The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors - Production & Contact Info

The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2019)
TV-PG
TV Special | 91 min | Biography, Music

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The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2019)

TV-PG

TV Special | 91 min | Biography, Music

Entertainers receive recognition at the annual ceremony. The honorees for 2019 are R&B collective Earth, Wind and Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, children's TV show "Sesame Street" and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

Director

Glenn Weiss

Writer

Dave Boone (written by)

Composer

Peter Calandra (segments: )

Editors

Joseph Delgado | Hector Lopez | Nathan Morgan

Production Designer

Steve Bass

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Updated Dec 15, 2019

Release date

Dec 15, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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45 cast members

Name	Known for
Earth Wind & Fire Themselves - Honorees Themselves - Honorees See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)
Sally Field Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Linda Ronstadt Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Michael Tilson Thomas Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
LL Cool J Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Teddy Abrams Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Building a Bridge (2021)
Philip Bailey Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire See fewer	Doctor Strange (2016)
Pierce Brosnan Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Mamma Mia! (2008)
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Abby Cadabby (voice) (as Leslie Carrara) Abby Cadabby (voice) (as Leslie Carrara) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Cedric The Entertainer Self - Presenter (as Cedric the Entertainer) Self - Presenter (as Cedric the Entertainer) See fewer	Barbershop (2002)
Joan Ganz Cooney Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
David Copperfield Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Ryan Dillon Elmo (voice) Elmo (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Cynthia Erivo Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Harriet (I) (2019)
Flor de Toloache Themselves - Performers Themselves - Performers See fewer	All-Americans, The (2017)
David Foster Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Inception (2010)
Tom Hanks Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Cast Away (2000)
Emmylou Harris Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Don Henley Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	In America (2002)
Eric Jacobson Bert / Grover (voice) Bert / Grover (voice) See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Ralph Johnson Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire See fewer	Precious (II) (2009)
The Jonas Brothers Themselves - Performers Themselves - Performers See fewer	Aquamarine (2006)
Kevin Kline Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
John Legend Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Peter Linz Ernie (voice) Ernie (voice) See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Lucy Liu Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Spencer Lott Additional Muppets Additional Muppets See fewer	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Audra McDonald Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
Paul McGinnis Additional Muppets Additional Muppets See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Lloyd Morrisett Jr. Self - Honoree / Sesame Workshop co-founder (as Dr. Lloyd Morrisett) Self - Honoree / Sesame Workshop co-founder (as Dr. Lloyd Morrisett) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Ne-Yo Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Battle Los Angeles (2011)
Aaron Neville Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
The New World Symphony Orchestra Themselves - Performers Themselves - Performers See fewer	Tai Chi Zero (2012)
Thomas Rhett Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	The Do-Over (2016)
David Rudman Cookie Monster (voice) Cookie Monster (voice) See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Steven Spielberg Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Schindler's List (1993)
Maura Tierney Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	ER (1994)
Lars Ulrich Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Carrie Underwood Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Soul Surfer (2011)
Matt Vogel Big Bird (voice) Big Bird (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Yuja Wang Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Verdine White Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire Self - Honoree / Earth Wind & Fire See fewer	Think Like a Man (2012)
Debra Winger Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Terms of Endearment (1983)
Trisha Yearwood Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Con Air (1997)