This October, the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize salutes Will Ferrell. The program airs Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, the 90-minute special features a star-studded cast of Ferrell's friends and colleagues including top entertainers Billie Joe Armstrong of the band Green Day, Ed Asner, Jack Black, Matthew Broderick, Gwen Ifill, Adam McKay, Tim Meadows, Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Molly Shannon and Ben Stiller. The evening pays tribute to the humor and accomplishments of the television icon and motion picture star.
Comedian Will Ferrell was awarded the nation's top humor prize Sunday night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Ferrell is perhaps best known for his impersonation of President George W. Bush on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. He later took the role to Broadway in his successful run in YOU'RE WELCOME, AMERICA: A Final Night with George W. Bush.
As first reported on Deadline.com, 20th Century Fox has acquired a spec script of Helen Childress' THE MOUNTAIN. According to the report, actor Ben Stiller will develop and direct the film. Stiller along with his Red Hour partner Stuart Cornfeld, will also produce.
Universal Pictures' TOWER HEIST is coming to theaters on November 4, 2011. The action, adventure comedy stars Ben Stiller, Alan Alda , Eddie Murphy, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pena, Téa Leoni, Nina Arianda, Casey Affleck, Judd Hirsch and Matthew Broderick.
KATHIE LEE AND HODA LIVE FROM SEATTLE, KEVIN SPACEY, SUSAN BOYLE, STING, COLDPLAY, JOHNNY ENGLISH, ROWAN ATKINSON, STEPHEN LANG, FELICITY JONES, ANTON YELCHIN, ELIZABETH OLSEN, CHRIS ISAAK, PAT MONAHAN among guests to appear on the TODAY SHOW.
Adult Swim announced the addition of Emmy nominated actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo to the cast of Delocated. Currently in production for its third season, the 30-minute live-action comedy series airs every Sunday at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim. Season three of Delocated will premiere in early 2012.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) announced today that it will rename its Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment in honor of Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli, pioneering producer of the James Bond franchise.
Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today announced the recipients of the 2011 National Arts Awards, which recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.
Ben Stiller, a former SNL cast member, returns to studio 8H for his second time as host on October 8. Throughout his accomplished career, Stiller has written, starred in, directed, and produced over 50 films, and will next be seen in the feature film, 'Tower Heist,' due out November 4.
According to published reports, Ben Stiller is working with David Zimmer to createa special benefit auction entitled Artists for Haiti. The event will be held at Christie's on September 22. Proceeds will be donated to Architecture for Humanity, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Partners in Health and Grameen Creative Lab.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honor BAFTA and Academy Award winner Warren Beatty with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Wednesday, November 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.