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April 26, 2007 - Sarah Silverman will host MTV Movie Awards |
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She's fulfilling a lifelong dream, jokes Sarah
Silverman, host of this year's MTV Movie Awards.
"Ever since I was a little girl, before it even
started in 1980 — MTV — I said, `Someday, I want
there to be an all-music channel that gives out
awards for movies. And I want to host that show,'"
the 36-year-old actress-comedian said in an
interview with The Associated Press. |
The show will air live June 3 from the Gibson
Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
How is Silverman preparing for her new gig?
"I'm getting ready," she said. "I'm exercising every
day and I do 10 push-ups, I do eight sit-ups and
then I rinse off. ... I want to go just a little bit
too far." |
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"I'm training for this the way what's-her-face
trained for `T2,'" said Silverman, referring to Linda
Hamilton in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
Silverman has her own Comedy Central series, "The Sarah
Silverman Program." She also starred in a feature
film-length version of her one-woman show, "Sarah Silverman:
Jesus Is Magic."
Despite her experience in front of an audience, it's
"starting to sink in" that the 16th annual ceremony will be
live for the first time, she said.
"I mean, I'm not a big swearer or anything, but I still seem
to say things that you can't say on basic cable, so ...
we're gonna have to have, like, a plan," she said.
MTV President Christina Norman praised Silverman's
irreverence and "no holds barred sarcasm."
Mark Burnett, whose series include "Survivor" and "The
Apprentice," is the executive producer of this year's
ceremony. MTV is owned by Viacom Inc. |
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