HARRY CONNICK, JR., MATTHEW PERRY, JEREMY IRONS AND KATHY BATES ARE AMONG THE FEATURED GUESTS ON “THE VIEW”, FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 4

Jazz Bassist/Singer Esperanza Spalding, Recently Crowned “Best New Artist”
at the 2011 Grammy(tm) Awards, Performs Live, March 2

Donnie Dunagan (the Original Voice of Bambi in Walt Disney’s “Bambi”)
And Peter Behn (the Original Voice of Thumper in “Bambi”) Will Meet
Face to Face for the Very First Time on “The View,” March 4

Actress Nia Long to Guest Co-host Live, March 1

Crooner Harry Connick, Jr., Matthew Perry (“Mr. Sunshine”), actress Jacqueline Bisset, Jeremy Irons (“The Borgias”), Kathy Bates (“Harry’s Law”), ABC News legal analyst Dan Abrams, as well as Donnie Dunagan (original voice of Bambi in Walt Disney’s “Bambi”) and Peter Behn (original voice of Thumper in “Bambi”) — who will meet for the first time — are among the guests on ABC’s “The View” (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET) on the ABC Television Network. Actress Nia Long will guest co-host Tuesday, March 1.

Jazz bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding, who was recently crowned “Best New Artist” at the 2011 Grammy Awards, performs live, Wednesday, March 2.

Donnie Dunagan (the original voice of Bambi in Walt Disney’s “Bambi”) and Peter Behn (the original voice of Thumper in “Bambi”) will meet face to face for the very first time on “The View,” Friday, March 4.

Scheduled guests the week of FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 4 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 – Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s workout routine; “V-Mail: Ask ‘The View'” . . . Lawyers.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 – Guest co-host Nia Long; Contemporary crooner Harry Connick, Jr.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 – Matthew Perry (“Mr. Sunshine”); Jazz bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding (“Chamber Music Society”), crowned Best New Artist at the 2011 Grammy Awards, performs; Jacqueline Bisset.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 – Jeremy Irons (“The Borgias”); “American’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh, his wife, RevŽ Walsh, and Joe Matthews, founder of DNA Life Print identification kit.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 – Kathy Bates (“Harry’s Law”); ABC News legal analyst Dan Abrams; Donnie Dunagan (original voice of Bambi in Walt Disney’s “Bambi”) and Peter Behn (original voice of Thumper in “Bambi”) meet face to face for the very first time; Dani Johnson (“Secret Millionaire”).

“The View” features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It’s the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. “The View,” broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on the ABC Digital Full Episode Player at ABC.com. “The View” is produced by ABC Daytime and Ms. Walters’ Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for “The Barbara Walters Specials.” “The View” is directed by Mark Gentile.

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