Look To The Stars News: Jennifer Aniston

Join Jennifer Aniston At Wanderlust Premiere For Charity

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Couples looking to let loose and spice things up for Valentine’s Day could learn a thing or two from co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, who do just that in their new movie Wanderlust. Lucky for them, the comedic duo is bringing the excitement from the big screen to the red carpet, and inviting two lucky fans to join them!

Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd have partnered with Charitybuzz, the leading destination for online charity auctions, to give two fans a chance to meet them at the premiere and after-party of Wanderlust in LA! The winning bidder and a guest will get two passes to the movie premiere on February 16, 2012, and snap photos with Rudd and Aniston at the event. Afterwards, the pair will hit up the premiere after-party and have the chance to rub elbows with some other stars like Malin Ackerman, Justin Therox, Ray Liotta and more!

Bidding is open through Thursday, February 9 here. Proceeds benefit Friends of Third, a nonprofit organization providing enriching programs for the Third Street Elementary School in Los Angeles.

LTTS Exclusive: Dancing With The Stars' Louis Van Amstel Talks Charity

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Misty Schwartz of Look To The Stars recently caught up with Dancing With the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel, who is on tour to promote his lifestyle brand (and just-released 5-disc workout DVD set) called LaBlast Fitness.

What is the criteria for choosing the charities that you so strongly support?

Jennifer Aniston Joins Celebrity Charity Campaign For St. Jude

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

For 50 years, the entertainment industry has embraced the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

When Danny Thomas set out to build the hospital in 1962, some of the biggest stars of that era such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore and Jack Benny donated their time and talents to help raise awareness and funds for St. Jude. Today, that tradition continues with celebrities from film, television, music and sports all donating their time, talents and support to the 2011 St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign.

Jennifer Aniston And Eva Longoria Design Christmas Cards For Charity

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:10:00 +0000

To celebrate giving back with style this holiday season, Tiny Prints, the beloved online destination for stationery, greeting cards, photo books, gifts and more, has partnered with the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF) for the second year in a row to create a limited-edition collection of holiday cards and personalized stationery designed by five A-list celebrities.

Featuring fifteen festive cards designed by Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria, Catherine Bell, Zoe Saldana and Bridget Moynahan, a portion of the proceeds from the collection will benefit EBMRF, an organization dedicated to preventing and helping both children and adults with the drastic skin condition of Epidermolysis Bullosa.

“It’s always an honor to be asked to design a card that benefits EBMRF,” says Jennifer.

Jennifer Aniston Visits Breast Cancer Center

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston took time to visit a new breast cancer center near Washington this week, and listened to the emotional stories of those who have survived the disease.

Jennifer Aniston, listens to a breast cancer survivor tell her story at the Inova Breast Care Center. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).

Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys And Demi Moore Direct Breast Cancer Film

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:45:00 +0000

Breast cancer is more than a disease, more than statistics. It’s people, whose lives are forever changed by a diagnosis. Their stories are the basis of “Five,” a movie that will premiere on Lifetime on Oct. 10 in collaboration with Ford Warriors in Pink.

Directors of the movie are Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris.

“Warriors in Pink has always been about the courage and the strength it takes to fight this disease,” said Tracy Magee, Ford’s primary brand experiential manager. “This year we’ve really been focusing on people’s stories – the stories behind the disease. This Lifetime project ties in extremely well with our Warriors in Pink campaign.”

Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys To Make Breast Cancer Films

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys and filmmaker Patty Jenkins will each direct a short film focusing on breast cancer for cable TV network Lifetime.

A fifth filmmaker is yet to be named for the Project Five series, which aims to chronicle the impact of cancer on people’s lives.

“Our hope with Project Five is to entertain, inform and inspire dialogue, research and prevention. Otherwise, our goals are small,” Aniston told UsMagazine.com. “We want these films to move people and empower those affected by breast cancer to stand tall through this challenge, which impacts all of our lives, no matter who we are.”

