<p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7TPKylZpuM4/SBrrI3M63II/AAAAAAAAAKE/01cJSjAsq5Q/s1600-h/john+lithgow.jpg"></a><span>John Lithgow from the popular sitcom 3<sup>rd</sup> Rock from the Sun will be joining Silversea&rsquo;s Silver Whisper as a celebrity guest speaker aboard its 5 July voyage from Athens to Venice.</span> </p><span><p><br />The award-winning actor best known for his starring role as Dr Dick Soloman will be treating quests sailing on the luxury ship to a section of his new one-man show, Stories by Heart, now playing a limited engagement at Lincoln Center&rsquo;s Mitzi R, Newhouse Theatre in New York. </p></span><span><p><br />In the show Lithgow traces his own history as an actor and storyteller, the show being a comic mediation on the art and essence of storytelling.<span> </span>Spanning three generations the show includes tales of his father and grandmother before him. </p></span><span><p><br />The actor won the first of two Tony Awards following his Broadway debut in David Storey&rsquo;s The Changing Room.<span> </span>He went on to make films such as The World According to Garp and Terms of Endearment, of which both performances were nominated for an Oscar.<span> </span>Lithgow has been nominated for ten Emmy Awards for his work in television. He won three Emmy Awards, one Golden Globe, two SAG Awards and an American Comedy Award. </p></span><p><br />&quot;We're thrilled and honored to have such a renowned stage, film and television actor on board to entertain our guests,&quot; said Cliff Perry, Silversea's director of entertainment. &quot;The intimate, club-like ambience of Silver Whisper will make it the perfect venue to showcase Mr. Lithgow's formidable talents.&quot; <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JetlineCruiseNews/~4/282019696" border="0" width="1" height="1" /></p>