Normally, I don’t give a damn about entertainers; but this article just appealed to me.  Here’s a guy who is — evidently — donating his time and prestige to help a classical English theater garner attention for its production.

The 36-year-old star, known for Hollywood roles such as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars films, will earn $790 a week _ standard minimum wage for actors in Britain _ playing Shakespeare’s arch villain Iago in “Othello,” Donmar Warehouse spokeswoman Kate Morley said Saturday.

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/12/AR2007051200423.html?hpid=entnews