A long list of big name actors, musicians, athletes and journalists will appear on the September 10th “Stand Up To Cancer” (SU2C) broadcast across ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 13 (so far) cable channels. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial free at 8:00 pm ET/PT.
Executive produced by Laura Ziskin, the special will be hosted by network news anchors Katie Couric (CBS), Diane Sawyer (ABC), and Brian Williams (NBC). It will feature numerous celebrity cancer survivors who exemplify that cancer can affect even the smartest, strongest and toughest people in our lives. Those expected to participate include Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Delta Goodrem, Michael C. Hall, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Osbourne, Robin Roberts, Maura Tierney, Sofia Vergara, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Ethan Zohn.
The broadcast will be dedicated to the 12 million U.S. cancer survivors and illustrate how groundbreaking research can change the tide in the fight against the disease. Updates will be provided on the work of the five Stand Up To Cancer Dream Teams, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, will report on other new developments. One of the musical performances will be an all-star collaboration led by Stevie Wonder with Natasha Bedingfield, Queen Latifah, Martina McBride, Aaron Neville, and Dave Stewart.
Participants confirmed to date for the September 10th broadcast include:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Derek Fisher |
Martina McBride |
The Simpsons |
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Tatyana Ali |
Delta Goodrem |
Mandy Moore |
Dave Stewart |
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Dave Annable |
Dr. Sanjay Gupta |
Aaron Neville |
Eric Stonestreet |
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Christina Applegate |
Michael C. Hall |
Apolo Anton Ohno |
Marcia Strassman |
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Lance Armstrong |
Alyson Hannigan |
Sharon Osbourne |
Alison Sweeney |
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Natasha Bedingfield |
Tony Hawk |
Dr. Mehmet Oz |
Maura Tierney |
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David Boreanaz |
Jon Heder |
Jim Parsons |
Gabrielle Union |
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Abigail Breslin |
Marg Helgenberger |
Aubrey Plaza |
Sofia Vassilieva |
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Chiquis |
Ken Jeong |
Dr. Ana Maria Polo |
Sofia Vergara |
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Katie Couric |
Rashida Jones |
Queen Latifah |
Brian Williams |
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Cindy Crawford |
Minka Kelly |
Yarel Ramos |
Marissa Jaret Winokur |
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Fran Drescher |
Laura Linney |
Naya Rivera |
Reese Witherspoon |
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Elizabeth Edwards |
Zachary Levi |
Robin Roberts |
Stevie Wonder |
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Donald Faison |
Ray Liotta |
Seth Rogen |
Ethan Zohn |
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Sally Field |
Seth MacFarlane |
Diane Sawyer |
“We are eternally grateful for the remarkable support we’ve received from the entire entertainment community. We couldn’t do this without everyone’s help – from the networks and cable channels donating the airtime to our celebrity volunteers participating in the show and a lot of other people in between,” said Sherry Lansing, one of the co-founders of Stand Up To Cancer. “On September 10th, we’ll send a resounding message: we can cure cancer. It’s going to take guts, brains, and the ongoing support of the public, but we can do this. We want to inspire our viewers with the results the SU2C researchers have achieved to date and rally them to continue to contribute to bring us closer to that goal. No donation is too small – every single person can play a role in helping the scientists who are working 24/7 to end cancer,” said Ziskin, co-founder and executive producer of the Stand Up To Cancer telecast.
Since Fox made Big Four participation unanimous four more cable nets have signed on, bringing the TV roadblock tally to 17 channels. The live broadcast will be on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.
The previous SU2C telecast in 2008 was viewed in more than 170 countries and helped raise over $100 million. To date, five multi-disciplinary “Dream Teams” of researchers comprised of seven leaders and four co-leaders, with more than 200 individuals participating in total, as well as 13 young, innovative scientists, who are undertaking high-risk yet potentially high-reward projects, have received SU2C funding.