CENTURY CITY, Calif.,
Sept. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Television's biggest night took place in Century City, CA Saturday, September 17th, where the
entertainment industry came together for the 10th annual
"Evening Before" party, benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture &
Television Fund).
The television industry, from Emmy presenters and nominees, to
other TV industry members, helped raise funds to support their
industry colleagues and friends who benefit from MPTF's charitable
programs and services such as financial assistance, crisis
counseling, care giving support and of course the legendary
retirement facility in Woodland
Hills that is "home" to television and film veterans
alike. "This is a year of milestones with MPTF celebrating
its 95th Anniversary of service to the entertainment
industry and the 10th anniversary of the television
community coming together at the Evening Before to raise over
$2 million for the charity that cares
for their friends and colleagues. We celebrate creative
achievement tonight as well as the great legacy of this charity
created by the early industry founders to provide care and support
for all those in our creative community," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chairman of the MPTF
Foundation.
The 10th Annual "Evening Before" Host Committee
consisted of Anthony Anderson,
Aziz Ansari, Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance, Julie
Bowen, Ty Burrell, Kathryn
& Kyle Chandler, Viola Davis & Julius
Tennon, Robin Dearden &
Bryan Cranston, Kirsten Dunst, America
Ferrera & Ryan Piers
Williams, Tina Fey,
Kit Harington, Tom Hiddleston, Allison
Janney, Judith Light &
Robert Desiderio, Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall, Mandy
Moore, Jim Parsons,
Sarah Paulson, Keri Russell & Matthew Rhys, Octavia
Spencer, Eric Stonestreet,
Kasia & Jeffrey Tambor,
Milo Ventimiglia, and Kerry Washington.
The Executive Host Committee included Susan & Matt Blank, Casey
Bloys & Alonzo Wickers
IV, Linda & Jerry
Bruckheimer, Julie Chen &
Les Moonves, Charlie Collier, Roma
Downey & Mark Burnett,
Nancy Dubuc, Channing Dungey & Scott Power, Robert
Greenblatt, Bonnie Hammer,
Lisa & Ted Harbert, Doug Herzog, Mike
Hopkins, Katie McGrath &
J.J. Abrams, Andrea &
David Nevins, Jeanne &
Gary Newman, Lisa & Richard Plepler, Roy
Price, Kevin Reilly, Megan
& Peter Rice, Andrea &
Peter Roth, Josh Sapan, Ted
Sarandos, Ryan Seacrest,
Karen Kehela Sherwood &
Ben Sherwood, Dana &
Matt Walden, Ally Walker & John
Landgraf, and Noelle & Dick
Wolf.
This year's presenting sponsors were Chrysler, Delta Air Lines,
essie, Hostess Brands, Netflix, People/Entertainment Weekly
Network, and Target.
"We are so grateful for the spirit of generosity and compassion
that makes the Evening Before such a fun and meaningful event for
MPTF each year. The money raised will help pay the rent for
someone between jobs or pay for a social worker who is helping one
of our industry's military veterans secure the VA benefits they are
entitled to or any number of other momentary bumps in the road one
of our own is experiencing. And for that we say thank you to
all those who contributed to the success of the 10th
Annual Evening Before," added Ken
Scherer, CEO of MPTF Foundation.
