Will Arnett, Zooey Deschanel, Ashton Kutcher, Julianna Margulies, Amy Poehler, Sofia Vergara to Present at 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards

This first group presenters includes four stars nominated for Primetime Emmys this year. More presenters to be announced soon.

September 6, 2011

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – Primetime Emmy® Award nominees Will Arnett, Julianna Margulies, Amy Poehler and Sofia Vergara, along with Zooey Deschanel and Ashton Kutcher, are the first group of presenters announced for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. The telecast will air live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18, (8:00 PM EDT live / 5:00 PM PDT live) on FOX.

WILL ARNETT — Nominee for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (30 Rock)

ZOOEY DESCHANEL — Star of the upcoming FOX series New Girl

ASHTON KUTCHER — Star of the CBS series Two and a Half Men

JULIANNA MARGULIES — Nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (The Good Wife)

AMY POEHLER — Nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Parks and Recreation) and Outstanding Comedy Series (Parks and Recreation)

SOFIA VERGARA — Nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Modern Family)

Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the 63RD PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS will be hosted by Jane Lynch. If you plan to Tweet this story, please use the official Emmys twitter handle @PrimetimeEmmys and hashtag #Emmys

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