Hugh Jackman to Present PEOPLE Magazine's 2008 ‘Heroes Among Us'

CNN today announced celebrities who will be participating in the second annual "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," which honors ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things in their communities and beyond. Hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, the two-hour program will air globally on Friday, November 28 on CNN International.

Grammy Award-winning artists Alicia Keys and John Legend will each perform at the "CNN Heroes" gala. Celebrities slated to appear include: Cameron Diaz, Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker, Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Terrence Howard, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale and Selena Gomez. In addition, Hugh Jackman will present PEOPLE Magazine's 2008 "Heroes Among Us"; PEOPLE has partnered with CNN for this portion of the telecast.

This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes, as selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel, were unveiled last month by Anderson Cooper on CNN, and their profiles are available at www.CNN.com/Heroes. "CNN Hero of the Year" is selected by the public via voting at the CNN Heroes site.  At the Kodak Theatre gala, CNN will honor the 10 heroes and reveal the "CNN Hero of the Year", who will receive an additional $100,000. In its second year, the multiplatform initiative received nearly 4,000 submissions from 75 countries.

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