Toni Braxton and representatives from Lindt and Autism Speaks joined together in New York to officially open bidding for this year's Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Auction.

Lindt is auctioning off celebrity-signed, porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks. Toni Braxton and eighty-four other celebrities from the entertainment, music, culinary, and sports worlds have lent their support to the autism cause by signing a Lindt Gold Bunny porcelain figure.
Help support families impacted by autism by placing a bid for a chance to own one of the specially autographed Lindt Gold Bunny figures. View the complete list of celebrity-signed Lindt Gold Bunny figures below and place a bid at ebay.com/LindtGoldBunny.

Auction Timing: March 30th - April 9th
- Troy Aikman - NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, he currently serves as a sportscaster for the FOX network.
- Ed Asner - Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actor famous for his role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. Asner currently stars in CMT's Working Class.
- Mario Batali - Chef, author and restaurateur.
- Joy Behar - Comedienne, writer, actress and co-host of ABC's The View. Behar is also the host of HLN's The Joy Behar Show.
- Orlando Bloom - Actor, known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He has also played lead roles in Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2009.
- Matthew Bomer - Star of USA Network's White Collar.
- Toni Braxton - Six-time Grammy Award winning R&B singer, songwriter and actress, known for hits such as "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart." Braxton was a contestant on the 7th season of Dancing with the Stars and is set to star in the new WE show Braxton Family Values.
- Ronnie Brown - NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins.
- Nick Cannon - Actor, comedian, radio and TV personality, Nick Cannon is the host of America's Got Talent, host of his own #1 rated morning radio show in NYC, 92.3 FM Now, Chairman of Nickelodeon's channel for teens, TeenNick, and has starred in films such as Drumline, Men in Black and Bobby.
- Steve Carell - Golden Globe award winning actor for his role on NBC's The Office, he has appeared in many films including Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, and Despicable Me. Carell's Lindt Gold Bunny is signed with a special message to entice bids, "Thank you for your $20,000.00 donation. Best Always, Steve Carell."
- Kenny Chesney - Country music singer and songwriter, Chesney has recorded 15 albums, produced more than 30 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
- Margaret Cho - Comedian, actress, singer and author. Cho is a two-time Grammy nominee and can be seen in Lifetime TV's Drop Dead Diva this summer.
- Kelly Clarkson - Pop star and winner of first season of American Idol in 2002.
- Glenn Close - Actress known for her roles in Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, 101 Dalmatians, and Damages. Close has won three Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
- Lauren Conrad - Television personality, fashion designer and author. Conrad formerly starred on MTV's Laguna Beach and The Hills and has authored four New York Times Best-Sellers. She currently designs a collection for Kohl's and is launching a new line called Papercrown.
- Ann Curry - TV journalist and news anchor on NBC's Today and host of Dateline NBC.
- Celine Dion - Grammy Award winning singer and performer, who returned to performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in March 2011. Dion previously had five consecutive years of sold-out shows in Las Vegas.
- Wylie Dufresne - Celebrity chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant in New York and frequent guest judge Bravo's Top Chef.
- Dakota Fanning - Actress who's appeared in The Twilight Saga and The Runaways. Fanning is the youngest person to have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
- Roger Federer - Top professional tennis player, Federer has won numerous Grand Slam titles and also serves as Lindt & Sprungli's Global Brand Ambassador.
- Fergie - Singer, songwriter and actress, she is the female vocalist for The Black Eyed Peas.
- Doug Flutie - Former NFL and CFL quarterback, and 1984 Heisman Trophy award winner.
- Bethenny Frankel - Reality television personality, natural foods chef, New York Times Best Selling author, and creator of the Skinnygirl margarita. She currently stars in Bravo's Bethenny Ever After.
- Al Franken - United States Senator from Minnesota, who is also known for his role as a former writer and performer for NBC's Saturday Night Live.
- Zach Galifianakis - Stand-up comedian and actor, who garnered attention for his role in the comedy film The Hangover. He will next star in The Hangover Part II.
- Jennifer Garner - Award winning actress for her role on Alias, she has also starred on-screen in Valentine's Day, 13 Going on 30, Catch me if you Can, and Juno.
