Ted in And Mary Steenburgen were honored by the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at 2025 Emmy.
THE Acclamations The alum, 77, and the winner of the Oscars, 72, became the first couple to receive the distinction during the awards ceremony on Sunday September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Dans The right place Costar Kristen Bell And the creator of the show, Michael Schurpresented them with the honor, calling Steenburgen “both a brilliant actress and a devoted philanthrope” and in the great “of San Diego, according to a biography that his advertisement sent since none of us knows his work as an actor”.
The duo has set aside to call in the in the dare and Steenburgen “an unstoppable force both on the screen and on the extinguished” before playing a coil of highlighting their charitable work over the years.
“”[This award] is named after a man who is very name Bob Hope Brought to people for 50 years when he traveled the world to entertain our troops, “Dance began their speech of acceptance.” We send our love to his family and our thanks. … There is no honor which would mean more for Mary and I than this one, and the fact that it was given to both of us means the world. »»
Steenburgen continued by sharing that the couple who received the price would have “meant the world” to their parents because it is a question of “living the life they have taught us to live”. She told a story about her father, a conductor, who “played by all the rules at work in addition to one. When he came across a man in his luck and hiding in a box in a box, he did not postpone them from the train. He let him go up. And even if I was a child, I understood beauty in this act of kindness. ”
Dase, for his part, shared that his father was an archaeologist who “spent most of his life unearthing and finding the remains of past cultures”. He explained that his father’s work taught him that “this life does not only concern us. Many people have come before us and that many people will come after us. This is our stewardship of what we have been given. ”
Steenburgen continued: “If it is true that life is made up of two emotions, love and fear, the world is a bit unbalanced at the moment. We don’t want to live in fear. We therefore work for organizations that distance the scale of fear and we are unleashing in the middle of love. ”
The couple concluded their speech by thanking their children and grandchildren, which they called their “best teachers” and their “beloved community”.
“Together, we have a sacred assignment to remind the world of its dreams, its failures, its laughter, its courage and especially its hope,” said Steenburgen, to which in the danson added: “We were both very blessed to spend our life just that with you. Thank you for this honor.”
The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award is awarded by the Council of Governors of television to the media industry “whose actions and actions have a lasting impact on the communities and whose philanthropic efforts illustrate Bob Hope’s Altruism and a positive impact on decades on society, ”according to a press release in July.
Danson is a long -standing environmentalist and an ocean conservation activist, while Steenburgen has collaborated with various organizations such as No Kid Hungry, Oceana and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation. The couple – who have been married since October 1995 – are also the co -founders of risk angels, a non -profit organization that provides resources to children, adolescents and families who are at risk of drug and alcohol abuse as well as LGBTQ + Franclerler allies.
“Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have long used their voices – and their hearts – to defend the causes that raise the planet and its inhabitants”, ” Cris Abregosaid the president of the television academy in a July press release. “From environmental advocacy to humanitarian relief, they lead with grace, integrity and objective. The television academy is proud to honor its extraordinary heritage of service with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. ”
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This marks the sixth time that the humanitarian price Bob Hope has been awarded since its creation in 2002. Danny Thomas In 2004, George Clooney in 2010 and Sean Penn In 2022, among others.
Apart from his philanthropic efforts, Dance is a double winner of the Emmy with trophies for the exceptional main actor in a series of comedy in 1990 and 1993 for his role as Acclamations. He received 18 EMMY nominations throughout his career, including for his performances on Damage And The right place.
As for Steenburgen, she has a previous sign of Emmy’s head for an exceptional main actress in a mini-series or a special for The attic: Anne Frank’s hiding place in 1988.
