Fundraising: Heart of Show Business Award Luncheon

The 2011 recipient of the Variety Heart of Show Business Award is Monty Hall. 400 industry leaders and Variety supporters attended the Luncheon on December 15th, 2011 at the grand ballroom of the Skirball Cultural Center.

Canadian born Monty Hall’s distinguished career as an actor, singer, emcee and sportscaster has earned him worldwide recognition and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Palm Springs Walk of Stars and Canada’s Walk of Fame. However it’s Monty’s life away from television has been as important as his life on the stage. He has traveled the United States, Canada and Europe extensively, speaking and performing for countless charities. His charitable and philanthropic activities have brought him over 500 awards. In April 1975 Monty Hall was elected President of Variety Clubs International, the world’s largest children's charity; in 1977 he became Chairman of the Board, and in 1981 was honored with the lifetime title of International Chairman. In 1983 Monty received the prestigious Variety Clubs International Humanitarian Award. He has received three honorary doctorates and the children’s wings of three hospitals are named for Monty Hall: the Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia, the UCLA Medical Center, and Mount Sinai in Toronto; as well as special recognition from the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. In May of 1988, the Government of Canada bestowed on Monty the highest award that Canada can offer – the prestigious Order of Canada – for his humanitarian works in Canada and other nations of the world. Over the years, Monty Hall has raised over one billion dollars for charity! Monty is married to Marilyn, a writer-producer and winner of an Emmy Award as Co-Executive Producer of “Do You Remember Love”. The Halls have three children – Joanna Gleason, a Tony-award winning actress; Richard, an Emmy-award winning television producer; and Sharon, who is a television executive – and five grandchildren.

Download 2011 Heart of Show Business Journal Honoring Monty Hall (PDF)

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