Clooney’s charitable good deeds include working tirelessly to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur, organizing various fund-raising telethons including America: A Tribute to Heroes in the wake of 9/11, Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope in 2005, A Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast and most recently the Hope For Haiti Now telethon. He also co-founded the Not On Our Watch charity (in conjunction with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Jerry Weintraub), to focus global attention and resources on preventing mass atrocities. In 2008, Clooney was designated a United Nations Messenger of Peace, to work as an advocate on behalf of the U.N. and its peacekeeping efforts
“George was an obvious choice for this honor,” said John Shaffner, Chairman and CEO, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “He has understood and harnessed the power of television, the most powerful medium of our time, to reach into the hearts of people around the world and compelled us to action on behalf of those in sudden and desperate need...”
Previous recipients of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award include Danny Thomas, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby.
Via: Emmys.com
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