2010: Celebrities and their causes

Published December 27, 2010 5:00am ET



In 2010, Hollywood came to Capitol Hill, the White House and various Washington galas to support special causes. Here’s who came and what they wanted to talk about: Roxy Olin – ADHD

George Clooney – Sudan

Shakira – early childhood development

Debra Messing – HIV/AIDS

Greg Grunberg – epilepsy

Mandy Moore – clean water

Rosario Dawson – Voto Latino

Mariska Hargitay – stopping sexual violence

Dennis Quaid – patient safety

James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver – the environment

Jessica Alba – poverty, education, children, women’s health

Richard Simmons – the Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act

Demi Moore – stopping human trafficking

Rachael Ray – school lunch programs and child nutrition

Goran Visnjic – whale conservation

Ashley Judd – stopping mountaintop-removal coal mining

Jermaine and Randy Jackson – children

Meryl Streep – the National Women’s History Museum

Stephen Colbert – migrant farmworkers

Giorgio Gucci – stopping the sale of counterfeit goods

Tim Gunn – gay rights

Rhea Perlman and Kristin Chenoweth – adoption

Geena Davis – women’s rights