Cynicism !01

Actor! Good Deed! Heaps of free publicity.....but when you cut through all of that somebody benefitted from the act so we should give Farrel credit although in my circle one of my good friends, best buddies wouldn't still be on the street. Farrell might take a lesson from Amanda when it comes to homeless people.

Colin Farrell helps Toronto homeless man

Updated Thu. Sep. 13 2007 11:19 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Colin Farrell usually plays the hero in Hollywood films, but the Irish actor became a real-life hero to a homeless man in Toronto this week.

On Tuesday, Farrell took the man on a $2,100 shopping spree. The actor, who told CTV's eTalk that the homeless man is "a friend of mine," walked into a Toronto store with his arm around his pal. He then bought the man, whose street name is "Stress," waterproof jackets, pants, boots, and even socks.

"The homeless guy was grabbing ... whatever he wanted," Dave Mott, manager of Europe Bound, an outdoor gear store on King Street, told CTV Toronto.

"Colin was walking around with the guy and doing the same thing -- grabbed a sleeping bag and back pack, came back down and grabbed more clothing."

Mott told CTV Newsnet that "they seemed like they were really good friends and they were best buddies, like they've known each other for years."