Chris
Rock To Host Academy Awards
10-14-04
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(antiTainment) Comedian Chris Rock has been
enlisted as the host for the 77th annual Academy Awards. The ceremony will
take place on February 27th of next year at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood,
with a live broadcast in the U.S. going out over the airwaves on ABC television.
Rock will follow in the footsteps of Billy
Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg who have served as hosts for
the telecast in recent years.
"I am a huge fan of Chris Rock," Oscar
producer Gil Gates said in a statement. "He always makes me laugh and he
always has something interesting to say. Chris represents the best of the
new generation of comics."
Rock is currently shooting the film "The
Longest Yard" with Adam Sandler.
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