It appears he may be well on his way.
The handsome actor who has graced many a magazine cover is making headlines again—-this time though, it has nothing to do with his relationship with Fabio or his comments about Britney Spears. George Clooney along with celeb pal Don Cheadle are being honored for their efforts to bring peace to Africa’s war-torn Darfur region.
But the honor is not being bestowed upon the two actors by just anyone. Clooney and Cheadle will be flying to Rome next month to accept the 2007 Peace Summit Award from the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – a group that includes former Soviet President Michael Gorbachev, former President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
According to World Summit reps, Clooney and Cheadle are being honored for using their positions in the entertainment world to speak up for “the most vulnerable human beings” and for increasing awareness about the suffering in Sudan to millions of people who didn’t even know the violence-plagued area existed.
Archbishop Tutu said in a statement that Clooney and Cheadle’s efforts have helped save countless of lives and their efforts to raise tens of millions of dollars to assist the victims of violence there “inspire us all and show that every person, in every walk of life, can do something to help make the world a better place.”
Since 2005 Clooney and Cheadle have both made regular trips to the African nation to bring attention to the plight of war refugees there. In addition, they have spoken to government leaders about the ongoing ethnic and tribal conflict in the region and appeared in the 2007 documentary Darfur Now.
And speaking of stars who shine when it comes to helping those less fortunate let’s talk about Herb Shriner’s 53-year-old twin sons, actors Wil and Kin.
The sons of the late harmonica player and TV star are going above and beyond the call of celebritydom to pass along hundreds of his signature, pocket-size instruments to troops overseas.
Shriner’s sons recently uncovered about 400 vintage harmonicas in their father’s Florida warehouse and initially considered donating the instruments to schools, but now they say they want to send the instruments to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in hopes it will “lighten up a tough day” for hard-working troops.
According to Kin Shriner, the instruments are made of wood and brass, are about 5 inches long and feature Herb Shriner’s nickname, “Hoosier Boy.”