MPTF’s ‘Lights, Camera, Take Action’ Telethon Raises $786K For Hollywood Crew Members Impacted By Strikes
deadline.comThe Motion Picture & Television Fund’s second annual Lights, Camera, Take Action! Caring for Hollywood’s Crews telethon exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $786,512 on Saturday night, the nonprofit said.
The telethon, co-hosted and co-produced by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, aired live on KTLA in Los Angeles, aiming to raise relief funds for entertainment industry members impacted by the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes this year.
It had set a goal of raising $750,000 this year after raising $865,000 a year ago. Performances during the two-hour telecast included from Annette O’Toole and Michael McKean, Chris Mann, Darren Criss, Harry Northup, Lalah Hathaway, Leslie Odom Jr, MUSYCA Children’s Choir, Tausha with The Boxmasters, and Wendy Liebman.
Special guests included Awkwafina, Billy Bob Thornton, Camilla Belle, Clark Gregg, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Ike Barinholtz, Jay Ellis, Jeff Bridges, Jimmy Jam, Jodie Foster, John Stamos, Jonathan and Drew Scott, Lena Dunham, Ming-Na Wen, Morgan Freeman, Randall Park, Ronny Chieng and Tom Lennon.
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