Looks like we have another good celebrity who’s proud of being an American and not afraid to say it out loud. This is actor Liev Schreiber who says he’s not actually Ukrainian, he’s American, and very, very proud of it. He was supportive of helping things in Ukraine, but he’s also saying how he’s proud to be an American.
Liev Schreiber had a big role in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie and was also in the Manchurian Candidate with Denzel Washington, and the show Ray Donovan. CBS News reported a little bit about his supportive role in helping Ukraine, saying the following in an entertainment news article from 2023:
When a friend called with an idea – live-stream conversations with Ukrainians from the front – Schreiber was blunt in response: No. “I was in a bad mood and I told them, ‘Look, if you really want to help Ukrainians, just send them some money,’ and hung up,” he recalled. “A couple of guys who have about 30 years of experience in the humanitarian aid world called me back and they said, ‘How serious were you about that idea?’ And I said, ‘What idea?’ And they said, ‘Supporting Ukraine.’
“And it was that moment where I could say yes or no. And I decided that I would say yes and see where it led.”
Schreiber’s decision to do something and not just speak out led him to co-found Blue Check Ukraine, which vets and raises funds for non-governmental organizations on the ground. He said, “What was important to us was to make Americans feel safe, to find a way that their dollars could go directly to NGOs on the ground who are doing the work to provide humanitarian aid.”
