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"THE VIEW'S" JOY BEHAR AND ELISABETH HASSELBECK GUEST STAR AS THEMSELVES IN AN UPCOMING EPISODE OF ABC'S "UGLY BETTY"

Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, hosts of the Emmy Award-winning show "The View," moonlight from daytime into primetime when they guest star as themselves on an upcoming episode of "Ugly Betty." When newly crowned media "it" boy, Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius), is invited to appear on "The View" to talk about his stewardship of Mode magazine, little does he know he's about to become the "hot topic." The episode, entitled "Curveball," will air THURSDAY, MAY 21 on the ABC Television Network.

"Ugly Betty" stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc and Judith Light as Claire Meade.

Executive producers are Silvio Horta ("Urban Legend"), Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Salma Hayek, Jose Tamez, Richard Heus, Ben Silverman, Teri Weinberg, Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally. Co-executive producers are Sheila Lawrence, Victor Nelli Jr., Henry Alonso Myers, Bill Wrubel and Chris Black.

"Ugly Betty," a production of ABC Studios, airs Thursdays from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, on the ABC Television Network.