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| Michael Sheen turns himself into a 'not-for-profit' actor | Michael Sheen turns himself into a 'not-for-profit' actor |
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| From Good Omens to good causes, Michael Sheen has made himself a "social enterprise" | From Good Omens to good causes, Michael Sheen has made himself a "social enterprise" |
| Michael Sheen said he has turned himself into a "not-for-profit actor". | Michael Sheen said he has turned himself into a "not-for-profit actor". |
| The Welsh actor and activist sold his houses to ensure the 2019 Homeless World Cup went ahead in Cardiff. | The Welsh actor and activist sold his houses to ensure the 2019 Homeless World Cup went ahead in Cardiff. |
| Now the Hollywood star has pledged to carry on using the money he earns from acting to fund more projects. | Now the Hollywood star has pledged to carry on using the money he earns from acting to fund more projects. |
| He said: "There was something quite liberating about going, alright, I'll put large amounts of money into this or that, because I'll be able to earn it back again." | He said: "There was something quite liberating about going, alright, I'll put large amounts of money into this or that, because I'll be able to earn it back again." |
| Sheen added: "I've essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor." | Sheen added: "I've essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor." |
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| Speaking to The Big Issue, Sheen described how he stepped in to bankroll the Homeless World Cup when funding for the £2m project fell through at the last moment. | Speaking to The Big Issue, Sheen described how he stepped in to bankroll the Homeless World Cup when funding for the £2m project fell through at the last moment. |
| "I had committed to helping to organise that and then suddenly, with not long to go, there was no money," he said. | "I had committed to helping to organise that and then suddenly, with not long to go, there was no money," he said. |
| "I had to make a decision - I could walk away from it and it wouldn't happen. | "I had to make a decision - I could walk away from it and it wouldn't happen. |
| "I thought, I'm not going to let that happen. So, I put all my money into keeping it going. | "I thought, I'm not going to let that happen. So, I put all my money into keeping it going. |
| "I had a house in America and a house here and I put those up and just did whatever it took. | "I had a house in America and a house here and I put those up and just did whatever it took. |
| "It was scary and incredibly stressful. I'll be paying for it for a long time. | "It was scary and incredibly stressful. I'll be paying for it for a long time. |
| "But when I came out the other side, I realised I could do this kind of thing and, if I can keep earning money, it's not going to ruin me." | "But when I came out the other side, I realised I could do this kind of thing and, if I can keep earning money, it's not going to ruin me." |
| 'Turning point' | 'Turning point' |
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| Sheen said he had given "everything" to make sure the Homeless World Cup went ahead in 2019 | Sheen said he had given "everything" to make sure the Homeless World Cup went ahead in 2019 |
| The star of Good Omens, The Damned United and Frost/Nixon has already pledged £50,000 over five years to fund a bursary to help Welsh students go to Oxford University. | The star of Good Omens, The Damned United and Frost/Nixon has already pledged £50,000 over five years to fund a bursary to help Welsh students go to Oxford University. |
| However Sheen revealed the "turning point" followed a 72-hour production of The Passion through the streets of his hometown Port Talbot in 2011. | However Sheen revealed the "turning point" followed a 72-hour production of The Passion through the streets of his hometown Port Talbot in 2011. |
| "I got to know people and organisations within my hometown that I didn't know existed," he said. | "I got to know people and organisations within my hometown that I didn't know existed," he said. |
| "Little groups who were trying to help young carers, who had just enough funding to make a tiny difference to a kid's life by putting on one night a week where they could get out and go bowling or watch a film and just be a kid. | "Little groups who were trying to help young carers, who had just enough funding to make a tiny difference to a kid's life by putting on one night a week where they could get out and go bowling or watch a film and just be a kid. |
| "I [came] back to visit three or four months later [to] find out that funding had gone and that organisation didn't exist anymore." | "I [came] back to visit three or four months later [to] find out that funding had gone and that organisation didn't exist anymore." |
| He added: "I realised the difference between that child's life being a little bit better or not was ultimately a small amount of funding and I wanted to help those people. | He added: "I realised the difference between that child's life being a little bit better or not was ultimately a small amount of funding and I wanted to help those people. |
| "I didn't just want to be a patron or a supportive voice, I wanted to actually do more than that. | "I didn't just want to be a patron or a supportive voice, I wanted to actually do more than that. |
| "That's when I thought, I need to go back and live in Wales again." | "That's when I thought, I need to go back and live in Wales again." |
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