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Hatcher, Stewart and Trump Confirmed as Presenters

Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart and Donald Trump have been confirmed as presenters for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.  The show will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium, Sunday, September 19 (8 – 11 p.m. ET Live/PT – tape delay) on ABC.

After a six-year hiatus from series television, Teri Hatcher is returning to ABC in the new drama Desperate Housewives.  Best known as Lois Lane in the 1994-1997 ABC series Lois & Clark, Hatcher’s other television credits include recurring roles on Seinfeld and MacGyver as well as guest appearances in Frasier and Two and a Half Men.  Hatcher’s feature film credits include The Big Picture, Soapdish, Two Days in the Valley, Spy Kids and a turn as a bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies.

Emmy award winner Jon Stewart has earned an additional two Emmy nominations for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.  Since taking over hosting duties of The Daily Show in January of 1999, the show has earned three Emmy Awards and an additional six nominations as well as the prestigious PEABODY Award for excellence in 2001.  Prior to taking over The Daily Show, Stewart’s other television credits include HBO’s critically acclaimed The Larry Sanders Show, HBO’s comedy special Jon Stewart: Unleavened, NBC’s NewsRadio, HBO’s Mr. Show with Bob & David as well as guest hosting CBS’ The Late, Late Show with Tom Snyder.  Stewart’s feature film credits include Death to Smoochy, Big Daddy, Playing by the Heart and The Faculty.

Legendary businessman Donald Trump has earned his first Emmy nomination for NBC’s reality show The Apprentice that he hosts as well as Executive Produces with Mark Burnett.  A real estate mogul, Trump has sculpted the landscape of New York City with such prestigious buildings as Trump Tower, Trump International Hotel & Tower, and the luxury residential buildings Trump Park Avenue, Trump Palace, Trump Parc, and The Trump World Tower at the United Nations Plaza. Trump also owns and develops real estate across the United States with hotels, casinos and golf courses in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Nevada, Illinois and California.

Don Mischer is executive producer of the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are presented by the Academy of Television Art & Sciences.