Barbra Streisand to Sing for Obama on September 16

By: Sep. 08, 2008
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It's just been announced that Barbra Streisand will be making a rare appearance, singing among other headliners at a September 16, 2008 fundraiser for presidential candidate Barack Obama. 

Streisand confirmed that she'll be taking part in the historic event which is to take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and will be Obama's last major fundraising appearance. Tickets for the event are $2,500 and include a reception at the Wilshire followed by Streisand's performance. 

The evening will be co-hosted by the DreamsWorks team of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen along with political consultant Andy Spahn and the Obama campaign. 

A star for over four decades, Streisand received Tony nominations for her Broadway debut I Can Get It For You Wholesale and for her star-making turn as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (she would receive a Star of the Decade, Hall of Fame Tony in 1970). Streisand would go on to recreate the role on film for a 1969 Oscar. She was also nominated for her performance in The Way We Were. She received another Oscar for co-writing "Evergreen" for A Star is Born and was similarly nominated for "I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces. Other film credits include Hello, Dolly!, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, What's Up, Doc?, Funny Lady, Nuts and Yentl. She has also produced several of her movies.

The winner of multiple Grammy Awards, Streisand has sold many millions of records, with 50 of them gold and 30 platinum. She is also the only artist to have Billboard #1 albums spanning four decades--the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Her many albums include"Guilty," "Duets," "Higher Ground," "Memories," "Lazy Afternoon," "The Broadway Album" and "The Movie Album." In addition to her Tony, Oscars and Grammys, Streisand has won five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, two ASCAP Film and Television Awards, as well as the American Film Institute Award. 

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