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**Dom Brown**

***Duran Duran Lead Guitarist & Co-Writer***
***2023 Performer & Headliner on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve w/Ryan Seacrest***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Duran Duran are icons of British music. Continuing to perform to huge concert audiences around the world since the band first formed in 1980, their career has seen more than 100 million record sales worldwide. 21 UK Top 20 tunes and 18 American hit singles, six Platinum-selling records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And, in 2022, an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, truly cementing the multi-GRAMMY, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello winners as one of the most successful and influential bands of all time.

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**Eric Adams**

***Mayor of NYC***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
**He is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the 110th** **mayor** **of New York City since January 1, 2022.**

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Eric B.

Hip Hop Legend

Event: I 2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC

Rapper, producer and DJ for the golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim Eric B. & Rakim's album Paid in Full was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, and the duo were nominated in 2011 for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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**Gerard Butler**

***Actor***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Gerard Butler is a Scottish born Award Winning Actor known for his roles in Blockbuster Films such as 300, Law Abiding Citizen, The Ugly Truth, Olympus Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen, London Has Fallen and much more… You can now see him on Netflix starring in “Last Seen Alive” and Coming to Theatres on January 13, 2023 “Plane”

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**JVKE**

***Electro-Pop Artist***
***2023 Performer on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve w/Ryan Seacrest***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
**JVKE is a Singer-songwriter, producer, and social media personality. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, he started creating TikTok videos for his songs, one of which, "Upside Down", went viral in 2021.**
**His debut album, *This Is What Feels Like (Vol. 1–4)* (2022), peaked at number 56 on the US** *Billboard* 200, while the song "Golden Hour" entered several worldwide charts.

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**Papoose**

***Hip Hop Artist & Reality TV Star***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
**Papoose & Remy Ma were invited to join the** **Universal Hip Hop Museum** **“Live” on ABC’s Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, hosted by** **Ryan Seacrest** as they announce their plans for the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Concerts taking place in NYC 2023, alongside founder Rocky Bucano, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright & Hip Hop Legend Eric B.
**Papoose is well known for his freestyles and prolific mixtape output. He was recently rated as the world’s Top 25 Emcees of ALL-TIME by Boom Bap Nation.**
**Papoose & wife Remy Ma are a well respected power couple in the Hip Hop industry, in which you can also see them on the Hit VH-1 Series Love & Hip Hop New York**

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**Porscha Coleman**

***Actress***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Porscha Coleman is an American actress, singer, dancer, and TV host She can currently be seen in “Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me” starring Jamie Foxx on Netflix “Clapback” & “Miracle before Christmas”, both on the BET Network & “Maneater” on Amazon Prime
She is best known for her recurring television role as Erica Willis on The Parkers, Rachel in the Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect, and on MTV's improvisation show Wild 'n Out. In 2014, she appeared as a guest star on the new HBO show, Silicon Valley and in 2015, she guest starred on Switched at Birth, alongside Lea Thompson.

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**Remy Ma**

***Hip Hop Artist & Reality TV Star***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
**Papoose & Remy Ma were invited to join the** **Universal Hip Hop Museum** **“Live” on ABC’s Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, hosted by** **Ryan Seacrest** as they announce their plans for the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Concerts taking place in NYC 2023, alongside founder Rocky Bucano, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright & Hip Hop Legend Eric B.
**Remy Ma was Discovered by Big Pun, she came to prominence for her work as a member of Fat Joe's group, Terror Squad;**
**Remy Ma & husband Papoose are a well respected power couple in the Hip Hop industry, in which you can also see them on the Hit VH-1 Series Love & Hip Hop New York**

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**Dr. Shango Blake**

***The Hip Hop Principal***
**Event:** I **2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve** l 12.31.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Dr. Shango A. Blake-CEO of TRU SK Consultants, LLC is a much sought after speaker about issues in urban education; from pioneering unique collaborations between students, teachers, parents, and the community towards creating and sustaining a vibrant academic atmosphere, to his successful tenure as a New York City Principal, he has proven to be a true renaissance educator. As a Principal, Dr. Blake saw a profound need to institute drastic and creative changes to improve his school’s failing health. Dr. Blake initiated a bold and daring self-created project to integrate a conceptualized Hip Hop based educational program.

