Jenny McCarthy has put her star power to work. The actress and funny girl, whose 5 year old son Evan has autism, is a highly vocal advocate on the awareness of autism.
At a recent fundraiser in Pacific Palisades, Jenny McCarthy and her boyfriend Jim Carrey were in attendance. Jenny got honors from Dr. David Feinberg, chief executive officer of the UCLA Hospital System, who referred to the actress as “my hero”.
So impressed was Feinberg with McCarthy’s efforts, he said, that his son used her as a subject for a school paper on heroes. In researching his essay, the youngster was instructed by his father “to Google” McCarthy, whose resumé includes being a “Playboy” Playmate.
This got a laugh from the audience and a rise out of Carrey – who leapt to his feet, shot an “Ace Ventura” glower around the room and then fixed his eyes on Feinberg.
“What’s your son doing Googling my girlfriend?” Carrey demanded to know.
In a more serious moment, Carrey – whom McCarthy has described as a remarkably helping hands with her son – was called an “autism healer” by Feinberg. Carrey is also one of the sponsors of the treatment center.
Later, McCarthy spoke at the podium about Carrey’s daughter, Jane, 20. “For so long I have had psychics say they see me with a daughter,” she said. “I now know what they are talking about.
I love to see Hollywood putting there resources together and making a difference.