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Life of the Stars

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29.05.15 10:36

Not all stars cope with their fame. Many of them throw themselves into the maelstrom of entertainment and forbidden pleasures, and some even die in pursuit of the coveted “relaxation”. But there is famous people, directing their energy in a completely different direction. By donating large sums to those in need, going to poor countries, helping people, they try to make our world a better place and inspire the next generation.

From the heart

Matt Damon is very successful. After him and his to the best friend Ben Affleck managed to win an Oscar for his screenplay for the drama Good Will Hunting, and Matt's career took off. To date, he has earned more than $75 million. Damon decided to use money and power to do something good. He is known for his charitable activities; one of the projects in which the artist participates is “Water.org” (a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean drinking water to places suffering from a shortage of such water). Another campaign that Matt is involved in fights poverty and AIDS in third world countries.

Popular comedian Amy Poehler is known for her appearances on Saturday Night Live. leading role on the show Parks and Recreation. She started a community that offers young women an alternative bad habits. The actress calls modern girl do not follow the “herd feeling”, but remain yourself. Poehler wants to prove to everyone that any woman can change the world, regardless of whether she is famous or not.

At the age of 15, Leonardo DiCaprio began his acting career; today everyone knows his name: he is one of the most influential performers and producers of our days. The artist's net worth is about 220 million dollars. But he has somewhere to invest his money: he is a UN representative and a well-known environmentalist fighting the consequences of climate change. After the earthquake in Haiti, DiCaprio made a generous donation of $1 million.

Good fairies of the UN

Charming and talented Colombian Shakira began playing music at the age of 13, and by the age of 17 she already had two albums. It wasn't long before the singer founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation, a non-profit organization that strives to make education accessible in Haiti, in South Africa and Colombia. Shakira has repeatedly taken part in charity concerts, and she is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

In the 1990s, Australian actress Nicole Kidman's star rose. The Oscar-winner is worth 130 million dollars, she has fame and many fans. Over the past few years, she has done a lot to make the lives of children from disadvantaged families from all over the world easier and speaks out against violence in families. Kidman is also a Goodwill Ambassador and has received the UN Citizen of the World award.

Charlize Theron is from South Africa and grew up there. Therefore, the actress never forgets her homeland. In 2007, she founded a non-profit organization with the goal of helping African youth and protecting them from AIDS. In 2008, Charlize became a UN Messenger of Peace, in addition, Theron is an active animal advocate (a member of PETA) and participates in several societies that defend women's rights.

Talent + entrepreneurship = charity

A cultural icon and a very talented person, Jackie Chan also began acting very early, and now his filmography includes more than 150 works, and his net worth is $140 million. He can afford a personal luxury jet for 30 million, but at the same time remains one of the most visible celebrity benefactors. Chan owns a large network of businesses, ranging from restaurants and cafes to his own clothing line and gyms. The actor directs a percentage of the profits from them to good causes. In addition, Jackie bequeathed half of his assets to charitable foundations.

More than 600 million dollars - not every musician can boast of such capital, but Bono, the frontman of the group “U2” not only owns this amount, but also knows how to manage it, investing profitably. But his charitable activities are now even more famous than his music and business careers. Bono constantly strives to improve the lives of people in third world countries and fights the spread of AIDS and other dangerous diseases in Africa.

The most influential women in show business

Angelina Jolie's humanitarian work will also soon outweigh her acting career; she devotes so much effort, time and money to charity. Some kind of turning point in the actress’s consciousness occurred when she saw the living conditions of the Cambodians. This happened in 2001, on the set of a film about Lara Croft. Since then, Jolie has been a frequent visitor to refugee camps, educational and medical institutions for children in underdeveloped countries, she donates millions to various foundations, and Angelina also fights for women's rights. She found herself a wonderful ally and assistant - her husband Brad Pitt shares all the concerns and aspirations of his wife.

With $3 billion under her belt, Oprah Winfrey has enormous financial power to do whatever she wants. Her talk shows have always been aimed at improving the lives of those in need, and she is a respected philanthropist and major philanthropist. She has thousands of scholarships for students, a boarding school for girls in South Africa, and millions of dollars invested in other good endeavors. The world is certainly a brighter place thanks to Oprah!

Famous and famous people often look unapproachable, as if they live in a completely different dimension. But it is not always the case. Many stars do charity work, and not always do it for self-promotion, but out of a sincere desire to help. There are also those who pure heart ready to lend a helping hand to their neighbor, no matter who they are.

The site's editors have collected the most touching examples of kindness and compassion that celebrities have shown us.

