Overview
- Domingo, a West Philadelphia native, took the Liacouras Center stage Wednesday to deliver Temple University’s Class of 2026 commencement address to a crowd that included more than 8,100 graduates.
- He accepted an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the ceremony, which also honored the late former president JoAnne Epps and journalism dean David Boardman.
- Urging discipline and persistence, he told graduates to show up as their whole selves and to claim being “Temple made,” drawing cheers with direct, personal advice.
- He recalled starting at Temple in 1987 as a journalism student, leaving in 1991 with about 50 credits left, and building his craft in San Francisco theaters and circus work before national recognition.
- The university and attendees framed the moment as a full‑circle return for an Emmy winner and two‑time Oscar nominee who was also named to the 2024 Time 100 list.