Among the celebrities who attended this year's event were
Paul Adelstein, Sasha Alexander, Tim
Allen, Michelle Ang,
Shiri Appleby, Leslie Arfin, Will
Arnett, Moran Atias,
Hank Azaria, Morena Baccarin, Jonathan Banks,
Justin Bartha, Rachel Bloom, Diego
Boneta, Jeremy
Bowyer-Chapman, Jordana
Brewster, Chloe Bridges,
Beau Bridges, Yvette Nicole Brown, Dan Bucantinsky, Tituss
Burgess, Linda Cardellini,
Laura Carmichael, Aya Cash, Morris
Chestnut, Garrett Clayton,
Gary Cole, Chris Colfer, Suzanne
Cryer, Hugh Dancy, Claire
Danes, Kristin Davis,
Zoey Deutch, Loretta Devine,
Guillermo Diaz, Nina Dobrev, Minnie
Driver, Jay Duplass,
Lisa Edelstein, Colin Eggelsfield,
Billy Eichner, Ben Feldman, Scott
Foley, Will Forte,
Johnny Galecki, Jeff Garlin, Donald
Glover, Walton Goggins,
Tony Goldwyn, Max Greenfield, Bruce
Greenwood, Ryan Guzman,
Kathryn Hahn, Tony Hale, Harry
Hamlin, Jon Hamm,
Shanola Hampton, Colin Hanks, David
Harbour, Melora Hardin,
Chris Hardwick, Shawn Hatosy, Lydia
Hearst, Anne Heche,
Simon Helberg, Jessica Plair Herman, Tom Hiddleston, Gaby
Hoffman, Anders Holm,
Julianne Hough, Steve Howey, Harry
Hudson, Sarah Hyland,
Raza Jaffrey, Rashida Jones, Colin
Jost, Mindy Kaling,
Alex Karpovsky, Arielle Kebbel, Keegan-Michael Key, Regina King, Aja Naomi
King, Angela Kinsey,
Jane Krakowski, Amy Landecker, Melanie
Lynskey, Trace Lysette, Andie
MacDowell, Kyle MacLachlan,
Alex MacNicoll, Sean Maguire, Camryn
Manheim, Jason Mantzoukas,
Tatiana Maslany, Kelly McCreary, Rob
McElhenney, Matt McGorry,
Joel McHale, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Christopher Meloni, Stephen Merchant,
Jesse Metcalfe, Thomas Middleditch, Ezra
Miller, Janet Montgomery,
Jennifer Morrison, Martin Mull, Niecy
Nash, Kunal Nayyar,
Chris Noth, B.J. Novak, Bob
Odenkirk, Kaitlin Olsen,
Emily Osment, Adam Pally,
Danielle Panabaker, Steven Pasquale, Mandy
Patinkin , Sarah Paulson,
Jeff Perry, Russell Peters, Zac
Posen, Glen Powell, Emily
Ratajkowski, Retta, Sam Richardson,
Lisa Rinna, Jason Ritter, Adam
Rodriguez, Emmy Rossum,
Paul Rust, Cara Santana,
Peter Scolari, Reid Scott, Timothy
Simons, Jaden Smith,
Philippa Soo, David Spade, Scott
Speedman, Darby Stanchfield,
Amber Stevens West, Lili Taylor, Maura
Tierney, Analeigh Tipton, Michelle
Trachtenberg, Bree Turner,
Sophie Turner, Martin Wallstrom, Matt
Walsh, Ed Weeks, Liza Weil, Noel
Wells, Bradley Whitford, Zack
Woods, Alison Wright,
Bellamy Young, Kevin Zegers, among many others.
Robyn Leuthe Norris produced the
"Evening Before" for the tenth consecutive year, with designs of a
relaxed town square atmosphere in the park, by Silver
Birches. Carmelized Productions by Jon Shook &
Vinny Dotolo provided specialty food
for the guests.
The event is designed after the highly successful "Night
Before," another fundraiser held annually before the Academy
Awards® for the past fourteen years to benefit MPTF.
Chrysler Brand
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive
designs, craftsmanship, intuitive innovation and technology all at
an extraordinary value since the company was founded in 1925.
Whether it is the family-room-on-wheels functionality of the
all-new Chrysler Pacifica minivan, the groundbreaking, bold design
of the Chrysler 300, or the simple elegance and extraordinary
driving experience of the Chrysler 200, Chrysler brand vehicles
reward the passion, creativity and sense of accomplishment of its
owners. Beyond just exceptionally designed vehicles, the Chrysler
brand has incorporated thoughtful features into all of its
products, such as the innovative center console with pass through
storage and sliding cup holders in the Chrysler 200, the
industry-exclusive Stow 'n Go seating and storage system on the
Chrysler Pacifica and the fuel-saving Fuel Saver Technology in the
Chrysler 300.
