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

North Hollywood, CA – More star presenters for the 60^th Primetime Emmy® Awards confirmed, including Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, David Boreanaz, Wayne Brady, Lauren Conrad, Jimmy Kimmel and Kiefer Sutherland.  The telecast will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 21 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on ABC.

“We are thrilled to announce another great group of presenters for the telecast,” said Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich. “Each will bring something exciting to the show and the line-up promises to make the evening a night to remember.”



Christina Applegate



Emmy Award winner Christina Applegate received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for her portrayal of Samantha Newly on ABC’s “Samantha Who?.” Applegate’s career spans from television, feature films and Broadway. Applegate first gained widespread attention as the sexy and sarcastic Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox series “Married With Children.” She would later appear as a guest star on “Friends,” which earned her first Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.”

On Broadway, she made her debut in the revival of “Sweet Charity,” in the starring role of Charity Hope Valentine.  For her role, Applegate was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical” as well as a Drama Desk Award in the category of “Outstanding Actress in a Musical.” 



She can currently be seen opposite Rainn Wilson in the feature film comedy “The Rocker.” Applegate’s film credits include the “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” with Will Farrell, “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” “Sweetest Thing,” “View From the Top” with Gwyneth Paltrow and  “Wonderland.”



Candice Bergen



Candice Bergen received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” for her role as Shirley Schmidt on ABC’s “Boston Legal.” She currently appears in “The Woman,” a remake of the 1939 classic which reunited her with “Murphy Brown” creator Diane English who also wrote and directed the film. 

This summer Candice reprised the character of Enid Mead in “Sex & the City” and recently finished work on the comedy “Bridewars” co-starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Bergen received five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her groundbreaking role on “Murphy Brown,” which ran for 10 seasons.




David Boreanaz



David Boreanaz can currently be seen in the FOX drama series “Bones” as Special Agent Seeley Booth. Boreanaz recently wrapped production on the independent sports drama “Our Lady of Victory,” in which he stars alongside Carla Gugino and Ellen Burstyn.



His other film credits include the animated feature “Justice League: The New Frontier,” to which he lent his voice to Hal Jordan/The Green Lantern and has recently starred opposite Anne Heche in Alan Cummings’s independent black comedy “Suffering Man’s Charity.” Boreanaz is best known for his role as Angel on the hit television series “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” He would later than star as the title role on the series spin-off “Angel.” 

Wayne Brady



This fall, Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady will resume his role as host for the third season of FOX’s “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.” Currently, Brady can be seen performing at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel with his hit stage show “Makin It Up,” an improv and musical extravaganza. This September, Brady will release his first musical album for Peak Records entitled “A Long Time Coming.”



Brady is best known for his improvisational skills on ABC’s “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2003 for “Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.”



He would later appear as host of his own syndicated talk/variety show “The Wayne Brady Show" for two years. Brady picked up two Daytime Emmys for “Outstanding Talk Show Host” and a Daytime Emmy for “Outstanding Talk Show.” His television credits include “30 Rock,” “The Dave Chappelle Show,” “Dirt,” “Everybody Hates Chris” and “How I Met Your Mother.”

Lauren Conrad



Lauren Conrad, a celebrity designer and star of MTV's reality show "The Hills," will design a one of a kind couture red carpet gown for the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards trophy girl. An entrepreneur and designer, Conrad began her own fashion line and launched Lauren Conrad Collection in 2007. Lauren’s fashion line reflects her upbringing in Southern California with dresses, tops and silhouettes that include novelty detailing, playful accents, and clean lines and shapes.



She has graced the covers of CosmoGIRL! RollingStone, Seventeen Magazine, SHAPE Magazine and Teen Vogue. Conrad has also appeared in the pages of numerous publications such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, deeming her as one of the top 100 celebrities.

Jimmy Kimmel



Jimmy Kimmel is the host and executive producer of the late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC. He has hosted such high profile events that include the 2007 American Music Awards and the 2007 ESPY Awards.



Kimmel co-hosted Comedy Central’s “The Man Show,” served for four seasons as on-air prognosticator for “Fox NFL Sunday” and co-hosted Comedy Central’s long-running and popular game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money,” for which he received two Daytime Emmy nominations and one win for “Best Game Show Host” in 1999.  



Kimmel’s company, Jackhole Industries, formed with partners Daniel Kellison and Adam Carolla, are responsible for “The Adam Carolla Project,” “The Andy Milonakis Show,”  “Crank Yankers,” “Gerhard Reinke’s Wanderlust,”  “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Man Show,” “Too Late with Adam Carolla” and the made-for-Comedy Central feature film “Windy City Heat.”

 

Kiefer Sutherland



Kiefer Sutherland currently star’s in FOX’s drama series "24" as Jack Bauer, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006 for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.” His role has also earned him two Screen Actor Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and the Golden Nymph Award. FOX’s “24” will return for its seventh season in January 2009 with a special “24” prequel airing November 2008.



Sutherland can currently be seen starring in New Regency’s thriller “Mirrors,” opposite Amy Smart and Paula Patton. His other film credits include “The River Queen,” opposite Samantha Morton.  



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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