# How To Reach a Celebrity for Charity...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 31, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326 "2003-03-31T00:42:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326/1 "2003-03-31T00:42:53Z")
Charities often get celebrities to endorse their cause. How do you even make such a contact to get the ball rolling??? - Jinx
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### Author:  [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326/2 "2003-03-31T01:04:52Z")
Most likely by contacting their agent or publicist.
If you personally have a charity that you want a celeb to endorse, I would find out who their agent is (check [www.whorepresents.com](http://www.whorepresents.com) – no, that’s not a typo…), and call them to “make contact,” then send a letter outlining your ideas/needs. I would address the letter to the agent (not the actor), otherwise it might be seen as fanmail and chucked out.
(For more info on actors’ agents, call (323) 549-6737, 9 am to 4:45 pm (PT), Monday through Friday – they will give you the name of actors’ reps, though only 3 at a time.)
Also, it might help to find out which “causes” those celebs are interested in – as it would give you an idea of what they like to support and whether yours is similar.
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### Author:  [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326/3 "2003-03-31T01:16:27Z")
Just found a few sites that might help:
[This one](http://www.mediatrust.org/online_guides/celebrity%20support.pdf) (pdf) gives some general info on celebs and causes.
[This one](http://www.celebritysource.com/index.html) is a service which connects celebs to clients, though you must pay for that service.
Good luck!
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reach-a-celebrity-for-charity/165326/4 "2003-03-31T15:55:47Z")
The [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com) also has contact info for many celebs. Might not be accurate but it’s worth a shot.