FIRST SET OF PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 60TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS AIRING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, ON ABC

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The first set of presenters announced for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, including “Desperate Housewives’” – Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker and Nicollette Sheridan – presenting together; Hugh Laurie and Julia Louis-Dreyfus; and Tina Fey & Amy Poehler presenting together.  The telecast will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on ABC.

"It's always fun to come up with unique pairings, cast reunions and surprising personalities as presenters on the Emmy show, and this year we've got a number of those, beginning with our first presenter announcement today," said Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich.  "And the good news is, we've got plenty more to come," he added.



Marcia Cross stars on ABC's Desperate Housewives­ as "Bree Van De Kamp" for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" in the show's first season.  She also received three Golden Globe nominations for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series."  In addition to her work on Desperate Housewives, Cross has recently wrapped shooting the upcoming indie comedy Peck. 

Dana Delany appears as "Katherine Mayfair" on ABC's Desperate Housewives.  She made her mark as Army nurse "Colleen McMurphy" on ABC's critically-acclaimed series China Beach for which she received two Primetime Emmy Awards and four nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series."  Her other television credits include CBS' Presidio Med, FOX's Pasadena and NBC's Kidnapped. She also appeared in Family Law for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series."  She has also appeared in made for television movies such as For Hope and Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story, and the television mini-series True Women.  Delany has appeared in numerous films including Tombstone, Housesitter, Fly Away Home, Exit to Eden, and Almost You. 

Tina Fey can currently be seen on NBC’s 30 Rock, which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" and "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series," and a third nomination for "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program" for her reprise on Saturday Night Live. Fey earned her second Emmy Award in 2007 for her work on 30 Rock.  Earlier this year she won a Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television  Series – Musical or Comedy," a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series" and a Writer’s Guild Award for "Comedy Series." Her big screen credits include Baby Mama and Mean Girls.

Teri Hatcher received a Primetime Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" her role as Susan Mayer in ABC's Desperate Housewives. During the show's first season, she also received a Golden Globe Award for "Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" and a SAG Award for "Female Actress in a Comedy."  Hatcher also portrayed Lois Lane in the long-running TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman with Dean Cain.  Her film credits include the James Bond thriller Tomorrow Never Days, Spy Kids, Dead in the Water and The Cool Surface.



Felicity Huffman earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Transamerica as well as a Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award.   For her role as "Lynette Scavo" on ABC's Desperate Housewives, Huffman received an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy



Series" in 2005.  Her other television credits include Reversible Errors with her husband William H. Macy,

Out of Order, Door to Door, Chicago Hope, Law and Order, Sports Night and many others.  She will be seen next in THINKFilm's Phoebe in Wonderland which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.  In 2007, she appeared in Universal Picture's Georgia Rule.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus received her third Primetime Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series," for which she won in 2006, for her role as "Christine Campbell" in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of the Old Christine.  This year marks her tenth Emmy nomination.  Louis-Dreyfus earned her first Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for her portrayal of "Elaine Benes" on the hit series Seinfeld.  During the show's 9-year run, she also earned a Golden Globe Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and four American Comedy Awards.  Louis-Dreyfus' other television credits include a recurring role in Arrested Development and playing herself in a handful of episodes on Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also starred in the series Watching Ellie and lent her voice to the television movie Animal Farm.

Hugh Laurie earns his third Primetime Emmy Nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for his role as "Dr. Gregory House" on FOX’s House. In addition to his nomination, Laurie’s role on House garnered him two Golden Globe Awards for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama" and a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series." On the big screen, Laurie was most recently seen in the 20th Century Fox release Flight of the Phoenix opposite Dennis Quaid. He will next be seen in David Ayer's The Night Watchman opposite Chris Evans and Keanu Reeves.

Eva Longoria Parker has been the host and executive producer of the ALMA Awards for the past three years.  She is currently starring as "Gabrielle Solis" on ABC's Desperate Housewives for which she received two SAG Awards for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" and a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series" in 2006.  Longoria-Parker rose to fame by playing Isabella Brana Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has also become a nationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll.

Amy Poehler is nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for her performance in NBC's Saturday Night Live making her the first member of the show to be nominated for an Emmy Award in this category. Poehler joined the cast of SNL in 2001 bringing a slew of great performances on every show with her impersonations of celebrities like Kelly Ripa

or Sharon Osbourne. When Jimmy Fallon left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Poehler joined Tina Fey as a co-anchor for "Weekend Update." Her feature film credits include Blades of Glory with her husband Will Arnett and Baby Mama with Tina Fey.



Nicollette Sheridan has won a worldwide audience with her past television and film roles. She has exploded back on the small screen with her Golden Globe-nominated role of “Edie Britt,” the hilarious and audacious bombshell of Wisteria Lane, on ABC’s hit show “Desperate Housewives.” Sheridan was honored in her native England, receiving the 2006 Glamour Women of the Year Award for Best U.S. TV Actress, adding to her back-to-back 2005-2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Additionally, Sheridan recently completed voicing the role of “Zenna” in Promenade Pictures’ animated film “Noah’s Arc: The New Beginning” in which she stars opposite Michael Keaton, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley.

The 60^th Primetime Emmy® Awards is being produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures LLC.  Returning with Ehrlich are producer Renato Basile and co-producer Danette Herman.  Lou Horvitz will be directing.

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