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**Alessandra Belloni**

***Artistic Director, Founder, and Lead Performer of music, theater, and dance ensemble I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA***
**Event:** **I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA** **Fundraising Benefit Honoring Legendary Actor Armand Assante, Italian Actress Eleonora Pieroni & Restauranteur Jesus Puerto** l 12.3.2022
Location: Local 92 Restaurant, NYC
Alessandra Belloni is the Artistic Director, Founder and Lead Performer of "I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA", an Italian Music, Theatre and Dance Ensemble who is Artists-in-Residence at the Cathedral of St.John the Divine in New York City. She is also the designer of a line of signature series Italian tambourines made by Remo. She is the only woman in the U.S. and in Italy who specializes in traditional Southern Italian folk dances and percussion combined with singing that she learned in Southern Italy. Click on Website to Read Full Bio

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**Armand Assante**

***Emmy & Golden Globe Award Winning Actor***
**Event:** **I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA** **Fundraising Benefit Honoring Legendary Actor Armand Assante, Italian Actress Eleonora Pieroni & Restauranteur Jesus Puerto** l 12.3.2022
Location: Local 92 Restaurant, NYC
**He is best known for his roles as mobster** **John Gotti** **in the 1996** **HBO** **television film** **Gotti**, **Nietzsche** in **When Nietzsche Wept** **and** **Mickey Spillane**'s **Mike Hammer** **in 1982's** **I, the Jury**.

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**Domenico Vacca**

***World Renowned Italian Luxury Clothing Designer***
**Event:** **I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA** **Fundraising Benefit Honoring Legendary Actor Armand Assante, Italian Actress Eleonora Pieroni & Restauranteur Jesus Puerto** l 12.3.2022
Location: Local 92 Restaurant, NYC
Domenico Vacca’s loyal customers include music’s biggest stars such as Kanye West, Usher, 50 Cent, L.A. Reid, Sean P. Diddy Combs, and Yoko Ono; A-list actors, Ashton Kutcher, Denzel Washington, Christopher Plummer, Dustin Hoffman, Jodie Foster, John Malkovich, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Melanie Griffith, Nicolette Sheridan, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger, Alan Alda, Vincent Gallo, Jack Black, Michael Imperioli, Glenn Close, Jeremy Piven, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Antonio Banderas and Scarlett Johansson; athletes Lebron James, Scottie Pippen and Steve Smith; New York City’s Fortune 500 and VIPs Ronald Perelman, Ronald Lauder, Gustavo Cisneros, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Pepe Fanjul, Giuseppe Cipriani, Ivana Trump and Anne Bass along with designers Valentino and Tommy Hilfiger.

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**Eleonora Pieroni**

***Italian Actress, TV Host & International Model***
**Event:** **I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA** **Fundraising Benefit Honoring Legendary Actor Armand Assante, Italian Actress Eleonora Pieroni & Restauranteur Jesus Puerto** l 12.3.2022
Location: Local 92 Restaurant, NYC
Model Eleonora is a former Miss World finalist and Miss Mare Blue Italia. Eleonora has been featured in advertising campaigns for major fashion brands in Italy and U.S. published in International media including Vanity Fair, La Sposa, Vogue America. She is model for brands such as Brunello Cucinelli, Domenico Vacca, Cruciani, Roberto Cavalli, Impero Couture, Ferragamo, Ermanno Scervino, Lacoste, La Martina, Graziella Jewelry and for beauty brands like Wella, Cotril, Lòreal and others. Elle works for a lot of Bridal brands as: Pronovias, Elisabetta Polignano, Cristiano Lucci, Antonio Riva, Nicole, Ashley & Justin bride, Yumi Katsura - Couture and others in Europe and New York as well.

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**Jesus Puerto**

***Restaurateur & Owner of Soul de Cuba Cafe***
**Event:** **I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA** **Fundraising Benefit Honoring Legendary Actor Armand Assante, Italian Actress Eleonora Pieroni & Restauranteur Jesus Puerto** l 12.3.2022
Location: Local 92 Restaurant, NYC
**Click on Website for full Bio!**

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**David Foster**

***16 X Grammy Winning Musician, Composer, Arranger & Record producer***
**Event: 2022 Christmas in Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony** l 11.30.2022
Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC
**David & wife Katharine McPhee performed an array of Holiday Favorites from their new Album “Christmas Songs” to the Rockefeller Center crowd & to Millions around the world Live on NBC.**

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**Erik Pauze**

***The Man Behind the Selection of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree for the past 3 Decades***
**Event: 2022 Christmas in Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony** l 11.30.2022
Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC
Head gardener for Rockefeller Center and veritable Santa Claus of Christmas trees. Each year for the past three decades, Pauze has been instrumental in the scouting, nurturing, and transporting of the Norway Spruce that transforms into the **Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree**.