Elizabeth Taylor, Selena Gomez Honored at WIN Awards

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Tuesday night saw Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Suzanne Roberts among the honorees at the Women’s Image Network’s WIN Awards, along with thirteen other outstanding film and television nominees.

The nominee list included films and shows such as Temple Grandin, Glee, Made In Dagenham, Capturing Mary, Secretariat, You Don’t Know Jack, and actresses Diane Lane, Sally Hawkins, Hope Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Dame Maggie Smith, Jane Lynch, Susan Sarandon, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sasha Alexander and Selena Gomez.

The annual award ceremony, which took place this year in Santa Monica, strives to foster positive public opinion on the value of women who are committed to promoting gender equality, creativity and leadership. Men are also included in the nomination category.

Giving Back Fund Announces Super Bowl Celebrity Charity Events

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:30:00 +0000

For the first time, The Giving Back Fund will host two special events during Super Bowl Weekend in Dallas.

Football great and Fox Sports analyst Troy Aikman will host Friday night’s (February 4) reception at Samuel Lynne Galleries in Dallas. Guests will meet and interact with celebrities and athletes in attendance as well as many of the galleries’ featured world-renowned artists.

Bid on one-of-a-kind pieces created by artists Michael Kalish, JD Miller, Burton Morris and Phil Romano just for the Big Game Big Give’s auction. Collectors of the artists’ work include Muhammad Ali, David Arquette, Jennifer Aniston, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Courteney Cox, John Travolta and Linkin Park as well as Warner Brothers, Disney and Nike.

Christina Applegate's Right Action For Women

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Most likely to be the only celebrity to win an award with the word ‘ass’ in it — the 2010 Do Something Kick-Ass For Survival Award — Christina Applegate is continuing to “kick cancer’s ass” by launching a charity, Right Action for Women, to help women who can’t afford the proper treatment for cancer.

“It’s a program giving financial aid to high-risk women who can’t afford to get MRIs, which is how I found my cancer,” Applegate tells WENN. “It’s unfortunate that insurance companies (in America) don’t cover the cost of that. It’s such an incredible device because you can find it at an early detection stage. We started our pilot program and started helping women already, even though we aren’t launched. The other aspect of the program is to do genetic counseling and help women understand what being high-risk means, and understanding what foods are good for their bloods and how to prevent this disease from happening. That has been my mission.” Applegate said.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Applegate was fortunate that she survived, mainly because the early form of cancer was detected before it grew serious. Right Action for Women provides financial aid to women for MRI tests, which are screening tests for women with risks of getting breast cancer. MRI tests are usually not covered by insurance and can be seen as a financial nuisance to some. Applegate’s charity hopes to bring light to the importance of MRI tests and to preach the seriousness of these potentially life-saving tests.

Will Ferrell Films Charity Video For The US Campaign For Burma

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +0000

The US Campaign for Burma has announced that a video by actor Will Ferrell is kicking off a 30-day campaign to help the campaign build one million voices of support for human rights and democracy in Burma.   

Every day for 30 days you will be able to tune into the campaign’s website www.uscampaignforburma.org or www.burmaitcantwait.org (or YouTube, Myspace, and many more sites) to watch a new celebrity video about Burma. Instead of watching one single video with limited information, viewers will be able to learn a great deal about the people of Burma’s courageous struggle for human rights and democracy. Each video is different — some are deadly serious while others have a light touch. Most of these are meant to be different than a typical public service announcement — more like a short movie or skit.  

The videos include many of the top actors in Hollywood and others in music, such as Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Eric Szmanda, Anjelica Huston, Ellen Page, Sheryl Crow and more.

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast

Thu, 20 May 2010 20:45:00 +0000

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.

Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams announced the upcoming show during individual live appearances on CBS’s “The Early Show,” ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “TODAY” show, respectively. The three network evening news anchors — who will host the September 10th telecast, executive produced by Laura Ziskin — participated in an interview together last week, discussing the upcoming fundraising event as well as the encouraging progress of “Dream Teams” of researchers SU2C has funded to date. Portions of that interview, the first joint appearance by this group of anchors, also aired on the morning shows.

