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Magazine Names Generous Celebrities
Forbes magazine has named Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan as one of the 10 most generous celebrities.
It places him among the ranks of U2 lead singer Bono, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and actress Angelina Jolie.
Forbes said in a report on its website that Chan, who set up the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, gave 64,000 dollars (£34,491) to Unicef to help tsunami victims in Asia in December 2004, and recently donated 100,000 dollars (£53,893) to Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based charity for the homeless.
The other generous celebrities identified by Forbes are Bono, Winfrey, Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The 10 were not ranked.
The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation recently received a 20,000 dollar (£10,780) donation from Tom Cruise, according to Chan's website.
The donation will fund 10 scholarships at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
--PA
Forbes magazine has named Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan as one of the 10 most generous celebrities.
It places him among the ranks of U2 lead singer Bono, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and actress Angelina Jolie.
Forbes said in a report on its website that Chan, who set up the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, gave 64,000 dollars (£34,491) to Unicef to help tsunami victims in Asia in December 2004, and recently donated 100,000 dollars (£53,893) to Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based charity for the homeless.
The other generous celebrities identified by Forbes are Bono, Winfrey, Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The 10 were not ranked.
The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation recently received a 20,000 dollar (£10,780) donation from Tom Cruise, according to Chan's website.
The donation will fund 10 scholarships at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
--PA
