Jolie among top 10 generous stars

Hong Kong, May 9: Forbes magazine has named action film star Jackie Chan as one of the 10 most generous celebrities, placing him among the ranks of U2 lead singer Bono, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and actress Angelina Jolie.

Forbes said in a report on its web site on Tuesday that Chan, who set up the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, gave USD 64,000 to UNICEF to help tsunami victims in Asia in December 2004, and recently donated USD 100,000 to Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based charity for the homeless.

The other generous celebrities identified by Forbes are Bono, Winfrey, Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The 10 were not ranked.

Among his latest charity works, his Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation recently received a USD 20,000 donation from tom cruise, according to Chan's web site.

The donation will fund 10 scholarships at the Hong Kong academy for performing arts.