The Chrysler brand's succession of innovative product
introductions continues to solidify the brand's standing as the
leader in design, engineering and value. The premium for the
Chrysler brand is in the product, not the price.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180
million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's
top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most
admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally,
Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline
survey for an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 335 destinations in 61 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000
employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800
aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global
alliance and participates in the industry's leading transatlantic
joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
essie
The USA's nail
salon expert since 1981, essie aims to inspire a love for the
manicure experience with a wit and style that touches the
hearts of women everywhere. essie is the go-to nail brand for
beauty professionals, industry insiders, celebrities and fashion
icons around the world. As the color authority, essie is center
stage on runways around the world, offering highly-anticipated
color collections that drive trends season after season. The
salon-quality formula and catchy, whimsical names has led to the
creation of more than 1,000 shades. essie is a leader in nail
luxury, committed to high-quality standards with an award-winning
line of polishes and nail care products for every woman and salon
professional. Since its introduction by Essie Weingarten, essie has delighted the
color-obsessed with a love shared all over the world.
Hostess Brands, LLC
An icon of American ingenuity,
Hostess Brands, LLC has been the baker of many of the world's best
known sweet baked goods for nearly a century. The category pioneer
continues to lead the way in innovation, quality and creativity
that captures the imagination of snack cake enthusiasts generation
after generation.
Since being acquired by Metropoulos & Company and Apollo
Global Management in 2013, Hostess has become a billion dollar,
forward-looking retail brand. The company is headquartered in
Kansas City, Missouri and operates
bakeries in Emporia, Kansas,
Columbus, Georgia and Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more information about Hostess products and Hostess Brands
LLC, please visit hostesscakes.com. Follow Hostess on Facebook:
facebook.com/Hostess; Twitter: @Hostess_Snacks; on Instagram:
Hostess_Snacks; and on Pinterest: pinterest.com/hostesscakes.
Netflix
Netflix is the world's leading Internet
television network with over 83 million members in over 190
countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and
movies per day, including original series, documentaries and
feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime,
anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can
play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or
commitments.
People/Entertainment Weekly Network
The
People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN) is a groundbreaking free
streaming service from two of the world's most respected and
celebrated entertainment media brands. Available on leading OTT
platforms, smart TVs, mobile devices, the web and a free app, PEN
will deliver daily, exclusive, celebrity, pop culture, human
interest and lifestyle long-form series and specials as well as
extensive live coverage of major award shows and premieres. The
network will also make available an extensive library of
award-winning on-demand programming from Time Inc.'s stable of
best-in-class brands and will showcase coverage of many of the
company's branded events, festivals and franchises such as Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit, the Time 100, Essence Festival and the Food
& Wine Classic in Aspen.
Advancing the Time Inc. strategy to innovate beyond traditional
distribution channels and create compelling viewing experiences
that drive engagement across all platforms, PEN is the latest
progression for the People and EW brands, which collectively reach
an audience of 108 Million (MPA 360, July
2016), more than any other in the entertainment news
category. The network has deals in place to launch content on
Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku players, Google Chromecast, Comcast
Xfinity, Xumo and PlutoTV. PEN will be available on iOS and Android
mobile devices and on People.com/PEN.
Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:
TGT) serves guests at 1,795 stores and at Target.com. Since
1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit to communities,
which today equals more than $4
million a week. For more
information, visit Target.com/Pressroom. For a
behind-the-scenes look at Target,
visit Target.com/abullseyeview or
follow @TargetNews on Twitter.
About MPTF
For over 95 years, MPTF (Motion Picture
& Television Fund) has served as a safety net for entertainment
industry members. As a charitable organization, MPTF provides
programs and services essential to the well-being of individuals,
their families and the industry community at large, and is a
recognized leader in Senior Care and Palliative Care services. MPTF
is supported by the generosity of fellow entertainment workers, and
corporate donors united by a common thread of Hollywood Helping
Hollywood – "We Take Care of Our Own". For more information visit
www.MPTF.com and donate at www.mptf.com/donate.
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