| ARLINGTON, Va. – Actress Nora Zehetner and comedians Tom Arnold and Dax Shepard will soon embark a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region. The trio will meet with service members and sign autographs. Arnold and Shepard will also perform their stand-up comedy routines during the visit.
Best known for her role as Eden McCain on NBC’s “Heroes,” Zehetner has been acting since she was 18. Her recent credits include films such as “Brick,” “Conversations with Other Women” and “50 Pills.”
Most recently serving as co-host of Fox Sports Net’s “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” Tom Arnold has long been a staple of the movie and television industry. His most recent credits include roles in “Happy Endings” and “Pride.” Past movie credits include “True Lies,” “Nine Months,” and “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.”
After starring as Ashton Kucher’s sidekick in MTV’s television hit “Punk’d,” Dax Shepard has gone on to the big screen, starring in “Employee of the month,” “Idiocracy” and “Without A Paddle.” In addition, he will star in “Let’s Go to Prison.”
This tour continues the USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tradition of bringing celebrities to troops stationed far from home. Entertainers who recently participated in USO tours include Five For Fighting, Gary Sinise, Jo Dee Messina, Wilmer Valderrama, Darryl Worley, Drowning Pool, David Alan Grier and Shinedown.
USO tours are sponsored by AT&T, Inc., the official telecommunications sponsor of USO entertainment tours.
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About the USO: For more than 66 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems North America, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, DRS Technologies, Inc., Military Channel, S & K Sales Co., TriWest Healthcare Alliance and The Walt Disney Company. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at www.uso.org.
Armed Forces Entertainment is the lead Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas, with priority given to those in contingency operations and at remote and isolated locations. The Department of the Air Force is the executive agent of Armed Forces Entertainment.
Founded in 1951, Armed Forces Entertainment brings a touch of home to more than 500,000 troops annually, embracing the best of Americana that stretches across all genres of entertainment. Visit www.armedforcesentertainment.com for more information.
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