The Beverly Hilton Hotel was awash with stars on Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. Judeโs Research Hospital. Several a-list celebrities turned out for the charity benefit including actor Jason Bateman, Anne Heche, William Shatner,โModern Familyโ co-stars Julie Bowen and Jessie Tyler Ferguson, โSex and the Cityโ star Kristen Davis, Mila Kunis, Vanessa Williams and โMad Menโ star Jon Hamm.
St. Judeโs Research Hospital was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, and the event was held on what would have been his 1ooth birthday. Phil Donahue, whoโs married to Thomasโ daughter Marlo, hosted the event and actor Ray Romano performed a special birthday tribute.
A commemorative postage stamp of Thomas, which goes on sale Feb. 16, was also unveiled at the gala. The benefit reportedly raised over $1 million for the organization. For more on St. Jude’s visit www.stjude.org
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Actor Jason Bateman will be reprising the role of Michael Bluth for the return of โArrested Developmentโ next year. Netflix has purchased exclusive rights to run new episodes of the critically acclaimed comedy series on its streaming video service. You can follow Jason on Twitter at www.twitter.com/batemanjason