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Mariah Carey, Jeff Bridges & David Spade among celebs attending Spirit Awards

Sunday’s Academy Awards is not the only celebrity filled award show taking place in Los Angeles this weekend. 

Tonight, Eddie Izzard hosts the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards, airing live at 11pm/ET, 8pm/PT on the Independent Film Channel.  

The Spirit Awards honor the top independent films of the year.

The event serves as yet another great opportunity to encounter celebrities during LA’s Oscar Week.

In past years, the show has taken place in a tent on Santa Monica Beach.  This year, the party has moved to the rooftop of the parking structure at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles.

Celebrities scheduled to attend include: Mariah Carey, Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Philip Seymour Hoffman, David Spade, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Jason Bateman, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Duvall, Lenny Kravitz, Colin Farrell and many others.  

 

LA Live                                                                                     8pm/PT

800 West Olympic Blvd., Downtown LA              

(Directly across the street from Staples Center)

 

Photograph Source: TheHollywoodGossip.com

 

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Jon Rapoport has spent his career working on all sides of the media and sports industry. He began his career at ESPN in studio production at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. While there, he won an Emmy for his contribution to "SportsCenter." Following his tenure at ESPN, Jon relocated to Los Angeles, joining the staff of the “Best Damn Sports Show” on FOX Sports Net.

Upon leaving the show, Jon worked in Web site and sports radio show development/production, with Major League Baseball in media operation logistics for the World Baseball Classic and on behalf of Los Angeles’ effort to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics back to Southern California. Jon currently writes a political blog for the Los Angeles edition of Examiner.com.

Born and raised in Plymouth, Minnesota (just outside of Minneapolis), Jon is an avid sports fan, particularly for his beloved Minnesota teams. Jon graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned his BA in communication and interned for ABC’s “Good Morning America” in New York City and Washington D.C. He is married and resides in Los Angeles.  

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