Christian Siriano To Design Goldberg's Tony Gown

Christian Siriano, winner of season four of the popular Bravo! series "Project Runway" will be designing Tony host Whoopi Goldberg's gown for the upcoming 2008 award show.

"You're not boring or dull and neither am I," Goldberg told Siriano on the May 27th broadcast of the "The View". In that same show, Siriano showed various sketches of Whoopi's soon to be gown off with her as the paper model.

On a March 2008 Ellen appearance, Siriano described himself as a "musical theater kid who loved costumes". He would often spend time backstage at his sister's dance recitals, where he befriended costume designers and developed an interest in fashion. After graduating from college in Baltimore, he moved to New York City. His career has taken off to new heights after being crowned the winner of "Project Runway".

Tony Award winning star of stage and screen, Whoopi Goldberg, will take center stage as she hosts the 62nd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards® on Sunday, June 15 live from Radio City Music Hall.    Ms. Goldberg made the announcement this morning live on ABC's THE VIEW.  The Tony Awards will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00PM (ET/PT time delay).  The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.

 Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy ("Whoopi Goldberg," 1985), the Academy Award ("Ghost," 1991), the Golden Globe ("The Color Purple," 1985 and "Ghost," 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's "Beyond Tara:  The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel," 2002) and a Tony (Producer of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," 2002), as well as countless other awards and honors as an actor, producer, host and author.  She currently moderates "The View."

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