Famous people who did good deeds. Celebrities known for their kind and selfless acts

Good deeds every person should do, 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 people think similar problems stigma crippling 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 bottom of his life as a former alcoholic and heroin addict, which is why he spends time with homeless people in 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 (approximately $750,000) to The Prince's Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education to children in dysfunctional families Great Britain. He hopes for the same success that this program has had in his hometown, Los Angeles County, which is now open modern center STEM.

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 fulfilled the most wishes for charitable foundation“Make your dream come true” - 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 mocked about his sexual orientation, she dedicated her concert to him and his photo was on the screens everywhere - it was an act of unity with the fan and other people around 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 as her directorial debut make "In the Land of Blood and Honey" - a film telling the story of women who were subjected to mass rape during the war in Bosnia. 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.

GR continues a series of articles in support of the largest charity event in Russia called “Soulful Bazar”.

“Soulful Bazar” is a project aimed at popularizing charity among city residents, which talks about the activities of various non-profit organizations, shows options for participating in charity and offers each of us to choose a convenient and pleasant way to help.

Today we're highlighting powerful and touching acts of kindness performed by famous people around the world.

Robert Downey Jr. gave a disabled child a prosthetic arm Iron Man»

Robert Downey Jr. supported a University of Florida student's project called Limbitless Solutions, which creates low-cost bionic prosthetics for young children. This is not the first time that the film actor has done good deeds: in 2014, he specially dressed up in his famous Iron Man suit to bring joy to little boy.

Johnny Depp came as his favorite hero to the hospital to visit sick children

While filming the next part of “Pirates” Caribbean Sea", the actor took time out from filming to visit sick children in a hospital in Brisbane, Australia. The actor's unexpected visit caused a real pleasant shock among the young patients at the hospital, which treats newborns and children under the age of 16. According to eyewitnesses, the 52-year-old actor handed out engraved coins to children and tried to devote at least a little of his time to each child.

This is not the first time Johnny Depp has come to the hospital as the pirate Jack Sparrow. According to him, he never warns anyone about his arrival in order to give the children a surprise.

Will.i.am donated $750,000 children from disadvantaged families

The popular singer donated his entire fee for participating in the show “The Voice” to the Prince’s Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing education to children from low-income families in the UK.

Chulpan Khamatova helpschildren with oncological and hematological diseases

In 2006, the actress became a co-founder of the “ Gift a life". Thanks to her foundation, withToday in Russia they have learned to help 85-90% of children with this terrible diagnosis. IN 2014 magazine " Ogonyok" placed Chulpan in 14th place in the ranking« 100 most influential women Russia."

The Konstantin Khabensky Charitable Foundation helps children with complex illnesses

During the first five-year plan, the foundation managed to save 130 children's lives. IN interview with the publication« Moscow News” he told why he decided to do this: “I just remember those eyes. Not the eyes of a child, because he is not afraid of death yet - he has not acquired anything yet, to be afraid of losing it. I remember my mother's eyes, especially when it happened full transition from negative to positive. At such moments, something settles in you and your colleagues. Something so important appears, that stays with you forever.”

Gosha Kutsenko Foundationhelps children diagnosed with cerebral palsy

« Step Together" was founded in 2011, since then the fundtwice a year suits charity concerts and auctions, where he invites friends for support. Fundprovides legal assistance, advises families, where children with the diagnosis grow up, purchases medical equipment and medicines.

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World boxing champion built 1,000 houses for poor Filipinos

Once upon a time, Manny Pacquiao was an ordinary Filipino boy from a poor family, but now he is the only boxer in the world to win the world championship in 8 weight categories. With his first large fee, he built houses for the residents of his home village of Tango. Today, a thousand houses have already been built with his money.

Syrian man stayed in abandoned Aleppo to take care of cats

Alaa Jaleel from Aleppo risked his life every day to provide food and shelter to those in need. And when people left the city, he stayed to take care of their pets. He has more than a hundred cats, including a kitten that one little girl left him when she left. “I said I would take care of him until she came back,” Ala says.

