He's the Host with the Most- Meet This Year's Tonys Host, James Corden!

By: Feb. 02, 2016
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As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, James Corden of CBS's "The Late Late Show" will host the 70th Annual Tony® Awards live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Sunday, June 12 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will be Corden's first time hosting the Tonys. He won a Tony Award in 2012 for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in "One Man, Two Guvnors." The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

"I'm absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Tony awards. Both times I've worked on Broadway have been amongst the happiest times of my professional life. I consider it a huge honor to be asked to host such an incredible night. It's gonna be fun, I can't wait to dust off my tap shoes!" said Corden.

Outside of his native England, Corden attracted international attention as the lead in the hit comedic play "One Man, Two Guvnors," performing first in the National Theatre and the West End in London and then on Broadway, which earned him the 2012 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. His additional theater credits include the worldwide tour of "The History Boys" in the role of Timms, which he also played in the feature film adaptation. Corden starred opposite Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt in the Golden Globe Award nominated feature film "Into the Woods." His additional film credits include "Begin Again," with Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo; "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," with Jeff Bridges; "Gulliver's Travels," with Jack Black; and "The Three Musketeers," with Orlando Bloom.

To celebrate today's big news, we're bringing you just a few of our favorite videos of Corden in action, both onstage and in front of the camera...


After performing in the West End production, Corden made his Broadway debut in 2012 in ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, an adaption of SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS.

His performance as Francis Henshall earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, as well as a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination.

In 2014, he played the Baker (opposite Emily Blunt's Baker's Wife) in the big screen adaptation of INTO THE WOODS...

In March 2015, Corden took over for Craig Ferguson as host of CBS' The Late Late Show. As a part of one of his first shows, Corden called upon fellow stage veteran Josh Gad to help him out with a Frozen-themed performance.

He later teamed up with another stage veteran, INTO THE WOODS co-star Anna Kendrick, to show off their aca-awesome singing skills.

He also launched his HUGELY popular Carpool Karaoke series, which features various musicians singing to their own music while they're on the road. Popular guests have included Adele...

One Direction...

and of course, Justin Bieber...

With such a creative and talented guy involved, we're already sure that this year's Tonys will be for the record books!



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