Corbin Bleu Joins Mario Lopez and More for The Actors Fund's 2015 Looking Ahead Awards Tonight

Actor and recording artist Corbin Bleu ("Dancing With The Stars," "High School Musical") is joining The Actors Fund's 2015 Looking Ahead Awards to present the Judy and Hilary Swank Award for parenting to his parents, Martha Callari Reivers and David Reivers, tonight, December 3 at Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood.

The evening will also feature special presentations from "The Fosters" creators/executive producers Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige; nine-time Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner; and actor/host Alfonso Ribeiro ("America's Funniest Home Videos," "Dancing With The Stars," "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air").

As previously announced, the gala will be hosted by Calum Worthy (Disney Channel's "Austin & Ally") and will honor Tatyana Ali ("The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air") with The Looking Ahead Award for Education; Mario Lopez ("Extra," "Dancing With The Stars," "Saved By The Bell") with The Looking Ahead Award for Community Service; Rose Marie ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") with The Shirley Temple Award; and Hayden Byerly, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez (ABC Family's "The Fosters") with The Looking Ahead Award for Social Awareness.

The Looking Ahead Awards, which raises funds and awareness for The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead Program, shines the spotlight on performers who inspire the world by living the program's core values of growth, education, leadership and community service. Past Looking Ahead Awards honorees and presenters include Judy & Hilary Swank, Hailee Steinfeld, Fred Savage, Tia & Tamera Mowry, Jackée Harry, Margaret O'Brien, June Lockhart, Sharon Lieblein and Max Burkholder.

The 2015 Looking Ahead Awards is generously sponsored by Disney Channel, Disney XD, SAG-AFTRA, US Bank, The Osbrink Agency, Cynthia Bain's Young Actors Studio, Sextant Wines, Devotion Vodka, HINT Water and Flourishing Arts.

Individual tickets are $150 per person. Sponsorship packages are available beginning at $2,500 and include multiple press/branding opportunities as well as VIP tickets for the Looking Ahead Awards. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportunities visit www.actorsfund.org/LookingAheadAwards or contact Kathleen Cahill at 323-933-9244 or kcahill@actorsfund.org. Taglyan Cultural Complex1201 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90038.

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 -- for nearly 133 years -- been a safety net for those in need, crisis or transition. Visit www.actorsfund.org.

The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead program was created in 2003 in partnership with SAG-AFTRA to work with youth between the ages of 9 and 18, helping them develop the values, skills and confidence they need to make successful transitions to fulfilling adult lives. Now serving more than 300 youths per year, their families and alumni, the program aims to create a nurturing environment where young performers get support through individual, family and education counseling, leadership development, community service and social events. Looking Ahead is guided by an Advisory Committee of professionals in youth development and youth-related entertainment, which is co-chaired by actor, director and producer Fred Savage and freelance casting director and former head of casting at Nickelodeon Sharon Lieblein.

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