Hayden Panettiere Leads Celebrity PSA To Stop Dolphin Slaughter

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Some of film and television’s biggest stars have joined the makers of Oscar-winning conservation documentary The Cove to create a PSA encouraging fans to help stop the senseless slaughter of dolphins in Japan.

The My Friend Is… PSA features stars such as Hayden Panettiere, Woody Harrelson, Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as they describe the slaughter of over 25,000 dolphins in Taiji every year.

The video has been produced by TakePart.com and explains how most of Japan is not even aware that the slaughter takes place.

Jennifer Aniston Talks Charity In Mexico

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston has opened up to Access Hollywood about her holiday in Mexico, and how she hopes it will help a charity close to her heart.

Her holiday was the perfect opportunity to lend a helping hand to Friends of El Faro, a charity that helps orphans in Mexico by providing food, shelter, education and a safe environment, with a long term goal to purchase land and build them a new home.

“It sort of made sense to sort of say ‘Hey, let’s help out Mexico. Let’s shout out to these kids in Tijuana at El Faro and you know, have a big…that’s sort of our birthday celebration this year.”

Jennifer Aniston To Go To The Movies For Charity

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston is to host a special movie screening to raise funds for Haiti.

The star will host the screening of The Last Station – starring Helen Mirren – to benefit AmeriCares, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs – for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion.

The star will follow the screening with a cocktail party with director Michael Hoffman. LookToTheStars.org will bring you more info as it is released.

Jennifer Aniston Donates To Charity In Haiti

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston has donated $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Partners in Health and AmeriCares. Each organization is currently involved in relief efforts in Haiti.

She also joined a number of other celebrities last Friday night and took part in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. Organized by George Clooney, the telethon drew over 83 million viewers and has raised more than $58 million.

Other celebrities have also donated large sums of money to aid in earthquake relief. Gisele Bundchen gave $1.5 million. Sandra Bullock, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt and George Clooney have each donated $1 million, and Madonna donated $250,000.

Celebrities Heel Hate With Charity Shoe Auction

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0000

A group of celebrities is giving you a chance to get your hands on – and slip your feet into – a selection of autographed shoes to benefit charity.

Heel Hate is an auction benefiting the Matthew Shepard Foundation, an organization that aims to replace the hate some people feel towards the gay and lesbian community with compassion and acceptance.

From now until January 21, you can bid on shoes signed by Paris Hilton, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, Shania Twain, Rose McGowan, Joan Collins, Marcia Cross, and the stars of Ugly Betty and Glee.

Stars Show The Joy Of Giving For El Faro

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Celebrities in Hollywood came out in full force this week to attend the JC Penny ‘Joy of Giving’ event in support of Friends of El Faro, an organization dedicated to helping the children of Tijuana’s Casa Hogar Sion orphanage.

El Faro spokesperson Molly Sims hosted the event, which attracted such celebrities as Dancing with the Stars’ Samantha Harris and her family, Trista and Ryan Sutter with daughter Blakesley Grace, Candace Cameron Bure, and Big Loves’ Bella Thorne.

Jennifer Aniston And Courteney Cox Join Up For The Congo

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

“Friends” co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox have teamed up to head a campaign to fight for women’s rights in the Congo.

They are supporting OmniPeace, an humanitarian fashion brand, which aims to stop violence against women in Congo. Mary Fanaro, the woman who runs the fashion brand, is a friend to both Aniston and Cox.

Cox said, “OmniPeace was created to give back. I can’t think of a better way to support my best friend and all the work that she and OmniPeace do to donate to causes supporting peace, education, human rights and the end of extreme poverty by 2025. Mary’s passion is so contagious and wonderful. It has taught me that anything is possible with enough perseverance and tenacity.”

Jennifer Aniston Narrates Charity Audio Book

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year, Look To The Stars brought you the story of Jennifer Aniston’s newest charity project: narrating a children’s audio book. We can now reveal that the book will be released on October 24 – National Make A Difference Day.

