Jesse Eisenberg announces he's donating his kidney to a complete stranger

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00:00I didn't realize you were a big blood donor.

00:02Yes.

00:02There was a story going on.

00:04We had a big blood drive here recently,

00:06and someone was telling this great story about you recently.

00:08You found out that we were doing a blood drive.

00:11Oh, yeah.

00:11Yeah, that's true.

00:12I did one here.

00:12I'm actually donating my kidney in six weeks.

00:14I really am.

00:15Really?

00:15I really am, yes.

00:17Yeah.

00:17That's amazing.

00:18What?

00:18Yeah, I don't know why.

00:19I got, like, bitten by the blood donation, but yeah, I love it.

00:22That's a big jump up.

00:23I'm doing an altruistic donation.

00:25I think that's amazing.

00:25Mid-December, yeah.

00:26Actor Jesse Eisenberg, best known for the social network

00:29and the Now You See Me films

00:31just revealed he's donating one of his kidneys

00:33to a complete stranger.

00:36During an appearance on the Today Show,

00:38the Oscar-nominated actor casually dropped the news,

00:40explaining that he's set to undergo surgery in mid-December.

00:43Eisenberg said he's long been a regular blood donor,

00:46and over time, that spirit of giving

00:48inspired him to take things a step further.

00:51He's making what's known as an altruistic donation,

00:53giving a kidney to someone he doesn't personally know,

00:56but who desperately needs one.

00:57In the U.S., nearly 90,000 people

01:00are currently waiting for a kidney transplant.

01:03Non-directed donors like Eisenberg

01:04can help trigger what's called a kidney chain,

01:07where one selfless act can help match multiple patients

01:10with life-saving transplants.

01:12Eisenberg shared that he first looked into donating

01:14about a decade ago,

01:15but only recently connected with doctors

01:17at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

01:20After passing all the medical tests,

01:22he's officially scheduled for surgery this December.

01:24And in true Eisenberg fashion, he's keeping it humble,

01:28calling the procedure essentially risk-free,

01:30and even ensuring his own family would be protected

01:32through a special donor voucher system,

01:35should they ever need a transplant themselves.

01:37Between promoting his upcoming film,

01:39Now You See Me, Now You Don't,

01:40and preparing for this life-changing act of generosity,

01:43Eisenberg is showing that real magic happens

01:45when you give a piece of yourself, literally.

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