Liev Schreiber on becoming an advocate for Ukraine aid: "We're trying to stop a genocide"
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Actor Liev Schreiber has walked many a red carpet. But walking one recently, in Washington, D.C., and working the room as an advocate for Ukraine, felt different. "Ironically, I'm not really good in front of the camera without a script," he said. "But I'm very grateful that my celebrity has afforded me an opportunity to give something back."
And giving back for the 55-year-old actor, known for playing Hollywood fixer "Ray Donovan" on CBS' sister network Showtime, began a year ago, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "I think, like a lot of Americans, I was on my couch watching the war unfold on television," he said.
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.'
