16 Celebrities Who Totally Won Us Over with Their Charm

These 16 celebrities left us in awe, showing that being an icon is about far more than just their career—they’ve made a lasting impact on us with their actions and heart.

“I really like that Dolly Parton wants kids to read, and she set up that charity for it. The website says she’s given 254 519 967 books away to kids.”

“When George Michael died, loads of stories came out about his generosity, including a contestant on a quiz show who lost everything and he gave her the amount of money she lost. He also used to work in a homeless shelter and set up a trust to give grants to disabled people to work.

All the proceeds from various singles were donated to different charities, like war child, famine relief etc. And he did it all quietly.” 

“Chadwick boseman dressing up in costume for make a wish kids- knowing he was going to die from cancer himself.”

“Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman helped take care of Mara Wilson while filming Matilda. At the time, Mara’s mom was dealing with breast cancer. Danny was able to get the movie completed and edited so Mara’s mom could see her daughter’s performance before she died.”

“Tom Hardy only follows one account on Instagram, and it’s a rescue/adoption agency for homeless dogs in Mexico City. He’s worked closely with them to get rescued homeless dogs adopted, and he’s in the process of adopting two himself.”

“Robin Williams was famous for being friendly with and talking to fans, sometimes in between takes. On one occasion, he was talking with a man who mentioned his wife wished she could be there too but was in hospital for foot surgery. Robin had the man call her and he wished her good luck with the surgery.”

“My sister met Betty White at a cafe in 2015. She was having a rough day and Betty noticed sat with her for 30 minutes just chatting and sharing stories about her dogs. Changed her whole perspective.”

“Henry Cavill turned up at his nephew’s school when he was getting grief for telling friends and teachers his Uncle was Superman.”

“Keanu Reeves is a legit legend for giving up his seat on the subway and just being super down-to-earth despite being famous as hell. Dude’s a real-life angel.”

“Dave Bautista has 4 pit bulls and has them trained to run and hide instead of trying to protect him.”

“When the whole Tonight Show debacle went down, one of the main sticking points in negotiating Conan O’Brien’s exit package was Conan wanted massive severance packages for his staff. A lot of them worked with him in New York and came out with him to LA, and he knew they were the ones getting screwed over the most, seeing as to how they gave up their lives in New York for this.”

“For every movie Robin Williams was in, he made the studio behind it hand out jobs to at least ten homeless people. He ended up helping no more than 1520 homeless people. What a caring man.”

“John Cena has granted over 600 wishes for the Make-A-Wish foundation. Nobody else comes near his number.”

“Prince was giving large amounts of money to charities but never publicized any of it because he thought that it was immoral to get praised for it. .”

“Gene Wilder wanted his Alzheimer’s diagnosis kept from the public so kids could remember him as Willy Wonka.”

“John Candy was a good cook, and he used to put on an apron and a chef’s toque and make pasta meals for the crew on the sets of his films.”