NCIS Star Pauley Perrette is Dedicated to Making a Difference

Pauley Perrette is best-known for the compassionate forensic scientist, Abby Sciuto, she plays on the hit TV series, NCIS, but what many probably don’t realize is that that role isn’t far from reality. Perrette is involved with a number of charities and goes above and beyond to reach out to people in need. It’s no surprise she was selected to host the Cops 4 Causes Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert earlier this week!
Of the many organizations that Perrette stands for, NOH8 is definitely a big one. This group is fighting for gay marriage rights. Perrette took her involvement with the cause to a new level when she announced that she and her fiancé would not be tying the knot until anyone, regardless of sexual preference, could do the same. She also recently took the time to respond to a troubled boy on YouTube.
The video Jonah Mowry posted on YouTube was definitely emotional. Throughout the whole thing he holds up index cards that talk about how badly he’s been bullied his whole life. At 13-years-old, he admits he’s been cutting himself since he was in the second grade. Perrette made her own video specifically for Jonah, encouraging him to hang in there.
“It might be hard to believe, but I have a lot of the same scars that you do. You can’t see mine well on camera either, but I watched your video and you need to know so much that not only are you not alone, but those people are nothing,” she said in her video response. “There’s a huge world out there…with people who aren’t in your class and aren’t small-minded and vicious and horrific… And we are on your side.”
Pauley also reaches out to the homeless community. Recently, her Twitter feed focused on the death of someone she called a friend. His name was Brandon Lambert and he was homeless, but that didn’t stop her from becoming close friends with him while he was alive. She spent holidays with him, shared her music with him and gave him some of the essentials for life. When he was hit by a car on Nov. 1, she didn’t just forget. She’s made it a point to push reaching out to the homeless. She even got his remains and planned his funeral.
These are just a few of the many charitable deeds that Pauley Perrette devotes her time to each day. She’s one of the few celebrities in Hollywood that could really teach the world a thing or two about selflessness and having an all-around good heart.
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