Like Justin Timberlake, Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga and Charlie Sheen doused with ice water to draw attention to a rare disease
Satya Nadella
Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella did the trick right after Zuckerberg.
Tim Cook
The next day, Apple CEO Tim Cook doused with icy water right during the company’s corporate party, sending a call to Dr. Dre from the recently acquired Beats company.
Dwayne Johnson
Actor Duane Johnson confirmed his nickname “The Rock” and knocked the bucket over himself, as if it were some kind of glass of water.
Bill Gates
Microsoft’s co-founder was well prepared for the challenge from Mark Zuckerberg and made an educational video in which he spoke about the ALS Foundation and used his engineering skills to build a douche structure.
Elon Musk
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk created a construction of five buckets on strings, for which he asked to pull his children.
Justin Timberlake
The superpopular actor and musician Justin Timberlake, who first came to Russia in 2014 with concerts, poured himself ice water along with a solid support group.
Oprah Winfrey
Legendary TV presenter Oprah Winfrey took the challenge from comedian Tyler Perry and spartan spun in the yard of his house
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I challenge #StevenSpielberg, #HelenMirren and @DayalManish. In the name of ALS…
Steven Spielberg
The oprah baton was received by director Steven Spielberg, calling Jeffrey Katzenberg, director of DreamWorks Animation, director George Lucas and his protégé JJ Abrams as his followers.
Taylor Swift and Jamie King
Singer Taylor Swift, who recently released her first single from her new album, was doused in icy water with actress Jamie King, starring Sin City 2.
Chris Pratt
The star of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the series “Parks and Recreation” Chris Pratt took his double challenge immediately after two alcoholic beverages with the word “ice” in the title: Blue Ice Vodka and Smirnoff Ice.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo shot such a low-quality video that it is even difficult to make out his face. However, the winners are not judged: the video gained more than 6 million views in two days.
Selena Gomez
Actress and singer Selena Gomez took the challenge on Instagram, putting an aggressive retro-style filter on the video
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber doused himself with icy water to the delight of his 20 million Instagram subscribers, challenging President Barack Obama. Earlier, he refused to call the oldest member of the Kennedy family, Ethel, saying that it would be better to donate money to ALS. Then Bieber did the trick a second time and offered to repeat it to his fans.
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Gwen stephanie
Singer Gwen Stefani took the call from her own colleague, Blake Shelton. He personally volunteered to drench a woman with ice water and stretched this “pleasure” to the maximum
Jennifer Lopez
Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez asked to do the “dirty work” of their six-year-old twins Max and Emmy
Dr. Dre
The rapper Dr. Dre, who was challenged by Tim Cook himself, thoroughly prepared for the procedure and even built a special mechanism for dousing. He chose Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar as his victims.
Russell Crowe
Actor Russell Crowe, who does not need to be introduced, took one of the most colorful commercials, ripping off his hat with a rabbit and starting to throw ice on the operator. He sent a call to his friend Hugh Jackman.
Hugh Jackman and the crew of the movie “Pan”
Actor Hugh Jackman poured water along with Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund and the rest of the crew of the film “Pan” – a new version of the story of Peter Pan. The challenge they threw, including the crew of the seventh episode of “Star Wars
Lady Gaga
The most popular pop singer Lady Gaga silently doused herself from a huge bowl while sitting on a designer chair in a riveted leather dress
Charlie Sheen
Popular actor Charlie Sheen in a typical manner for himself decided to replace the ice on ten thousand dollars in cash. This is the amount he is going to donate to the ALS.
Shin passed the baton to Chuck Lorrie, Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer – creator and actor of the series “Two and a Half Men,” from which he Charley earlier scandal dropped
Drake
Rapper Drake right on the stage in front of a crowd of thousands poured his colleague Lil Wayne.
Vin Diesel
Fast and Furious and Riddick films star Vin Diesel challenged Michelle Obama, Angelina Jolie and Vladimir Putin himself. However, the presidential administration of Russia announced that on August 19 it had a “different agenda”.
Stephen King
Fairly thinner legendary writer Stephen King also did not bypass the trend
Ordinary americans
Ice Bucket Challenge is not limited to stars only. Thousands of ordinary Americans also took part in it. Sometimes not too well.
What is the Ice Bucket Challenge?
Ice Bucket Challenge – test bucket with ice. Any person who poured ice-cold water on himself and videotaped the whole process has the right to send a “call” to three more people who must repeat this procedure within 24 hours. If they do not do this, according to the rules of the flash mob, they must donate funds to the ALS Foundation.
In practice, popular stars are not trying to get away from paying donations. On the contrary, with the help of their videos they create shares of additional publicity, attracting more and more charitable funds to the study of ALS. In itself, a bucket with ice has nothing to do with the disease: it is used for fun, allowing celebrities to do useful work and once again amuse their ego. By the end of August, the Ice Bucket Challenge brought more than $ 15 million, almost 10 times more than the anti-BAS organization managed to collect in 2013.
The money raised will go to The ALS Association, a respected charitable organization to which the analytical company Charity Navigator has given its highest rating of trust.
Research Tha ALS Associations have not yet brought great success. Most of her breakthroughs with experiments on rats most often ended in nothing, but representatives of the organization hope that a new wave of attention to the problem and millions of dollars will help make the necessary breakthrough.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare degenerative disease of the nervous system: an average of about 2 people for every hundred thousand. In Russia, the treatment of the disease is considered inappropriate.
The ALS is rapidly flowing: within a few weeks, the patient is denied motor function, muscles weaken, and ultimately he is “locked” in his own body. In this state, a person can live another 3 to 5 years: existing drugs only slightly slow down the destructive process. The famous scientist Stephen Hawking is one of the few ALS patients whose condition has stabilized over time.
Who has already participated in the action
Mark Zuckerberg
The idea of Ice Bucket Challenge on August 14 was reported to the general public by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was challenged by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. After that, the relay began to spread with great speed.