Actors Making Statements

Celebrity is a powerful thing in our world. Many actors and actresses use their fame to advance the causes and political positions they care about. It's not unusual to hear a movie star voice an opinion on current events or to see one prominently featured on a charitable organization's advertising. A celebrity endorsement can do a lot for a cause, and it's usually easy for a star to pitch in by loaning their face and words to the fight

Some actors, though, have gone beyond a simple endorsement … even beyond the hands-on work that today's stars like Angelina Jolie, Mark Ruffalo, and Matt Damon do for the causes they care about. Some stars risked their careers to take a stand for what they considered the right thing.

Werner Klemperer (1920–2000)

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Klemperer was one of those stars who used his career to make a statement...

Josephine Baker (1906–1975)

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Baker was just as anti-Nazi as Klemperer was, and she too took the opportunity to fight for freedom during World War II...

Frank Sinatra (1915–1998)