Wednesday, September 19 2007
Nashville - CAO premium cigars were chosen as the exclusive cigar sponsor to the HBO Emmy® Awards Luxury Lounge, hosted at The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on September 14-16. The luxury suite was host to presenters, nominees, and invited VIP guests of the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards.
The awards show was telecast live on the Fox television network from the Shrine Auditorium on September 16 and was seen by over 12 million viewers worldwide. Guests of the HBO Emmy® Awards Luxury Lounge received a CAO SopranosSM Edition Gift Pack.
Among the celebrities to receive CAO cigars were James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos"), Kevin Dillon ("Entourage"), Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos"), Jeff Garlin ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), Perrey Reeves ("Entourage"), Lorraine Bracco ("The Sopranos"), Aidan Quinn ("Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"), Jerry Ferrara ("Entourage"), and William Shatner ("Boston Legal").
Last January CAO was the exclusive cigar featured at the HBO Golden Globe Awards Luxury Lounge, and has been the cigar brand of choice for the past two People's Choice Awards along with the past two Critic's Choice Awards. £
(THE SOPRANOS and HBO are service marks for Home Box Office, Inc.)