27 Lesser Known Celeb Heroic Deeds

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27 Lesser Known Celeb Heroic Deeds

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Celebrities are on the receiving end of a pretty constant stream of admiration and adoration, which a lot of times feels unearned. The thing is, though, sometimes famous people surprise us with truly heroic acts that should actually earn them some undying admiration.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH RISKED HIS OWN SAFETY TO PREVENT A ROBBERY. Late one night, the actor saw a bicycle delivery guy surrounded by some men. He stopp
Ryan Gosling once prevented a lady from having an accident in New York. The British journalist was looking the wrong way -. -while trying to cross the
Rock Star TOAN TETT saved a 3-year-old boy from drowning in 1985. Jett spotted the kid face down in the ocean and jumped in, fully clothed, to rescue

Clint Eastwood

CLINT EASTWOOD SAVED A MAN FROM CHOKING. The Oscar winner was at a party before a Pebble Beach golf event when tournament director Steve John began to
Over 11 year's, John Cena granted 500 wishes for the Make-a-W Foundation. W W ME 3S D AOVE MAKE MAKECA WISH (A That means he granted a wish about ever
CRACKED In 2018, British rapper Stormzy launched a Cambridge scholarship for black students. The Stormzy Scholarship covers tuition and a maintenance
While having a picnic by the River Tay in 1997, Gerard Butler jumped into the water to pull out 14-year-old Daniel Smith, who was drowning. Years late
Mark Harmon saved a teenager's life from a burning crash in Los Angeles, back in 1996. The teenager, whose name is Colin Specht, was trapped inside th
Tom Hardy apprehendeda moped thief, then saw to it that the thief got help When he saw two moped thieves get into a traffic accident, he detained one

Garth Brooks

76 Wolsr In 2003, xy TDY' Wrre country singer ANTLEY Garth Brooks, vou Key drd along with an unidentified 6EKA man, rescued pn two children (and a boa

Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper 3 raised $2.2 million with his non-profit organization, SoclalWorks, to be given as a donation to 20 public schools in chicago. The
CRACKEDG When Colin Farrell was in Toronto making a movie, he bummed a cigarette off a homeless guy named Dave. The two got to talking. Farrell stayed
Personally touched by illiteracy from growing up in rural East Tennessee, olly Parton has given away almost 100 million books to children through her
Patrick Dempsey got a teenager out Of a wrecked car. When he saw a car flipped over, the actor, known for playing Doctor Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, r
As a volunteer for rescue missions, Harrison Ford once saved a hiker who was too weak to get off Table Mountain by airlifting her off the mountain wit
Muhammad Ali talkeda a man out of jumping from: a ninth story fre escape. When emergency responders and clergy had had no luck, Ali reportedly told th
CRACKED C COM STEVE BUSCEMI WAS A FIREFIGHTER WITH THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EDK! After the 9/11 attacks he returned to the fire department an
Neil Gaiman saw a lost dog on the side of the road in the rain, and pulled over. He put him in the car and, as the owner didn't want him back, kept hi
Keanu Reeves has a private foundation that helps children's hospitals and cancer research. After his sister's diagnosis of leukemia, Reeves has done c
HARRY STYLES DROPPED THOUSANDS ON PIZZA FOR THE HOMELESS. Ed Sheeran said when he was visiting the One Direction singer in L.A., Styles went out on h
CRACKEDo COM Cuba Gooding Jr. helped a gunshot victim. He was picking up dinner when he saw a boy bleeding from his neck. Gooding got a towel from the
Tim Heidecker was stabbed twice while saving a mother from her son who was on drugs. In 2006, the comedian rushed to the aid of his elderly neighbor.
JOHN KRASINSKI SAVED A GIRL BEING DRAGGEDOUT TO SEA. While in Costa Rica, a local girl who was swimming near him was swept out by the strong riptide.
CRACKEDCO Arnold Schwarzenegger saved a man from drowning in Hawaii. During a vacation, Schwarzenegger saw a man clinging desperately to his Boogie Bo
Matthew Mcconaughey saved a woman's life by performing CPR at the Toronto Film Festival in 2001. When a woman went into a seizure at the festival, McC
Every year, Jennifer Lawrence visits various children's hospitals to spend timE and cRAu spread positivity to young patients. Shriners Hospitals for C
When a MAGA rando trolled him on Twitter, Patton Oswalt helped the (very ill) guy. Oswalt shared his medical GoFundMe to 4.5 million followers and don
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