Los Angeles: June 30, 2012: The David Lynch Foundation hosted its first annual “Night of Comedy” to honor legendary manager and producer (and 30-year meditator) George Shapiro. Proceeds went to support TM programs for at-risk youth, veterans with PTSD, and women and girls who have been victims of violence and abuse. Headliners included Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Russell Brand, Garry Shandling and Sarah Silverman. Over 500 people attended. Thanks to all who participated and attended! Here is a quick edit of a fun 15-minute highlight reel from that very blissful evening. – Bob Roth, executive director, David Lynch Foundation.
Related coverage: Blue Carpet Interviews before the David Lynch Foundation Fundraiser Honoring George Shapiro | Chicago Tribune: A standup hero: Comedians fete Shapiro | Los Angeles Times Ministry of Gossip reports on the David Lynch Foundation’s Night of Comedy honoring George Shapiro | VIEW EVENT PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK
Watch this great interview of George Shapiro posted on Emmy TV Legends in the Archive of American Television. He shares great stories of comics he represented, including Andy Kaufman and Jerry Seinfeld. http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/george-shapiro
Tags: Andy Kaufman, at-risk youth, blue carpet, Bob Roth, Celebrities, celebrity meditators, David Lynch, David Lynch Foundation, entertainment, female victims of violence and abuse, fundraiser, Garry Shandling, George Shapiro, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, meditation, PTSD, Russell Brand, Sarah Silverman, TM, Transcendental Meditation, Veterans with PTSD
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July 12, 2012 at 11:13 am |
[…] Find out more about the event in these articles: Los Angeles Times Ministry of Gossip reports on the David Lynch Foundation’s Night of Comedy honoring George Shapiro and Chicago Tribune: A standup hero: Comedians fete Shapiro. Additional reports are listed there. See Highlights of David Lynch Foundation honoring legendary manager and producer George Shapiro at first…. […]
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July 12, 2012 at 11:16 am |
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July 12, 2012 at 11:16 am |
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July 22, 2012 at 5:50 pm |
At-risk populations suffer from epidemic levels of chronic stress and stress-related disorders—fueling violence, crime, soaring health costs, and compromising the effectiveness of education, health, rehabilitation, and vocational programs now in place. The David Lynch Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, was established in 2005 to fund the implementation of scientifically proven stress-reducing modalities including Transcendental Meditation, for at-risk populations such as underserved inner-city students; veterans with PTSD and their families; American Indians suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and high suicide rates; homeless men participating in reentry programs striving to overcome addictions; and incarcerated juveniles and adults. The Foundation also funds university and medical school research to assess the effects of the program on academic performance, ADHD and other learning disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, cardiovascular disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and diabetes. The effectiveness of the Foundation’s programs have been researched at leading medical schools, including Harvard Medical School, Stanford Medical School, and Yale Medical School, and have received the endorsement of and support from private foundations and government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, General Motors Foundation, the Chrysler Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, the American Indian Education Association, Indian Health Services, many school districts, and state departments of corrections.
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October 20, 2013 at 7:51 pm |
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January 1, 2014 at 6:05 am |
[…] George Shapiro, Jerry’s manager and fellow meditator, had written into Jerry’s contract that he was to not do interviews or be disturbed during lunch hours, when he would go to his trailer during the taping of the Seinfeld show. Now we know why. What we didn’t know was that he was only doing it once a day, at that time. And look what he accomplished! […]
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