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**Neil Lebowitz**

***The Lebowitz family of Glens Falls has donated an 82-foot Norway spruce that will be used as the Christmas tree at famed Rockefeller Center in Manhattan this holiday 2022.***
**Event: 2022 Christmas in Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony** l 11.30.2022
Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC
**The tree is 50 feet wide, weighs 14 tons and is believed to be about 85 to 90 years old,**

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**Taryn Delanie Smith**

***Miss New York 2022***
**Event: 2022 Christmas in Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony** l 11.30.2022
Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC
**Taryn will be competing for the crown of Miss America, representing the great state of NY.**
“For six years, I have worked to promote within communities volunteerism, donation and the support of local shelters and the variety of programs they provide. This, paired with continued advocacy for compassionate legislation, as well as increased federal funding for rental assistance, and homelessness grants are necessary actions to change the way we address housing insecurity in America.”

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**Dylan Dreyer**

***TV Meteorologist for NBC News***
Event: 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade l 11.24.2022
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Dylan is also an anchor on Today's 3rd Hour. Dreyer frequently appears on Today on weekdays as a weather correspondent and as a fill-in for Al Roker and Carson Daly. She also appears on The Weather Channel and on NBC Nightly News.

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**Jimmy Fallon**

***Comedian, Television Host, Actor, and Writer.***
Event: 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade l 11.24.2022
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Jimmy is known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of the late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which he began hosting after Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ended.

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**Chuck Chillout**

***Hip Hop Legend***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
**DJ/Music Producer & presently can be heard on WBLS & LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Radio.**

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Eric B.

Hip Hop Legend

Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC

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**Grandmaster Flash**

***Hip Hop Legend***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
**Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and member of the Furious 5.** He is he one of the originators of the musical genre called Hip-Hop and a worldwide musical cultural phenomenon, but his pioneering use of the turntables make him the first DJ to play the turntables as a musical instrument thus helping to elevate the status of the DJ to a masterful, artistic position. He was scientifically inventing and demonstrating such methods and concepts he collectively called “The Quick Mix Theory” which encompassed the innovative technique of “Cutting”, eventually laying the foundations for what became known as “Scratching”, “Transforming” and the first to use his fingertips for vinyl techniques. date.

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**Pete Nice**

***Hip Hop Legend***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
**Known as “The Prime Minister” member of the group 3rd Bass & Co-Curator of The Universal Hip-Hop Museum**

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**Rocky Bucano**

***Founder of The Universal Hip Hop Museum***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
Rocky Bucano is Executive Director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Inc a 501(c)(3) tax exempt cultural arts and educational institution dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Hip Hop Culture.

Rocky is also a licensed insurance broker specializing in Medicare health plans.

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**Roxanne Shante**

***Hip Hop Legend***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
One of the 1st Ladies of Hip Hop now Host of “Have A Nice Day” on LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells Radio. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects of Queens, New York City, Shante first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and was part of the Juice Crew. The 2017 film, Roxanne Roxanne, is a dramatization of Shante's life.

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**Shawn LG Thomas**

***Founding Member of the Universal Hip Hop Museum***
Event: Press Conference to announce the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in NYC, 2023 l 11.14.2022
Location: City Hall, NYC
**Music Producer & Host of the Black Spin (Sirius XM)**

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**Anthony F. Giordano**

***VP of The Columbus Citizens Foundation***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
The Columbus Citizens Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City committed to fostering an appreciation of Italian-American heritage and achievement. The Foundation, through a broad range of philanthropic and cultural activities, provides opportunities for advancement to deserving Italian-American students through various scholarship and grant programs. The Foundation organizes New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade, which has celebrated Italian-American heritage on New York's Fifth Avenue since 1929.

