The Best Of Celebrity Sports International

60 Minutes: Barter Split: 7 Minutes Local / 7 Minutes National

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These exciting, multi-disciplinary sports events take place at exotic locations around the world. Featuring world-famous celebrities from television, movies and sports, the television specials offer viewers a look at celebrities outside their comfort zones, participating in a wide variety of sporting events. A key component of the events is a charity fundraiser featuring live and silent auctions and well-known performers in special concerts.

WINDOW: November 10, 2008 – January 11, 2009

 

Robin Williams
Robin Williams
These exciting, sporting events take place at exotic locations around the world, from Mexico with its golden sand beaches and brilliant sunsets, to the wilderness of Alaska and some of the most beautiful ski slopes in the Canadian Rockies. We also visit the tropics, with its endless array of beaches and historic old towns, as well as Puerto Rico, so lush and vibrant, and the Dominican Republic, rich with history, spirit and charm.

 

This one-hour special will consist of the best highlights, the biggest names and the funniest moments as world-famous celebrities from television, movie and sports such as Kevin Costner, Glenn Close, Robin Williams, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Christy Brinkley, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer, Daryl Hannah, Farrah Fawcett, Alec Baldwin, Nicolette

Sean Astin and Farrah Fawcett
Rick Astin and Farrah Fawcett
Sheridan, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Dan Ackroyd, Virginia Madsen, Buzz Aldrin, Benecio Del Toro and many more participating in a variety of winter and summer sporting events. The viewer will see downhill skiing, broomball on ice, dog sledding, fishing, golf and tennis tournaments, volleyball, panning for gold, hockey, Wave Runner races, poker tournaments, and scavenger hunts. These are just some of the exciting events.

 

For the past few years, celebrities have come together to take part in these tournaments aiding a variety of charitable causes including Robert F. Kennedy’s Waterkeeper Alliance, which benefits the environment, the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, and Dream Foundation, dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill adults. A key component are live and silent auctions and special concerts by Kenny Loggins, Dave Mason, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald, Lyle Lovett, Christopher Cross and Carlos Santana, to name a few.

 

 

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