"He was a gentle giant and one-of-a-kind," the actor's manager Cindy Cowan tells PEOPLE
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The awards show will also feature appearances by Oprah Winfrey, John Oliver, Nick Jonas, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and more
"An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever," Yeager's wife Victoria wrote on the late pilot's Twitter account
The event will be emceed byĀ Let's Make a Deal's Wayne Brady
"In the morning, he came back for his little hangover breakfast and he’s been fine ever since," Katy Morlok said of the squirrel who perhaps enjoyed her fermented pears a little too much
Dinkins' death comes just a month after his wife Joyce died