ACTOR AND COMEDIAN ADAM DEVINE TO HOST 2017 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS
PREMIERES LIVE ON MONDAY MAY 8 FROM12.00PM, ONLY ON MTV - SKY CHANNEL 015
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MTV has announced that comedian, film and TV star Adam Devine will host young Hollywood’s party of the year at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards LIVE from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California broadcasting live on MTV on May 8 at 12.00pm.
“I’m so excited to host the ‘MTV Movie & TV Awards,’” said Adam Devine. “I have dreamed about it since I was a teenager. It was usually a dry dream, but I would
be remiss if I didn’t admit that sometimes it was wet.”
Adam Devine is quickly becoming one of the most sought after young comedians and actors in the comedy world. Devine is
best known as a co-creator, writer, and star of the hit Comedy Central show “Workaholics,” which recently wrapped it’s
seventh and final season. Devine starred opposite Zac Efron in the recent hit, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and can next be seen in Magic Camp where he will be playing Andy, a camp counselor who returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career.
Additionally, Devine will be seen alongside Alexandra Daddario in Netflix’s “When We First Met,” which will be released
in 2017. Devine has headlined sold-out comedy shows all over the nation. Devine acts, writes and produces all of Mail
Order Comedy’s material, including Workaholics. Coming up Devine will be seen in Mail Order Comedy’s new project “Game
Over, Man!,” which is set to release end of 2017 on Netflix.
For her second consecutive year, Casey Patterson will serve as Executive Producer with MTV’s Garrett English for the
“2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards.” Melanie Block is Executive in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut serves as Co-Executive Producer and
Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Amani Duncan is Executive in Charge of Music Talent.
Official sponsors of the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards include Always®, Diamond Producers Association™, Taco Bell®,
Toyota C-HR and truth®
2017 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS AIR LIVE ON MONDAY MAY 8FROM 12.00PM, ONLY ON MTV - SKY CHANNEL 015!
About MTV:
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of nearly 785 million households, MTV is the
cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for
young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling,
music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. Outside of the United States, MTV is part of Viacom
International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of
programming and content across all platforms.
About Casey Patterson Entertainment:
Casey Patterson Entertainment is a full service production company producing premium content, live events, and
talent-driven series and specials with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Casey Patterson is an Emmy®-nominated,
critically-acclaimed executive producer who has created an array of groundbreaking programming during her 20-year tenure
at Viacom. Patterson's current projects include the breakout hit-series "Lip Sync Battle." the highest-rated series in
Spike history, "Rock the Troops" with Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions, Nickelodeon’s “Lip Sync Battle:
Shorties,” the revamped “2016 MTV Movie Awards,” "Guys Choice," Spike's "One Night Only," and "The TV Land Awards."
Additional credits include such high-profile events as "The Concert for New York City," "The Concert of the Century at
the White House," "Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special" "The Comedy Awards." "Between Two Ferns - A Fairy Tale
of New York," "The Video Game Awards," "SCREAM Awards." "GQ Men of the Year Awards," VH1’s “Vogue Fashion Awards," VH1’s
“Divas Live," FOX's "Billboard Music Awards," and NBC's "Concert for America.”