- Ricky Gervais - Award-winning comedian, actor, director, and producer, Gervais rose to fame with his UK television series The Office. He is currently the creator, writer, director and executive producer of the upcoming television series Life's Too Short, which he will also star in.
- Kathie Lee Gifford - TV host, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford currently co-hosts the fourth hour of NBC's Today, alongside Hoda Kotb and previously co-hosted Live with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years .
- Jeff Gordon - Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner, and driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet. In 2009, Gordon became the first driver to reach $100 million in career winnings for the Cup series.
- Josh Hamilton - MLB All Star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, who was the 2010 American Leave MVP.
- Anne Hathaway - Actress, who recently co-hosted the 2011 Academy Awards and is set to star in The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. Hathaway has also played roles in films such as Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada, Valentine's Day and Rachel Getting Married.
- Tony Hawk - Legendary skateboarder and the first skater to land a 900, the holy grail of skateboarding. His video game franchise is one of the best selling of all time and Tony regularly appears on television and in film.
- Hugh Hefner - This Lindt Gold Bunny is signed by the founder of Playboy and the iconic "Playboy Bunnies." Hefner has starred in E!'s reality television series The Girls Next Door.
- Dwight Howard - A member of the Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard is a five time NBA All-Star and 2008 Olympic Gold medal winner. He is also the founder of the D12 Foundation whose mission is to "plant seeds, cultivate them and watch them grow.
- Carrie Ann Inaba - Dancer, choreographer, producer, actress, TV host and singer, Inaba is one of the judges on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
- Kim and Kourtney Kardashian - Stars of E!'s television series, Kourtney & Kim Take New York and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
- Diane Keaton - Actress, director, producer and screenwriter, known for her roles in The Godfather and Play It Again, Sam, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Annie Hall in 1977.
- Toby Keith - Country music singer-songwriter, actor and record producer, Keith has released 13 studio albums, two Christmas albums, and multiple compilation albums.
- Hoda Kotb - Co-host of the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford, Dateline NBC correspondent, and author of "How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee."
- Padma Lakshmi - Host of Bravo's Emmy winning Top Chef, she is also a cookbook author, model and actress.
- Matt Lauer - TV journalist and co-anchor of NBC's Today.
- Cliff Lee - MLB left-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Lee previously played for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
- Blake Lively - Star of CW's Gossip Girl. This summer, she is starring in Green Lantern and previously starred in The Town and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies.
- Evan Longoria - MLB third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays, who was the 2008 Rookie of the Year, and is a three-time All Star player, two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and the 2009 Silver Slugger Award winner.
- Jane Lynch - Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actress and, comedian, Lynch currently stars in the Fox series Glee and has also starred in Best in Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Role Models.
- Tobey Maguire - Actor, known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films. Recently produced 2010's Country Strong through his Material Pictures banner.
- Eli Manning - NFL Quarterback for the New York Giants and Super Bowl XLII MVP.
- Peyton Manning - Four-time NFL MVP and quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.
- Joe Mantegna - Star of CBS's Criminal Minds and Tony Award winning actor, producer and writer.
- Tim McGraw - Country music superstar and actor who has sold more than 40 million albums throughout his career, McGraw has won three Grammys, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association awards, 10 American Music Awards and three People's Choice Awards. His most recent acting role was a leading role in Country Strong.
- Jennifer Nettles - Popular country music artist and lead vocalist of Sugarland. In 2009, Sugarland won Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group and the Vocal Duo of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
- Ed O'Neill - Actor, who currently stars on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, O'Neill previously played the role of Al Bundy on Fox's Married… with Children.
- Yoko Ono - Artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking.
- David Ortiz - MLB designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, nicknamed "Big Papi."
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Award winning actress who recently starred in the film Country Strong and guest starred on episodes of the hit series Glee, Paltrow won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Shakespeare in Love.
- Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick - This husband and wife team signed a bunny together. She is an Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actress for her role on Sex and the City. He is a successful film and stage actor who has starred in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the Broadway production of The Producers.
- Audrina Patridge - TV personality and actress, known for her role on MTV's reality series The Hills. Patridge is currently filming her upcoming VH1 reality TV series.
