Category: CRF News
Kenan Thompson on “Saturday Night Live” in the age of Trump
Kenan Thompson has been a series regular on “Saturday Night Live” for over a decade now. The comedian has myriad hilarious impersonations to his name since joining the show 14 seasons ago. His most memorable impressions include those of public figures such as Rev. Al Sharpton, Charles Barkley and Steve Harvey. There have been […]
Remembering Cristian Rivera Foundation Honorary Committee Member The Late & Great Anthony Mason on what would have been his 50th Birthday
Today, December 14th, the Cristian Rivera Foundation would like to take a moment and wish our Honorary Committee Member, the Late and Great Anthony Mason a very Happy Birthday in Heaven. Anthony Mason was an amazing committee member and was so dedicated to the foundation and to our mission of never to relenting in […]
Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Member Kenan Thompson on All That, Kenan & Kel and Using Fame For a Cause — Wetpaint Exclusive
While Kenan Thompson has spent the last 13 years making us laugh on SNL, many also know him as one of the original cast members of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy classic All That. Characters like Pierre Escargot, Superdude, and Miss Piddlin made kids of all ages burst into fits of laughter, eventually leading him and […]
Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Member Louie Vega Nominated For Grammy Award 2017
Best Dance / Electronic Album – Starring…XXVIII Released February 2016 on Vega Records grammy.com/nominees Billboard “Another opportunity to impact the dancefloors of the future” i-D Magazine “A testament to Louie’s knowledge, ability and friendships in the world of music” Resident Advisor “One of dance music’s most important figures” Mixmag “Few people in this game can […]
Kenan Thompson spills on ‘SNL’s best guest hosts
Kenan Thompson — who joined “Saturday Night Live” 13 years ago — told Page Six, “The best hosts have been Tom Hanks and Dave Chappelle.” And, “It’s kind of scary to see how cool Tom Hanks is . . . He is such an icon and people-person at the same time. He gives me hope that […]
Daily News EXCLUSIVE: Father continues crusade to find cure for rare cancer that killed his son years ago with city fund-raiser
Nearly a decade ago, John Rivera turned the worst crisis a parent can face — the terminal cancer diagnosis of his young son — into a lifelong quest to help save other children’s lives.
Cristian Rivera Foundation November 2016 Newsletter
Cristian Rivera Foundation 2016 November Newsletter November is always an exciting month for The Cristian Rivera Foundation. First, there is Thanksgiving and who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? We love being able to take the time out of our busy schedules and spend time with our family and friends to reflect on the past year and express […]
Breaking CRF News: Brandon Stanton, of Humans of New York, to receive 2016 Humanitarian Award at the 8th Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation’s Celebrity Fundraising Gala
The Cristian Rivera Foundation has amazing news to share! This years’ Cristian Rivera Foundation’s Humanitarian Award recipient is Brandon Stanton. Brandon is the founder of the incredibly popular Humans of New York! Earlier this year, Brandon ran a story and a subsequent fundraising campaign to benefit Dr. Mark Souweidane. We were impressed with Brandon’s […]
Local Charity Aims To Cure Deadly Pediatric Cancer With Star Power
We love great non-for-profit work, for the eighth year in a row, New York City-based not-for-profit 501(c)(3) The Cristian Rivera Foundation is gathering celebrities, supporters and donors to raise money toward a groundbreaking clinical trial aimed at curing Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).