Posts with tag charity
Posted Jun 26th 2008 11:02AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, News, Industry, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Yesterday at Christie's in New York,
Tony Soprano's costumes went up for auction. You not going to believe how much money a bloody wifebeater goes for these days. One fan of the show paid $43,750 for the outfit pictured to the right: a bloody tank, a stained button down shirt, and pants. The outfit was the one the Jersey mob boss wore when Uncle Junior mistakenly shot him.
Also up for bid was a four-piece set containing boxers, a robe, a sleeveless undershirt, and a pair of slippers (a costume Gandolfini donned many times on the show). It took home $21,250. Another robe (the tan one with an "S" monogram that Gandolfini wore in the pilot) went for $13.750. Overall, the iconic mafia boss's clothes brought in over $185,000.
Continue reading Tony Soprano's bloody costume auctioned for charity
Posted Apr 25th 2007 12:40PM by Jon Peter Lewis
Filed under: American Idol, Alumni, Celebrity Commentary
Disguise it however you want. Call it "giving back" and dress Simon up in a white shirt -- it's still a telethon. But, there's no shame in telethons.
I lived abroad for a couple of years and had the opportunity to get to know extremely needy people from many different countries. I remember one from Nigeria who was one of two survivors in a party of 20 that hiked across the Sahara desert and crossed the Straight of Gibraltar to live a better life in Spain. That meant picking melons in the field and living on dirt floors in a house with a bunch of other families -- and he was the lucky one.
Continue reading Who gets when Idol gives back?
Posted Mar 15th 2007 8:03AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: CBS, Celebrities
This July, CBS will broadcast two specials geared toward raising money for disadvantaged children around the world.
The first special, Why Listen, will follow six different celebrities to different countries where they'll meet children and learn about organizations designed to help them.
The second special, Listen Live, as the title indicates, will be broadcast live and will feature the usual celebrities and music acts synonymous with these kind of television events. Viewers, of course, can also call in and donate. There is no official word yet on who will appear on the two specials.
The specials are both tied to the Listen Charity, an organization that doles out funds to over two-hundred different charitable organizations for disadvantaged children.
Posted Feb 19th 2007 2:03PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities, MTV
Reality TV veteran
Kelly Osbourne announced at a HIV/AIDS charity event in north London that a member of her family has been diagnosed as HIV positive. Photographers on the scene reported that Osbourne fought back tears as she left the stage. There has been no comment from any the Osbournes following the announcement.
For more information about Body and Soul, the HIV charity organization Kelly was supporting, you can check out Body and Soul's website. For general information on HIV/AIDS, visit the National Institute of Health's HIV and AIDS information site.Posted Dec 15th 2006 6:29PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, Late Night, Web
Charitable giving just got funnier. Adding an altruistic spin to their
HornyManatee.com gag,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is donating $5 from the sale of every
Horny Manatee t-shirt to the Save the Manatee Club, champion to sea cows everywhere.
Having spent much of my youth in Florida, I can tell you that the poor manatee has been a glorified motorboat speedbump for years. It's a sad state of affairs for our gentle warm water friend. Groups like Save the Manatee educate boaters and swimmers on proper human-manatee interaction - don't touch; don't ride; watch from a distance. Ummm... I'd say all those rules are pretty much violated by Horny Manatee fans, but that's alright. If non-profit organizations knew that you could raise money by dressing up in a furry costume and humping a bedpost, they wouldn't have wasted all that time begging the government for money.
Posted Dec 7th 2006 12:27PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Industry, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Animation, Celebrities, South Park
Non-profit advocacy group
People for the American Way are hosting a
ten-day charity auction that includes some mighty tempting television-related items. If you've got the cash, TV-loving friends and an altruistic spirit, consider your holiday shopping complete. Up for grabs are set visits to
Desperate Housewives and
CSI: Miami, tours of
South Park Studios and the Playboy Mansion, signed scripts from
Family Guy and
Oz, signed books by Al Franken and James Carville, lunch with Elvira at the Magic Castle and an invite to a table read with the cast of
Family Guy.
How did a Washington-based advocacy group get so connected to the Left Coast? One of the organization's founders is none other than Norman Lear, the man who created
The Jeffersons,
Good Times,
Maude and
All in the Family.
Continue reading People for the American Way auctions off TV goodies
Posted Nov 1st 2006 6:32PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, Syndicated, Celebrities, Talk Show
On Monday Oprah Winfrey gave each member of her studio audience not a Pontiac, not an iPod, not even a lousy copy of
O Magazine stashed under their seats. Nope. The lucky audience members were each given $1,000. Holy crap! A thousand dollars, Oprah? Thanks.
As you might imagine, the audience went nuts until Oprah dropped the bombshell. That $1,000 would go to someone other than themselves. That's the kind of gift that makes rich people feel good about themselves, and the rest of us feel sorta horrible. Sure, we want to give money to charity to. We'd like the good feeling that comes with tithing and personal philanthropy. We'd also like the good feeling that comes with paying the phone bill on time.
Continue reading Oprah gives the gift that keeps on giving
Posted Oct 20th 2006 2:47PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Sports, Celebrities
I think I speak for everyone when I say, "Huh????"
Boxer Mike Tyson, who has been making the rounds on Scarbourough Country and other TV shows saying he's going to fight female boxers, is now saying that he's going to fight 60something singer Tom Jones in a charity match.
Um, yeah, OK. I'll believe that when I see it. For two reasons: one, this is from WENN, an entertainment news service that provides news to several sites, including the IMDB, and their info can be shaky sometimes. Second, as a longtime Tom Jones fan, I can't see any reason why Jones would lower himself like this. I mean, Horshack from Welcome Back, Kotter fought in a celeb match (I think it was against Screech, which tells you all you need to know), but why would Jones want to do it?
