President Donald Trump, serving as chairman of the Kennedy Center , announced this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients on Wednesday morning. The nominees are British actor Michael Crawford, disco legend Gloria Gaynor, rock band KISS, action-film star Sylvester Stallone, and country music icon George Strait. The honorees will be celebrated in a special ceremony in December that will be televised on CBS television, hosted by President Trump.

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Michael Crawford is celebrated for his unforgettable performance as the Phantom in “The Phantom of the Opera,” which earned him international acclaim and a Tony Award. He is a West End and Broadway legend whose career spans decades of stage and screen. "I think he's one of the greatest talents I've ever seen," Trump said in

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