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AARP To Host Film Festival As Part Of Life@50+ Event   Aug 25, 2011

  • American Association of Retired Persons's celebrity supporters
  • Martin Sheen's charity work and causes
  • Emilio Estevez's charity work and causes
  • Seth Rogen's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Leeza Gibbons's charity work and causes
  • Jane Goodall's charity work and causes
  • Tim Gunn's charity work and causes
  • Spike Lee's charity work and causes
  • Martina Navratilova's charity work and causes

AARP today announced it will bring its Movies for Grownups Film Festival to Los Angeles, CA, as part of the organization’s annual National Event & Expo, Life@50+.

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Celebrities Stand Up To Cancer On National Survivors Day   Jun 6, 2011

  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Katie Couric's charity work and causes

Stand Up To Cancer and LiveSTRONG have joined together to call on everyone affected by cancer – survivors, family and friends of those who lost the battle, doctors, nurses and scientists; advocates – to step up and inspire everyone living with cancer to continue their fight as part of National Cancer Survivors Day.

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Michael Douglas Takes Part In Stand Up To Cancer Event   Sep 13, 2010

  • Michael Douglas's charity work and causes
  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Elizabeth Banks's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Michael Chiklis's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Emily Deschanel's charity work and causes
  • Dorothy Hamill's charity work and causes
  • Cheryl Hines's charity work and causes
  • Randy Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Rob Lowe's charity work and causes
  • Jane Lynch's charity work and causes
  • Marlee Matlin's charity work and causes
  • Olivia Munn's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Gwyneth Paltrow's charity work and causes
  • Will Smith's charity work and causes
  • Denzel Washington's charity work and causes
  • Renee Zellweger's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Tatyana Ali's charity work and causes
  • Dave Annable's charity work and causes
  • Christina Applegate's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Cindy Crawford's charity work and causes
  • Fran Drescher's charity work and causes
  • Donald Faison's charity work and causes
  • Sally Field's charity work and causes
  • Michael C. Hall's charity work and causes
  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Terrence Howard's charity work and causes
  • Rashida Jones's charity work and causes
  • Minka Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Laura Linney's charity work and causes
  • Zachary Levi's charity work and causes
  • Seth MacFarlane's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Jim Parsons's charity work and causes
  • Seth Rogen's charity work and causes
  • Alison Sweeney's charity work and causes
  • Gabrielle Union's charity work and causes
  • Sofia Vergara's charity work and causes
  • Marissa Jaret Winokur's charity work and causes
  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • Katie Couric's charity work and causes
  • Diane Sawyer's charity work and causes
  • Brian Williams's charity work and causes
  • Green Day's charity work and causes
  • Neil Diamond's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes
  • Delta Goodrem's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Lady Antebellum's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Orianthi's charity work and causes
  • Heart's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes
  • Martina McBride's charity work and causes
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes

Michael Douglas made an emotional appearance via video at the massive Stand Up To Cancer television event on September 10.

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George Clooney Joins Stand Up To Cancer Lineup   Sep 2, 2010

  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Elizabeth Banks's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Michael Chiklis's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Emily Deschanel's charity work and causes
  • Dorothy Hamill's charity work and causes
  • Cheryl Hines's charity work and causes
  • Randy Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Rob Lowe's charity work and causes
  • Jane Lynch's charity work and causes
  • Marlee Matlin's charity work and causes
  • Olivia Munn's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Gwyneth Paltrow's charity work and causes
  • Will Smith's charity work and causes
  • Denzel Washington's charity work and causes
  • Renee Zellweger's charity work and causes
  • Green Day's charity work and causes
  • Neil Diamond's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • The Edge's charity work and causes
  • Delta Goodrem's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Lady Antebellum's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Orianthi's charity work and causes
  • Heart's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes
  • Martina McBride's charity work and causes
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Katie Couric's charity work and causes
  • Diane Sawyer's charity work and causes
  • Brian Williams's charity work and causes
  • Cat Deeley's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Tatyana Ali's charity work and causes
  • Dave Annable's charity work and causes
  • Christina Applegate's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Cindy Crawford's charity work and causes
  • Fran Drescher's charity work and causes
  • Donald Faison's charity work and causes
  • Sally Field's charity work and causes
  • Michael C. Hall's charity work and causes
  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Terrence Howard's charity work and causes
  • Rashida Jones's charity work and causes
  • Minka Kelly's charity work and causes
  • Laura Linney's charity work and causes
  • Zachary Levi's charity work and causes
  • Seth MacFarlane's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Jim Parsons's charity work and causes
  • Seth Rogen's charity work and causes
  • Alison Sweeney's charity work and causes
  • Gabrielle Union's charity work and causes
  • Sofia Vergara's charity work and causes
  • Marissa Jaret Winokur's charity work and causes
  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes

The extraordinary lineup of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists participating in the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) primetime roadblock television fundraising event (September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT) continues to grow.

