Kidman, Hudson, Brosnan, Mendes to appear as presenters on “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute”

Actresses Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Eva Mendes will join Neil Patrick Harries, Pierce Brosnan, Dwayne Johnson, Randy Jackson, Greg Kinnear, George Lopez and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as presenters on “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” on November 26 at 9 p.m.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper will host the gala. Carrie Underwood, Maxwell and Leona Lewis will perform at the event which will be held at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

The Top 10 CNN Heroes honorees will each receive $25,000. The show concludes with the announcement of the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year, who will receive an additional $100,000.

The online voting has already ended November 19. Read my previous post: Vote Efren Penaflorida for CNN Hero of the Year.

Our very own Efren Penaflorida is among the nominees that is up for this honor. This is CNN’s description of his work:

“Efren Peñaflorida gives Filipino youth an alternative to gang membership through education. His Dynamic Teen Company’s 10,000 members have taught basic reading and writing to 1,500 kids living in the slums.” Read the full story here.