Look To The Stars News: Charlton Heston

Oprah Awarded Honorary Oscar For Charity Work

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Oprah Winfrey was presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – a special Oscar for her charity work – at a dinner in LA on Saturday night.

The award – which in the past has been presented to Jerry Lewis, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Sherry Lansing, Quincy Jones, Bob Hope, Audrey Hepburn, Charlton Heston and many others – is named after screen actor Jean Hersholt, who served as the president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund for 18 years.

“I never imagined myself receiving an Oscar, especially for what I’m considering my calling,” she said as she accepted the award. “All of us can make a difference through the life we lead. We’re all here to help each other.”

Oprah Winfrey Awarded Humanitarian Award

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Oprah Winfrey is to be this year’s recipient of the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Since receiving her Oscar nomination for her debut film performance in “The Color Purple,” actress, television host and producer Winfrey has gone on to establish herself as one of the most influential figures in entertainment and philanthropy. She has been especially dedicated to supporting educational initiatives and raising awareness of issues that affect women and children, both in the United States and around the globe. Her philanthropic efforts have included Oprah’s Angel Network, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, which opened in 2007.

LTTS Exclusive: Hollywood Knights Slam-Dunk For Charity

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Look To The Stars’ Delinda Lombado recently got the chance to talk to the CEO of Hollywood Knights International, whose celebrity basketball team is a leader in charity fundraising.

Back in 1973, David Mirisch was way ahead of the curve. As founder of Hollywood Knights International, he is credited with being the first (or at least most important) person to pair celebrities with fundraising, producing some of the first consecutive tennis and golf charity tournaments in Hollywood.

Now headed by David’s son Michael (who took the reins as CEO in 1992), Hollywood Knights International are still going strong and its Celebrity Basketball Team has become a symbol for fundraising world-wide.

Pamela Anderson Auctions Viper For PETA

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Auction giants Julien’s Auctions are holding their Summer Entertainment Sale of Hollywood Memorabilia on June 21 and 22 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, and one of the lots up for sale is raising money for charity.

Former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson has donated one of her favorite cars – a 2000 Viper – to the auction, with proceeds going to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA. The 40-year-old personally customized the vehicle with white racing stripes, and will oversee the sale to make sure it raises the cash that she hopes it will.

“I’ve been working with PETA for 15 years,” she said. “They’re kind of my ethical advisers. With them, I see actual results.”

Charlton Heston - The End Of An Epic

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:38:40 +0000

Charlton Heston did more in his 53 year career than most people. He parted the Red Sea. He painted the Sistine Chapel. And he stood proud for the causes he believed in.

“Charlton Heston was seen by the world as larger than life,” said the family of the actor after he passed away on Saturday. “No one could ask for a fuller life than his… In his own words: ‘I have lived a wonderful life! I’ve lived enough for two people’.”

The Oscar-winning actor played everybody from Moses to Michelangelo in his epic career, a vocation that took him from The Ten Commandments to Ben-Hur to Planet of the Apes. But the actor, whose chiselled looks once led director Anthony Mann to declare “Just put a toga on him and he looks perfect”, made as much of a mark off the screen as he did on it. As well as being the president of the often controversial National Rifle Association, Heston was also a lobbyist for the civil rights movement and a campaigner for the environment.