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**Eleonora Pieroni**

***Italian Actress, TV Host & International Model***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
Model Eleonora is a former Miss World finalist and Miss Mare Blue Italia. Eleonora has been featured in advertising campaigns for major fashion brands in Italy and U.S. published in International media including Vanity Fair, La Sposa, Vogue America. She is model for brands such as Brunello Cucinelli, Domenico Vacca, Cruciani, Roberto Cavalli, Impero Couture, Ferragamo, Ermanno Scervino, Lacoste, La Martina, Graziella Jewelry and for beauty brands like Wella, Cotril, Lòreal and others. Elle works for a lot of Bridal brands as: Pronovias, Elisabetta Polignano, Cristiano Lucci, Antonio Riva, Nicole, Ashley & Justin bride, Yumi Katsura - Couture and others in Europe and New York as well.

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**Eric Adams**

***Mayor of NYC***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
**He is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the 110th** **mayor** **of New York City since January 1, 2022.**

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**Giada Valenti**

***Italian Singer & Special Guest ABC*** ***Co-Host of the 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
She is most known for her stunning music special “From Venice With Love,” which aired nationally on PBS television. The airings of her PBS special made it possible for her to do concerts in Performing Arts Centers and Theaters all around the country. In November 2017, she debuted as a headliner in Las Vegas with a concert at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. In October 2018, she made her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where she returned by popular demand in 2019.

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**Joe Piscopo**

***Actor, Comedian, Radio Talk Show Host, Former SNL Cast Member & Co-Host of the 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
Television, film, theater, night club- they are all arenas in which Mr. Joe Piscopo has won the acclaim and affection of millions. For decades, Joe has proven to be one of show business’ brightest lights. After a career as a disc jockey and dinner-theater performer, Joe turned to comedy. He was chosen to join a newly formed ensemble charged with one of the most difficult tasks in TV history- replacing the original cast of Saturday Night Live.

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**Lee Zeldin**

***2022 NY State Republican Candidate for Governor***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
Lee Michael Zeldin is an American attorney, politician, and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A Republican, he has represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015.

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**Louis Tallarini**

***Former President of The Columbus Citizens Foundation***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
The Columbus Citizens Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City committed to fostering an appreciation of Italian-American heritage and achievement. The Foundation, through a broad range of philanthropic and cultural activities, provides opportunities for advancement to deserving Italian-American students through various scholarship and grant programs. The Foundation organizes New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade, which has celebrated Italian-American heritage on New York's Fifth Avenue since 1929.

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**Marian Pardo**

***Chair of the Columbus Citizens Foundation***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
The Columbus Citizens Foundation is a non-profit organization in New York City committed to fostering an appreciation of Italian-American heritage and achievement. The Foundation, through a broad range of philanthropic and cultural activities, provides opportunities for advancement to deserving Italian-American students through various scholarship and grant programs. The Foundation organizes New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade, which has celebrated Italian-American heritage on New York's Fifth Avenue since 1929.

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**Mure Family**

***Winner of The Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
Each episode features the holiday home transformations of four families that were selected through a nationwide search based on past elaborate Christmas light displays, choreography, and extravagant designs as they compete to deck their homes out in the ultimate show of Christmas spirit. Once a winner is chosen, the judges return to the home to congratulate the family and present the $50,000 prize.
**The Mure Family donated their FULL WINNINGS to JDRF, a non-profit for Diabetes Research**

**Rudy Giuliani**

***Former Mayor of NYC***
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989.

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**Tom Golisano**

**Founder of Paychex & The Parade Grand Marshall**
Event: 78th Annual Columbus Day Parade l 10.10.2022
Location: 5th Ave, NYC
B. Thomas Golisano is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader who has demonstrated an ongoing dedication and commitment to building innovative businesses, supporting numerous non-profit organizations, and advocating for inclusive health and several civic issues.
**Mr. Golisano is the founder of** **Paychex, Inc.**, the nation’s largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses, providing integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, benefits, human resources, and insurance services for more than 730,000 clients in the U.S. and Northern Europe.

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**Alex Birsh**

***Vice President & COO of Playbill***
Event: Curtain Up Live on Broadway l 9.30.2022 - 10.2.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Playbill is a monthly U.S. magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of Playbill are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program.

