BET Networks has announced that comedian-actor Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year’s BET Awards, which will broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8pm ET on BET. The BET Awards recognizes the achievements of artists, entertainers and athletes in 20 categories.
“When we asked folks who should host this year’s BET Awards online, in the streets, among other celebs and throughout social media, one name came back to us loud and clear: Kevin Hart,” said Stephen Hill, BET’s president of music programming and specials. “He is blue flame right now and we are looking forward to working with him on the show,” stated Hill.
Hart is currently touring the nation on his Laugh at My Pain tour. He is the number one comedian on Ticketmaster and in February 2011, Hart sold out the Nokia Theater two nights in a row to break a record previously set by Eddie Murphy. This summer, Hart will film lead roles in two new movies, Screen Gem’s Think Like A Man, the comedy is based on Steve Harvey’s bestselling 2009 book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man and the Nick Stoller comedy Five Year Engagement with producer Judd Apatow and Universal.
