George Clooney, Jodie Foster, Leslie Odom Jr. and more contributed both words of support and financial support to essential workers and now-unemployed crew members during a livestreamed fundraiser on Friday night
Several boldfaced names contributed both words of support and financial support to essential workers and now-unemployed crew members during the Motion Picture Television Fund's livestreamed fundraiser on Friday night.
Several famous participants reminded viewers during the "We All Play Our Part" benefit that entertainment titles exist primarily because of behind-the-scenes gig workers — not themselves — who are particularly suffering as the coronavirus has virtually shut down all production. At the top of the show co-host Brown said that below-the-line workers, "though not household names[,] are an integral part of our showbiz family… sometimes they depend on MPTF.
Actor Jay Ellis added later, "I wouldn't be able to do my job without you guys, I don't know props;… makeup, I need a lot of it sometimes; wardrobe, I need you to make me look good. Thank you for all that you do and today we all play our part."
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