on hand for the game. The network used the Chiefs-Colts matchup to push the debut Monday of the new season of “The Voice,” with Queen Latifah and country singer Riley Green in the stadium to promote their new roles as judges. They join Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine.
NBC also leaned into “The Traitors,” which premiered its new season last week, by putting costumed traitors in their signature hooded cloaks in the stands. This season includes Leawood writer and author Sherry Kuehl, who is competing on the show.
We hear he knows Donna Kelce.
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