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Stand Up To Cancer Announces Celebrity Lineup   Aug 20, 2010

  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Katie Couric's charity work and causes
  • Diane Sawyer's charity work and causes
  • Brian Williams's charity work and causes
  • Christina Applegate's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Fran Drescher's charity work and causes
  • Delta Goodrem's charity work and causes
  • Michael C. Hall's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Sharon Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Sofia Vergara's charity work and causes
  • Marissa Jaret Winokur's charity work and causes
  • Tatyana Ali's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes
  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Seth MacFarlane's charity work and causes
  • Martina McBride's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Dave Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Alison Sweeney's charity work and causes
  • Gabrielle Union's charity work and causes
  • Cindy Crawford's charity work and causes
  • Queen Latifah's charity work and causes
  • Laura Linney's charity work and causes
  • Reese Witherspoon's charity work and causes
  • Stevie Wonder's charity work and causes
  • Zachary Levi's charity work and causes
  • Seth Rogen's charity work and causes
  • Sally Field's charity work and causes
  • Sherry Lansing's charity work and causes
  • Zac Efron's charity work and causes
  • Dakota Fanning's charity work and causes
  • Andrew Garfield's charity work and causes
  • Vanessa Hudgens's charity work and causes
  • Kristen Bell's charity work and causes

An extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists have banded together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will saves lives now.

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Basketball Legend Wants You To Join His Team To Help Fight Cancer   Jul 27, 2010

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, is asking his supporters to join him in taking a shot at beating cancer by joining his team – Team Kareem.

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Michael McKean Wins $1 Million For Charity In Jeopardy Final   May 10, 2010

  • Michael McKean's charity work and causes
  • Cheech Marin's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Alex Trebek's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • American Cancer Society's celebrity supporters
  • Julie Bowen's charity work and causes
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Anderson Cooper's charity work and causes
  • Dana Delany's charity work and causes
  • David Duchovny's charity work and causes
  • Hill Harper's charity work and causes
  • Neil Patrick Harris's charity work and causes
  • Jane Kaczmarek's charity work and causes
  • Clothes Off Our Back's celebrity supporters
  • Christopher Meloni's charity work and causes
  • Smile Train's celebrity supporters
  • Isaac Mizrahi's charity work and causes
  • Robin Quivers's charity work and causes
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's celebrity supporters
  • 1736 Family Crisis Center's celebrity supporters
  • Harry Shearer's charity work and causes
  • Common Ground Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Aisha Tyler's charity work and causes

Actor Michael McKean (“Laverne and Shirley” and star of Broadway’s “Superior Donuts”) prevailed as champion of the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament during the weekend — winning $1 million for his charity the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF). This is the biggest amount ever awarded to charity in “Jeopardy!” history. It is also the largest single donation ever received by the IMF.

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Celebrities Put Their Votes Where Their Hearts Are   Feb 7, 2008

  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • P. Diddy's charity work and causes
  • Hillary Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Sylvester Stallone's charity work and causes
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger's charity work and causes
  • Tom Selleck's charity work and causes
  • Pat Boone's charity work and causes
  • Donny Osmond's charity work and causes
  • Barbra Streisand's charity work and causes
  • Danny DeVito's charity work and causes
  • Sally Field's charity work and causes
  • Magic Johnson's charity work and causes
  • Steven Spielberg's charity work and causes
  • Jack Nicholson's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Murphy's charity work and causes
  • Will Smith's charity work and causes
  • Halle Berry's charity work and causes
  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • Jessica Biel's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • Hulk Hogan's charity work and causes
  • Robert De Niro's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
  • Black Eyed Peas's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • John Legend's charity work and causes
  • Kate Walsh's charity work and causes
  • Nicole Scherzinger's charity work and causes
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's charity work and causes
  • Herbie Hancock's charity work and causes
  • Declare Yourself's celebrity supporters
  • Rock the Vote's celebrity supporters

Celebrity endorsement and music have been essential features of political campaigns for the last 70 years. One of the earliest examples dates back to 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt used “Happy Days Are Here Again” as the theme song to his first presidential campaign. It eventually became the unofficial anthem for the Democrats, was used for years afterwards, and set a new standard in the way elections were campaigned.

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