The most chaotic Zoom call of 2005 raised millions for Katrina survivors.
A one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005, at 8 pm ET/CT live.
Production
Simulcast across networks—unprecedented media coordination.
Acting
Celebrities visibly uncomfortable with reading tragedy scripts.
Matt Lauer
Self - Host
Jennifer Aniston
Self - Presenter
Jack Black
Self - Presenter
Don Cheadle
Self - Presenter
Claire Danes
Self - Presenter
Cameron Diaz
Self - Presenter
Leonardo DiCaprio
Self - Presenter
Richard Gere
Self - Presenter
John Goodman
Self - Presenter
Marcia Gay Harden
Self - Presenter
Eriq La Salle
Self - Presenter
Mike Myers
Self - Presenter
Jack Nicholson
Self - Presenter
Julia Roberts
Self - Presenter
Chris Rock
Self - Presenter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired exactly two weeks after Katrina hit, when the Superdome horror was still unfolding—making it one of the fastest-turned-around benefit events in TV history.
The 'Shelter from the Storm' title was repurposed from a Dylan song, though Dylan himself didn't perform—the rights negotiation alone probably ate half the production budget.
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