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AT SPIKE'S GUYS CHOICE 2015
HOSTED BY TARAJI P. HENSON AND TERRENCE HOWARD
SALMA HAYEK ACCEPTS "DECADE OF HOTNESS" HONOR,
CHRIS PRATT NAMED "GUY OF THE YEAR"
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Receives Special "Hero" Award from Troops in Attendance,
Announces "ROCK THE TROOPS" Music and Entertainment Event
LL COOL J Receives G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) Award,
Brings Down the House with Epic Performance of Hits Spanning 30 Years in Entertainment
Sir Ben Kingsley, Star of Spike TV's Scripted Original Limited Series "Tut,"
Receives "Brass Balls" Honor from Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Additional Award Recipients include "Guys Choice" Co-Host Taraji P. Henson
Jake Gyllenhaal, Liam Neeson, Chelsea Handler, Hannah Davis, and More
"Guys Choice 2015" Premieres on Spike TV Thursday, June 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
New York, NY, June 17, 2015 - "Guys Choice 2015," co-hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, saw Salma Hayek and Chris Pratt taking home top honors at its June 6 taping. The Academy Award(R)-nominated Hayek accepted the "Decade of Hotness" honor with a heartfelt speech while Hollywood leading-man Pratt took home the "Guy of the Year" award with a series of hilarious and energetic thank-yous. "Guys Choice" premieres Thursday, June 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson accepted the special "Hero" tribute from the servicemen and servicewomen in the audience, who joined him on stage in a touching moment of mutual admiration. Johnson then announced that he had joined forces with Spike TV and Casey Patterson Entertainment to create the "ROCK THE TROOPS" music and entertainment event to celebrate and entertain deployed US Troops serving overseas. "ROCK THE TROOPS" will bow on Veterans Day 2016.
Jam-packed with mantastic moments, "Guys Choice" also featured "G.O.A.T." (Greatest Of All Time) award-winner LL COOL J electrifying the crowd with a performance of his most memorable hits from 30 years at the pinnacle of hip hop, the undeniable chemistry of co-hosts Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, a humbled Sir Ben Kingsley kissing his coveted "Brass Balls" trophy, and myriad appearances from A-list celebrities including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zoe Saldana, Robert De Niro, David Spade, Rachel McAdams, Mary J. Blige, and many more.
For the full run of "Guys Choice" honors, speeches, performances, and unpredictable must-watch insanity, tune in to Spike June 18th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. For the full list of "Guys Choice" honorees, see below.
Decade of Hotness
Salma Hayek
Guy of the Year
Chris Pratt
Jean Claude Gahd Damn
Taraji P. Henson
G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time)
LL COOL J
Hero
Dwayne Johnson
Guycon
Jake Gyllenhaal
Brass Balls
Sir Ben Kingsley
Our New Girlfriend
Hannah Davis
Funniest M.F.
Chelsea Handler
Biggest Ass Kicker
Liam Neeson
TBE (The Best Ever)
Floyd Mayweather
Top Fantasy Leaguer
Russell Westbrook
The official sponsors of Spike TV's "Guys Choice" include AT&T, AXE(R), Bacardi(R), Burger King(R), GEICO(R), Kia Motors, and Mountain Dew(R).
Casey Patterson, Carol Donovan and Josh Greenberg will serve as Executive Producers. Ryan Polito is Director and Tim Bruno serves as Executive in Charge for Spike.
About Spike TV:
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com.
About Casey Patterson Entertainment:
Casey Patterson Entertainment is a full service production company producing premium content, live events, and talent-driven series and specials. Patterson is a critically-acclaimed executive producer who has created an array of groundbreaking programming during her 17-year tenure at Viacom. Patterson's current projects include the breakout hit-series "Lip Sync Battle," the highest-rated series in Spike history; "Guys Choice;" Spike's "One Night Only;" "The TV Land Awards;" and "Rock the Troops" with Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions. Patterson is an Emmy(R)-nominated producer whose credits includes such high-profile events as "The Concert for New York City;" "The Concert of the Century at the White House;" "Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special;" "The Video Game Awards;" "Scream;" "GQ Men of the Year Awards;" "VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards;" "VH1 Divas Live;" "FOX's "Billboard Music Awards;" "NBC's "Concert for America;" and "CMT's "Flameworthy Awards."
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