Top 10 Awesome Celebrity Acts of Kindness

these stars believe that giving is more rewarding than receiving today Disney made his final dream come true his grateful wife wrote on Facebook a wonderful present that means so much to a man who will not be with us much longer welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 celebrity acts of kindness I've always said that part of being able to contribute to the Make A Wish Foundation is something extra special for this list we're taking a look at famous people that went out of their way to do something generous and thoughtful for others what happened to your finger my finger I bruised it very badly we've excluded athletes like LeBron James as they deserve a list of their own if there's a celebrity you think we missed be sure to check out our other lists of the top 10 celebrity heroic acts and top 10 philanthropists [Applause] number ten Batman to the rescue Christian Bale made it at a card in 2013 eight-year-old leukemia patient Zach yo-yo got a very special phone call from Christian Bale as a huge Batman fan Zach was ecstatic to speak with the man behind the cowl yes I know vanes ACK isn't the only young cancer patient bail has reached out to either in 2012 he surprised four-year-old Jayden barber and his family with a trip to Disneyland that same year a horrific shooting occurred during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora Colorado Vale paid his respects to the victims and visited the survivors too although Bale has faced his fair share of controversy in the past he's ultimately proven it's not who you are underneath it's what you do that defines you it's not who I am underneath what I do that defines me number nine paid for funerals the game and Drake but I'm probably like I'm probably like at a court the quarter million mark already and that's just you know my own money man through the Robin Hood project the game set out to give 1 million dollars to people in need in 2013 the rapper extended a helping hand to an angel from Ohio while working a shift at Burger King angels boyfriend and five children died in a house fire heartbroken the game donated ten thousand dollars to pay for their funerals while speaking with the game on the phone fellow rapper Drake decided to pledge $10,000 as well while an additional 2,500 was chipped in by the producers behind the game's reality show marrying the game is daddy time in the midst of this unspeakable tragedy the power of kindness truly emerged from the ashes we will save a lot of lives man so that's what I'm alright now number eight Ballad of the Beaconsfield miners Dave Grohl you can't move you cavity rock but not knowing because of the DAX how much rocks on top of you during the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse three miners were trapped underground one of the three died in the rock fall but a rescue was organized for Brent Webb and Todd Russell during which Webb asked for an mp3 player full of Foo Fighters music [Music] the men not only received the music but a note from Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl as well the rocker promised the miners tickets to any Foo Fighters show along with a cold beer a few months after both men were rescued Grohl made good on this promise and met Webb at the Sydney Opera House this ordeal would additionally inspire Grohl to write an instrumental piece called Ballad of the Beaconsfield miners proving that music can provide a light even in the darkest of times [Music] number seven early Star Wars screening JJ Abrams has been an awakening have you found it diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma Daniel Fleetwood found out from his doctors in July 2015 that he had only about two months to live Daniel's dying wish was to see Star Wars The Force awakens which was scheduled to come out in December of that same year in hopes of seeing an early screening Fleetwood's wife Ashley launched the force for Daniel campaign the news eventually reached several star wars actors and director JJ Abrams granted Fleetwood's wish showing him an unfinished unedited version of the film after Daniels passing Ashley announced he is now one with God and with the force yeah III I've spoken to the people who have seen the film both before and after and it's been very sobering and and an honor to get to do it I mean the fact that these people care enough about this world number six Queeny me Zack Galifianakis like Ellen from the hangover comedian Zach Galifianakis can be totally unpredictable and he caught plenty of people off-guard with this act of kindness I met Mimi in Santa Monica just hanging out the laundromat you know where you meet all your friends long before he was a household name Galifianakis met and befriended Mimi haste at the Santa Monica laundromat where she slept and folded clothes for tips well I guess you know kept my face up and I talked to people and and I made sure I didn't make friends with those wrong ones later Galifianakis repaid Mimi for her friendship by helping her find an apartment and by paying her rent then in true Cinderella story fashion Galifianakis offered to take his 87 year old friend to The Hangover Part 3 premiere meanwhile haste would become the subject of the documentary Queen Mimi chronicling her unlikely journey to the red carpet Mimi has changed my life since I met her the appreciation to have for the elderly and people that need some help number five anonymously bought engagement ring Paul Walker lost spirit you lost that person that he had a way about him I'm devastated upon returning from his first tour of duty in Iraq Kyle up um set out to buy his love Kristen the perfect engagement ring at a jewelry store in Santa Barbara California a $10,000 diamond enticed her to the