The teacher organized a "Gentlemen's Club" for boys from single-parent families

Raymond Nelson is a teacher in a South Carolina school. He had trouble dealing with the bullies in his class. So he bought jackets and ties and created a “Gentlemen’s Club”, where boys learn once a week what fathers usually tell their sons: how to tie ties, how to address elders and how to be polite to your mother, grandmother or sister. Nelson's strict dress code serves a purpose, because a man wearing a tuxedo wouldn't fight. “I understand that they behave badly not because they are bad, but because they simply lack attention and love,” says the teacher.

Danish woman rescues two-year-old Nigerian boy abandoned by his parents

Almost a year has passed since Danish woman Anja Ringgren Loven found an emaciated two-year-old baby on the street. She named him Hope. His own parents kicked the boy out of the house, considering him a “sorcerer.” Then he was a little over a year old, and he survived only thanks to handouts from passers-by. Anya took him to her shelter, which she shares with her husband, David Emmanuel Umem. 35 rescued children from one to 14 years old live there.

When Anya posted a photo with Hope on Facebook, users from all over the world began to transfer money to her. In total, $1 million was raised. Anya and her husband have plans for a big Orphanage and a clinic for children. And Hope now does not at all resemble a “skeleton on legs.” This is a cheerful baby who, according to his adoptive mother, “enjoys life to the fullest.”

Runner sacrifices future medal to help injured rival

At the Olympics, in the 5,000-meter race, New Zealand runner Nikki Hambly faced American Abby D'Agostino. Nikki helped her opponent up, and then they ran together, supporting each other. Both athletes not only qualified for the finals, but were also awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for demonstrating nobility and the true spirit of sport during the Olympic Games.

Thousands of people supported the girl whose birthday no one came to

None of the invitees came to 18-year-old Hallee Sorenson's birthday party. Then her cousin Rebecca asked netizens to support Halle with a card with a few kind words. And something amazing happened - a post office in Maine was flooded with letters and postcards. In total, the girl received 10 thousand cards and gifts.

Schoolchildren repeated graduation ceremony for their classmate who was in a car accident

Scott Dunn was in a serious car accident just before his graduation. After waking up from his coma, Scott was terribly upset that he had missed such an important day. But as soon as the young man began to recover, the school principal called his parents and said: “We want to do something special for your son.” It turned out that Scott's classmates had prepared a personal graduation for him. The celebration, congratulatory speeches, and graduation outfits were repeated, but this time only one diploma was awarded. Scott was shocked to the core: “I have no words. It’s incredible to realize how many people actually care about me.”

A homeless Thai man received housing and a job in gratitude for his honest deed

A 44-year-old homeless Thai man named Waralop found a wallet at a metro station. Despite the fact that he had no money at all, and in his wallet there were 20 thousand baht ($580) and credit cards, he did not spend them on his needs, but took the find to the police. The owner of the wallet turned out to be 30-year-old factory owner Niity Pongkriangyos, who was amazed by the homeless man's honesty. He admitted that if he himself had found himself in such a situation, he would hardly have returned the wallet. In gratitude, Niiti provided Varalop with a service apartment and gave him work in his factory. Now the former homeless man earns 11 thousand baht ($317) a month and no longer sleeps in the subway.

What is good? For each person, the concept of the word GOOD is different. Having heard this word, one will think about actions, another about help, the third about something else. IN modern world This word is so strongly suppressed by negativity that many schoolchildren do not know how to correctly answer the question: What is good?

Mother Teresa One of the most famous people Who did good and left a huge mark on Earth with her actions and will forever remain in the memory of people is Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa is a name known to people all over the world; it has long become a household name and is associated with mercy, compassion, and love. But how many people know what exactly the famous nun is famous for and why she became the Mother of all the poor, humiliated and helpless?

