Look To The Stars News: Nancy Lieberman

Stars To Be Honored For Charity At Stuntwomen's Awards

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000

The 2010 Celebrity & Stuntwomen’s Awards Luncheon, hosted by the Diamond in the RAW Foundation, a 501c3 organization, will take place on October 17.

The foundation honors and recognizes exceptional women who have achieved success and outstanding achievements in stunts, athletics and extreme sports.

This year’s 2010 honorees include:

Venessa And Angela Simmons To Join Charity Basketball Game

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:00 +0000

The She Cares Foundation will hold its second annual Celebrity Basketball Game this weekend, featuring Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons and Rob Kardashian.

The event – which takes place on September 4 at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach – will help She Cares, which assists independant mothers that are working hard and struggling to be successful.

Also set to appear at the event are Nancy Lieberman, Jackie Long (Actor), DeRay Davis (Comedian/Actor), Keith Robinson (Actor), NoID (Grammy-Award winning Producer), Wesley Jonathan (Actor), Quincy Brown, Claudia Jordan (Radio/Tv Host and Model), Tank (Singer/Songwriter), Terry Kennedy (TV Personality/Skateboarder), Elise Neal (Actress), Darrin Henson (Actor), Christian Keyes (Actor), Texas Battle (Actor), Cuttino Mobley (retired LA Clipper), Corde Broadus (TV Personality/Model), Lil JJ (Comedian), Angell Conwell (Actress), Lil Mama (Rapper/TV Personality), LaVan Davis (Actor) and many more.

Brian Austin Green Wins Celebrity Charity Grand Prix

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Brian Austin Green has won this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Charity Race at the the Long Beach Grand Prix, finishing fractions of a second in front of Adrien Brody and Zachary Levi.

The celebrity race has been held every year since 1977, and has attracted stars such as Gene Hackman, Jason Bateman, Rick Schroder, Stephen Baldwin, Donny Osmond, Sean Patrick Flanery, Nancy Lieberman, Daniel Goddard and Josh Brolin.

2008’s race was won by ESPN/ABC pit reporter for NASCAR Nationwide Jamie Little, while last year’s race was taken out by Keanu Reeves. Reeves took part this year as well, but finished 11th, ahead of Christian Slater and Tony Hawk.

Keanu Reeves To Race For Charity Again

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000

After winning last year’s event, actor Keanu Reeves will once again get behind the wheel for the annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity charity race at the 36th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach next month.

Every year, Toyota donates $5,000 to Racing for Kids, a non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in Southern California, in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000 to the winner’s charity of choice. The car company has donated close to $1.6 million to various children’s organizations since 1991.

Toby Keith Hosts Sixth Annual Charity Golf Classic

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Country music star Toby Keith held his sixth annual charity golf classic during the weekend of June 12-13 in Norman, Oklahoma, and raised over half a million dollars.

The tournament – which featured sports stars such as Bobby Hillin, Jr, Kevin Bookout, Kelly Newton, Nancy Lieberman, and Roger Clemens – raised $550,000 for Ally’s House, a facility in Norman for children with cancer and their families named after Allison Webb, the 2-year-old daughter of one of Keith’s band members, who died in 2003.

“So many charity events have struggled in this economy,” said Linda Webb, executive director of Ally’s House. “We are very pleased, and it’s really going to help us with all the exciting things that we have planned. … Toby’s support is a gift we never take for granted, and we appreciate it more than we can express. Even though we have the support of Toby Keith, which is invaluable which other organizations would just die to have, the need is greater than any one person or one event.”

Keanu Reeves To Race For Charity

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Actors Keanu Reeves and Luke Wilson are among the many stars set to take to the race track in this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Grand Prix.

Jamie Little Wins Pro/Celebrity Race

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:47:10 +0000

Car enthusiasts, racing fans, petrol heads – call them what you will, a large crowd of them turned out to watch ESPN pit reporter Jamie Little win the 32nd annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the 34th Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach on Saturday.

A field of 18 celebrities and professional drivers slipped into gear and battled it out through 10 laps on the 1.97-mile street circuit, with 17 of them finishing – basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman got stuck on a tire wall on Lap 6. The field were racing Toyota Scion tCs, and it was a tight duel all the way, with Pixar producer/director Brad Lewis leading for the first 8 laps. A small altercation with the tire wall saw Lewis finish 9th overall, with Little holding off 2nd-placed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner by 0.324 seconds.

“When you interview a winning driver after the race, they always tell you how they just try to get through that last lap,” said Little. “Well, now I know exactly what they’re talking about.”

Celebrities Take Pole Position For Charity

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:30:07 +0000

You will not have to be a car enthusiast, racing fan, petrol head, or even an average, ordinary sports fanatic to enjoy the celebrity specticle that will take place next weekend in downtown Long Beach. The peaceful silence of Southern California will be ripped asunder as engines are revved and a host of stars take to the track in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix.

A field of 18 is primed and ready to vie for the checkered flag in the world’s longest-running and most successful celebrity racing event. The 10-lap race will trace a 1.97-mile street circuit, and will raise money for Racing for Kids, a program that benefits children’s hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County. Toyota has generously pledged $5,000 to the charity in the name of each celebrity driver, and another $5,000 to the race winner’s charity of choice.

Celebrity Fight Night A Knock-Out Success

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:30:08 +0000

It takes a champ to raise millions for charity, and on Saturday night Muhammad Ali proved he is the Greatest of All Time while hosting the 14th annual Celebrity Fight Night. This yearly star-studded event attracts the who’s-who of charitable giving in efforts to raise money in the fight against Parkinson’s disease.

“This is probably the best night hands down,” said Phoenix Suns’ legend Tom Chambers. “I have done a lot of charity work since retiring in 1997 and this is a night that we make an effort to mark down on the calendar each year; it’s just that special.”