Raiders’ Mark Davis kicks in $25K for Las Vegas entertainers
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Shania Twain is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Wayne Newton is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Brian Newman and his wife, Angie Pontani, are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Deanna Martin is the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
The Australian Bee Gees are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Chris Cicchino is shown with Justin Sargent (inset) during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Ruby Lewis, Chris Ciccino, Daniel Emmet and Mac King, clockwise from upper left, are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Travis Cloer is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
"Bar Rescue" star Jon Taffer is shown with Mark Shunock (inset) at the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Clint Holmes performs during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Mark Shunock (inset) talks with Joey Fatone, who is in Florida, during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Frank Marino performs during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Piff the Magic Dragon and his showgirl sidekick Jade Simone are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Vinny "Vin A." Adinolfi is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Longtime Strip headliner Terry Fator is shown with figures Walter T. Airdale and Julius during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Mark Shunock (inset) talks with Trump impersonator John Di Domenico during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Las Vegas comic impressionist Gordie Brown is shown in his "Celebrities In Quarantine" video, played during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (@GordieBrownVegas Instagram)
De Ann Letourneau of Las Vegas Philharmonic is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Earl Turner is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Singer Lisa Marie Smith appears during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Singer Olivia Newton-John appears during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Mark Shunock (inset) talks with Golden Knights analyst Gary Lawless during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Colin Cahill and MaKenzie Fly are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Las Vegas impressionist John Di Domenico portrays Donald Trump during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Carrot Top is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Skye Dee Miles is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
The Moonshiners are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Daniel Park is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Debbie Gibson is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Hans Klok is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Bob Torti and DeeLee Lively-Torti are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Human Nature is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Michael Shapiro of Reckless in Vegas is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Chris Phillips of Zowie Bowie is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
The Black Donnelys are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Dan Ellis and Michelle Johnson are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Kristen Mosca is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Anne Martinez is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Carnell 'Golden Pipes" Johnson is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Bryan Chan and his daughter, Mia, are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Kenny Davidsen is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Enoch Augustus Scott is shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Murray Sawchuck and Dani Elizabeth are shown during the Mondays Dark Live Stream Telethon on Monday, April 27, 2020. (Mondays Dark via YouTube)
Updated April 28, 2020 - 10:19 am
The Mondays Dark livestream telethon opened with some “Monday Night Football” flair, thanks to the Las Vegas Raiders and team owner Mark Davis. The owner of the city’s new NFL team fired a $25,000 completion to The Actors Fund to open the event, which helped support sidelined Vegas entertainers.
“Every little bit helps,” Davis said in a video clip. “Vegas strong, baby!”
The Raiders’ donation caught host Mark Shunock off guard. It also launched a night in which more than $120,000 was raised for members of the Las Vegas entertainment community.
Following Davis’ message, Shunock pulled on a Las Vegas Raiders cap.
“Mr. Davis, thank you so much on behalf of the Monday Dark family and The Actors Fund for that incredible gift,” the Mondays Dark founder said, his voice wavering. “It means the world to our tiny family. I know that everybody from The Actors Fund is jumping up and down and clapping incredibly loud in whatever room they are watching.”
In partnering with the 138-year-old charity, more than 50 performers, including legend Wayne Newton and superstar headliner Shania Twain, took part in the 6½-hour event. Go to the actorsfund.org for information about how to donate and receive support from The Actors Fund. Mondays Dark is at mondaysdark.com.
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