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美利坚向英雄致敬
这场由汤姆·汉克斯开场的晚会，参与的好莱坞明星共计有：朱莉娅·罗伯茨、汤姆·克鲁斯、布拉德·彼特、乔治·克鲁尼、威尔·史密斯、卡梅隆·迪亚茨、金·凯瑞等巨星，皆在现场号召大家有钱出钱、有力出力。而担任演唱的歌手们，包括：宣布暂时退出歌坛、在家相夫教子的席琳·狄翁献唱一曲God Bless America；玛丽亚·凯莉则在节目中登场演唱Hero；节奏蓝调新人艾丽西亚·凯斯则自己钢琴演奏并演唱一首Someday We'll All Be Free。男歌手一字排开，有U2合唱团、长青树史提夫·汪达、布鲁斯·史普林斯汀、比利·乔、尼尔·杨等，共同谱出至情至性的感人弦音。

演职员详表
穆罕默德·阿里 Muhammad Ali .....Himself哈莉·贝瑞 Halle Berry .....Herself乔恩·邦·乔维 Jon Bon Jovi .....Himself (performer)博诺 Bono .....Himself (performer) (as U2)Wes Borland .....Himself (performer) (as Limp Bizkit)艾米·布伦尼曼 Amy Brenneman .....HerselfMike Campbell .....Himself (performer)玛丽亚·凯莉 Mariah Carey .....Herself (Performer)金·凯瑞 Jim Carrey .....HimselfAlvin Chea .....Himself (as Take 6)亚当·克莱顿 Adam Clayton .....Himself (performer) (as U2)乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney .....Himself辛迪·克劳馥 Cindy Crawford .....Herself希瑞·克劳 Sheryl Crow .....Herself汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise .....Himself佩内洛普·克鲁兹 Penélope Cruz .....Herself约翰·库萨克 John Cusack .....Himself本尼西奥·德尔·托罗 Benicio Del Toro .....Himself罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro .....HimselfCedric Dent .....Himself (as Take 6)丹尼·德维托 Danny DeVito .....Himself卡梅隆·迪亚茨 Cameron Diaz .....HerselfCéline Dion .....Herself (performer)Fred Durst .....Himself (performer) (as Limp Bizkit)克林特·伊斯特伍德 Clint Eastwood .....HimselfHowie Epstein .....Himself (performer)莎莉·菲尔德 Sally Field .....Herself卡莉斯塔·弗洛克哈特 Calista Flockhart .....HerselfDennis Franz .....Himself安迪·加西亚 Andy Garcia .....Himself乌比·戈德堡 Whoopi Goldberg .....Herself小库珀·古丁 Cuba Gooding Jr. .....HimselfKelsey Grammer .....Himself汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks .....Himself歌蒂·韩 Goldie Hawn .....Herself萨尔玛·海耶克 Salma Hayek .....Herself菲丝·希尔 Faith Hill .....Herself (performer)安立奎·伊格莱希亚斯 Enrique Iglesias .....Himself (performer)米克·贾格尔 Mick Jagger .....Himself (performer)Wyclef Jean .....Himself (performer)Billy Joel .....Himself (performer)Jane Kaczmarek .....Herself迈克尔·基顿 Michael Keaton .....Himself艾丽西亚·凯斯 Alicia Keys .....Herself (performer)Joey Kibble .....Himself (as Take 6)Mark Kibble .....Himself (as Take 6)妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman .....Herself刘玉玲 Lucy Liu .....HerselfMartie Maguire .....Herself (as Dixie Chicks)Natalie Maines .....Herself (as Dixie Chicks)戴夫·马休斯 Dave Matthews .....Himself (performer)Mike McCready .....Himself (performer)Reba McEntire .....HerselfClaude McKnight .....Himself (as Take 6)Larry Mullen Jr. .....Himself (performer) (as U2)麦克·梅尔斯 Mike Myers .....HimselfWillie Nelson .....Himself (performer)杰克·尼科尔森 Jack Nicholson .....HimselfConan O'Brien .....Himself阿尔·帕西诺 Al Pacino .....Himself莎拉·杰茜卡·帕克 Sarah Jessica Parker .....HerselfRhea Perlman .....HerselfTom Petty .....Himself (performer)布拉德·皮特 Brad Pitt .....Himself凯斯·理查德 Keith Richards朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts .....HerselfEmily Robison .....Herself (as Dixie Chicks)克里斯·洛克 Chris Rock .....Himself雷·罗马诺 Ray Romano .....Himself库尔特·拉塞尔 Kurt Russell .....Himself梅格·瑞安 Meg Ryan .....HerselfJohnny Rzeznik .....Himself (performer)Richie Sambora .....Himself (performer)亚当·桑德勒 Adam Sandler .....HimselfPaul Shaffer .....HimselfPaul Simon .....Himself (performer)威尔·史密斯 Will Smith .....HimselfJimmy Smits .....HimselfBruce Springsteen .....Himself西尔维斯特·史泰龙 Sylvester Stallone .....Himself本·斯蒂勒 Ben Stiller .....Himself斯汀 Sting .....Himself (performer)克里斯蒂娜·泰勒 Christine Taylor .....HerselfThe Edge .....Himself (performer) (as U2)David Thomas .....Himself (as Take 6)Eddie Vedder .....Himself (performer)马克·沃尔伯格 Mark Wahlberg .....Himself雪拉·渥德 Sela Ward .....HerselfDon Was .....Himself罗宾·威廉斯 Robin Williams .....HimselfStevie Wonder .....Himself (performer)詹姆斯·伍兹 James Woods .....HimselfNeil Young .....Himself (performer)Pope John Paul II .....Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

看到了我最喜欢的明星：史泰龙、BOSS、帕西诺、德尼罗哈哈。。最后大合唱好多好多熟悉的面孔哦，好激动！！史泰龙站在马克沃尔伯格旁边，德尼罗出来讲话，挺精神！帕西诺没有，还看到安迪加西亚，三代教父。。许多巨星在接慈善捐款的电话，这个创意真好！！也很感人！虽然背景布置看似很简单很质朴，只有烛台和烛光，巨星们也很自然亲切平静，但效果出奇的震撼和感动！如果换成咱们国内，肯定矫情、煽情到滥情，作秀、炒作至作呕，背景布置的像春晚花里胡哨、杂乱媚俗。。唉。。
最激动和意外的居然是BOSS第一个演唱！而且这首歌很好听，the rising专辑中的一首歌，很贴主题！！

真是了不起啊，有这么多人向他们心中的英雄致敬，虽然那是一件令人悲伤的不幸事件，但是那么多的英雄还是让我们肃然起敬。

第一个出场的。。