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Cedric the Entertainer, Joe Mantegna and
Benito Martinez Among Stars
Who Came Out Swinging for the Television Academy Foundation’s
Largest Fundraiser
The Television Academy Foundation raised a record
breaking $330,000
at the star-studded 18th Annual
Emmys® Golf Classic on
October 30. Funds raised
at the event, co-sponsored by STAPLES Center Premium Seating,
will support the Foundation’s renowned educational programs.
Television stars, entertainment industry
executives, Television Academy leadership and corporate partners
competed in the day-long golf tournament at the Wilshire Country
Club in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer (The
Comedy Get Down, The Last OG), the star-studded event
included competitors from some of television’s top shows: Joe
Mantegna (Criminal Minds), Peter
Mackenzie (black-ish), Benito
Martinez (How to Get Away with Murder), Richard
Kind (The Goldbergs), Bailey Chase (Twin
Peaks), Robbie Amell (The X-Files), Adam
Rodriguez (Criminal Minds), Carlos
Bernard (24:Legacy), Joel Gretsch (Vampire
Diaries), Jeff Nordling (Big Little
Lies), Daniel Henney (Criminal Minds), Rocky
Carroll (NCIS), C.S. Lee (Silicon
Valley), Pat Finn (The Middle), Dave
Annable (Yellowstone), Peter Weller (The
Last Ship), Matt Craven (Sharp Objects), Ron
Pearlman (Final Space), Gregory
Harrison (Chesapeake Shores), Kate
Linder (The Young and the Restless), Paula
Trickey (Running Away), Adam Baldwin (The
Last Ship), and Philip Boyd (The Haves
and the Have Nots) plus pro golfer Andia Winslow.
The tournament kicked off with “on the green”
carpet arrivals, followed by a putting contest, full round of
golf, and an afternoon cocktail reception. The day concluded
with an awards dinner where honors were presented, including:
- Grand Prize Low
Net Winner: Foundation Auction team led by celebrity Paula
Trickey.
- 2nd Place Low Net: Team Staples #1 with celebrity Adam
Baldwin
- 3rd Place Low Net: Team Staples #3 with celebrity Robbie
Amell
- 1st Place Gross: Johnny Carson Foundation team with
celebrity Matt Craven
About the Television Academy
Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the
Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is
dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating
and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned
educational and outreach programs, such as The
Interviews: An Oral History of Television, College
Television Awards and Internship
Program, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices
our industry represents and to create more opportunity for
television to reflect all of society. For more information on
the Foundation, visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation |