Posted on 07/19/2006 5:29:35 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
What percentage of their income do they give to charity.
Very small.
I know a lot of people who give a lot less total dollars, but a higher percentage than most of these people.
I will. Their paychecks are based on public appeal alone (unlike the average American.) They are free to choose to support whomever they like, and so am I.
Bette Midler: In 1995, Midler founded the New York Restoration Project, a non-profit organization with the goal of revitalizing neglected neighborhood parks in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of New York City. These include Highbridge Park, Fort Washington Park, and Fort Tryon Park in upper Manhattan and Roberto Clemente State Park and Bridge Park in the Bronx.
In 1999 the city planned to auction 114 community gardens for commercial development. Midler led a coalition of greening organizations to save them. NYRP took ownership of 60 of the most neglected plots. Today Midler and her organization work with local volunteers and community groups to ensure that these gardens are kept safe, clean and vibrant. In 2003 Midler opened Swindler Cove Park, a new five-acre public park on the Harlem River shore featuring specially designed educational facilities and the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, the first community rowing facility to be built on the Harlem River in more than 100 years. The organization offers free in-school and after-school environmental education programming to students from high-poverty Title I schools.
Tom Hanks - Hanks is a member of the National Space Society, serving on the Board of Governors of the nonprofit educational space advocacy organization founded by Dr. Wernher von Braun and was the producer of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon about the Apollo program to send astronauts to the moon. Hanks also provides the voice over for the Hayden planetarium show at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In June 2006 Hanks was inducted as an honorary member of the US Army's Ranger Hall of Fame for his accurate portrayal of a commander in the movie Saving Private Ryan. Besides his role in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks was cited for serving as the national spokesperson for the World War II Memorial Campaign, for being the honorary chairperson of the D-Day Museum Capital Campaign, and for his role in writing and helping to produce the Emmy Award-winning miniseries, Band of Brothers.
Jennifer Lopez: and her husband MARC ANTHONY have helped raise more than $100,000 (£55,500) for two Puerto Rican cancer facilities, after attending a golf event on the Caribbean island.
After headlining the three-day Presidente Latin Music Festival earlier this month (OCT05), the couple visited the inaugural Celebrity Cancer Golf Classic held at the Coco Beach Golf & Country Club in Rio Grande on the final day of the bash.
The proceeds raised will benefit the Hospital Auxilo Mutuo Cancer Center and Sociedad America del Cancer, according to MTV News.
Billy Crystal: In 1986, Crystal started hosting Comic Relief on HBO with Robin Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg. Comic Relief, which was founded in 1986 by Andy Kaufman sidekick Bob Zmuda, raises money for homeless men, women and children in the United States. The first live televised "COMIC RELIEF" program appeared on HBO in 1986, hosted by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. Forty-seven comedians appeared on that telecast, yukking it up and bringing in $2.5 million in pledges.
In hollywood all the sheep just follow. Pretty much like the blacks somebody told the thats what we do.
Does it trouble you at all that these celebrities' charitable acts are so well known?
