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Fil-Am actor Sean Michael Afable to co-host 47th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on December 24
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By Oliver Carnay
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Fil-Am television and movie actor Sean Michael Afable (“Akeelah and the Bee”) will be co-hosting the 47th annual Los Angeles County Celebration, a free public event that honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through spectacular music, songs and dances. The event is L.A. County’s biggest holiday show featuring more than 45 musical ensembles, choirs, and dance companies, about 1,500 performers in all, expressing the joy of the season – and it is FREE to the public.
Sean Michael Afable will be onstage between 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. He will be co-hosting with celebrities: Sheryl Lee Ralph (original Broadway cast of Dreamgirls, To Sleep with Anger) - onstage from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.; Sandra Tsing Loh (“The Loh Life” on NPR, Sugar Plum Fairy on the stage) – between 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Charles Phoenix (Histo-tainer, Retro Slide Shows) from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Jsu Garcia (Nightmare on Elm Street, Traffic) from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.; and Fred Willard (For Your Consideration, Best in Show, This is Spinal Tap) between 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Special performers are two alumni from American Idol: Amanda Avila and Jon Peter Lewis (performing between 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.).
The annual multi-cultural holiday celebration takes place every December 24th from 3 to 9 pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center in downtown, Los Angeles (address is 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Grand and Temple St.). Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. The stage production is being broadcast live on KCET in high definition (a Jumbotron screen is being installed on the Music Center plaza for those waiting to get in), and an annual one-hour highlight broadcast is carried nationally on PBS.
The Holiday Celebration, which reflects the vibrant spectrum of cultures found in Southern California, is L.A. County’s yearly gift to Los Angeles. Patrons may come and go throughout the performance. Admission to Music Center is FREE as well as the Parking (under the Music Center). Those who can’t make it to the Music Center can watch the live broadcast of Holiday Celebration on KCET. For complete program, log on to www.holidaycelebration.org or call (213) 972-3099.
Sean Michael Afable is one of Fil-Ams’ fast rising star in Hollywood. In March 2007, he takes center stage at the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, as he is nominated for Best Supporting Actor category for his role in “Akeelah and the Bee.” The event will take place in Hollywood and will be broadcast live on Fox Channel on Friday, March 2, 2007. Incidentally,it was announced last week by the National Board of Review that the movie “Akeelah and the Bee” was named as one of the ten best indie films in 2006. Sean is currently being seen in the KOHL’s Christmas tv commercial.
Sean's Television credits include Disney Channel's "That's So Raven" and "Phil of the Future", Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" and "Zoey 101", as well as CBS's "Cold Case" and NBC's "Days of Our Lives". Sean also has an impressive list of voice-over credits, which include an Animated Series for Disney. He is currently in negotiation to star as a lead in a television series and a new movie project.
Sean has recently been awarded the Young Achiever’s Award at the 18th annual Reflections Awards ceremony held at the Holiday Inn in Burbank, California.
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