STEVE BUSCEMI

Before he took Hollywood by storm, Steve was a professional firefighter. When the terrorist attack occurred on September 11, the actor returned to work for the New York Fire Department and worked alongside other firefighters for 12 hours a day for a week. At the same time, he refused to give interviews to journalists and take photos, saying that he was not doing this work for PR.

BRADLEY COOPER

This guy is literally ready to give his shirt off his back. In Philadelphia, on the set of the film My Boyfriend Is Crazy, Bradley Cooper was concerned about the fate of homeless people who were freezing on the streets, and bought several hundred warm coats for them. The actor himself distributed the clothes, and when one of the homeless people complimented the coat the actor was wearing, he took it off and gave it to the man.

KEANU REEVES

Keanu Reeves prefers to live modestly and spends the lion's share of his fees on charity. He doesn’t like anything unnecessary and doesn’t consider it shameful to ride public transport. And he gave about $80 million to his colleagues in the film “The Matrix” - lighting engineers, sound engineers and costume designers, because he considered that they deserved it, and their fees were greatly underestimated. 12 stuntmen who performed the most difficult stunts in this film received an expensive motorcycle as a gift from him.

COLIN FARRELL

When the actor was in Toronto filming the movie The Recruit, a city radio host announced that he would give $1,000 to anyone who could bring Colin Farrell to the studio. The actor did not like this statement, as he considered it a direct interference in his personal life. And yet, Colin agreed to go into the studio with a homeless man named Dave, who actually received a reward for it.

When the actor arrived in Toronto some time later, he found Dave. As it turned out, what happened to him ultimately completely changed the man’s life for the better and helped him get back on his feet.

JOANNE ROWLING

One of the heroines of the Harry Potter book got her name in honor of a girl with cancer, Natalie MacDonald, who wrote a letter to JK Rowling. The girl was afraid that she would not have time to find out what would happen in the book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and asked the writer to tell her the sequel. Joan wrote the girl a response, but she, unfortunately, died the day before. The writer gave the name Natalie McDonald to the heroine of her book and went to her parents to give them an autographed book.

MARILYN MANSON

Despite the terrifying image and title of “prince of darkness,” the musician has a kind heart. For example, some time ago he visited a dying boy with cancer at his home. They played video games, read comics and played the guitar. Marilyn gave him many memorable gifts. When the child died 3 weeks later, he was wearing a T-shirt that the musician gave him.

TOM CRUISE

In 1996, the actor witnessed a terrible incident. The driver hit a girl on the road and left the scene. Cruz called an ambulance, stayed with the victim until she arrived, and even went with her to the hospital. And when it turned out that the girl did not have insurance, he paid a medical bill for $7,000.

ZACK GALIFIANAKIS

Before Zach Galifianakis became famous, he worked at the Fox Laundry in Santa Monica, where he became friends with 87-year-old Elizabeth “Mimi” Heist, who lived in the laundromat and helped patrons for handouts. After his success in The Hangover, Zach stopped going to the laundromat.

He soon learned that his friend was kicked out of there and she became homeless. Zach rented her an apartment and still pays all her bills to this day. He also invited Elizabeth to the premieres of all his subsequent films: “The Hangover 2: From Vegas to Bangkok,” “The Dirty Campaign for Fair Elections” and “The Hangover: Part III.”

CRISTIANO RONALDO

In 2014, the football player received a letter in which the parents of a 10-month-old child with cancer asked him to sign a T-shirt and sneakers for them so that they could sell them at auction and save the life of their baby. The athlete complied with their request, and in addition sent a check for $83,000.

MUSICIANS OF THE METALLIKA GROUP

When, in 2009, the rock band heard about Margaret, an 85-year-old woman who claimed that their music had helped her fight cancer, they invited the woman to their concert, called her backstage and paid attention to her. And during the show, frontman James Hetfield dedicated the song “Nothing Else Matters” to Margaret.

First among the kindest

Rating "Most good people in the world” was headed by the incomparable and versatile actor Johnny Depp, who, both in films and in life, always looks quite non-trivial, unusual and extremely sexy. Star of the Pirates trilogy Caribbean Sea"and alternative cinema, Depp not long ago helped his fan, seventeen-year-old Sophie Wilkinson, come out of a coma.

