HarryConnickJr-related stories
Posted Jun 16th 2008 5:20PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

Emmy and Grammy award winner Harry Connick, Jr. will star in the
Lifetime original movie called Living Proof. The movie, currently being filmed in Connick's hometown of New Orleans, is produced by Renee Zellweger, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron who all worked on
Chicago together. The film is about Dr. Dennis Slamon, the UCLA doctor who developed a drug for breast cancer.
Living Proof tells the true story of this doctor's struggle to keep the drug trials going and save the lives of thousands of women.
Harry Connick, Jr. is joined by Amanda Bynes (
Hairspray), Angie Harmon (
Women's Murder Club), Swoosie Kurtz (
Pushing Daisies), Bernadette Peters (
Boston Legal), Jennifer Coolidge (
American Pie), Regina King (
Ray), Tammy Blanchard (
Life with Judy Garland: Me and my Shadows), John Benjamin Hickey (
Flags of Our Fathers), Paula Cale (
Providence) and Trudie Styler (
Empire).
The film will air in October as Lifetime's centerpiece for the network's annual awareness campaign
Stop Breast Cancer for Life.Posted Jun 5th 2008 8:23PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Celebrities, Awards, Casting, Reality-Free

CBS has secured
even more celebrities to grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall next Sunday. Gabriel Byrne (
In Treatment), Julie Chen (
Big Brother), Harry Connick, Jr. (
Will & Grace), Laurence Fishburne, Mandy Patinkin
(Criminal Minds), David Hyde Pierce, Lily Tomlin and John Waters (
Til Death Do Us Part) have been added as presenters. These actors and actresses (and, er, Julie Chen) will join an
already stellar list of presenters and host Whoopi Goldberg.
I have to admit it. I'm getting a little excited for The Tonys. I usually find them boring. The performances are fantastic but the awards in between are a bit of a snore. However, this cast of presenters is intriguing. I'll at least be flipping back and forth hoping to catch the performances and my favorite stars.
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday June 15th from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on CBS.