Past Breaking the Silence Events

1997 - Mariette Hartley

1998 - Art Buchwald

1999 - Rosalynn Carter

2000 - Kathy Cronkite

2001 - Carrie Fisher

2002 - Sylvia Nasar

2003 - Judy Collins

2004 - Patty Duke

2005 - Dick Cavett

2006 - Judy Collins, Kathy Cronkite & Patty Duke

2007 - Jennifer Holliday

2008 - Joe Pantoliano

2009 - Steve Lopez

2010 - Dorothy Hamill

2011 - Jane Pauley

2012 - Amanda Beard

2013 - Glenn and Jessie Close

2014 - Chris Lawford, Patrick Kennedy & David Sheff

2015 - Jeffrey Tambor

2016 - Tom Arnold

2017 - Darryl Strawberry

2018 - Yashi Brown

2019 - Mayim Bialik

2019 Mayim Bialik, award winning actress and neuroscientist.
2018 Yashi Brown, author and poet.
2017 Darryl Strawberry, professional baseball player.
2016 Tom Arnold, actor, comedian, and writer.
2015 Jeffrey Tambor, Emmy award winning actor.
2014 Chris Lawford, Patrick Kennedy & David Sheff, actor, congressman, and author.
2013 Glenn and Jessie Close, award-winning actress and her sister.
2012 Amanda Beard, Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming.
2011 Jane Pauley, award winning journalist.
2010 Dorothy Hamill, Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating.
2009 Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist.
2008 Joe Pantoliano, Emmy winning actor.
2007 Jennifer Holliday, Tony Award winning actress.
2006 Patty Duke, Kathy Cronkite & Judy Collins in ‘A Journey Together’, celebrating 25 years.
2005 Dick Cavett, Emmy winning talk show host.
2004 Patty Duke, Academy and Emmy award winning actress.
2003 Judy Collins, Grammy award winning singer and songwriter.
2002 Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind.
2001 Carrie Fisher, actress and author.
2000 Kathy Cronkite, writer, journalist and author.
1999 Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady and mental health advocate.
1998 Art Buchwald, author, humorist, and Pulitzer Prize winner.
1997 Mariette Hartley, Emmy award winning actress.

Past Events