Jackie is Returning Member of Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet
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CELEBRITIES COMMIT TO SUPPORTING AMERICAN RED CROSS IN 2007
Kristin Bell, Brooks & Dunn, Miley Cyrus, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Susan Lucci, Kellie Pickler, Forest Whitaker, Bradley Whitford, Among Others Join 6th Annual Celebrity Cabinet To Raise Awareness And Funds For American Red Cross Initiatives
WASHINGTON, MARCH 1, 2007 – The American Red Cross unveils it’s sixth annual National Celebrity Cabinet with sixteen new members, including “American Idol” alum Kellie Pickler, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Forest Whitaker, Emmy award winner Bradley Whitford, and “Veronica Mars” star Kristen Bell. In addition, the 2007 National Celebrity Cabinet will include 32 alumni, such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Marcia Gay Harden, Heidi Klum, Tim McGraw, Julianne Moore, and Rascal Flatts, among others.
The 2007 American National Celebrity Cabinet will work to promote awareness of Red Cross services in a variety of ways, such as taping public service announcements; donating their time, money and blood; feeding victims of disaster; and generally lending a hand or a hug to those in need. The Cabinet members will become part of one of the country’s largest volunteer networks. By joining the cabinet, these respected public figures are essentially “on-call” for the Red Cross, donating their time, skills, passion and energy to help the organization when it's needed most.
The American Red Cross has benefited from the involvement of public figures and celebrities dating back to World War I. Over the years, actors and artists committing their time and talents to the organization have played an important role in raising public awareness of Red Cross services nationwide.
New Members to the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet For 2007 Include:
· Kristin Bell is best known for her leading role in the CW television series “Veronica Mars.” She has also appeared on the TV shows “American Dreams,” “The Shield,” “Everwood” and “Deadwood.”
· Brooks & Dunn are the biggest duo in country music, garnering awards from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Grammy Association, American Music Association, Billboard, and People’s Choice. With over fifteen #1 singles under their belts the duo has sold over 28 million albums.
· Susie Castillo was Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1998, Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 and also won the Miss USA pageant for 2003. In 2005 she became an MTV VJ. She has also appeared on the TV shows “My Wife and Kids,” and “Half & Half.”
· Renán Almendárez Coello hosts the syndicated show “El Cucuy de la Mañana” ("The Bogeyman of the Morning") on KLAX-FM in
· Miley Cyrus is the daughter of singer Billy Ray Cyrus, stars in the lead role on the Disney series “Hanna Montana.” Following in her dad’s footsteps, she tour last summer as an opening act for the Cheetah Girls.
· Gary Dourdan portrays Warwick Brown on CBS’s hit television drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” The role has earned him two NAACP Image Awards and a SAG Award. He will star in several feature films opening this year.
· Pat Green is a singer/songwriter from Texas who has made an impact on the country music world with 9 albums, including his latest “Cannonball” on BNA Records. The three-time Grammy nominee is currently on the road in support of the album.
· Neil Patrick Harris rose to fame in 1989 as the teenage doctor Doogie Howser on the hit television series “Doogie Howser,
· Dule Hill rose to fame as Charlie Young on the Emmy winning television series “The West Wing.” He now portrays Burton 'Gus' Guster in the
· Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the first ever 7 time WWE World Champion. He more recently turned his career towards acting with roles in such films as ‘The Scorpion King,’ ‘The Mummy Returns,’ ‘Walking Tall,’ and ‘Gridiron Gang.’
· Susan Lucci is best known for her Daytime Emmy Award winning role as Erica Kane on ABC’s soap opera “All My Children.”
· Kellie Pickler captured
· Cristina Saralegui is a Spanish talk show host and journalist on "El Show de Cristina” which she relayed to “The Christina Show” for an English speaking audience. She is also president of CSE Productions, and has her own line of eyewear and her own magazine.
· Forest Whitaker won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Idi Amin in the film “Last King of Scotland” and is also an Academy Award nominee. He is a producer, a director and has appeared in films such as “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” and “Hope Floats.”
· Bradley Whitford is best known for his Emmy Award winning role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the Emmy winning NBC television series “The West Wing.” He is currently starring in the NBC series “Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.”
Returning Celebrity Cabinet members include: 5 year veterans, Heidi Klum, Marlee Matlin, Tim McGraw, Nancy O’Dell, Jane Seymour; 4 year veterans, Jim
Sherry Lansing, former chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Group, Paramount Pictures and member of the Red Cross Board of Governors, has once again agreed to chair this year’s Celebrity Cabinet. “This is my fifth year serving as chair for the Celebrity Cabinet and it’s an honor to be a part if such a meaningful cause with such talented people,” said
Please visit www.redcross.org/celebritycabinet/ to learn more about the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet.
The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors — across the street, across the country and across the world — in emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new — the nearly 1 million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through more than 800 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Some 4 million people give blood — the gift of life — through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The Red Cross helps thousands of
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