Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest Live JLGB Youth-Led Interview
Hilarious and inspiring interview with Hollywood legends Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest, with questions from young people from across the UK. Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest reconnect with their family history on JLGB Virtual! The 100th JLGB Virtual episode marks a remarkable family reunion after 125 years, with special significance for both the star guests and JLGB!
Guest, best known for cult-classic mockumentaries This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, has the formal title of Lord Haden-Guest and is the great-grandson of Colonel Albert Goldsmid MVO who founded JLGB in 1895!
This exciting reunion event helps mark JLGB’s 125th anniversary, with celebrations that began in 2020 being carried on into 2021 following disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Although JLGB’s 125th anniversary plans have changed radically due to the pandemic, the charity has adapted in fine style.
As well as announcing HRH the Prince of Wales as its new Patron in September, JLGB Virtual has been shortlisted for the upcoming Children and Young People Now Awards for its innovative, digital adaptations to support young people and families during the pandemic.
JLGB Virtual’s series of online events and interviews have been running for over 45 weeks, since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 23rd 2020, with support from the iwill Fund and Genesis Philanthropy Group.
Actress, author and activist Jamie Lee Curtis, together with her husband, the director, actor and screenwriter Christopher Guest appeared on JLGB Virtual for the 100th episode of the youth-led online interview series on Thursday 4th Feb 2020.
The couple who recently marked 36 years of marriage together, reflected on their fascinating lives and careers and share words of hope and advice to inspire the JLGB’s young leaders on to the next 125 years.
You can tune in and see all 100 episodes of JLGB Virtual, featuring guests from across the worlds of politics, charity and entertainment, including Craig David, Phil Rosenthal, Jeff Garlin, Tracey-Ann Oberman, Rachel Riley, Judge Rob Rinder and Bob Saget at:
www.jlgb.org/virtual
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