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Craig Robinson to Host the 2019 Clio Entertainment Awards

CRAIG ROBINSON TO HOST THE

2019 CLIO ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

Winners in Film, Television, Live Entertainment, Home Entertainment and Gaming to be Revealed at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21

NEW YORK—(October15, 2019)— Clio Entertainment, the original and definitive international awards program celebrating creativity in marketing the entertainment business, today announced comedian, actor and musician Craig Robinson will host its 2019 awards ceremony on November 21 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will bring together leading entertainment industry creatives to celebrate the year’s Grand Clio Entertainment winners in film, television, live entertainment, home entertainment and gaming.

 “We always have the most enthusiastic crowd at The Clio Entertainment Awards, so we knew we had to find a host that could set the tone for a really fun and celebratory evening,” said Clio president, Nicole Purcell. “Craig is so funny and multitalented, he’s the perfect person to hand out the awards this year.”

Robinson is best known for his portrayal of Daryl Philban in NBC’s “The Office” but has also starred in movies like Knocked Up, This is the End, Hot Tub Time Machine, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Morris from America, Tragedy Girls, Dolemite is My Name, Timmy Failure and Mona Lisa and the Bood Moon. He also starred in his very own sitcom, “Mr. Robinson” on NBC, as well as “Ghosted” on FOX.   

For more information about the Clio Entertainment Awards or to purchase tickets to the event, visit www.clios.com/entertainment.

About The Clio Awards

The Clio Awards is the premier international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today honors the work and talent at the forefront of the advertising, sports, fashion, music, entertainment, and health care industries. Clio recognizes the world’s most innovative work annually at Clio Sports in May, the Clio Awards in September, which includes Clio Music; at the Clio Entertainment Awards in November; and online with Clio Fashion & Beauty and Clio Health.  Noting the diverse and ever-changing creative landscape, Clio acquired and revamped global ad database Ads of the World and re-launched its content platform musebycl.io in 2018, to celebrate creativity 365 days a year.

 

About Clio Entertainment

Clio Entertainment, formerly The Clio Key Art Awards, is the original and definitive awards program celebrating creativity in the entertainment business. It honors an evolving industry that regularly pushes boundaries, permeates pop culture and establishes a new precedent for entertainment marketing around the globe. Established in 1971 by The Hollywood Reporter, the awards program became a Clio property in 2015 and continually evolves alongside the industry to recognize excellence in marketing, communications and emerging media across film, TV, live entertainment, home entertainment and gaming.   

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