Cooper to produce cancer telecast
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bradley Cooper is throwing his weight behind a Stand Up to Cancer telecast.
Cooper will serve as executive producer of the fundraiser airing in September.
In a statement Thursday, Cooper said he’s proud to be part of Stand Up to Cancer’s effort to get lifesaving treatment to patients more quickly through collaborative research. The actor lost his father to lung cancer in 2011.
The hourlong, commercial-free fundraiser will air Sept. 9 on 45-plus broadcast networks and cable channels in the United States and Canada, with celebrities and performers to be announced.
The biennial event has drawn stars such as Tom Hanks and Common.
Since Stand Up to Cancer was launched in 2008, the Entertainment Industry Foundation program said it has garnered more than $370 million in pledges for research.
(AP) – Gronk is ready to line up as a TV host.
Rob Gronk-owski will be the face of “Crash-letes,” introducing popular viral videos of sports bloopers.
“Crashletes” debuts 7 p.m. July 5 on Nickelodeon. New episodes of “Crashletes” will air at 7 p.m. weekdays.
“I’m such a big kid at heart, and I’m eager to show my energy and passion off the field in Nickelodeon’s newest series, ‘Crashletes,'” Gronkowski said. “There will be a lot of laughs as we celebrate the most epic, sickest sports fails on the planet. Be prepared to get Gronk’d!”
Gronkowski, the New England Patriots tight end, and co-hosts Stevie Nelson and Brandon Broady provide in-depth analysis of viral sports bloopers, blunders and absurdities.
NEW YORK (AP) – To launch her own book imprint, Oprah Winfrey is releasing her first cookbook.
Winfrey’s “Food, Health and Happiness: ‘On Point’ Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life” is scheduled to come out Jan. 3, 2017, Flatiron Books told the Associated Press on Wednesday. Winfrey’s imprint, currently unnamed, is part of Flatiron, a division of MacMillan U.S.
Winfrey isn’t entirely new to the cookbook world. Her personal chef, Rosie Daley, published “In the Kitchen with Rosie: Oprah’s Favorite Recipes” in 1994.