The girl was in a coma for about five months, and her parents began to lose all hope of their daughter regaining consciousness, having already tried literally everything. There was only one remedy left, funny at first glance - the voice of their daughter’s favorite actor, that is, Depp. They wrote a touching letter for Depp, asking him, if not to come to their daughter himself, then at least to record his voice. This is what Johnny did, recording an audio track where he parodied his most famous character - Captain Jack Sparrow. Hearing this voice, Sophie moved her legs for the first time, and then began the story of her gradual recovery.

It is also known that the Hollywood actor quite often visits children's hospitals in the guise of Jack Sparrow.

Melody will save lives

And this story is not the only one of its kind. Former member of the once popular group “Spice Girls” Geri Halliwell sang for one of her not quite ordinary fans. Jessica Knight is fourteen years old and suffered a severe stroke that left her bedridden. Jeri came to her clinic, where she sang just a couple of lines from her song, after which the girl began to control her arms and legs. Now, according to some sources, Jessica feels much better, but she just doesn’t remember what specific song the lead singer of “Pepperchinok” sang to her.

Seller of good mood

Actress Renee Zellweger, who is known for her films about the charming Bridget Jones, once walked into the Wendy's brand store, where she noticed a saleswoman looking longingly at shoes from the famous designer Manolo Blahnik. The actress said that she perfectly understood a woman’s desire to be beautiful always and everywhere, and that’s why she...bought these shoes, and then, when the saleswoman returned to her workplace, anonymously gave them to her, simply wrapping them beautifully and placing them on her desk.

American dream

The desperate boor Colin Farel and the scandalous TV presenter Oprah Winfrey were also impressed. For the past five years, Colin Farrell has been helping a man without a job or place of residence, a professional beggar named Stress, with money and clothes.

And the TV personality surprised everyone at one of her shows, where she gave each viewer a car, and one homeless girl - money to get a decent education, as well as for clothes and a beauty salon.

Probably, it is precisely stories like this that constitute the essence of such a phenomenon as “ American dream", when no desire is limited by the limits of fantasy.

Every person should do good deeds, no matter how global they are. Someone will say that these stars did not do anything special and in their situation everyone would have done the same, but not everyone can boast of even such a manifestation of kindness and compassion for their neighbor, because for the most part people think only about themselves.

Keanu Reeves

IN last years What came to light was that Reeves doesn't care much about money. In fact, he went so far as to give $80 million of his Matrix royalties to the special effects team and costume designers who worked on the trilogy. He explained his action by saying that he believes that the success of the film series is due to these people, and not to him.

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry has touched not just one life, but countless others with his openness about his mental health struggles. Although many see such problems as a stigma that harms their careers, Fry speaks openly about his problems and has become president of the mental health charity Reason, which raises public awareness of mental illness and is the voice of those who suffer from them.

Russell Brand

Brand talked about how he knows what it's like to be at the lowest point in life, being former alcoholic and a heroin addict, it is for this reason that he spends time with homeless people from his area. He has been photographed and spotted countless times with homeless people - taking them to breakfast and helping them in every possible way.

Will.i.am

Will.i.am recently donated his entire salary from The Voice (around $750,000) to The Prince's Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education to disadvantaged children in the UK. He hopes for the same success that this program has had in his hometown, a Los Angeles neighborhood that now has a state-of-the-art STEM center.

Woody Harrelson

While attending a great party in New York, Woody was approached by a homeless woman looking for alms. Instead of turning her down, Woody decided to give the woman $600. According to the Daily News, when the woman recognized the actor, she said, “Thanks Woody! White people can still jump!”

John Cena

This athlete has fulfilled the most wishes for the Make Your Dream charity foundation - he has 400 wishes (100 of which were fulfilled from June 2013 to February 2014).

Ryan Gosling

A British journalist was rescued by an actor when she almost walked onto the road in front of a taxi in New York. She tweeted about the incident, saying she was looking the other way as a lifelong Londoner when Gosling grabbed her arm and pulled her back onto the pavement.

Mila Kunis

When a man who worked in her house collapsed on the floor from an attack, Mila came to his aid. After she supported him until the ambulance arrived, Mila even offered to go with him to the hospital to make sure he was safe.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is known for the fact that she uses her popularity to promote self-belief, despite how different we are from others. After she heard that one of her fans committed suicide because he was taunted about his sexuality, she dedicated her concert to him and had his photo on the screens everywhere - it was an act of unity with fan and other people from all over the world suffering in similar situations.

T.I.

This rapper gave up everything to convince a man not to commit suicide. The police tried to reason with the man to come down from the parapet. He considered it necessary to help, telling the man that everything would be fine and that not everything in the world was as bad as it seemed.

