Celebrity Presenters Announced for ‘CNN Heroes’

CNN has announced a list of celebrity attendees for its third “CNN Heroes” gala at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles.

Carrie Underwood and Leona Lewis are set to perform and presenters include Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Neil Patrick Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Eva Mendes and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

CNN tells us “Heroes” voting has topped 2 million votes so far, which is already double the total from last year. This year’s Top 10 was chosen from over 9,000 nominations.

The special will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and will air on Thanksgiving night.

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