Biden to honor Springsteen, Mindy Kahling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus trends now

Biden to honor Springsteen, Mindy Kahling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus trends now
Biden to honor Springsteen, Mindy Kahling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus trends now

Biden to honor Springsteen, Mindy Kahling and Julia Louis-Dreyfus trends now

President Joe Biden will honor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bruce Springsteen, Mindy Kaling, and other artists and authors at the White House on Tuesday in a star-studded ceremony.

Biden, along with first lady Jill Biden, will present the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the 2021 National Medals of Art - the nation's highest honor for artists - in the East Room, per a White House official.

In total, 24 artists, authors and humanitarians will be recognized. The first couple has ties to many of the famous names being honored and several of the bold-faced names helped their 2020 presidential campaign.

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is being honored by President Joe Biden - she is one of his long time supporters and (above) her and her son actor Charlie Hall attended the Bidens' first state dinner in December

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is being honored by President Joe Biden - she is one of his long time supporters and (above) her and her son actor Charlie Hall attended the Bidens' first state dinner in December

Biden is particularly close to VEEP star Louis-Dreyfus, who formed a warm friendship with him after she stared in the HBO comedy about an ambitious vice president. The two performed in a skit together for the White House Correspondents Association dinner in May 2014.

She also revealed Biden called her after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2017.  She discussed that moment during the August 2020 Democratic National Convention. 

'A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and I was absolutely terrified,' she said 'One of the first people who called me was Joe. His real warmth and kindness on that call, man, I got to say, it made me cry.'

She was also a guest at the Bidens' first state dinner in December of last year, where she brought her son Charlie with her. 

Springsteen performed at Biden's inauguration in January 2021, singing Land of Hope and Dreams on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It was the same song Barack Obama walked off the stage to on Jan. 10, 2017, when he gave his farewell address to the nation.

And, during the 2020 presidential campaign, Springsteen narrated an ad for Biden based on the president's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 

'This place stays with him,' the rock star said. 'These streets are a part of him. This is more than where he’s from; it’s who he’s for.'

Bruce Springsteen performed at Joe Biden inauguration in January 2021

Bruce Springsteen performed at Joe Biden inauguration in January 2021

Actress Mindy Kahling was a big supporter and fundraiser for Joe Biden

Actress Mindy Kahling was a big supporter and fundraiser for Joe Biden 

Kaling was a huge supporter of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. She even made a YouTube video of her and Harris making masala dosas (stuffed crepes) together.

The Indian-American actress was a big fundraiser for their ticket. 

Biden is honoring singer Gladys Knight after she received a Kennedy Center Honor in December. She sat with the president in his box at the ceremony and was honored with a reception at the White House.

Designer Vera Wang made Jill Biden's formal gown for Biden's second inaugural ball as vice president.

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