Cast of Heroes Hosts Online Charity Auction  10/31/06

CAST OF NBC'S "HEROES" HOSTS ONLINE CHARITY ART AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 6-27 TO BENEFIT GREG GRUNBERG'S PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY PROJECT ALSO BID ON AUTOGRAPHED LIMITED EDITION TIM SALE "HEROES" PROMOTIONAL ITEM

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WHAT: The cast of NBC's new hit series "Heroes" is hosting an online charity art auction at www.HeroesAuction.com, to benefit Greg Grunberg's charity – the Pediatric Epilepsy Project (PEP) – as his young son Jake suffers from this neurological condition. With bids starting at $20, the auction includes autographed character illustrations by each cast member, as well as a limited edition "Heroes" promotional item, autographed by legendary comic book artist Tim Sale.

WHO: Santiago Cabrera ("Isaac Mendez"), Tawny Cypress ("Simone Deveaux"), Noah Gray-Cabey ("Micah Sanders"), Greg Grunberg ("Matt Parkman"), Ali Larter ("Niki Sanders"), Masi Oka ("Hiro Nakamura"), Adrian Pasdar ("Nathan Petrelli"), Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Mohinder Suresh"), Leonard Roberts ("D.L. Hawkins"), Milo Ventimiglia ("Peter Petrelli") and comic book artist Tim Sale ("Batman: The Long Halloween").

WHEN / WHERE: Launches – Monday, November 6 Ends – Tuesday, November 28 at Midnight PST (technically Monday night) www.HeroesAuction.com

PEP INFO: The Pediatric Epilepsy Project at UCLA (PEP) was formed with a single, all-important mission: to raise funds, provide financial support and increase community awareness to help sustain the Division of Pediatric Neurology at UCLA. The mission of PEP is to improve the lives of children with neurological disorders by providing the best clinical care possible based on current knowledge; conducting cutting edge clinical and basic science research that will advance the care of patients and give direction to others throughout the world; and facilitating the development of faculty and training the next generation of pediatric neurologists to lead in clinical care and research. PEP is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. For more information on PEP, please visit www.4pep.org.

SHOW INFO: From creator and writer Tim Kring (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") comes "Heroes," an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. Produced by NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Tailwind Productions, "Heroes" airs on Mondays at 9 PM ET/PT on NBC.

Source: NBC Press Release