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SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION
ANNOUNCES
PRESENTERS AND PERFORMERS FOR
SAG FOUNDATION 30TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION ON NOVEMBER 5TH
LOS ANGELES (October
29, 2015) --
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation announced today the
actors, filmmakers, and musicians who will present and
perform at the nonprofit’s 30th Anniversary
Celebration. Joining SAG Foundation President JoBeth
Williams and
First Vice PresidentPamela Reed, this
year’s presenters include James
Corden, Diane
Kruger, Mark
Ruffalo, Gabourey
Sidibe, Jussie
Smollett, Darby Stanchfield, and Patrick
Stewart. This year’s performers include Darren
Criss, Estelle, Cheyenne
Jackson, Ledisi, Shelby
Lynne, Abigail
Spencer, and Bellamy
Young. The evening of musical performances, which
honors industry leaders who are champions of the arts, takes
place Thursday, November 5th at
the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in
Beverly Hills. Ticket sales benefit the SAG Foundation.
“As the SAG Foundation commemorates 30 years of giving back
to SAG-AFTRA members, the entertainment industry, as well as
an international audience of children, parents, and
teachers; we are grateful to this year’s presenters and
performers for graciously giving us their talents while we
celebrate our milestone anniversary,” said Williams.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio will receive the Foundation’s
“Actors Inspiration Award,” highlighting his career
achievements as a five-time Oscar®-nominee and eight-time
Screen Actors Guild Award nominee, and recognizing his
philanthropic work as Chairman of the Leonardo DiCaprio
Foundation (LDF). The inaugural “Patron of the Artists
Awards” are tributes to three industry leaders who are
champions of the arts known for nurturing creative talent
both in front of and behind the camera: award-winning
director/producer/writer Lee Daniels, award-winning producer
Megan Ellison, and award-winning director/producer Rob
Marshall.
This year’s sponsors include Vanity Fair, New Regency, Rise
Up Foundation, SAG-AFTRA, Skydance Media, United Airlines,
CAA, Walt Disney Studios, Integrated Wealth Management,
Champagne Taittinger, TNT, and Variety. To purchase tickets
and for more information, please visitSAGFoundation.org/30Years.
To follow the 30th Anniversary
Celebration, follow @SAGFoundation on Twitter and Instagram
and /SAGFoundation on Facebook. Use #SAGF30 to join the
conversation.
In 2015, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation celebrates 30
years of giving back to the professionals of SAG-AFTRA,
their families and communities. The nonprofit provides vital
assistance and educational programming to the professionals
of SAG-AFTRA while serving the public at large through its
signature children’s literacy programs. For 30 years, the
Foundation has granted more than $17 million in financial
and medical assistance through its Catastrophic Health Fund
and Emergency Assistance Programs, and $6.5 million in
scholarships to SAG-AFTRA members and their dependents. In
addition, the nonprofit has offered 5000 free educational
workshops, panels and screenings to union performers
nationwide and its children’s literacy programs have brought
the love of reading to more than 66 million children
worldwide.
About the Screen Actors Guild Foundation
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation envisions a world where
all artists can realize their dreams, and children are
empowered to create their own. Founded in 1985, the SAG
Foundation is an educational, humanitarian and philanthropic
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, independent from SAG-AFTRA,
and relies solely on support from grants, corporate
sponsorships, and individual contributions to maintain its
programs. For more information, visit sagfoundation.org.
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