Top 10 Celebrity Do-Gooders
Having spent $24 million building machines that extract oil out of water, Kevin Costner hopes to help clean up the Gulf Coast. TIME looks at some of the most philanthropic celebrities and their causes.
Jerry Lewis has volunteered for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) for more than 50 years. The legendary comedian serves as the organization's national chairman, and he hasn't missed a single telethon. It's no joke. The 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon last September — 21 and a half hours of fundraising — brought in $60.5 million for "Jerry's Kids." While never recognized by the Academy for his film career, Lewis received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Oscars.
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