Given his long and successful career in Tinseltown, Robert De Niro is certainly accustomed to high-profile events and star-filled guest lists.
And last night (October 7) the “Meet The Parents” star was the guest of honor at the Friars Foundation Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Among the distinguished guests were actors like Orlando Bloom, Kit Harington and DeNiro’s “Casino” costar Sharon Stone.
Robert was given the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award and Chairman Joseph Zappala declared, “Adding Robert De Niro to the Club’s Icon Award honor roll is a testament to his incredible talents and reveres his place in the highest entertainment echelon.”...
And last night (October 7) the “Meet The Parents” star was the guest of honor at the Friars Foundation Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Among the distinguished guests were actors like Orlando Bloom, Kit Harington and DeNiro’s “Casino” costar Sharon Stone.
Robert was given the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award and Chairman Joseph Zappala declared, “Adding Robert De Niro to the Club’s Icon Award honor roll is a testament to his incredible talents and reveres his place in the highest entertainment echelon.”...
- 10/9/2014
- GossipCenter
Jerry Lewis was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after collapsing due to low blood pressure. The singer's health scare took place just before he was about to take the stage in front of hundreds at an event at the Waldorf Astoria, reports the New York Post.
The 86-year-old comedian was scheduled to receive the Applause Award at the at the Friars Club, and was booked to present Tom Cruise with the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award.
News that Lewis had fallen ill shortly before the event was confirmed by Chairman of the Friars Foundation Ambassador Joseph Zappala, who told the crowd the unfortunate news.
When Cruise accepted the award later that night he told the crowd, "I am sorry Jerry couldn't be here tonight, but I know he is going to be fine."
A rep for the Friars Club released a statement today, which provided an update on Lewis'...
The 86-year-old comedian was scheduled to receive the Applause Award at the at the Friars Club, and was booked to present Tom Cruise with the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award.
News that Lewis had fallen ill shortly before the event was confirmed by Chairman of the Friars Foundation Ambassador Joseph Zappala, who told the crowd the unfortunate news.
When Cruise accepted the award later that night he told the crowd, "I am sorry Jerry couldn't be here tonight, but I know he is going to be fine."
A rep for the Friars Club released a statement today, which provided an update on Lewis'...
- 6/13/2012
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
Jerry Lewis was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after collapsing due to low blood pressure. The singer's health scare took place just before he was about to take the stage in front of hundreds at an event at the Waldorf Astoria, reports the New York Post.
The 86-year-old comedian was scheduled to receive the Applause Award at the at the Friars Club, and was booked to present Tom Cruise with the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award.
News that Lewis had fallen ill shortly before the event was confirmed by Chairman of the Friars Foundation Ambassador Joseph Zappala, who told the crowd the unfortunate news.
When Cruise accepted the award later that night he told the crowd, "I am sorry Jerry couldn't be here tonight, but I know he is going to be fine."
A rep for the Friars Club released a statement today, which provided an update on Lewis'...
The 86-year-old comedian was scheduled to receive the Applause Award at the at the Friars Club, and was booked to present Tom Cruise with the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award.
News that Lewis had fallen ill shortly before the event was confirmed by Chairman of the Friars Foundation Ambassador Joseph Zappala, who told the crowd the unfortunate news.
When Cruise accepted the award later that night he told the crowd, "I am sorry Jerry couldn't be here tonight, but I know he is going to be fine."
A rep for the Friars Club released a statement today, which provided an update on Lewis'...
- 6/13/2012
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Aol TV.
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - The Friars Club will present Tom Cruise with its Entertainment Icon Award at the annual Friars Foundation ceremony on June 12 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. The Icon Award is an opportunity to "pay tribute to someone whose accomplishments transcend the entertainment industry by positively redefining the very culture we live in," the organization said. The Friars Club has given out the award only three times in its 108-year history; previous recipients are Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. "Tom Cruise will join an elite group of only three other entertainment legends who have received our Icon Award and whose work has made a global impact on our industry and changed the face of cinema," Friars Club abbot Jerry Lewis told The Hollywood Reporter. Friars Foundation chairman Joseph Zappala added, "This will be an incredible night that will live forever in our club’s history.
- 5/31/2012
- x17online.com
Tom Cruise is set to receive the Friars Club's Entertainment Icon Award. The 'Rock of Ages' actor will become only the fourth person ever to be presented with the award - along Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra - when he picks up the gong at the Friars Foundation Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria on June 12. Friars Club Abbot Jerry Lewis announced: 'Tom Cruise will join an elite group of only three other entertainment legends who have received our Icon Award, and whose work has made a global impact on our industry and changed the very face of cinema.' The Foundation's Chairman, Ambassador Joseph Zappala added: 'This will be an incredible night that will live...
- 4/4/2012
- Monsters and Critics
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