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We can’t all be all things, except these actors who are doing awesome things outside of TV and movies. It’s bad enough we’re just a bunch of boring weirdos who Snapchat and Skype (people still do that right?) all day, but these role models are out there risking their lives to bring us quality entertainment. And when they’re done with that, they go out and do random acts of kindness to make us look even worse.
So the next time you’re binging hard on TV or spending too much money at the movies, think about these awesome actors who are out there working ungodly hours, then somehow manage to pull off their own Good Samaritan stories, give out unlicensed life-changing advice or just do plum awesome things like renovate old castles and film it.
Bet that makes you feel pretty pathetic, knowing that just this morning, you woke up covered in sweat and drool 40 minutes after your alarm went off and contemplated which filter you were going to use on your photos today.
Actors Who Are Doing Awesome Things Outside of Movies That Somehow Make You Feel Even More Worthless
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Awesome Actors
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Adrien Brody
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The Oscar-winning actor fixed up an old castle in New York and filmed its progress in Stone Barn Castle, which premiered at SXSW.
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Jim Carrey
Photo: via highsnobiety.com
The comedic phenomenon recently displayed his painting prowess for all to see, along with multiple inspiring existential speeches on the importance of doing what you love.
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Johnny Depp
Photo: via Washington Post
The "Pirates" captain has been seen multiple times in costume, despite filming being done for Captain Jack, wandering the halls of nearby children's hospitals, bringing smiles to plenty of sick kids.
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Neil Patrick Harris
Photo: via Buzzfeed
Doogie Howser, M.D. took off the white lab coat to don the red chef apron, helping serve food at Thanksgiving for L.A. Mission.
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Christian Bale
Photo: via Buzzfeed
Batman himself visited the Aurora vigils, as well as victims in the hospital, after the shooting during The Dark Knight Rises premiere week. He also took a young kid with cancer and his family to Disneyland. What a (super) hero.
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Billy Murray
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures
Bill's been known to crash a few parties, serve booze where it's probably illegal and karaoke with the best of them, but he's also become everyone's role model on how to live. His advice to married couples resounded the Internet halls: “If you have someone that you think is The One, don’t just think in your ordinary mind, ‘Okay, let’s make a date, let’s plan this and make a party and get married.’ Take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world, and go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. And if when you land at JFK and you’re still in love with that person, get married at the airport.”
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Zach Galifianakis
Photo: via Star Crush
Before he was hitting it big, the Baskets actor would clean his clothes at a laundromat in Santa Monica. Shortly after The Hangover hit, he heard the woman (Mimi) who ran the place was going homeless. Not only did he find her an apartment and have it furnished, he took her to the premieres for the two sequels.
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Tom Cruise
Photo: via The Awesome Daily
After witnessing a hit and run, Cruise called for help, stayed with the victim in the hospital and even paid their bill (allegedly $7000). He did about everything but hit the person with his car.
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Emma Watson
Photo: via The Odyssey Online
The wizarding wonder woman made some dreams come true when she met a fellow Harry Potter fan on Halloween, claiming "I'm Hermoine Granger, and we're best of friends!" while giving him a hug and posing for a photo.
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Russell Brand
Photo: via Daily Mail
In the spirit of his new book, Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, we thought we'd pull attention to his genuine character, as Brand has been known to help the homeless, give rides to AA meetings, and talk ad nauseam to folks about the pearls of drug addiction and fame.
