Whoopi Goldberg To Host 2008 Tony Awards

 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: May 8, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: May 8, 2008 4:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. --

Tony Award winning star of stage and screen, Whoopi Goldberg, will take center stage as she hosts the 62nd Annual “Tony” Awards on Sunday, June 15 live from Radio City Music Hall, Access Hollywood has learned.

“I’m very excited to be hosting the Tony Awards,” Whoopi Goldberg said in a statement released to Access. “I love Broadway and I’m thrilled to be doing anything for the first time. I’m gonna have a blast.”

Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy, the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the Emmy, and a Tony, the latter for her producing work on “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” in 2002.

“Whoopi not only brings with her an immense amount of star-power, but also a charm and humor that is all her own,” said Tony Awards producer Ricky Kirshner.

The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.

Copyright 2009 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Keep your Access to everything in Hollywood! Breaking news and personal commentary from Nancy, Billy, Tony, Shaun, Maria & all of our producers! Follow us on and now!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What Do You Think?

How did Taylor Swift do as ‘SNL’ host?

  • Taylor Swift performs onstage at the ‘We’re All For The Hall’ benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Sommet Center on October 13, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee
     
  • Taylor Swift attends the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City
     
  • Taylor Swift rocks out at the 17th Annual Country Thunder USA music festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on July 16, 2009