The story – written by Nick Katsoris – is called Loukoumi’s Good Deeds, the third release in an ongoing series about doing nice things for other people. The stories feature Loukoumi the lamb and her friends Gus the Bear, Fistiki the Cat, Dean the Dog and Marika the Monkey – a group of characters that like doing good deeds. Among the actors voicing characters for ’Loukoumi’s Good Deeds’ are Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, Gloria Gaynor and US news presenter Alexis Christoforous.

The actress has promised that $2 from every purchase of the audio book will go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and to celebrate the release, the book’s author will hold a special reading of the book at the hospital on October 20.

Molly Sims To Host Charity Fundraiser

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Molly Sims is to host the 2009 Friends of El Faro Fundraiser.

Friends of El Faro helps to improve the lives of the children of Casa Hogar Sion by providing food, shelter, education and a safe environment, with a long term goal to purchase land and build them a new home.

Since November of 2000, Adam Smith and his wife Leigh Kilton-Smith have been traveling with a circle of friends to Tijuana, Mexico every four to five weeks to spend the weekend with the more then 100 children of “Casa Hogar Sion” orphanage. It is here, where children, who have been abandoned or abused or neglected, have found a home, a place where they are safe and cared for, nourished and loved. The Friends of El Faro do what they can take care of the children, and Mama Carmen and Papa Jorge and the staff, remarkable people who have created a home for children who did not have one. Everything from cooking meals, to drying tears, wiping noses, lots of hugs, playing games, talking, listening, breaking up fights and mediating peace; building playgrounds, changing diapers, showing outdoor movies, popping popcorn, and most importantly, letting the children know that they are loved and cherished and important.

Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Sheryl Crow Campaign for Congolese Women’s Rights

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

OmniPeace, a Los Angeles-based fashion brand that donates 25% of its profits towards efforts to end extreme poverty in Africa by 2025, has launched a new campaign, Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo.

Actresses Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston and singer Sheryl Crow co-hosted a dinner to help raise awareness for the campaign as well as to raise money. All three spoke to Access Hollywood:

“[OmniPeace is] building this place called the City of Joy,” said Cox, an ambassador for the organization. “It’s a healing center for women and children who have been violated.”

Madonna And Friends Launch Handbag Auction For Earthquake Relief

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000

A host of celebrities have donated handbags to an auction to raise money for victims of April’s devastating earthquake in Italy.

Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore, Hilary Swank, Eva Longoria, Dita von Teese, Lucy Liu, Marisa Tomei and Lily Tomlin have autographed and donated a selection of Salvatore Ferragamo handbags to the auction. 100% of the proceeds from the online auction will be donated to GlobalGiving’s Italy Earthquake Recovery and Relief Fund.

On April 6, 2009, the deadliest Italian earthquake in over 15 years struck the Abruzzo mountain region of Italy, with the town of L’Aquila at its epicenter. The toll was grim with nearly 300 people killed, more than 1,000 injured, and as many as 65,000 residents displaced. Many of those who lost their homes are still living in tent cities.

Jennifer Aniston Helps Out With Children's Charity Audio Book

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Jennifer Aniston is to narrate a new children’s book with her father for charity.

Along with John Aniston, the 40-year-old actress and star of Marley And Me will lend her voice to an audio CD version of Nick Katsoris’ Loukoumi’s Good Deeds, the third release in an ongoing series about doing nice things for other people.

“Jennifer was wonderful, they were so easy to work with and it was the first time they had done something together,” Katsoris told RadarOnline.com. “They recorded in L.A. last fall and she was just a joy to work with… All the proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Jennifer is a big fan of them.”

Stars Come Out For Charity The Night Before

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0000

The entertainment industry’s biggest stars are set to shine this weekend at the annual Academy Awards, but the night before the big event they will be partying it up to support the Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation.

The 7th annual The Night Before event will take place on Saturday, February 21, at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, and aims to help provide charitable health and community services to entertainment industry people in need.

The first Night Before event was held in 2003 and instantly became one of the most coveted invitations in town kicking off what is now a much-anticipated awards season tradition. Since its inception, the Night Before fundraiser has raised more than $30 million for MPTF.