Presenters at The 2011 ESPYs will include Jason Bateman, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Brooklyn Decker, Chris Evans, Cee Lo Green, Jimmie Johnson, Rachel Nichols, Danica Patrick, Ryan Reynolds, Aaron Rodgers, Amar’e Stoudemire, Justin Timberlake, Serena Williams and others. Raphael Saadiq to perform.
Host Seth Meyers will be joined on stage by the world’s premier athletes and Hollywood’s biggest stars when The 2011 ESPYs co-presented by Capital One and Castrol EDGE come to Los Angeles. The 19th annual celebration of the best moments from the year in sports will be televised LIVE from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE on Wednesday, July 13, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN HD.
This year’s scheduled presenters will include Jason Bateman (The Change-Up), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Brooklyn Decker (actress), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger), Cee Lo Green (musician/The Voice), Jonah Hill (MoneyBall), Jimmie Johnson, Rachel Nichols (Conan the Barbarian), Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up), Aaron Rodgers, Amar’e Stoudemire, Justin Timberlake (Friends With Benefits), Danica Patrick and Serena Williams, with more to be announced.
In addition, top athletes scheduled to attend so far include: Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Jason Kidd, Lisa Leslie, Kevin Love, Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson, Lindsey Vonn, Kemba Walker and others.
Grammy Award-winning artist Raphael Saadiq will perform throughout The 2011 ESPYs as the house band. Saadiq has carried the torch for old school R&B and his new album, Stone Rollin’, recently debuted at #1 on the R&B album chart.
Fans will determine the winners in all ESPY categories (except the Arthur Ashe Courage Award and other special awards) by voting online at ESPN.com/espys, facebook.com/ESPN as well as on ESPN Mobile Web at https://espn.mobi through July 9.
The ESPYs
The ESPYs gather top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, reliving unforgettable moments and saluting the leading performers and performances. The 2011 ESPYs will recognize both sport-specific achievements, such as “Best MLB Player” and “Best WNBA Player,” and best-in-sport winners, such as “Best Team” or “Best Female Athlete” that pit nominees from different sports against each other. The ESPYs honor ESPN’s commitment to The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a partnership launched with the late Jim Valvano at the inaugural ESPYs in 1993.
Official ESPYs media kit can be found here. Follow The 2011 ESPYs on Twitter @ESPYs and use the #ESPYs hashtag for live tweets during the show.
Media Contact: Jay Jay Nesheim, ESPN, 212-448-4841, [email protected]
