New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and movie moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein are throwing a Manhattan celebrity pep rally to cheer on the team as it prepares for the Super Bowl.
They are hosting a giant party at power lunch palace and Midtown media mecca Michael’s on Wednesday.
While the team will already be in Indianapolis, they’ve lined up a roster of co-hosts, including Matt Lauer, “SNL’s” Lorne Michaels, Brian Williams, John McEnroe, Sports Illustrated’s Terry McDonell and Dick Ebersol.
Guests confirmed include former NY Giant and NFL Hall of Famer Frank Gifford and wife Kathie Lee Gifford, Mort Janklow, Time Inc.’s John Huey, Jonathan Alter and restaurateur Drew Nierporent.
A source close to Harvey Weinstein, last night in Los Angeles for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, said he and brother Bob were “taking time out from awards season to celebrate a team that they love.” The Weinsteins are expected to be in Indianapolis Sunday to root for the Giants. The source added, “This pep rally is about giving the Giants a New York send-off from Michael’s.”
Other invited guests include New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Also on the list are former Giants Michael Strahan, Harry Carson, Tiki Barber and Carl Banks, Yankees captain Derek Jeter and retired catcher Jorge Posada, as well as Knicks stars Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
Other giant figures hoped to join include Barbara Walters, Bill O’Reilly, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Donna Karan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Billie Jean King, Ralph Lauren, Anna Wintour,
John Mayer, Howard Stern and Lou Reed.