2008 Kennedy Center Honoree Pete Townshend of The Who (L) bows to choreographer Twyla Tharp as actor Morgan Freeman (C) laughs along with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman after they received their honors at a gala dinner at the US State Department in Washington December 6, 2008. The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors awards are given for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

2008 Kennedy Center Honoree Pete Townshend of The Who (L) bows to choreographer Twyla Tharp as actor Morgan Freeman (C) laughs along with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman after they received their honors at a gala dinner at the US State Department in Washington December 6, 2008. The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors awards are given for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.

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  1. Actor Morgan Freeman poses at the Los Angeles premiere of director Clint Eastwood's film "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, California, in this December 3, 2009 file photo. Freeman received a Golden Globe Award nomination as best drama actor for his role in the film as nominations were announced December 15, 2009 in Beverly Hills.
  2. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: (L-R) Actors Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood attend the Museum of The Moving Image salutes Clint Eastwood at the Paris Theatre on December 1, 2009 in New York City.
  3. Actor Morgan Freeman arrives for the 2009 Governors Awards at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2009. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is presenting the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman, and cinematographer Gordon Willis at the inaugural Governors Awards event.

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  6. Actor Morgan Freeman shows his Golden Icon Award at Zurich's Film Festival October 3, 2009.
  7. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, looks on during a taped interview with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, at a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  8. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, smiles during a taped interview with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, at a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  9. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, shares a laugh with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  10. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed by RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  11. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, shares a laugh with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed in a television studio by RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio to tape an interview, in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009. Man in background at center is unidentified.
  13. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Charlie Pignone, president of Sinatra enterprises, director Twyla Tharp, Pat Mitchell, president of The Payley Center, singer Frank Sinatra, Jr. and photographer William Friedkin attend Unseen Sinatra: Carnegie Hall, 1980 at The Paley Center for Media on November 3, 2009 in New York City.

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