NewsExclusive Pics! See These Broadway Legends and Stars of the Season Honor Michael Bloomberg and Morgan FreemanThe Actors Fund's annual gala, held May 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, honored Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman as well as entrepreneur, philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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Matthew Blank
May 12, 2015
Bloomberg and Freeman received The Fund’s Medal of Honor, the highest award given by the 133-year old non-profit human services organization, which serves everyone in performing arts and entertainment.
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Exclusive Pics! See These Broadway Legends and Stars of the Season Honor Michael Bloomberg and Morgan Freeman
The event began at 6 PM with cocktails followed by dinner and tribute at 7:15 PM.
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The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that helps everyone--performers and those behind the scenes--who works in performing arts and entertainment, helping more than 21,000 people directly each year, and hundreds of thousands online. Serving professionals in film, theatre, television, music, opera, radio and dance, The Fund’s programs include social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and employment and training services. With offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Actors Fund has been--for 133 years--a safety net for those in need, crisis or transition. Visit actorsfund.org.
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