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Spike TV's '' to Induct Academy Award Winning '' Into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame Marking 20th Anniversary

Robert De Niro And To Be Honored

Premieres Sunday, June 20th At 10 PM, ET/PT

NEW YORK, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Spike TV will induct quintessential mob classic and iconic movie "GoodFellas" into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame during the fourth annual "Guys Choice," taping Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Film stars and Ray Liotta will reunite on stage to be honored, celebrating the 1990 cinematic masterpiece. This appearance at "Guys Choice" marks the first time the Hollywood heavyweights will come together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the six time Academy Award-nominated "GoodFellas." The award will be presented by Emmy and Golden Globe winner .

"'GoodFellas' exploded into the culture, and with time we only appreciate it more. The film, the actors and the characters endure as part of one of the most important movies of all-time for our audience. I can't imagine anything our guys would like to see more than this reunion," says Guys Choice executive producer .

Based on the true-life best seller "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, the film follows the rise and fall of a trio of gangsters from a blue-collar Italian section of Brooklyn, NY, (Ray Liotta), Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy DeVito (),over the course of 30 years.

"GoodFellas" is the fourth movie to earn this prestigious honor. Previous winners include comedies "Swingers" (, ) and "There's Something About Mary," (Ben Stiller and ) as well as last year's inductee "Fight Club" with , and director all on-hand to accept.

Additional honors previously announced include 'Funniest M.F.' to be presented to , 'Decade of Hotness' to , 'Chairman of the Board' to Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, and a special tribute to .

The official sponsors of Spike TV's "Guys Choice" are AT&T, AXE Hair, Captain Morgan, Corona, and Pizza Hut.

Casey Patterson, Carol Donovan, and Beth McCarthy-Miller will serve as Executive Producers.

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