Moore to co-host Red Nose special
“This Is Us” stars
Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC’s Red Nose Day special to raise money and awareness for children in need.
The network’s sixth annual event, airing Thursday, will include musical performances, sketches and short films that illustrate how donations are used for children living in poverty in America and other countries. Among the actors and musical artists taking part: Julia Roberts, John Legend, Bryan Cranston, Kelly Clarkson, Paul Rudd, One Republic, Steve Martin, Sarah Silverman, Ray Romano, Sam Smith and James Taylor.
Funds raised by this year’s Red Nose campaign will help combat the effect of COVID-19 on youngsters and the organizations that aid them.
In the pandemic, “some of the most vulnerable parts of our population are obviously going to be children,” Moore said. “The need has never been more critical to make sure that kids have health care and education and housing and food, all of the things that Red Nose Day and the campaign supports.”
Because of the crisis, the fundraiser’s Red Noses aren’t being sold in drugstores as is usual. Instead, they’re part of NosesOn. com, a website to make donations and get a “digital Red Nose” to share on social media, NBC said.
Rosanne Cash wins MacDowell arts medal: Rosanne Cash is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, presented by the MacDowell artist colony, which announced the prize Sunday. In a statement, Cash said she was “profoundly humbled” to receive an award that Toni Morrison and others had been given. “I do not place myself in any way equal, but I accept this honor with deepest gratitude, as an encouragement to do my best work, and in the service of future inspiration. My heart is full with this precious recognition.” Cash, the daughter of Johnny Cash who turns 65 later this month, has won four Grammys and is known for such albums as “Interiors,” “Seven Year Ache” and “The River and the Thread.”
Guitarist Jorge Santana dies: Guitarist Jorge Santana, 68, the younger brother of Carlos Santana and whose guitar riffs on the band Malo’s 1972 hit “Suavecito” transformed the song into a Chicano anthem, has died. “We take time to celebrate the magnificent spirit of our beloved brother, Jorge,” Carlos Santana wrote on his Facebook page. “He transitioned unto the realm of light that cast no shadow the eyes of my heart clearly see him right in between our glorious and magnificent mother Josefina and our father Jose.” Jorge Santana died Thursday of natural causes, the family said.
Big Cat Rescue founder selling masks: The Tampa Bay Times reports that Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, prominently featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” has started selling face masks with her oft-quoted catchphrase. The dual-layered tie masks feature the words “Hey all you cool cats and kittens” above a whiskered feline smile.
May 19 birthdays: TV personality David Hartman is 85. Actress Nancy Kwan is 81. Musician Pete Townshend is 75. Singerbassist Dusty Hill is 71. Drummer Phil Rudd is 66. Actor Steven Ford is 64. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 50. Singer Shooter Jennings is 41. Comedian Michael Che is 37. Singer Sam Smith is 28.