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America: A Tribute to Heroes

America: A Tribute to Heroes (21-Sep-2001)

Directors: Joel Gallen; Beth McCarthy

Writer: (many writers)

Celebrities pay tribute to victims of the September 11 attacks as part of a two-hour telethon.

ABSTRACT
A star-studded lineup of athletes, entertainers, and musicians running the gamut from Muhammad Ali to Jim Carrey assemble for a two-hour telethon designed to pay tribute to victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, while raising money for their families.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Muhammad Ali	Boxing	17-Jan-1942	3-Jun-2016	Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Halle Berry	Actor	14-Aug-1966		Monster's Ball
Jon Bon Jovi	Musician	2-Mar-1962		Gives love a bad name
Bono	Singer	10-May-1960		Lead singer of U2
Amy Brenneman	Actor	22-Jun-1964		Judging Amy
Mariah Carey	Singer/Songwriter	27-Mar-1969		Diva with eighteen #1 hits
Jim Carrey	Actor	17-Jan-1962		Rubber-faced fartsmith
Adam Clayton	Bassist	13-Mar-1960		Bassist for U2
George Clooney	Actor	6-May-1961		E.R.
Cindy Crawford	Model	20-Feb-1966		House of Style
Sheryl Crow	Singer	11-Feb-1962		All I Wanna Do
Tom Cruise	Actor	3-Jul-1962		Flamboyant Scientologist
Penelope Cruz	Actor	28-Apr-1974		Woman On Top
John Cusack	Actor	28-Jun-1966		High Fidelity
Robert De Niro	Actor	17-Aug-1943		The Godfather: Part II
Benicio Del Toro	Actor	19-Feb-1967		Traffic
Danny DeVito	Actor	17-Nov-1944		Short loudmouth from Taxi
Cameron Diaz	Actor	30-Aug-1972		There's Something About Mary
Celine Dion	Singer	30-Mar-1968		Canadian diva
Fred Durst	Musician	20-Aug-1970		Lead singer of Limp Bizkit
Clint Eastwood	Actor	31-May-1930		The Man With No Name
The Edge	Guitarist	8-Aug-1961		Guitarist for U2
Sally Field	Actor	6-Nov-1946		Steel Magnolias
Calista Flockhart	Actor	11-Nov-1964		Ally McBeal
Dennis Franz	Actor	28-Oct-1944		Det. Sipowicz on NYPD Blue
Andy Garcia	Actor	12-Apr-1956		Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III
Whoopi Goldberg	Actor	13-Nov-1955		Sister Act
Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Actor	2-Jan-1968		Show him the money already
Kelsey Grammer	Actor	21-Feb-1955		Frasier
Tom Hanks	Actor	9-Jul-1956		Forrest Gump
Goldie Hawn	Actor	21-Nov-1945		Private Benjamin
Salma Hayek	Actor	2-Sep-1966		Frida
Faith Hill	Country Musician	21-Sep-1967		Take Me as I Am
Enrique Iglesias	Singer	8-May-1975		Balladeer
Mick Jagger	Singer/Songwriter	26-Jul-1943		Lead singer of the Rolling Stones
Wyclef Jean	Musician	17-Oct-1972		One third of The Fugees, Preacher's Son
Billy Joel	Pianist	9-May-1949		Didn't start the fire
Jane Kaczmarek	Actor	21-Dec-1955		Pleasantville
Michael Keaton	Actor	9-Sep-1951		Batman
Alicia Keys	Singer	25-Jan-1981		Fallin'
Nicole Kidman	Actor	20-Jun-1967		Moulin Rouge
Lucy Liu	Actor	2-Dec-1968		Ling on Ally McBeal
Martie Maguire	Musician	12-Oct-1969		Dixie Chick
Natalie Maines	Country Musician	14-Oct-1974		Dixie Chick
Dave Matthews	Musician	9-Jan-1967		The Dave Matthews Band
Mike McCready	Musician	5-Apr-1965		Pearl Jam
Reba McEntire	Country Musician	28-Mar-1955		The Queen of Country Music
Larry Mullen	Drummer	31-Oct-1961		Drummer for U2
Mike Myers	Comic	25-May-1963		Austin Powers
Willie Nelson	Country Musician	30-Apr-1933		The red-headed stranger
Jack Nicholson	Actor	22-Apr-1937		Chinatown
Conan O'Brien	Talk Show Host	18-Apr-1963		The Conan O'Brien Show
Al Pacino	Actor	25-Apr-1940		Michael Corleone in The Godfather
Sarah Jessica Parker	Actor	25-Mar-1965		Carrie on Sex and the City
Rhea Perlman	Actor	31-Mar-1948		Cheers
Tom Petty	Musician	20-Oct-1950	2-Oct-2017	Don't Come Around Here No More
Brad Pitt	Actor	18-Dec-1963		Ocean's Eleven
Keith Richards	Guitarist	18-Dec-1943		The Rolling Stones
Julia Roberts	Actor	28-Oct-1967		Pretty Woman
Chris Rock	Comic	7-Feb-1965		Everybody Hates Chris
Ray Romano	Comic	21-Dec-1957		Everybody Loves Raymond
Kurt Russell	Actor	17-Mar-1951		Call him Snake
Meg Ryan	Actor	19-Nov-1961		Sleepless In Seattle
Johnny Rzeznik	Musician	5-Dec-1965		Goo Goo Dolls frontman
Richie Sambora	Guitarist	11-Jul-1959		Bon Jovi
Adam Sandler	Comic	9-Sep-1966		The Wedding Singer, SNL alumnus
Paul Shaffer	Musician	28-Nov-1949		David Letterman's bandleader
Paul Simon	Singer/Songwriter	13-Oct-1941		Simon and Garfunkel
Will Smith	Actor	25-Sep-1968		Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Jimmy Smits	Actor	9-Jul-1955		L.A. Law
Bruce Springsteen	Musician	23-Sep-1949		The Boss
Sylvester Stallone	Actor	6-Jul-1946		Rocky, Rambo
Ben Stiller	Actor	30-Nov-1965		There's Something About Mary
Sting	Singer/Songwriter	2-Oct-1951		Lead singer of The Police
Christine Taylor	Actor	30-Jul-1971		Marcia in the Brady Bunch movies
Eddie Vedder	Singer	23-Dec-1964		Lead singer, Pearl Jam
Mark Wahlberg	Actor	5-Jun-1971		Formerly of the Funky Bunch
Sela Ward	Actor	11-Jul-1956		Lily Sammler on Once and Again
Don Was	Musician	13-Sep-1952		Half of the music duo Was (Not Was)
Robin Williams	Comic	21-Jul-1951	11-Aug-2014	Mork from Ork
Stevie Wonder	Singer/Songwriter	13-May-1950		Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
James Woods	Actor	18-Apr-1947		Casino, Any Given Sunday
Neil Young	Singer/Songwriter	12-Nov-1945		Harvest

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