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Applegate Added To List of Broadway Stars Presenting Emmy Awards on 9/21

By: Sep. 13, 2008
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More star presenters for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards have been confirmed, including Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, David Boreanaz, Wayne Brady, Lauren Conrad, Jimmy Kimmel and Kiefer Sutherland.  The telecast will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 21 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on ABC. They will join the previously announced list of celebs presenting, among them theater stars Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth and Lawrence Fishburne

Emmy Award winner Christina Applegate received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for her portrayal of Samantha Newly on ABC’s “Samantha Who?.” Applegate’s career spans from television, feature films and Broadway. Applegate first gained widespread attention as the sexy and sarcastic Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox series “Married With Children.” She would later appear as a guest star on “Friends,” which earned her first Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.”

On Broadway, she made her debut in the revival of “Sweet Charity,” in the starring role of Charity Hope Valentine.  For her role, Applegate was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical” as well as a Drama Desk Award in the category of “Outstanding Actress in a Musical.”

She can currently be seen opposite Rainn Wilson in the feature film comedy “The Rocker.” Applegate’s film credits include the “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” with Will Farrell, “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” “Sweetest Thing,” “View From the Top” with Gwyneth Paltrow and  “Wonderland.”

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