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Cause celeb: Ryan Phillippe on military veterans’ family caregivers

June 14, 2017 at 3:59 p.m. EDT
Ryan Phillippe testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Maui Film Festival)

Cause: Expanding programs supporting people who act as caregivers for their family members who are wounded military veterans.

Celeb: Actor Ryan Phillippe, best known for his role as “everyone’s 1990s crush” and “Reese Witherspoon’s ex,” who now plays a veteran military sniper (see! he knows what he’s talking about!) on the USA network series “Shooter.” Phillippe actually does have real-life perspective on the issue — he comes from a military family — and he’s an ambassador for former senator Elizabeth Dole’s foundation devoted to the issue.