Affectionately named Dance Mom, Nicholson’s character is recruited by Jimmy (Paul W. Downs) and Kayla (Megan Stalter) to perform on Deborah’s (Jean Smart) fledgling late-night show.

But on the day of the 9/11 attacks, the 23-year-old certified EMT and onetime NYPD police cadet ... were his clothes,” says Hamdani’s mom, Talat. “He was a prime example of what it is ...