Jerry Bruckheimer
producer $6,000 Republican
$14,500 Democrat
$250 special interest
total: $20,750
Contributor Candidate or PAC Amount Date
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
Encino, CA 91436
SELF-EMPLOYED/PRODUCER
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (FED. ACCT.) (R) $500
primary 11/03/05
BRUCKHEIMER, JEROME L MR.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 BUSH, GEORGE W (R)
President
BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY), INC $1,000
primary 04/16/04
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) $2,000
primary 03/17/04
Bruckheimer, Jerry Mr.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Producer
2002 PRESIDENT'S DINNER COMMITTEE; THE (R) $1,000
primary 06/12/02
Bruckheimer, Jerry
Encino, CA 91436
Self/Producer SHRIVER, MARK KENNEDY (D)
House (MD 08)
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER $500
primary 05/14/02
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS COLLINS, SUSAN M (R)
Senate - ME
COLLINS FOR SENATOR $1,000
primary 03/12/02
Bruckheimer, Jerry
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Film Produc
KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (D) $2,500
primary 03/08/02
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
ENCINO, CA 91436
PRESIDENT CLELAND, JOSEPH MAXWELL (D)
Senate - GA
FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC $1,000
primary 05/22/01
Bruckheimer, Jerry
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Film Produc
KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (D) $2,500
primary 02/12/01
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER INC FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (D)
Senate - CA
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94 $500
general 06/27/94
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
FILM
VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING $250
primary 09/23/92
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
JERRY BRUCKHEIMER INC WIRTH, TIMOTHY E (D)
Senate - CO
COMMITTEE FOR TIM WIRTH INC $500
primary 03/11/91
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
FILM VISIONS INC KERRY, JOHN F (D)
Senate - MA
KERRY COMMITTEE $500
general 06/11/90
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
BRESLAUER, JACOBSON ET AL LEVINE, MEL (D)
Senate - CA
LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $500
primary 06/01/90
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038
SIMPSON & BRUCKHEIMER MRAZEK, ROBERT J (D)
Senate - NY
PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
general 05/23/90
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
HOLLYWOOD, CA 90038
SIMPSON & BRUCKHEIMER MRAZEK, ROBERT J (D)
Senate - NY
PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
primary 05/23/90
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
PARAMOUNT PICTURES BRADLEY, BILL (D)
Senate - NJ
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90 $1,000
primary 11/08/89
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
FILM VISIONS INC KERRY, JOHN F (D)
Senate - MA
KERRY COMMITTEE $1,000
primary 07/19/89
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY MR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
PARAMOUNT PICTURES DANFORTH, JOHN C (R)
Senate - MO
DANFORTH FOR SENATE COMMITTEE $500
primary 04/22/88
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
PARAMOUNT PICTURES DUKAKIS, MICHAEL S (D)
President
DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INC $500
primary 10/21/87
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90038
PARAMOUNT PICTURES GRAHAM, BOB (D)
Senate - FL
FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEE $500
primary 03/21/86
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 CRANSTON, ALAN (D)
President
CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC $500
primary 12/08/83
BRUCKHEIMER, JERRY
LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
PRODUCER BRADLEY, BILL (D)
Senate - NJ
BILL BRADLEY FOR U.S. SENATE '84 $500
primary 06/30/83
Actually..no..so only good work done anonymously means anything? That's insane.
He isn't a republican.
He is just very smart, and not a big time political guy.
Just because he isn't liberal, does not hate America, and knows what his audience wants, likes and is willing to pay for, doesn't mean he is a republican.
If anything, he is pragmatic, and not openly political or active outside of financial contributions.
FWIW, Top Gun, came out the way it did, because he wanted to get Pentagon approval (i.e. permission to use footage, bases, etc), if the movie had been anything but, he would have been "shot down".
If a film portrays the military in a positive light, it can be very beneficial and helpfull to its production and the govt will give ya a helping hand.
I like your posts. The carpers hate it when someone swims against the tide. I like it.
Not at all.
I learned years ago, that sometimes, the best thing is to have a celebrity make public their contributions, it gains attention for the organizations, and gets many others to join in and also donate.
I'm noting this because Limbaugh has helped some charitable cause at least once a year every year for the last few years, boosting donations for them big time (I think its either march of dimes or something with autism).
It's just one of my big pet peeves here on FR. As soon as a celebrity is shown to be a Democrat, everyone starts pilong on and saying how talentless they are, etc. And that's just not true. Even when you prove them wrong, like I just did, they'll just ignore it. It's maddening!
Xcellent comment. Thank you!
'Jennifer Lopez: and her husband MARC ANTHONY have helped raise more than $100,000 (£55,500) for two Puerto Rican cancer facilities'
Whoopee. That will buy 20 gurneys.
Take names and boycott!
"Don't take my picture...whaaaaaaaaaaa"
How much have you raised?
Well there's no point getting worked up about it. I mean, you know what they are doing is silly, but I doubt you'll change their minds. And besides, simply donating money to a candidate isn't even obnoxious behavior. When the celebs get out there campaigning, that can be somewhat annoying. But to some people, supporting a lib like Shrillary is an unforgivable offense. I just shrug it off. Actors and actresses make a living saying words that someone else writes. They have talent, but original thought usually isn't one of them. Ever hear Harrison Ford interviewed? Boringest man on the planet. But Indiana Jones rocks. So what to do? Enjoy the movie, ignore the interviews. Works for me. And Lee Greenwood can love America all he wants, his music will still suck. Go figure.
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