PATRICIA ARQUETTE, BOBBY CANNAVALE, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, HUGH JACKMAN, KATHRYN JOOSTEN, PHIL KEOGHAN, RAY LIOTTA AND JEFF PROBST ARE SET TO PRESENT ON THE 57TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS Hosted By Ellen DeGeneres, Broadcast Live on Sund

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LOS ANGELES, September 15, 2005 – Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman, Kathryn Joosten, Phil Keoghan, Ray Liotta and Jeff Probst have been set to present on 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 18 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.  

They join previously announced presenters Alan Alda, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Halle Berry, the Blue Man Group, Zach Braff, Jon Cryer, Geena Davis, Patrick Dempsey, Portia De Rossi, the cast of "Desperate Housewives," Charles S. Dutton, the cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond," Craig Ferguson, Matthew Fox, Lauren Graham, Adrian Grenier, Alyson Hannigan, Mariska Hargitay, Hugh Laurie, Jason Lee, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jesse L. Martin, Debra Messing, Conan O'Brien, Chris O'Donnell, William Petersen, Ellen Pompeo, Kyra Sedgwick, Charlie Sheen, Jimmy Smits, James Spader, Jon Stewart, Kiefer Sutherland, Quentin Tarantino and Sela Ward.
 
Patricia Arquette is nominated for her first Emmy Award for the series "Medium." She earned a CableAce Award for the television movie "Wildflower."  Her feature film credits include "Holes," "Human Nature," "True Romance," "Bringing Out the Dead" and "Stigmata."  She continues to film "12 Year Movie a.k.a. Boyhood" in which the life of a boy is filmed from the first grade through his high school graduation.
 
Bobby Cannavale won this year's Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance on the series "Will & Grace."  He also recently guest starred on the drama series "Six Feet Under."  His feature film credits include "The Station Agent," "The Night Listener," "Romance & Cigarettes," "Happy Endings," "Shall We Dance," "Haven," "Washington Heights" and "3 AM."
 
Whoopi Goldberg is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for "Whoopi:  Back to Broadway -- The 20th Anniversary." She was previously nominated for Emmy Awards for "The 68th Annual Academy Awards," "Comic Relief VII," "The 66th Annual Academy Awards" and "A Different World."  She won the Academy Award for her performance in "Ghost" and earned an additional nomination for her role in "The Color Purple." Her additional film credits include "Rat Race," "Girl Interrupted," "Sister Act" and "Sister Act 2."

Neil Patrick Harris stars in the new Network comedy series "How I Met Your Mother." He will also be seen in the upcoming television movie "The Christmas Blessing," also on the Network. His television credits include the series "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "Stark Raving Mad," the mini-series "Joan of Arc" and the television movie "The Wedding Dress," both on the Network. He recently portrayed himself in the feature film "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," and his other feature film credits include "Undercover Brother," "Starship Troopers," "The Proposition" and "Clara's Heart," for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was recently seen on stage in the musical "Tick, Tick... Boom Boom."
 

Hugh Jackman is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for "The 58th Annual Tony Awards," on the Network. He received a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in "The Boy From Oz." His feature film credits include "Kate and Leopold," for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and "X-Men," "Someone Like You," "Swordfish," "X-Men 2" and "Van Helsing." His numerous theater credits include the concert production of "Carousel" at Carnegie Hall, "Oklahoma!" at Britain's National Theatre, "Sunset Boulevard" and "Beauty and the Beast."

 

Kathryn Joosten won this year's Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for "Desperate Housewives." Her other television credits include the series "The West Wing" and "Joan of Arcadia," on the Network. She has guest starred in over 35 primetime shows and has appeared in numerous feature films including the recent comedy "Wedding Crashers."
 

Phil Keoghan hosts the two-time Emmy Award-winning series "The Amazing Race" on the Network. Previously, he was co-creator and co-producer on the Travel Channel series "Phil Keoghan's Adventure Crazy." His additional television credits include "Keoghan's Heroes," "Go for It," "Fox After Breakfast," "The 1998 Film Festival Awards" and the special "Surprise, Surprise," also on the Network. Keoghan also executive produced and hosted the series "No Opportunity Wasted."
 

Ray Liotta won this year's Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for "ER." He was nominated for a SAG Award for the television movie "The Rat Pack." His feature film credits include "Something Wild," for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, and "Hannibal," "Blow," "Heartbreakers," "John Q," "Rumor of Angels," "Goodfellas" and "Field of Dreams."
 

Jeff Probst hosts the reality series "Survivor" on the Network, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program in 2001. He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Favorite Reality Host in 2003. He previously served as host of VH1's "Rock and Roll Jeopardy," and was also the voice of Raycliff in the animated television show "Filmore." He made his feature film debut in "Finder's Fee," which won the award for Best Picture and earned him a directing award at Seattle International Film Festival.
 
For complete, up-to-date information regarding all presenters confirmed to participate in this year's ceremony, please click here:
Celebrity Presenter Confirmations release index

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The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards is being produced by Ken Ehrlich Productions and is presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer; Michael B. Seligman and Renato Basile are the producers; Danette Herman is the coordinating producer and executive in charge of talent.  Bruce Gowers will direct. 

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Award, the Television Academy publishes Emmy® Magazine.

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