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decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors awards to "allow the
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in 1998, was rescinded in 2018, following a sexual assault conviction. The vast majority have been bestowed on individuals. On twelve occasions since 1985, awards have been presented to duos or groups, including three married couples who were actors:
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2354:"Kennedy Center Honors 2017: How to Watch Online and on TV, Start Time and Pre-Show"
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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
3206:"Oprah Winfrey Among Five Recipients of 2010 Kennedy Center Honors"
3010:"Kennedy Center Honors: Al Pacino, Eagles, James Taylor & More"
2780:"Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt Among 2019 Kennedy Center Honorees"
2583:"President Obama Will Be Late to Kennedy Center Honors Performance"
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Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
2798:"Kennedy Center rescinds Bill Cosby's Honors and Twain awards"
2723:"Bill Cosby's Kennedy Center Honors, Mark Twain Prize Revoked"
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2299:"Stephen Colbert Will Host 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors"
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3187:"The Kennedy Center Honors: This Year's Bid for Glamour"
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2701:"History of the Kennedy Center Honors: Past Honorees"
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3242:"Mel Brooks: 'I'm An EGOT; I Don't Need Any More'"
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3056:"Announcing the 43rd Kennedy Center Honorees"
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4471:Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
27:Annual American honor in the performing arts
2989:"Kennedy Center Postpones Honors to Eagles"
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2537:"Kennedy Center Honors: dazzling surprises"
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3265:"Glenn Frey, Eagles guitarist, dies at 67"
3204:Trescott, Jacqueline (September 7, 2010).
2558:"Performers Receive Kennedy Center Awards"
2478:(Interview). Interviewed by Jennifer Frey.
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3713:Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
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379:and could not attend in 1989; First Lady
2511:Gamarekian, Barbara (December 3, 1979).
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3806:The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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2535:Silvassy, Kathleen (December 4, 1989).
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216:created the Kennedy Center Honors with
179:for their lifetime of contributions to
85:Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center
4487:Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017
4074:and the New York Philharmonic in Japan
2130:National Endowments for the Humanities
4273:Cirque Du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience
4161:Cinderella, National Ballet of Canada
4157:Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man
2824:. The Associated Press. June 30, 2021
2470:Chermayeff, Ivan (December 7, 2008).
2128:, citing Trump's proposal to end the
511:giving a speech to the 2021 honorees
344:On Sunday, there is an early-evening
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3760:A Celebration of the Performing Arts
3746:A Celebration of the Performing Arts
3738:Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
3167:Molotsky, Irvin (December 7, 1987).
2297:McGlone, Peggy (November 19, 2014).
2198:Andrews, Travis M. (July 18, 2024).
4512:Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
4417:Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
3263:Morton, Victor (January 18, 2016).
2888:Gans, Andrew (September 12, 2013).
2865:Gans, Andrew (September 12, 2012).
2672:McGlone, Peggy (December 1, 2021).
2625:McGlone, Peggy (December 3, 2017).
2581:McGlone, Peggy (December 6, 2015).
2556:Pareles, John (December 25, 1994).
2150:Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
383:served as his surrogate. President
371:served as his surrogate. President
4108:Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
2911:Harris, Paul (September 4, 2014).
2316:Park, Andrea (December 27, 2016).
2214:from the original on July 18, 2024
363:did not attend in 1979 during the
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2987:Clark, Cindy (November 4, 2015).
2644:Harris, Paul (December 9, 2019).
2607:. August 19, 2017. Archived from
2566:. Fort Lauderdale. Archived from
2259:Crews, Chip (December 27, 2005).
2233:Harris, Paul (December 7, 2014).
4081:Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
3008:Hipes, Patrick (June 23, 2016).
2937:Viagas, Robert (July 15, 2015).
2721:Holloway, Daniel (May 8, 2018).
2393:Washington, District of Columbia
4606:American performing arts awards
4543:Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic
4263:'s 60th Anniversary Celebration
3977:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3969:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3961:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3953:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3945:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3937:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3929:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3921:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3913:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
3905:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
205:, and one entertainment venue.
4341:: The 25th Anniversary Special
3897:Late Show with David Letterman
3889:Late Show with David Letterman
3870:Late Show with David Letterman
3862:Late Show with David Letterman
3854:Late Show with David Letterman
3830:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3822:Late Show with David Letterman
3077:Gans, Andrew (July 21, 2021).
