Sarah Jessica Parker and Gerard Butler are to host the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. The Sex and the City actress and the Playing for Keeps star will honor this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient the European Union on December 11. Parker and Butler follow on from previous Nobel Peace Prize Concert hosts Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey and last year's presenters (more)...
- 11/19/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
The screen legend - who is presenting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert tomorrow (11.12.09) in Oslo, Norway with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith – has vowed to keep an eye on his stupidity when he’s on stage in celebration this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama.
Will said: "I'm going to have to restrain some of my standard dumbness!”
Despite his successes, Will claims he still hasn’t found his place in life and hopes the concert will help him get some perspective.
He said: "You know, once you reach your 40th birthday, the world starts looking a little different. It's really frustrating sometimes, but I just feel like this is the right place to meet people, and as my grandmother used to say, 'Make the world better just because you were there.' "
To stop them getting nervous about the show, the pair plan to pretend they’re “in...
Will said: "I'm going to have to restrain some of my standard dumbness!”
Despite his successes, Will claims he still hasn’t found his place in life and hopes the concert will help him get some perspective.
He said: "You know, once you reach your 40th birthday, the world starts looking a little different. It's really frustrating sometimes, but I just feel like this is the right place to meet people, and as my grandmother used to say, 'Make the world better just because you were there.' "
To stop them getting nervous about the show, the pair plan to pretend they’re “in...
- 12/10/2009
- by Alice
- Gossipvita
The 108th annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony will be held on December 10 at Oslo City Hall in Norway. It's a formal affair customarily attended by the Norwegian Royal Family and immediately followed by a banquet at Oslo's Grand Hotel. Past Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded to Mother Teresa, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela and Al Gore, and this year's winner will be announced this Friday, Oct. 9.
- 10/5/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are the hosts of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. The show will take place one day after the award ceremony, and also feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, and Donna Summer. The couple said in a joint statement, "The opportunity to recognize the laureate's contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience. We are both humbled and honored to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year." The winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is to be announced in Oslo...
- 9/30/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
Hollywood couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith will be the hosts of this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December.
The pair will take to the stage in Oslo, Norway to host the concert which awards those who promote peace internationally.
The Smiths will be joined by Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith and Donna Summer, who will all perform at the event on 11 December.
In a statement, they say, "The opportunity to recognise the laureates contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience.
"We are both humbled and honoured to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year, and look forward to sharing the historic evening with artists and humanitarians from across the globe."
And Nobel Peace Prize committee secretary Geir Lundestad thinks the couple are the ideal duo to host the 2009 ceremony: "Together they've had a global impact on the arts and philanthropy and will be excellent ambassadors for peace."
Last year's concert was presented by Scarlett Johansson and Sir Michael Caine, with performances from Diana Ross and Fiest.
The pair will take to the stage in Oslo, Norway to host the concert which awards those who promote peace internationally.
The Smiths will be joined by Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith and Donna Summer, who will all perform at the event on 11 December.
In a statement, they say, "The opportunity to recognise the laureates contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience.
"We are both humbled and honoured to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year, and look forward to sharing the historic evening with artists and humanitarians from across the globe."
And Nobel Peace Prize committee secretary Geir Lundestad thinks the couple are the ideal duo to host the 2009 ceremony: "Together they've had a global impact on the arts and philanthropy and will be excellent ambassadors for peace."
Last year's concert was presented by Scarlett Johansson and Sir Michael Caine, with performances from Diana Ross and Fiest.
- 9/30/2009
- WENN
Hollywood power-couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith will lend themselves to the Nobel Peace Prize Concert according to the Associated Press. The husband and wife will serve as co-hosts of the annual event on December 11 in Oslo, Norway. According to the AP, major acts such as Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, and Donna Summer will perform as well. The Smith's said in a statement, "The opportunity to recognize the laureate's contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience. We are both humbled and honored to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year." The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize honoree will be announced on October 9. The award will be presented the day before the concert, on December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.
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- 9/30/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith will co-host the 16th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on Dec. 11 in Oslo, Norway, People has learned. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, whose Peace Prize is given annually to the person or group whose work best promotes global peace, has also announced that Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith and Donna Summer will be among the featured performers at the concert. More names will be added in the coming weeks. Geir Lundestad, secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said of the Smiths, "Together they've had a global impact on the arts and philanthropy and will be excellent ambassadors for peace.
- 9/30/2009
- by Cynthia Wang
- PEOPLE.com
Jason Mraz nabbed three Grammy nominations last week for "I'm Yours," but he's more than just the singer-songwriter behind one of the year's most infectious hits. Outside of music, he's become an accomplished photographer and—ready for this?—an avocado farmer. I caught up with the 31-year-old Virginia native earlier today on his way to catch a flight from New York to Oslo, where he'll be performing in tomorrow's Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Read on for what he has to say about getting the Grammy news, working with Paul McCartney and David Archuleta and his favorite way to eat avocados… How did you hear you were nominated? A...
- 12/11/2008
- E! Online
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