America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
September 21, 2001Release Date
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
September 21, 2001Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Muhammad Ali
Self
Eddie Vedder
Self - Performer
Stevie Wonder
Self - Performer
Tom Petty
Self - Performer
Neil Young
Self - Performer
Sting
Self - Performer
Wes Borland
Self - Performer
Paul Simon
Self - Performer
Conan O'Brien
Self
Mike Campbell
Self - Performer
Willie Nelson
Self - Performer
Bono
Self - Performer
Jim Carrey
Self
Alvin Chea
Self
Mariah Carey
Self - Performer
Jon Bon Jovi
Self - Performer
Sheryl Crow
Self
Cindy Crawford
Self
Eli Attie
Writer
Bill Clark
Writer
John Cusack
Self
Danny DeVito
Self
Chris Connelly
Writer
Céline Dion
Self - Performer
Emily Wolfe
Producer
Fred Durst
Self - Performer
Mick Jagger
Self - Performer
Salma Hayek Pinault
Self
Billy Joel
Self - Performer
Alicia Keys
Self - Performer
Michael Keaton
Self
Faith Hill
Self - Performer
Enrique Iglesias
Self - Performer
Wyclef Jean
Self - Performer
Goldie Hawn
Self
Kelsey Grammer
Self
James Woods
Self
Ben Stiller
Self
Paul Shaffer
Self
Adam Sandler
Self
Kurt Russell
Self
Ray Romano
Self
Chris Rock
Self
Richie Sambora
Self - Performer
Johnny Rzeznik
Self - Performer
Christine Taylor
Self
Mike Myers
Self
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America: A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks; Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS. Joel Gallen was selected by them to produce and run the show. Actor George Clooney organized celebrities to perform and to staff the telephone bank.
It was broadcast live by the four major American television networks and all of the cable networks in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001. Done in the style of a telethon, it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families, particularly the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers. It aired September 21, 2001, uninterrupted and commercial-free, for which it won a Peabody Award. It was released on December 4, 2001, on compact disc and DVD.
On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles, twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope, while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages. The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles (CBS Television City), New York, and London, while the celebrity messages took place in Los Angeles. Some of the musicians, including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder, were heard working the phone banks taking pledges. Over $200 million was raised and given to the United Way's September 11 Telethon Fund.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert, along with the Concert for New York City, as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll. The show was also simulcast in Canada.