Look To The Stars News: Ed Harris

John-Boy Walton To Be Honored For Charity Work

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Iconic actor Richard Thomas – best known for his role as John-Boy Walton in CBS drama The Waltons – will receive the Nancy Ford Springer Inspiration Award at the National Meningitis Association’s 3rd annual Give Kids a Shot Gala at the New York Athletic Club. Thomas is being honored for his efforts in the fight against meningitis, a vaccine preventable disease.

Also slated to be honored are New York Giants Football Legend Bart Oates & his wife Michelle Oates, advocates for pediatric medical research, will receive NMA’s, Children’s Advocacy Award; medical pioneer James C. Turner, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia will accept NMA’s Health Achievement Award and pianist Chau-GiangThi Nguyen (Chosan Nguyen) will receive NMA’s International Ambassador for Education Through Music Award.

The Honorary Committee includes Steve Buscemi, Amy Madigan & Ed Harris, Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy and Susan Sarandon.

Sheryl Crow Rides Out For Horses

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Singer Sheryl Crow is trying to stop the US government from relocating wild horses from their native lands in the plains in the West to the East.

The government claims the horses have become too numerous, and the ranges of Nevada can no longer support them. Plans have been made to transport around 25,000 to new pastures.

“I think there has to be a better way than taking them away from their native lands,” said Crow. "I feel so passionate about the issue because wild horses are one of the last remaining ties to the land as it was and our history in America.

Stars To Flock To Purple Inauguration Ball

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

The Inaugural Purple Ball will take place on the evening of Barack Obama’s inauguration and will feature a host of celebrities raising money for charity.

Patricia Arquette, Amy Brenneman, Ed Harris, Ashley Judd, Josh Lucas, Amy Madigan, Brad Silberling, Kate Walsh, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Brendan Fraser, David Alan Grier, Herbie Hancock, Hill Harper, Clifton Powell, and Lisa Marie Presley have been confirmed to attend the Ball, which will feature live performances by Il Divo and Peter Cincotti.

A portion of the proceeds from The Inaugural Purple Ball will benefit the Eracism Foundation, a charity established in 2006 by Academy Award Winner Lou Gossett Jr that aims to better society by addressing the negative impacts of racism. The organization provides programs that foster cultural diversity, historical enrichment, education, and antiviolence initiatives in an effort to eradicate racism. The evening will also honor American troops stationed overseas.

Ed Harris Helps War Veteran's Crusade

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Ed Harris has narrated a new documentary to assist a WWII veteran’s crusade to clean up the site of one of the bloodiest Pacific battles U.S. Marines were involved in.

Return to Tarawa tells Leon Cooper’s emotional story of stemming the neglect of the site at Red Beach on Tarawa Atoll, where piles of garbage have mounted, desecrating the ground where thousands of American marines lost their lives in the battle of Tarawa in November, 1943.

“The piles of garbage, such as plastic bags and bottles, food wrappers, soiled diapers, and other trash is continuing to pile up,” said Cooper, who has fought a lack of interest and respect from the US Government for the last three years. “[It’s] an insult to the memory of all who fought and died there for their country.”