First is country music star actor and producer George Strait.

Great.

Over an extraordinary four-decade career, George has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, amassed 60 number one hits, wow,

and produced 33 platinum certified albums more than any other living American. That is amazing.

He's believed by millions of people to just be as good as you can get. And he's beloved by

hundreds of millions of people all over the world. He's really something. And they call him

the king of country. And we know him very well. George Strait. Second is actor, singer, philanthropist, and star of the Broadway stage.

One of my favorite talents, I think he's one of the greatest talents I've ever actually

seen.

I've always said, and just so we don't get in trouble, I'll say among, but among the greatest artists

in the world are the Broadway, London actors back and forth. That's all they want to do is they want

to do Broadway and they want to do London. They want to do eight shows a week, including

matinee on Wednesday. And if you said make a movie, they can't even think about it. If you say go on

television, they don't want it. All they want to do is be on the stage, the live stage, and

it's amazing. But I've always said that the most talented people. And this man may be the most

of all. Michael Crawford is being honored. Next, we look forward to honoring three-time Oscar nominee Golden Globe Award winner,

an action movie icon, and a friend of mine.

He's a very unique man.

He's somebody that doesn't do these things.

I said, I wonder if he'll accept, because some people don't really want to be honored.

They don't care.

But he was very honored to be honored, I will tell you.

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