2778:Gans, Andrew (July 18, 2019).
2750:Gans, Andrew (July 25, 2018).
350:President of the United States
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4596:Christmas television specials
4140:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
4062:and the New York Philharmonic
3613:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
3605:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
3129:Ulaby, Neda (July 21, 2022).
3103:Ulaby, Neda (July 21, 2022).
2084:later became a 2010 Honoree.
1798:Hamilton: An American Musical
1275:Kennedy Center honorees 2009
455:2005 Kennedy Center Honorees
264:hosted from 1981 to 2002 and
4367:America: A Tribute to Heroes
4052:An Evening with Fred Astaire
3753:Motown Returns to the Apollo
3291:Held, Amy (August 5, 2017).
2318:"Kennedy Center Honors 2016"
4591:Culture of Washington, D.C.
4581:Lifetime achievement awards
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2415:"The Kennedy Center Honors"
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4359:Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion
4315:Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
3545:The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
3537:The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
2492:. Mrs. O. December 4, 2011
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3719:Baryshnikov on Broadway
3366:Kennedy Center Honorees
333:, presided over by the
225:American Film Institute
4586:Lists of award winners
4251:: Ol' Red Hair is Back
4099:Chrysler Presents the
3782:The Tracey Ullman Show
3673:The Carol Burnett Show
3665:The Carol Burnett Show
3657:The Julie Andrews Hour
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4410:: An American Classic
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2570:on December 10, 2015.
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4283:: The First 90 Years
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3699:Van Dyke and Company
3649:The Dick Cavett Show
3635:The David Frost Show
3629:The Flip Wilson Show
3621:The David Frost Show
3565:The Garry Moore Show
3552:The Fabulous Fifties
3515:The Ed Sullivan Show
3270:The Washington Times
3230:. November 13, 2012.
2900:on October 21, 2013.
2877:on November 9, 2012.
2611:on November 3, 2018.
2360:. December 26, 2017.
2261:"The Honors, Take 2"
2113:" by country singer
2010:Francis Ford Coppola
1234:Shirley Temple Black
293:hosted in 2019, and
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3814:Saturday Night Live
3798:63rd Academy Awards
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3581:The Danny Kaye Show
3475:The Alan Young Show
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1815:Andy Blankenbuehler
1759:Carmen de Lavallade
1438:Andrew Lloyd Webber
1302:Mikhail Baryshnikov
991:Alexander Schneider
703:Andy Blankenbuehler
656:and (posthumously)
636:and (posthumously)
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3985:The Colbert Report
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3838:Dennis Miller Live
3731:Night of 100 Stars
3491:Your Show of Shows
3483:Your Show of Shows
3191:The New York Times
3173:The New York Times
3058:. January 13, 2021
3015:Deadline Hollywood
2518:The New York Times
2490:"A Vision in Blue"
2170:"About the Honors"
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3150:"About Doris"
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2138:Melania Trump
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2112:
2108:
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2099:
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2093:
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2074:Irving Berlin
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2047:
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2035:
2031:
2027:
2023:
2019:
2015:
2014:Grateful Dead
2011:
2007:
2005:
2001:
2000:Queen Latifah
1997:
1993:
1992:Renée Fleming
1989:
1988:Billy Crystal
1985:
1982:
1978:
1974:
1970:
1966:
1962:
1958:
1957:Gladys Knight
1954:
1950:
1946:
1944:
1943:Joni Mitchell
1940:
1936:
1932:
1928:
1924:
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1921:Dick Van Dyke
1918:
1914:
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1906:
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1901:
1897:
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1884:Gladys Knight
1881:
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1853:
1849:
1848:
1847:Sesame Street
1843:
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1834:Ralph Johnson
1831:
1830:Verdine White