couple's astonishment an anonymous stranger purchased the ring for them and exited the shop with no strings attached even more astonishing the buyer turned out to be Paul Walker with whom Kyle had struck up a conversation earlier that day before the pair had left the shop store clerk Irene King kept Walker's involvement a secret for almost a decade but following the actor's untimely death in 2013 Irene felt the world needed to know about the actors generosity Walker's selfless nature just proves the world lost him far too soon those were the days hard work forever pays see you in a better place number four Jack Sparrow meet-and-greet Johnny Depp this man saved my life one good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness it seems enough to condemn him Captain Jack Sparrow might be a bit of a scoundrel but the man underneath all those dreadlocks clearly has a heart of gold we've come to take you to the rooms while shooting pirates of the caribbean dead men tell no tales Johnny Depp set a course for Lady salento Children's Hospital in Brisbane Australia dressed as Captain Jack the oscar-nominated actor got into character and surprised The Sick Children I want to salute you all of you for your bravery and your courage because that is all that matters along with co-star Steven Graham Depp spent over two hours with the patients and their families this is one act of kindness that perfectly sums up the saying not all treasure is silver and gold number three shared plot details with dying fans JK Rowling you're a wizard Harry I'm a lot a wizard throughout her lengthy battle with cancer young Katie Hoch escaped to the Wizarding World for comfort at the time only three Harry Potter books had been released knowing that it was highly likely that her daughter would pass away before the fourth novel hits doors Katie's mother contacted JK Rowling the authors subsequently struck up a friendship with the young fan as Katie's health continued to deteriorate Rowling called her on the phone and read extracts from the then unpublished Goblet of Fire [Music] seriously misunderstood creature around the same time rolling also attempted to reach out to Natalie McDonald another young fan with cancer Natalie sadly passed away before rolling could share details of Harry's next adventure so the author instead honored Natalie by adding her eyes a namesake character to the Gryffindor House what happened to the Stein connects dear boy the stone has been destroyed my friend Nicholas and I have had a little chat number two granted over 500 wishes John Cena alright let's do it let's do it together ready this WWE Superstar is the definition of a gentle giant outside of acting rapping and wrestling John Cena has done incredible work with the make-a-wish Foundation the most important thing is in this envelope because I'd like you to be my personal guest about the WWE venoth the Rod Laver Arena I have a bunch of tickets for you and your family going above and beyond to help children with life-threatening medical conditions he became the first celebrity to grant 500 wishes Cena reached this milestone in 2015 when he surprised eight year old cancer patient Rocco lanzar on The Today Show Rocko not only got to spend time with his hero he also received tickets to Monday Night Raw and the belt of a champion but I wanted to make sure that I let everybody know the real champ is here Cena is showing no sign of slowing down with make-a-wish inspiring children everywhere to never give up they go through some some pretty difficult days the make-a-wish provides the ability for them to just be kids and just enjoy before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions [Music] if you ain't got nothing you're closer to God because you're not living in a material world that is probably easier to say if like me you have got a house what we were more concerned with was bringing back neighborhood bringing back that place where people could come they can get to know their neighbor number one presented boy with bionic arm Robert Downey jr. I am Iron Man the technology depicted in the Iron Man films might be more feasible than we initially thought through 3d printing college student Albert Manero and a specialist constructed a bionic limb for seven-year-old Alec spring who was born with a partially developed right arm will have a whole army of superheroes right that can go after chasing their dreams and trying to make the world a better place since alex is a big superhero fan it only made sense to model his new robotic arm after Iron Man's armor and who better to present Alex with this gracious gift than Tony Stark himself Robert Downey jr. hey Alex how are you pleasure to meet you have another bionics expert on hand so I thought I'd drop by maintaining the persona of the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist Downey jr. unveiled the artificial limb to Alex with adorable results each one looks the same actually I think yours might be better than mine our DJ may be Iron Man on the big screen but this kid is one step closer to becoming a real-life Avenger I think yours is still a little bit more right than mine because at least you know the lights were there light works yeah do you agree with our list what celebrity act of kindness impressed you the most I really want to make him feel like it's not just another show it's truly their day for more entertaining top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com oh send me love and a semi respect and listen [Music] I'll send some gold I'll since him go there are styled op for sensing roll around for yeah alright have a good one you

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Length: 13min 31sec (811 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 22 2016