Stevie Wonder, Common team for cancer fundraising TV special

Stevie Wonder and Common will perform together for the seventh Stand Up to Cancer telethon

LOS ANGELES -- Stevie Wonder and Common will perform together for the seventh Stand Up to Cancer telethon, with Anthony Anderson, Sofia Vergara and husband-and-wife Ken Jeong and Tran Ho as hosts. Brittany Howard also will perform on the hourlong special on Aug. 21 (8 p.m. EDT), with Matthew McConaughey, Chandra Wilson, Kate del Castillo, Jennifer Garner, MJ Rodriquez, Tony Hale, Maura Tierney, Jaime Camil and Max Greenfield among the celebrities helping to raise money for cancer research. Reese Witherspoon and her media entrepreneur husband, Jim Toth, are serving as executive producers. The event, which is held every other year, will be carried simultaneously and commercial-free on 60-plus U.S. and Canadian broadcast, cable and streaming outlets, including the ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC networks. Families who have been affected by the disease, including that of an 11-year-old boy with lymphoma, will share their stories.