I'm absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Tony Awards, both times I've worked on Broadway have been amongst the happiest times of my professional life. I consider it to be a huge honor to be asked to host such an incredible night. It's going to be fun; I can't wait to dust off my tap shoes!

James Corden

James Kimberley Corden, OBE is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and television host. On 8 September 2014, Corden was chosen to succeed Craig Ferguson as the host of the The Late Late Show on CBS after Ferguson's decade-long tenure on the show ended in December 2014. His biggest early success was as co-creator, co-writer and star of the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was also featured on the No.1 single "Shout" along with British grime artist Dizzee Rascal an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010. In 2011 he attracted international attention as the lead in the comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred from the National Theatre to the West End and then to Broadway, and was also cinecast worldwide via National Theatre Live. For his performance in the Broadway run of the play, Corden won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

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