- Holly Robinson Peete - Currently a co-host of CBS's The Talk, Robinson Peete was a runner-up winner of the 3rd season of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice and had significant acting roles in 21 Jump Street and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. She is also a board member for Autism Speaks.
- Troy Polamolu - Safety for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. Previously played college football at the University of Southern California.
- Manny Ramirez - MLB outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays. Ramirez has played in 12 All-Star Games and holds the MLB record for career postseason home runs.
- Denise Richards - Actress who starred in Wild Things, Bond and Starship Troopers.
- Eric Ripert - Chef and co-owner of famed Le Bernardin, cookbook author, guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef, and star of his own culinary inspiration show, Avec Eric.
- Joan Rivers - Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress and comedienne, Rivers currently hosts E!'s Fashion Police and stars in WE's reality television series Mother Knows Best. She also won the 2009 season of Celebrity Apprentice.
- Al Roker - TV broadcaster and weather anchor for NBC's Today, Roker also hosts his own morning show on The Weather Channel, Wake Up with Al.
- Kelly Rutherford - Star of CW's Gossip Girl, this mother of two previously stared in many films such as Scream 3 and the hit show Melrose Place.
- CC Sabathia - MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees. Sabathia's contract with the Yankees is the most expensive contract for a pitcher in the history of baseball.
- Mark Sanchez - NFL quarterback for the New York Jets.
- Susan Sarandon - Academy Award winning actress for her role in Dead Man Walking, Sarandon has starred in films such as Stepmom, The Lovely Bones and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen - U.S. Senator and former Governor of New Hampshire, Shaheen is the first woman in history to be elected a Governor and a U.S. Senator. She is also the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire.
- Sherri Shepherd - Actress, comedian, author and Emmy-Award winning co-host of ABC's The View and host of The Newlywed Game on the Game Show Network, Sherri Shepherd is a frequent guest star on the Emmy award-winning series 30 Rock and in 2011, she will appear in TV Land's untitled Terri Minsky humorous entertainment pilot as the office drama queen opposite actress Christine Taylor.
- Paul Simon - Singer-songwriter, known as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel and for his own solo career. Throughout his career, he has won 13 Grammys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Jordin Sparks - Grammy nominated, platinum recording artist and the youngest winner of American Idol. She's released two hit albums, headlined her own tour, just completed a music video for the Disney film, "African Cats," and is currently working on new music.
- Tori Spelling - Star and executive producer of Oxygen's hit reality series Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood and Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings. Author of three New York Times Best-Sellers: uncharted terriTORI, sTori Telling, and Mommywood as well as a children's book Presenting…Tallulah.
- Martha Stewart - Author, television host, and magazine publisher, known for her cooking and home decorating tips and ideas featured on her syndicated talk show, Martha, and in her Martha Stewart Living magazines.
- Tim Tebow - NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos, who was the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy during his college career at the University of Florida.
- Ashley Tisdale - Actress and singer, currently stars in The CW's Hellcats and the upcoming Disney Channel film SHARPAYS FABULOUS ADVENTURE.
- Donald Trump - CEO, infamous entrepreneur, and star of NBC's The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice.
- Troy Tulowitzki - MLB shortstop for the Colorado Rockies, who was a 2010 All Star player, and the winner of both the 2010 Gold Glove Award and the 2010 Silver Slugger Award.
- Carrie Underwood - American Idol winner, multi-platinum selling country music artist, and five-time Grammy award winner.
- Chase Utley - MLB second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Meredith Vieira - Journalist, TV personality, and game show host, Vieira currently co-anchors NBC's Today and serves as host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
- Dwayne Wade - NBA basketball player for the Miami Heat, who led the team to their first NBA Championship in franchise history in 2006.
- Kurt Warner - Retired star NFL quarterback, Warner was a two-time NFL MVP and was recently a contestant on the 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars.
- Betty White - Seven-time Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, author, and former game show host, known for television roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. White currently stars on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland.
- Reese Witherspoon - Actress and producer, who received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in Walk the Line. Witherspoon also starred in Water for Elephants, Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama.