NBC's "Heroes" Helps Epilepsy
Join us on the National Mall to highlight the importance of epilepsy awareness and the need to raise funds for more epilepsy research. Walk Chair Greg Grunberg (star of NBC's "Heroes") and thousands of dedicated supporters of people with epilepsy and their families will walk on the Mall at the start of cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. The National Walk for Epilepsy is presented by the Epilepsy Foundation and Ortho McNeil Neurologics, Inc.
Greg Grunberg as the telepathic cop Matt Parkman on Heroes
Watch Greg Grunberg's 'National Walk for Epilepsy' Public Service Announcements
Plus, Greg's show has created a special opportunity for "Heroes" fans to bid on autographed collector's edition artwork while supporting the millions of people with epilepsy and their families.
From Greg's Wiki:
Charitable Efforts
Grunberg's son, Jake, suffers from
epilepsy, which has inspired Grunberg to take an active role in raising awareness of the disease and raising funds for research.
He often organizes charity efforts to raise funds for the
Pediatric Epilepsy Project in Los Angeles. In the past, this has included events such as an auction of guitars handpainted by celebrities such as
Donald Trump,
Pink and Grunberg's "
Alias" costars
Jennifer Garner and
Michael Vartan, concerts by an all-celebrity band that includes Grunberg and
Hugh Laurie and an online auction of cartoons drawn by "
Heroes" costars such as
Santiago Cabrera,
Tawny Cypress,
Noah Gray-Cabey,
Ali Larter,
Masi Oka,
Adrian Pasdar,
Sendhil Ramamurthy,
Leonard Roberts,
Milo Ventimiglia, and
Hayden Panettiere.
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WOW. I liked the actor as Matt Parkman and his other role in Alias already, but this adds him to the list just below Hugo Weaving on the "Amazing Epilepsy-Related Actor Cases".