Red Nose Day 2015 is arriving to the U.S. in a live star-studded television fundraising event that will air on NBC. The event will kick off today, May 20 with a 24-hour Dance-a-thon hosted by Nick Cannon. The host of "America's Got Talent" will attempt to dance non-stop for a whole day to celebrate the inaugural celebration. This event will in turn lead up to the telecast on Thursday night. Red Nose Day was built upon the foundation that mass media and celebrities can help raise money and increase awareness of poverty in order to save and change millions of lives. In the U.S. the money raised during the event will be used to fund programs that address the immediate needs of children and young people living in poverty in America and internationally in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The pre-selected charity partners are Boys & Girls Clubs of America; charity: water; Children's Health Fund; Feeding America; Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance; the Global Fund; LIFT; National Council of La Raza; National Urban League; Oxfam America; Save the Children and United Way.
Big stars are set to make an appearance during the event like Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jodie Foster, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris and Coldplay. Julianne Moore and Jack Black, will also appear, along with John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Michelle Rodriguez, Gwyneth Paltrow, "Voice" coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Pharrell Williams, Richard Gere, Jennifer Garner, Keith Urban, John Mellencamp, One Direction, Zac Efron, Helen Mirren, Robert Pattinson, Liam Neeson and Nick Cannon. Sienna Miller, Paul Rudd, Olivia Wilde, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Leslie Mann, January Jones and Simon Cowell will also be joining the fun, as well as Matt Lauer, Carson Daly, Nick Offerman, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine, Jeff Goldblum, Billy Eichner, Martin Short, Laura Linney, Anna Kendrick, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, John Michael Higgins, Bill and Melinda Gates, Stephen Merchant, Naomi Campbell, Anna Camp, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Yvette Nicole Brown, Retta, Natalie Morales, Danny Pudi and Rob Huebel.
The star-studded event for charity will also feature "Game of Thrones" cast members Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Iwan Rheon, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Mark Addy, John Bradley, Rose Leslie, Alfie Allen and Charlotte Hope. "Orange Is the New Black" cast members Dascha Polanco, Samira Wiley, Yael Stone, Selenis Leyva, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore and Jackie Cruz will also be part of the charity special. A sketch film documenting the creation of "Game of Thrones: The Musical," written by Coldplay and featuring a number of the HBO show's cast members, will be one of the many highlights on "Red Nose Day," along with John Mellencamp and Keith Urban performing "Pink Houses." Red Nose Day 2015 stars on Thursday, May 21 at 8pm ET/PT on NBC. A livestream of the event will be made available on nbc.com. Watch a preview of the event down below!
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