Photo Coverage: Tony Bennett Receives Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award
By: Stephen Sorokoff Jun. 22, 2016
Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett was honored by the Friars Club in celebration of his storied and successful career that has spanned 7 decades on June 20th and BroadwayWorld was there.
The award-winning performer received the Friars Club's most prestigious accolade, their Icon Award. The Entertainment Icon Award pays tribute to an individual whose accomplishments transcend the entertainment industry by positively redefining the very culture we live in. Bennett will join superstars Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra as the sixth Entertainment Icon Award recipient since the Friars launched in 1904. Alvin Malnik was also honored with the Icon Award for philanthropy and Stephen Weintraub received the Friar of the Year Award.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Suzette Charles
Larry King, Dean Friars, Tony Bennett, Robert De Niro
Larry King, Tony Bennett, Robert De Niro, Rosario Dawson
Alvin Malnik, Friars Club Icon Award For Philanthropy
Larry King, Brett Ratner, Alvin Malnik
Larry King & Stephen Weintraub, Friar Of The Year
Larry King, Bruce Charet, Stephen Weintraub
Sheraton Hotel
Shawn King, Larry King, Nancy Malnik, Alvin Malnik
Sherry Weintraub, Stephen Weintraub, Larry King, Shawn King
Larry King, Dean
Mayor David Dinkins
Lori Scott & Marvin Scott
Ralph Compagone & Eda Sorokoff
Bruce Charet & Sivan Levi
Jay Leonhart & Barbara Carroll
Barry Dougherty & Bruce Charet
Jeff Leibowitz & Leslie Laredo
Joy Philbin, Regis Philbin, Eda Sorokoff, Deborah Silver, Larry Silver
Regis Philbin, Stephen Sorokoff, Larry Silver
Jamie deRoy & Riki Kane Larimer
Marvin Scott & Lori Scott
Stephen Sorokoff, Eda Sorokoff, Rebecca Moses, Larry Schatz
Larry King, Tony Bennett, Robert De Niro, Rosario Dawson
Giuseppe Tarillo, Barry Dougherty, Jean-Pierre Trebot
Shawn King, Larry King, Robert De Niro, Larry King
Friars Icon Award Gala
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