01of 16Leonardo DiCaprioTheo Wargo/Getty.TheDon’t Look Upstar has spent a significant chunk of his career advocating for environmental awareness. Since 2008, hisLeonardo DiCaprioFoundation has donatedmillions of dollarsin grants to support climate change research and the protection of the planet. In 2019, his environmental organizationEarth Allianceaided local communities working to protect Amazon rainforests from record-breaking fire damage. He’s even invested in aneco-friendly Champagne maison.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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TheDon’t Look Upstar has spent a significant chunk of his career advocating for environmental awareness. Since 2008, hisLeonardo DiCaprioFoundation has donatedmillions of dollarsin grants to support climate change research and the protection of the planet. In 2019, his environmental organizationEarth Allianceaided local communities working to protect Amazon rainforests from record-breaking fire damage. He’s even invested in aneco-friendly Champagne maison.
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Ashton Kutcher
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Kutcher didn’t just run the 2022 New York City Marathon for fitness and fun — heran for a cause. The actor dedicated his 26.2 miles to raising money for his foundation Thorn, which works to protect children from sex trafficking.
03of 16John CenaRich Freeda.In 2022, the WWE superstar and actorbecame the Guinness Book of World Records record-holderfor most wishes granted through the Make-a-Wish foundation, with more than 650 since he began collaborating with the foundation in 2012.“Make-A-Wish’s list is enormous and they literally will do anything you want. ‘I want to kick it with John Cena and see him wrestle.’ That is the coolest thing I have ever heard in my life,” Cena said onThe Drew Barrymore Show.“It means a lot of things. It means one, something I am passionate about affects people. It means two, I can be a vehicle to help make a wish come true,” he continued. “And it means three, when we engage, when the wish actually happens, it is something that someone wants and we are the finish line.”
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John Cena
Rich Freeda.
In 2022, the WWE superstar and actorbecame the Guinness Book of World Records record-holderfor most wishes granted through the Make-a-Wish foundation, with more than 650 since he began collaborating with the foundation in 2012.
“Make-A-Wish’s list is enormous and they literally will do anything you want. ‘I want to kick it with John Cena and see him wrestle.’ That is the coolest thing I have ever heard in my life,” Cena said onThe Drew Barrymore Show.“It means a lot of things. It means one, something I am passionate about affects people. It means two, I can be a vehicle to help make a wish come true,” he continued. “And it means three, when we engage, when the wish actually happens, it is something that someone wants and we are the finish line.”
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Sterling K. Brown
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In 2019, Brown channeled his grief into a support network for others. TheThis Is Usstar launchedSurvivorship Today: What It’s Like to Live with Cancer, a streaming series he created in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb. Each episode sees the actor talking with people who beat cancer about their diagnoses and experiences, and how the disease affected their lives holistically.
05of 16Chris Pratt & Chris EvansCourtesy Seattle Children’s HospitalThere wereno losers in this Super Bowl bet! When Evans' New England Patriots played Pratt’s Seattle Seahawks, they agreed that the loser would have to visit the other city’s children’s hospital in costume as theirCaptain AmericaorGuardians of the Galaxycharacters, respectively. But though the Patriots took the trophy, the Chrises made sure both hospitals got a visit.
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Chris Pratt & Chris Evans
Courtesy Seattle Children’s Hospital
There wereno losers in this Super Bowl bet! When Evans' New England Patriots played Pratt’s Seattle Seahawks, they agreed that the loser would have to visit the other city’s children’s hospital in costume as theirCaptain AmericaorGuardians of the Galaxycharacters, respectively. But though the Patriots took the trophy, the Chrises made sure both hospitals got a visit.
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Prince Harry
07of 16Ryan ReynoldsRyan Reynolds/InstagramThe actor showed the big heart beneathDeadpool’s crass exterior whenMake-a-Wish children visited him in characteron the film’s set.
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Ryan Reynolds
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The actor showed the big heart beneathDeadpool’s crass exterior whenMake-a-Wish children visited him in characteron the film’s set.
08of 16Kenny ChesneyLove for Love City FundAfter hurricanes damaged much of the Virgin Islands, where he has a home, the country starnot only contributed his own funds to help rebuild, butrescued more than 1,400 animals stranded in the wake of the storm.
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Kenny Chesney
Love for Love City Fund
After hurricanes damaged much of the Virgin Islands, where he has a home, the country starnot only contributed his own funds to help rebuild, butrescued more than 1,400 animals stranded in the wake of the storm.
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Keith Urban
10of 16LudacrisRichard Shotwell/Invision/AP/ShutterstockA viral post from a woman thanking Ludacris (a.k.a. Chris Bridges) for picking up a grocery tab she couldn’t afford led tothe revelation that the Atlanta-based rapper frequently covers the costsof fellow shoppers' food bills.
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Ludacris
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A viral post from a woman thanking Ludacris (a.k.a. Chris Bridges) for picking up a grocery tab she couldn’t afford led tothe revelation that the Atlanta-based rapper frequently covers the costsof fellow shoppers' food bills.
11of 16Gus KenworthyLee Jae-Won/Ap Images for HSIAt the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the skiiergained fame for rescuing dogs that were due to be euthanized. He thenrepeated the feat in 2018 in South Korea, redirecting 90 pups from a dog meat farm to adoptive homes elsewhere.
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Gus Kenworthy
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At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the skiiergained fame for rescuing dogs that were due to be euthanized. He thenrepeated the feat in 2018 in South Korea, redirecting 90 pups from a dog meat farm to adoptive homes elsewhere.
12of 16Russell WilsonSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks star is a regular presence at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and through his Why Not You Foundation, has raised more than $1 million in funds for the hospital and its Strong Against Cancer initiative.
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Russell Wilson
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks star is a regular presence at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and through his Why Not You Foundation, has raised more than $1 million in funds for the hospital and its Strong Against Cancer initiative.
13of 16Prince WilliamAP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, PoolLike his brother Harry, the Duke of Cambridge patronizes many important causes, includingserving as President of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, for which he frequently pays visits to the pediatric wards.
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Prince William
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Like his brother Harry, the Duke of Cambridge patronizes many important causes, includingserving as President of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, for which he frequently pays visits to the pediatric wards.
14of 16Orlando BloomAs a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the actor travels the globe to visit the communities the organization serves, including this camp for displaced children in Niger.
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Orlando Bloom
As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the actor travels the globe to visit the communities the organization serves, including this camp for displaced children in Niger.
15of 16Matt DamonCraig Barritt/GettyAs one of the cofounders ofWater.org, the actor is personally invested in solving the global crisis of lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
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Matt Damon
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As one of the cofounders ofWater.org, the actor is personally invested in solving the global crisis of lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
16of 16Ian SomerhalderThe actor and his wife Nikki Reed are both devoted animal activists, frequently fostering and adopting cats - and he created theIan Somerhalder Foundationto further continue his mission.
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Ian Somerhalder
The actor and his wife Nikki Reed are both devoted animal activists, frequently fostering and adopting cats - and he created theIan Somerhalder Foundationto further continue his mission.
source: people.com
