STARS including Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Simon Baker, Rachel Griffiths and Anthony LaPaglia have united to support tonight’s fundraising telethon.

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Hugh Jackman, Anthony LaPaglia, Simon Baker, Rachel Griffiths, and Cameron Daddo have all recorded messages of support for tonight’s Australia Unites bushfire appeal.

The telethon, organised by Channel 9, has pulled together an astonishing line-up of guests and performers.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Premier John Brumby, Oscar winner Russell Crowe, Shane Warne, funny guys Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, models Miranda Kerr and Megan Gale, Molly Meldrum and Rove McManus will be among the show’s guests.

Performers include the Living End, Jessica Mauboy, Colin Hay, Jimmy Barnes, Lee Kernaghan, Kate Ceberano, and John Williamson.

Among other confirmed guests are Merrick Watts, Kate Ritchie, Magda Szubanski, Cathy Freeman, Chris Judd, Shane Crawford, Ron Barassi, Grant Hackett, Leisel Jones, Billy Slater and Craig Lowndes.

Eddie McGuire will host the event, with Livinia Nixon, Jules Lund and Giaan Rooney rallying the troops in the phone room.

The telethon starts at 7.30pm.

source: news.com.au