This modest, fragile woman with a sympathetic heart and hard-working peasant hands always found herself in the hottest spots globe to help people, pray for their well-being and say simple good words who can support them in Hard time. More than one book has been written about her, more than one film has been made. She called herself a pencil in the hands of God, writing to the world letter of love. She lived a difficult life, went through many trials, but her soul remained open to people to whom she gave her love, care and helped in any way she could. “If you want to make the world a better place, go home and love your family!” These words belong to Mother Teresa.

short biography She was born on August 26, 1910 in the capital of Macedonia, Skopje, into an Albanian family. Her real name is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was the youngest of three children of Nicola Bojaxhiu, a wealthy building contractor and merchant. Agnes means “born under the star of the Lamb”, pure and innocent. And indeed, this slightly strange girl was different from her peers. Already at the age of fourteen, she told her mother that she wanted to devote her life to serving God and asked permission to become a nun. When she turned eighteen, Agnes left her native Macedonia forever and settled in the capital of Ireland, Dublin, where she became a novice in the monastic order of the Irish Sisters of Loreto, and a few years later she took monastic vows with the name Teresa. Two decades have passed in prayers of thanksgiving To the Lord and tireless work: Sister Teresa taught at St. Mary's Girls' School, providing education to children from the poorest families, and sang in the church choir. Seeing how people suffered from hunger, dirt and disease, she gradually realized her purpose: to help the disadvantaged in any way possible, to do works of mercy and compassion.

Mother Teresa's 10 commandments 1. People can be unreasonable, illogical and selfish - forgive them anyway. 2. If you show kindness, and people accuse you of secret personal motives, show kindness anyway. 3. If you achieve success, then you may have many imaginary friends and real enemies - still achieve success. 4. If you are honest and frank, then people can deceive you - still be honest and frank. 5. What you have been building for years can be destroyed overnight - continue to build anyway.. 6. If you have found serene happiness, then people may envy you - still be happy 7. The good that you have done today, people will forget tomorrow - do good anyway. 8. Share the best of what you have with people, and they will never have enough of it - still continue to share the best with them. 9. It doesn’t matter who says what about you – accept everything with a smile and continue doing your job. 10. Pray together and remain in unity.
Top tip Mother Teresa The main advice from Mother Teresa to people: “From a material point of view, you have everything in this world, but your heart is sad; don’t worry about what you don’t have, just go and serve people: hold their hands in yours and express love; if you follow this advice, you will shine like a beacon."

Tasadean tribe

Are there people on our Earth who know neither wars, nor violence, nor murders? A startling discovery was made by anthropologists. In 1971, on the Philippine Islands, where, it would seem, everything had been explored far and wide, an unknown tribe of people was discovered. It lives separately and does not know that it exists the world, where there are also similar ones. This tribe was called the Tasadei. Tasadao is a mountain above the entrance to a cave on the slope of one of the hills in the wilds of the island of Mindanao. There the Tasadei spend the night.

These people have a very primitive life. Each day they live is not much different from the previous one. Waking up at sunrise, they go down to the stream to wash and have breakfast. Thanks to the rich flora and ponds teeming with tadpoles, small fish and crabs, they always have food at hand and do not need to stock up.

The Tasadays sit down on sun-warmed rocks and begin their meal, feeding each other their prey. At noon, the tribe moves into the shade and spends the rest of the day in peace and quiet.

Only at sunset they go in search of plant food and after a vegetarian dinner (lunch) they take refuge in a cave for the night. Their undisturbed sleep lasts about 12 hours.

Life of the Tasadeans

This is how the life of the Tasadeans passes in peace and harmony. They have neither enemies nor dangers (large predators are not found in the Philippines). These people do not farm or raise domestic animals. Instead of clothing, they wear a bandage made of orchid leaves, which they wear on their hips.

This tribe knows neither quarrels nor enmity. When making any decision, they quickly come to a common opinion, so there is no need to appoint chiefs and elders.

Due to the fact that the Tasadeans do not have much good memory, they do not remember random insults and do not hold grudges against their brothers. Couples are created only for love. One marriage for life. The feeling of jealousy is unknown to this amazing people, since they also don’t have betrayals.

In this group of people everyone is equal. After all, they have no property, and they don’t know what money is.

Another remarkable quality of the Tasadei is the absence bad habits(smoking and drinking alcohol). Scientists believe that these people are good-natured and forgiving from birth.

Svetlana Smirnova, Samogo.Net