More than 50 stars gathered for the multi-network Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon on September 10. While most of their focus was on fund-raising, TV Guide Magazine got them to divulge some TV scoop.
- Eva La Rue, who works with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition because the women in her family have a predisposition for the disease, could barely contain her poker face when she told TV Guide Magazine exclusively about a rumor going around the CSI: Miami set. "We've got some really great cases and great storylines, but one of the best rumors I've heard is that Lady Gaga wants to do the show. How cool would that be? We all have a line of family members that would want to be trotted to set that day if that was the case." A big fan of the singer, LaRue would love the rumor to be true, although she hopes it wouldn't involve Gaga-esque costumes. "I don't think we'd be very effective at a crime scene in latex or a bubble dress. Could you imagine Horatio in a leotard?" No, but the gun bra might come in handy.
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True Blood's Sam Trammell took a cue from his character Sam Merlotte's recent antics when he joined stars like Renee Zellweger, Mark Harmon, Sofia Vergara, Adam Sandler and Sally Field at the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon Friday in Los Angeles.
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Maura Tierney played a nurse-turned-doctor on ER, but the actress says she was afraid to go the doctor before her breast cancer diagnosis.
Exclusive: Maura Tierney's character on Rescue Me will battle cancer
"I was so, so scared of going to the doctor," Tierney tells Parade, speaking at length for the first time about her recent battle with the disease...
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Stand Up to Cancer
8/7c ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
Top-flight actors, athletes and musicians join hosts Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams to raise funds for cancer research. George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Will Smith and Denzel Washington are among Hollywood A-listers who are scheduled to appear, while Stevie Wonder heads the musicians' list and leads a number that includes Natasha Bedingfield, Queen Latifah, Martina McBride, Aaron Neville and Dave Stewart. The fund-raising hour also spotlights numerous cancer survivors, such as Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong and Michael C. Hall.
Read on for previews of Suite Life on Deck, Eureka, College Football, 20/20: A Barbara Walters Special, Four Weddings and Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Standup.
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Stand Up To Cancer (Friday, 8/7c, all major networks)
In one of the more collaborative fund-raising TV events of the year, network anchors Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Diane Sawyer host an hourlong telethon to raise funds and awareness for cancer research, with appearances by notable philanthropic celebs like George Clooney and performances including Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Leona Lewis, Lady Antebellum, The Edge and — fitting for an occasion that calls for an open pocketbook and heart — Heart sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson...
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