Carol Burnett to be saluted for Lifetime Achievement at 2016 SAG Awards
buzzz worthy. . .
LOS ANGELES - Carol Burnett -
comedic trailblazer, actor, singer, dancer, producer and author - has
been named the 52nd recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Burnett will be presented the performers union's top accolade at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®,which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT).
Given annually to an actor who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting
profession," the SAG Life Achievement Award will join Burnett's
exceptional catalog of preeminent industry and public honors, which
includes multiple Emmys®, a special Tony®, the Presidential Medal of
Freedom and both a Kennedy Center Honor and its Mark Twain Prize for
Humor.
In
making today's announcement, SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard said,
"Carol Burnett is a creative dynamo and a comedic genius. She embodies
the generosity and courage that the greatest actors use in creating
enduring and memorable characters. From her heartbreakingly hilarious
Starlet O'Hara to the adorably inept Eunice and alarmingly funny Miss
Hannigan, Carol has delighted and inspired millions of viewers and
thousands of comedic actors. She took risks as a performer and through
her courage, encouraged fellow actors to try new things and always,
always reach for the sky. Her innate love of actors led to the creation
of an ensemble cast that made The Carol Burnett Show a masterpiece of
variety programming."