Angelina Jolie

Jolie remains a great philanthropist even after years of success and incredible popularity. She even decided to make In the Land of Blood and Honey as her directorial debut, a film telling the story of women who were subjected to mass rape during the Bosnian war. This choice was clearly not made with the aim of becoming famous, since it was filmed and written in Bosnian.

Zach Galifinakis

Zach saved a homeless woman. Mimi, a woman Zach knew from the local laundromat long before he became famous, found herself on the street. As soon as Zach found out about this, he offered to pay the apartment rent for her. He even took her with him to the premiere of the film Bachelor Party: Part III.

Patrick Dempsey

According to TMZ, the teenager lost control of his Mustang, and after the car flipped several times, it finally stopped in front of the actor's house. Dempsey ran outside to help the young driver and used a crowbar to free the teenager from the car, after which he called emergency services.

Johnny Depp

After 9-year-old Beatrice asked Depp to help her rebel against teachers, the actor came to a London school for precisely this purpose.

Tyler Perry

After hearing that a woman suffering from cerebral palsy had her customized 2000 Chrysler Town & Country stolen from her home in Georgia, director Perry offered to give her another van.

Gary Sinese

Since playing the role of Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, Sinise has been committed to helping disabled veterans and their families. He recently took 50 war-wounded soldiers on an all-expenses-paid trip to Disneyland in California.

Tom Cruise

One day, while he was relaxing on his yacht, Cruise saw a sinking, burning sailboat. Instead of waiting for someone to save them, Tom himself swam to the sailboat and helped the victims escape.

Life of the Stars

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The tabloids love to stir up scandals around female stars. Jennifer Lawrence came under a hail of reproaches this year when her candid photos. But the fact that the actress did not intend to put them on public display (this was the result of a hack Email), no one cared. She found herself a victim in this situation and sued Google.

The good deeds of stars are covered far less often than their mistakes. But among the superstars there are many philanthropists.

When the soul is open

When Mila Kunis fan Sergeant Scott Moore invited the star to the Marine Corps Ball, she happily accepted. Another admirer of her talent spoke of Mila as a very sincere and warm person who does not boast of her beauty and success.

One of the magazines enthusiastically described the case when the famous comedian Amy Poehler, while on the road, switched places with another passenger, burdened with a small child and luggage. The woman refused to take a first class seat, but Amy insisted. She communicates very easily and willingly with fans of her work. Not long ago, Poehler allowed one of them to spend the day on her TV show. The guy had a great time (he was even allowed to take his family with him). And when he performed a rap dedicated to Amy, she recorded it on her phone as a keepsake.

Young but sensitive

Much has already been written about the incident that happened with the same Jennifer Lawrence. When the actress was walking the dog, she saw how the young woman felt bad. The actress called for help and stayed with the patient until the doctors arrived. And one day, walking along the red carpet, Jennifer saw a disabled fan behind the fence. She walked up to him, hugged him, and then took a photo with this man.

Taylor Swift once gave an interview to a famous publication. This happened in New York, near a pond. One of the girls riding a boat saw a star and began to row towards the shore. Taylor did not drive the fan away, but talked to her. And when I found out that it was her birthday, I gave her 90 dollars.

Kind-hearted singers

In 2013, Lady Gaga was forced to cancel her tour due to an injury. But she surprised everyone with a visit to one of her little fans - Kaylee suffers from a fatal heart disease and really wanted to go to the concert. The girl's dream came true. The singer allowed another fan to go backstage, took a photo with him, gave him an autograph and chatted with him for a long time. In addition, the star often gives away tickets to his concerts to children from poor families.

The mother of the famous actress and singer Queen Latifah suffers from a terrible disease - scleroderma. And in order to be able to care for her, the Oscar nominee moved closer to her mother. Latifa finds time for social work. So, she participated in a charity auction dedicated to helping those suffering from ovarian cancer.

One day at a concert, Pink noticed that one of the spectators was crying. She stopped singing to find out what was wrong and did everything to calm the girl down. The singer recently became the face of the Royal Australian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, she is a participant in other environmental movements and a staunch vegetarian.

Star presenters: great opportunities for good deeds

It's hard to count how many charities the actress and host of her own show, Ellen DeGeneres, supports. She herself transfers money to numerous funds and encourages viewers and Internet users to do the same. On her talk show, she often gives clothes, money and even cars to those who need it.

Another famous presenter, Oprah Winfrey, donates millions to charities and organizes auctions and events in support of one or another humanitarian movement. In 2007, she opened the Leadership Academy for Girls. With her authority and example, she attracts thousands of dollars to help the disadvantaged.