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**Charlotte St. Martin**

***President of The Broadway League***
Event: Curtain Up Live on Broadway l 9.30.2022 - 10.2.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
The Broadway League, formerly the League of American Theatres and Producers and League of New York Theatres and Producers, is the national trade association for the Broadway theatre industry based in New York, New York

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**The Naked Cowboy**

***Singer, Musician, Entertainer & Times Square Landmark***
Event: Curtain Up Live on Broadway l 9.30.2022 - 10.2.2022
Location: Times Square, NYC
Robert John Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, writer, and street performer, best known for singing regularly in New York City's Times Square. Burck is also a regular in the streets of the French Quarter during the New Orleans Mardi Gras season.

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**Ernest Lepore**

***Owner of the World Famous Ferrara Bakery & Café & San Gennaro Feast Sponsor***
Event: San Gennaro Feast Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest l 9.25.2022
Location: Little Italy, NYC
**Established in 1892 by Antonio Ferrara, claims to be America's first** **espresso** **bar. It is located in** **Little Italy**, **Manhattan**, **New York City** **and offers Italian** **delicacies. Ferrara has remained a family owned business since its inception and is operated at its original location on** **Grand Street** **by the family's fifth generation of** **bakers**.

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**Frank Gillios**

***Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest Winner***
Event: San Gennaro Feast Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest l 9.25.2022
Location: Little Italy, NYC
***Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest Winner***

**Joey Reynolds**

***Legendary Radio & Media Personality for WABC, WNBC Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and much more…***
Event: San Gennaro Feast Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest l 9.25.2022
Location: Little Italy, NYC
"A pioneer of the brash, no-holds-barred style that came to dominate morning shows on rock radio in the 1990s, Joey Reynolds began working as a deejay at small stations in 1960. In 1963 he returned to his hometown of Buffalo, New York, where he worked at WKBW, the powerhouse station whose signal reached two-thirds of North America. Mixing traditional Top 40 histrionics with rants and raves about anyone who had upset him—be it his boss or his listeners—he became a sensation and moved on to stations in Cleveland and Detroit. After jumping around to Hartford, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York City, he landed in Miami in the late 1980s, working on both radio and television and later hosting a nationally syndicated, all-night radio talk show."

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Karen King

Owner of the World Famous Alleva Dairy & Cha' Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest Sponsor

Event: San Gennaro Feast Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest l 9.25.2022
Location: Little Italy, NYC

Established in 1892, Alleva is the oldest cheese store in America and continues to serve its community by making the finest quality ricotta and mozzarella. Alleva's origins are Benevento, Italy from where the owner, Pina Alleva, immigrated. Robert Alleva, Irma's nephew, ran the store until 2014 when their cousin John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia took over the reigns. Cha Cha was affectionately known as the unofficial mayor of Little Italy. Sadly, Cha Cha passed on in 2015 leaving his wife, Karen King, to carry on the tradition of Alleva Dairy.

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**Victor Colicchio**

***Actor, Screenwriter , Singer/Songwriter & Musician***
Event: San Gennaro Feast Cha Cha’s 6th Annual Meatball Eating Contest l 9.25.2022
Location: Little Italy, NYC
**Honorary Host of Cha Cha’s Meatball Eating Contest. Victor is famously known for his roles in the Goodfellas, Inside Man, The Brave One, The Sopranos, The BlacKkKlansman & much more..**

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**Ferrara Bakery**

***Ernest Lapore & Adeline Lapore-Sessa (Owner’s & Event Sponsor)***
**Event: San Gennaro Feast 24th Annual Cannoli Eating Contest l 9.16.2022**
**Location: Little Italy, NYC**
**Established in 1892 by Antonio Ferrara, claims to be America's first** **espresso** **bar. It is located in** **Little Italy**, **Manhattan**, **New York City** **and offers Italian** **delicacies. Ferrara has remained a family owned business since its inception and is operated at its original location on** **Grand Street** **by the family's fifth generation of** **bakers**.

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Gennaro Pastore

Hollywood Actor % Event Co-Host

Event: San Gennaro Feast 24th Annual Cannoli Eating Contest l 9.16.2022

Location: Little Italy, NYC

Garry has amassed well over 100 roles as actor over a 38 year span. He was born in NYC and he began his acting career at the early age of eighteen. His first foray into acting was a High School production of West Side Story and his first film credit was Prizzi's Honor, alongside veteran actor, Jack Nicholson in 1985. Garry has most recently starred alongside Jeremy Piven in the newly released comedy (2021), Last Call.

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