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Red Nose Day combats child poverty (Photos)

WTOP Staff

May 21, 2015, 1:27 PM

Singer Nicole Scherzinger attends the Empire State Building lighting in honor of NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Singer Nicole Scherzinger attends the Empire State Building lighting in honor of NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Sawyer Fredericks attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Sawyer Fredericks attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Alysia Reiner attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Alysia Reiner attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Stephen Merchant attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Stephen Merchant attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Jill Kargman attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Jill Kargman attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Cheryl Burke attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Cheryl Burke attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Jay Pharoah attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Jay Pharoah attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Kellan Lutz attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Kellan Lutz attends NBC’s Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
This undated photo provided by NBC shows Sienna Miller posing for a photo for “Red Nose Day.” Britain’s famed Red Nose Day charity event will make its U.S. debut with a NBC special on Thursday, May 21, 2015 (8-11 p.m. ET), benefiting anti-poverty groups. NBC said Wednesday, March 18, 2015, that money raised by the three-hour “Red Nose Day” broadcast will be used to help children and their families in need worldwide. (AP Photo/Comic Relief/NBC, Giles Park)
AP Photo/Comic Relief/NBC, Giles Park
This April 2, 2015 photo released by NBC shows actor David Duchovny wearing a red clown nose to promote Red Nose Day, in Pasedena, Calif. NBC said Wednesday, May 20, that Duchovny, Jane Krakowski and Seth Meyers will each host an hour of Thursday’s three-hour special. The fundraiser for children living in poverty is the first U.S. version of Britain’s “Red Nose Day” event that has raised more than $1 billion in three decades. (Christopher Polk/NBC via AP)
Christopher Polk/NBC via AP
This undated photo provided by NBC shows Christina Aguilera posing for a photo for “Red Nose Day.” Britain’s famed Red Nose Day charity event will make its U.S. debut with a NBC special on Thursday, May 21, 2015 (8-11 p.m. ET), benefiting anti-poverty groups. NBC said Wednesday, March 18, 2015, that money raised by the three-hour “Red Nose Day” broadcast will be used to help children and their families in need worldwide. (AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton)
AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton
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Singer Nicole Scherzinger attends the Empire State Building lighting in honor of NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Sawyer Fredericks attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Alysia Reiner attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Stephen Merchant attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Jill Kargman attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Cheryl Burke attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Jay Pharoah attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Kellan Lutz attends NBC's Red Nose Day entertainment charity event at The Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

WASHINGTON — The runup to NBC’s “Red Nose Day” special, an adaptation of a British institution, saw celebrities and everyday people across the region and the country donning the clown-like costume piece on May 21.

The fundraiser for children in poverty in the U.S. and worldwide airs on NBC from 8 to 11 p.m.

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