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ER star donates salary to build Hospital
No commentsER is back for its 15th and final season and while most of us fans are still mourning over the death of the creator of the show, Michael Crichton, there is something mighty nice that I would like to share with you guys. Quite a number of original cast members have returned for the final season including Anthony Edwards, who was glad to comment on his experience of coming back to ER after 6 years. Edwards told Reuters “It was really like going back to high school, in the best way. It was like going back to your favorite class and having your favorite teacher. It took about a half an hour — and after about a half an hour, I really felt like I’d never left.”
He agreed to return to the series on the condition that his pay cheque would be donated to the African charity he supports. Now, isn’t it completely disarming? His character Dr. Mark Greene died in 2002, but he will appear in flash back scenes during the final season of the ER. He is using the occasion to raise money for Shoe4Africa, an organization founded in 1995 that promotes AIDS awareness through sports and education.
I find his this gesture extremely touching. Producers Warner Bros. have agreed to donate the $125,000 that they were considering paying to Edwards. Besides Edwards’ money, Steven Spielberg is contributing another $125,000 and “E.R.” executive producer John Wells is adding an extra $50,000.
This $300,000 would be used to build 250 bed hospital in Africa- the biggest children’s clinic in the continent.










