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NBC’s Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl will honor the life of the legendary actress with the help of President Joe Biden and other celebrity guests including Drew Barrymore, Cher, Anthony Mackie, and Tracy Morgan, among others. The special will air on Jan. 31 at 10 p.m.
Viewers can also expect to see Valerie Bertinelli, Bryan Cranston, Ted Danson, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Goldie Hawn, Vicki Lawrence, Jane Leeves, Jay Leno, Wendie Malick, Joel McHale, Jean Smart, Mary Steenburgen, and more.
White—an Emmy, Grammy, and SAG Award winner— died in her sleep on December 31 in Los Angeles at the age of 99. She was just weeks away from celebrating her 100th birthday on January 17.
The actress and animal lover is most famously known for her portrayal of Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls for 7 seasons and later in The Golden Palace, a short-lived spin-off series.
She also famously appeared on the small screen in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hot In Cleveland, Mama’s Family, and in films The Proposal, Toy Story 4, and The Lorax.
A repeat of Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl will be available the following day via Peacock.
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remains popular for the hilarious — and sometimes inappropriate — hijinks of four single, aging women who share a home in Miami. But while the on-camera chemistry between Rose Nylund (Betty White), Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) still charms viewers, the mood was decidedly different behind the scenes.The latest episode of “The Originals,” a podcast hosted by entertainment journalist Andrew Goldman and produced in partnership with Los Angeles Magazine [LINK TK], includes an April 2021 interview with the sitcom’s casting director Joel Thurm, who recounts how the leading ladies, especially Arthur, really felt about White — who died this past New Year’s Eve, weeks before her 100th birthday.“Literally Bea Arthur, who I cast in something else later on, just said, ‘Oh, she’s a f – – king c – – t,’ using that word,” Thurm says on the podcast.
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Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl, a tribute special to the actor and icon who in her home at the age of 99 on December 31, 2021. On January 17, 2022, Betty White would have her 100th birthday. White is best known for playing Rose Nylund in the sitcom , which ran from 1985 to 1992, but she reached superstar status for her comedic performances in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Betty White Show, The Love Boat, Mama's Family, The Golden Palace, Ladies Man, That '70s Show, Boston Legal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Hot in Cleveland.
Betty White certainly believed in love, especially when it came to animals. So it’s appropriate the theme song from one of her most memorable roles will be performed on her upcoming TV tribute by Cher, the songstress behind “I Believe In Love.”
Cher, 75, joins the list of many celebrities to honor the great late Betty White and she did it in her own unique way. The iconic singer gave her rendition of “Thank You For Being A Friend” from Golden Girls, the show which Betty starred as Rose in for seven years. To make the tribute even more special, the “In His Kiss” singer performed the number on the Golden Girls sound stage.
Cher is honouring Betty White.
Wilson Chapman editorPresident Joe Biden will be one of many guests for the upcoming primetime special “Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl,” NBC announced Thursday.The special, a tribute to the iconic comedic actress Betty White, will feature a taped tribute from Biden commemorating the late White, who passed away last December. NBC also announced several other stars who will appear in the special, including: Drew Barrymore, Valerie Bertinelli, Cher, Bryan Cranston, Ted Danson, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Goldie Hawn, Vicki Lawrence, Jane Leeves, Jay Leno, Anthony Mackie, Wendie Malick, Joel McHale, Tracy Morgan, Jean Smart and Mary Steenburgen.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorA viral fundraising effort to honor the legacy of Betty White — a lifelong animal lover and outspoken advocate for animal welfare — encouraging donations to benefit shelters and rescue operations has raised $12.7 million on Facebook and Instagram, according to parent company Meta.On Jan. 17, which would have been White’s 100th birthday, Meta said that #BettyWhiteChallenge fundraisers on its platforms had raised nearly $900,000 from 26,000 people.On Friday, according to Meta, more than 390,000 people have donated to fundraisers on Facebook and Instagram for the #BettyWhiteChallenge, raising $12.7 million for animal shelters and rescues.
Though she’s no longer with us, Betty White isn’t done warming our hearts. The late legend appeared in a touching video shared posthumously on social media, in which she sweetly urged fans to “stick around.”
Full of gratitude. Betty White was preparing for her 100th birthday in the days before she died, and she did so by recording a special message for her fans.
Betty White isn’t done warming our hearts. The late legend appeared in a touching video shared posthumously on social media, in which she sweetly urged fans to «stick around.»In the post's caption, White's assistant explained that the video was meant to be shared for her 100th birthday, Jan. 17.
Valerie Bertinelli is revealing her favourite thing about Betty White. ET‘s Nischelle Turner spoke to the actress about her late “Hot in Cleveland” co-star and how she’ll be remembered. White died on New Year’s Eve after suffering a stroke six days prior. She was 99.