[via Best Week Ever]
Posted Sep 27th 2006 7:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Syndicated, Celebrities, Game Show
Starting November 8,
Jeopardy! will once again be host to a bunch of celebrities playing for charitable causes. All celebs are guaranteed to win $25,000 for the charity of their choice, with the winner of each game bringing in $50,000 for their charity. Look for the likes of Regis Philbin, Rachael Ray, Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Meloni, Martin Short, Soledad O'Brien, Jane Kaczmarek, Sam Waterson and several others to appear on the show. It'll be interesting to see of Ray's expertise expands beyond the kitchen, or if Soledad O'Brien knows as much about history as she does current events. The only wildcard I can see in this bunch is Meloni. He's a bit hard to pin down, but he did pee into a bucket once on
Oz, and you never know when a category about that very subject might pop up. I'm just saying it's good to be prepared for anything.
Posted Sep 2nd 2006 12:01PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Talent, OpEd, Celebrities
I really wonder sometimes what working, struggling musicians think of celebrity bands. You know what I mean; you've been playing at P.J. McDrunkerson's every Friday night for the last five years and it seems like you're never going to get any better gig than that, and then some TV or movie star decides to start picking at a guitar, and they're getting pots of money and recording contracts thrown at them. If I were in the position, I'd probably be a little resentful. Well, maybe a whole lot resentful. And bitter. But that's just me.
But at least these celebs are giving their exorbitant appearance fees and CD proceeds to good causes. Take the case of the
Band from TV, which consists of Greg Grunberg of
Heroes on drums, Hugh Laurie from
House on the keyboards, and James Denton from
Desperate Housewives on the guitars. Also in the band are Bob Guiney of
The Bachelor, Bonnie Somerville of
Kitchen Confidential, and -- gasp! -- a couple of others.
This article from
USA Today (by way of our friends at AOL) gives the details on how the band got together, what they play -- covers of party songs! -- and the hundreds of thousands of dollars they get per appearance. But it also discusses why Grunberg, who founded the band does it: to raise money for epilepsy research (his son is epileptic). Laurie is doing it for Save the Children. And Guiney? Well, he's probably doing it for the "Bachelor Bob Fame Reclamation Fund," but the article doesn't say.
Posted Jun 24th 2006 11:35AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities
David Cross, brilliant (and sometimes extremely foul) comedian and former co-star of
Arrested Development is giving a special performance for charity in Portland, Oregon. I'm not sure my reasons for posting this: either I'm really excited about it or I'm gloating. Either way, he's opening for Pearl Jam at
this event in Portland on Thursday, July 20th.
Tickets are $75 a piece. They go on sale at 10 am PT in case you're in the neighborhood. No, I'm not involved. I just think it'll be a terrific show.
Posted Jun 17th 2006 9:13AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Cable, News, Celebrities
Now back in Los Angeles after giving birth to baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt at a resort in Africa, Angelina Jolie recently sat down for an interview with CNN's golden boy, Anderson Cooper.
According to E!, she talks to Cooper about being terrified during the c-section ("I just wanted to hear her cry"), Brad Pitt in the operating room during the birth of their daughter, and about her work with refugees. You've got to give Angelina credit for using her celebrity powers for good. She put Namibia on the map and is doing a great job of getting the media to agree to cover both her personal life and her pet charity projects.
The interview coincides with World Refugee Day and it airs on Tuesday, June 20 at 10 pm on
Anderson Cooper 360.
Posted Jun 11th 2006 1:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: NBC, The Apprentice, Celebrities
If, while tending your garden today, you suddenly trip over a rake, fall into a wormhole in the fabric of space and time and wind up in the Maritime Hotel in New York City on June 16, you should stick around because you can bid on a dinner date with Sean Yazbeck, the latest winner of The Apprentice. Tammy Trenta, also a contestant on The Apprentice, has set up the event and charity auction as a means to raise money for the the Theresa Kathryn Foundation, which supports "women and women-based initiatives around the globe." Tickets are $65 dollars, but you'll have to shell out $150 if you want to hang with the cast of The Apprentice beforehand (I don't think that includes Donald Trump, though). In a related auction, if you see me walking around the streets of Minneapolis today and give me a two quarters I'll buy you a Twinkie from the vending machine. That's just the kind of guy I am.
Posted Jun 2nd 2006 5:24PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Sports, Talent, BBC, Celebrities
David Walliams, one of the stars of
Little Britain, is going to attempt to swim the 21 miles of the English Channel. This feat is all in the name of a charity called
Sport Relief, where half of the proceeds are spent in the UK to help families in disadvantaged communities and the other half is for children and young people in the world's poorest countries. You can go on the Sport Relief website and sponsor David before he takes on this tremendous task (less than 10% of people actually make it across the other side).
I can't help but wonder if he would get more money if he agreed to swim
in costume.
Posted Jun 1st 2006 10:17AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, HBO, Programming, Web, Celebrities
Comic Relief launched 20 years ago to raise awareness and funds for the homeless. It went off the air eight years ago but, according to
The Hollywood Reporter, it is making a comeback this year to benefit the still-suffering victims of Hurricane Katrina. Traditional
Comic Relief headliners Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal plan to lighten the mood during a benefit performance that will broadcast simultaneously on TBS, HBO and AOL on November 18th. Previous performances raised $50 million for the homeless cause. This time, the benefactors of the fundraising will be children and animals.
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