1827:
1826:Philip Bailey
1823:
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1800:
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1793:Wayne Shorter
1790:
1789:Reba McEntire
1786:
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1775:Lionel Richie
1772:
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1610:Sonny Rollins
1607:
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1599:
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1592:Oprah Winfrey
1589:
1585:
1584:Bill T. Jones
1581:
1577:
1576:Merle Haggard
1573:
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1568:
1564:
1563:
1562:Sesame Street
1558:
1554:
1550:
1546:
1541:
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1506:Roger Daltrey
1503:
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1465:
1461:
1460:Leon Fleisher
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1390:Warren Beatty
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1372:Carol Burnett
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895:Arthur Miller
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869:Frank Sinatra
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847:Benny Goodman
844:
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839:George Abbott
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602:Roger Daltrey
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4497:: Equanimity
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4408:Tony Bennett
4406:
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4385:: At Liberty
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4351:2001–present
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4249:Bette Midler
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4127:Imogene Coca
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2134:for the Arts
2126:Donald Trump
2119:
2100:
2096:Barack Obama
2086:
2079:
2071:
2065:
2058:
2051:
2034:Bonnie Raitt
1977:Adam Clayton
1939:Bette Midler
1927:Justino Díaz
1913:Garth Brooks
1905:Debbie Allen
1845:
1796:
1785:Philip Glass
1753:James Taylor
1715:Cicely Tyson
1703:George Lucas
1648:Robert Plant
1636:Led Zeppelin
1614:Meryl Streep
1602:Neil Diamond
1598:Barbara Cook
1580:Jerry Herman
1560:
1521:Grace Bumbry
1517:Dave Brubeck
1486:George Jones
1476:Brian Wilson
1464:Steve Martin
1446:Dolly Parton
1424:Julie Harris
1416:Tony Bennett
1380:Mike Nichols
1376:Loretta Lynn
1354:Chita Rivera
1350:James Levine
1332:Quincy Jones
1285:Grace Bumbry
1281:Dave Brubeck
1249:Sean Connery
1245:Victor Borge
1230:André Previn
1178:Benny Carter
1174:Edward Albee
1138:Morton Gould
1130:Kirk Douglas
1072:Gregory Peck
1060:Adolph Green
1056:Betty Comden
1046:Billy Wilder
1038:Risë Stevens
983:George Burns
951:Antony Tudor
931:Lucille Ball
843:Lillian Gish
799:James Cagney
748:Fred Astaire
728:
713:
711:
688:
686:
674:Adam Clayton
622:Led Zeppelin
618:Robert Plant
586:Adolph Green
582:Betty Comden
534:
521:Bette Midler
513:Justino Díaz
497:Barack Obama
493:Led Zeppelin
473:Tony Bennett
457:Julie Harris
442:
431:
411:Donald Trump
408:
400:Barack Obama
397:
385:Bill Clinton
381:Barbara Bush
361:Jimmy Carter
358:
343:
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321:
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299:
243:
238:
222:
212:
172:
170:
165:Lynne Cheney
149:Dolly Parton
81:Presented by
62:through the
29:
4184:Jack Lemmon
4131:Carl Reiner
3418:Awards for
3297:The Two-way
3276:January 18,
3062:January 16,
2706:December 5,
2685:December 5,
2122:Norman Lear
2018:Mickey Hart
1931:Berry Gordy
1898:at far left
1838:Sally Field
1807:Thomas Kail
1771:Norman Lear
1711:Seiji Ozawa
1707:Rita Moreno
1699:Carole King
1693:Lily Tomlin
1569:at far left
1567:Mike Pompeo
1557:Sally Field
1494:Twyla Tharp
1442:Zubin Mehta
1432:Tina Turner
1394:Ossie Davis
1368:James Brown
1328:Van Cliburn
1306:Chuck Berry
1222:John Kander
1186:Jack Lemmon
1182:Johnny Cash
1146:Pete Seeger
1116:Georg Solti
1102:Paul Taylor
1086:Paul Newman
1076:Robert Shaw
1013:Mary Martin
979:Alvin Ailey
961:Bette Davis
939:Hume Cronyn
935:Ray Charles
909:Irene Dunne
899:Isaac Stern
825:Helen Hayes
817:Count Basie
774:Henry Fonda
699:Thomas Kail
590:John Kander
558:Ossie Davis
550:Paul Newman
542:Hume Cronyn
525:Berry Gordy
465:Tina Turner
346:White House
282:Glenn Weiss
270:Glenn Close
218:Nick Vanoff
188:Opera House
161:Dick Cheney
153:Zubin Mehta
55:Awarded for
4565:Categories
4149:Bill Cosby
4123:Sid Caesar
3507:Disneyland
2180:October 4,
2157:References
2107:Glenn Frey
2088:Mel Brooks
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