.MatthewACherry, former NFL player, wins Oscar for best animated short film, dedicates award to Kobe Bryant
His award dedication to Bryant came just a few weeks after the Los Angeles Lakers star died in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California.. Written and narrated by Bryant, it focuses on a letter written to The Players' Tribune, which was written and directed by Cherry, is a seven-minute animated film detailing the story of an African American father trying to do his daughter's hair for the first time.
Former NFL player Matthew Cherry and producer Karen Rupert Toliver after winning the Oscar for best animated short film on February 9.Cherry never appeared in an NFL game but was listed on the practice rosters for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens.
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