Catfish's Nev Schulman & More Celebs Are Running in New York City Marathon 2016 - See the List!
Today (November 6) is the 2016 New York City Marathon!
This marks the annual event’s 46th year and has been held every year since 1970, except in 2012 when it was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
The five-borough course starts in Staten Island and ends in Central Park near Columbus Circle.
Racing has already started at around 8:30AM this morning and will continue in waves throughout the day.
Several famous faces are running, including American Idol‘s Jax, Top Chef judges Richard Blais and Graham Elliot, former New York Giants player Tiki Barber, The Color Purple Tony-Award winner Cynthia Erivo, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita, Catfish creator and star Nev Schulman, Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin, and Halt and Catch Fire actor Lee Pace.
Click inside for a full list of the celebrities running in the 2016 NYC Marathon…
Jax – singer in American Idol season 14
- running for Tuesday’s Children
Richard Blais – chef and winner of Top Chef: All-Stars
�” running for Save the Children USA
Elizabeth Falkner – chef, Food Network personality, author
�” running for NYRR Team for Kids
Tiki Barber – former New York Giants player and co-host of CBS Sports Radio’s morning show
�” running for PitCCh In Foundation
Cynthia Erivo – Tony Award winner for The Color Purple
Duane McLaughlin – actor and musician
�” running for Keep a Child Alive
Eric Millegan – Bones actor
Graham Elliot – celebrity chef and Top Chef judge
Jacqueline Laurita, reality TV personality on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey”
�” running on behalf of Kulture City
Lee Pace – Halt and Catch Fire actor
�” running for Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund
Marion Bartoli – 2013 Wimbledon Champion
�” running for NYRR Team for Kids
Nev Schulman – creator and star of MTV’s Catfish
Sean Astin – actor in Goonies, Rudy, and Lord of the Rings