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MPTF Night Before Event Attracts Star-Studded Guest List Mar 4, 2014

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on March 1st, 2014 for the 12th annual ‘Night Before’ party to benefit MPTF. More →

Jack Black To Attend 15th Annual Renal Teen Prom Jan 17, 2014

Prom season comes early for hundreds of teens and young adults (14 to 24 years old) who have kidney disease, who are on dialysis or who have had a transplant. More →

Stars Give Their Voices To Autism Speaks Sep 27, 2013

Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, announced this week the launch of its second annual Sound Off For Autism Speaks. More →

Michael J. Fox Foundation Teams Up With Poker Tournament Sep 9, 2013

Hollywood Poker, the #1 and only online celebrity poker game on Facebook, iPhone and iPad that connects poker enthusiasts to play with celebrities, has teamed up with the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Love Across the Ocean to bring a celebrity charity poker tournament to Southern California. More →

Seth Rogen Joined By Big Stars At Hilarity For Charity Event Apr 29, 2013

Seth Rogen was joined by a number of famous faces at the annual Hilarity For Charity event on April 25. More →

Crosby, Stills & Nash To Light Up The Blues For Autism Speaks Apr 8, 2013

Legendary trio Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN) makes its only Los Angeles area performance this year on April 13 at Club Nokia for the Light Up The Blues Concert — An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. More →

Crosby, Stills & Nash To Join All-Star Concert For Autism Speaks Mar 13, 2013

Kristen and Stephen Stills are hosting the Light Up The Blues Concert—An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. The fundraiser, emceed by Jack Black, is set for Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 PM. More →

Celebrities Attend "Night Before" Party For MPTF Feb 26, 2013

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers converged on February 23rd, 2013 for the 11th annual “Night Before” party to benefit the Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation. More →

Stars Toast For A Cause At Golden Globes Jan 15, 2013

Moet & Chandon, the Champagne of success and glamor since 1743, feted Hollywood as the official Champagne of the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards for the 22nd consecutive year. Hollywood’s favorite Champagne graced the star-studded tables during last night’s Golden Globes, and Moet & Chandon once again returned to the red carpet with its popular philanthropic initiative, “Toast for a Cause.” More →

Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Returns In September Jul 11, 2012

Building on two historic fundraising telecasts in 2008 and 2010, groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT). More →

Chris Pine And Dave Grohl To Read Kids Books At Charity Event Mar 27, 2012

Milk+Bookies has announced that they will host their Third Annual Story Time Celebration on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. More →

Jack Black And Stephen Stills To Sing About Autism Jan 26, 2012

Everyone’s favorite ‘Rock Professor’ Jack Black and the legendary rocker Stephen Stills are to perform a new and original song, “Sensitive,” on TV’s Everyday Health this week. The song, written by Wyatt Isaacs, is about his experience living with Autism. More →

Jack Black To Attend Renal Teen Prom Jan 12, 2012

Jack Black, Ann Lopez and Brad Ellis will be guests of honor at the annual Renal Teen Prom at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, on Sunday, January 15. More →

Peter Jackson Helps West Memphis Three Receive Pardon Nov 1, 2011

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has brought one of the West Memphis Three inmates freed from prison after 18 years to New Zealand, to help him work on receiving a full pardon. More →

Jack Black To Perform At Autism Concert Oct 3, 2011

Holly Robinson-Peete will receive a handmade award honoring her dedication to the autism community and Jack Black and Stephen Stills will perform with stars of HBO’s “AUTISM: The Musical,” at the Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, on October 4 at 7pm. More →

Jack Black To Take Part In Celebrity Charity Poker Event Sep 23, 2011

Actor/comedian Jack Black and a host of celebrities will ‘ante-up’ at the “All-In to Win for Hope” No Limit Texas Hold’em Celebrity Poker Tournament on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Commerce Casino in Commerce, California benefiting Renal Support Network and Love Across the Ocean charities. The celebrity poker tournament will award cash prizes. More →

Stars Rejoice Over West Memphis Three Release Aug 22, 2011

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder were in Arkansas in the weekend to support family and friends of the West Memphis Three, who were freed from prison after 18 years. More →

Hollywood Supports Organ And Tissue Donations Jun 21, 2011

Celebrating Hollywood’s support for organ and tissue donation, Donate Life Hollywood will host the third annual Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Awards on June 22. More →

Stars Karaoke For UNICEF At Celebrity Charity Event May 19, 2011

On Tuesday, May 17, UNICEF hosted the first-ever Playlist with the A-List celebrity charity karaoke benefit at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The evening raised $275,000 for UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ campaign. More →

Will Ferrell Hosts Celebrity Charity Event May 11, 2011

When he’s not shaving Conan’s beard, appearing on The Office and playing George W. Bush and talking about gophers, Will Ferrell takes time to use his funny powers to do some good. More →

Celebrity Charity Karaoke To Benefit US Fund For UNICEF May 6, 2011

On May 17, 2011, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will give celebrity supporters a reason to sing their hearts out with the first-ever Playlist with the A-List celebrity karaoke benefit event. More →

Jack Black To Attend Celebrity Charity Story Time Celebration Mar 9, 2011

The Second Annual Milk+Bookies Story Time Celebration will take place on Sunday, March 20. More →

Jack Black Attends Panda Naming Ceremony Feb 22, 2011

Officials at Zoo Atlanta and DreamWorks Animation have issued a joint announcement that the only giant panda cub born in the U.S. in 2010 has a name: Po. The name is a tribute to the lead character, Po the panda, in the upcoming DreamWorks Animation film, Kung Fu Panda 2, which will be distributed by Paramount Pictures starting on May 26, 2011. More →

Jack Black's Christmas Song For Charity Dec 8, 2010

Jack Black and his Gulliver’s Travels co-star Jason Segal are giving back this Christmas by donating the proceeds of their take on a classic song to charity. More →

Rihanna Wants More Birthdays For Charity Nov 22, 2010

Award-winning singer Rihanna is doing more this week than launching her new album, LOUD, and kicking off the American Music Awards. She’s also lending her time and talent to help the American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. More →

Rage Against The Machine Leads Celebrity Protest In Arizona Jun 2, 2010

A long list of artists have joined a group actively protesting new immigration laws in Arizona, refusing to play gigs in the state until the laws are changed. More →

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More →

Will Ferrell And Tenacious D Make A Better LA Feb 26, 2010

On Saturday, February 20, Will Ferrell and a handful of others hit the stage for a comedy filled night for the charity A Better LA. More →

Stars Added To MusiCares Person Of The Year Charity Event Jan 22, 2010

Ben Harper and Lucinda Williams have been added to the all-star lineup for the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Neil Young on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles. More →

Meet Jack Black At Conservation International Dinner Oct 8, 2009

Fans of comedy actor Jack Black – currently appearing in Year One – will be able to meet the man himself at a special dinner being organized by Conservation International. More →