The Evening Before  1st Annual Evening Before the Emmys Saturday night, September 15, 2007, was a night filled with big names from the small screen as television’s best and brightest gathered tonight under the stars at Century Park to celebrate the “Evening Before” the 59th annual Emmy Awards and raise money for the Motion Picture & Television Fund.  The evening raised approximately $2 million for the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Among the 100+ celebrities who attended were Kiefer Sutherland, Ellen Pompeo, Ryan Seacrest, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ginnifer Goodwin, Mariska Hargitay, Mark Wahlberg, William Shatner, America Ferrera, Milo Ventimiglia, Sally Field, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Neil Patrick Harris, Debra Messing, B.J. Novak, Glenn Close, Anna Paquin, Jon Stewart, Jason Segal, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kristen Bell, Lorne Michaels, Emily VanCamp, Brad Grey, Josh Duhamel, Hugh Laurie, Zack Quinto, Denis Leary, Allyson Hannigan and Minnie Driver. Presenting sponsors of the “Evening Before” were Anheuser-Busch, PEOPLE, J.P. Morgan, Reed Business Information, Target and The Variety Group. “This was a relaxed and fun night where everyone was a winner and the spirit of the party was one of community celebration, not only the Emmy nominations but the idea of giving back to take care of those less fortunate in the entertainment community,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation and CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG.  “The Fund has been taking care of the entertainment industry for 86 years; tonight is about helping the Fund continue to be a safety net for countless entertainment industry professionals and their families.”