Kevin Hart Launches Instagram 'Relief Challenge' for Hurricane Harvey Victims

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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart got serious for a moment on Instagram over the weekend in response to the destruction following Hurricane Harvey.

“I’m calling this the Hurricane Harvey Relief Challenge,” Hart wrote before tagging some of his former coworkers like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and other celebrities, including Beyonce, Chris Rock and Steve Harvey. “I am getting a link together now people. Help me help Houston.”

I'm calling this the Hurricane Harvey Relief Challenge….Lets go @therock @beyonce @chrisrock Jay Z Dave Chappelle @jerryseinfeild @iamsteveharveytv @justintimberlake #HurricaneHarveyReliefChallenge #prayforhouston …..I am getting a link together now people. Help me help Houston….

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“I think we’ve participated in a lot of challenges on the internet. Some meaningful, some meaningless, but we’ve all done ‘em,” the actor said in the clip. “At this point, I’m going to start a real challenge.”

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The challenge? To donate $25,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey and then challenge other celebrities to do the same.

This is obviously not something that everybody can do, like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but people like Hart can manage.

Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4, made landfall on Friday. So far, five people are dead with an unknown number of people injured and left homeless. Over the weekend, multiple people from the Houston area took to the internet to post photos of their flooded homes, hoping to draw the attention of rescue crews or other help.

The Washington Post reports that an estimated 30,000 people will be forced from their homes due to flooding.

17 Hardest Working Movie Actors of 2016, From Kevin Hart to Anna Kendrick (Photos)

Here is a list of actors and actresses that had a busy 2016, including Margot Robbie, Elle Fanning and Ben Affleck.
Ben Affleck

His busy year kicked off with "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," but that wasn't all -- He had a small cameo in "Suicide Squad," and starred in "The Accountant" and "Live By Night," which he also directed.
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Margot Robbie

Not only did she entertain as Harley Quinn in "Suicide Squad," but the actress also starred in Tina Fey's "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," "The Legend of Tarzan" and "Terminal."
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Kevin Hart

One of the busiest and most popular guys in Hollywood, Hart starred in "Central Intelligence," "Ride Along 2," voiced a character in "The Secret Life of Pets," and had his comedy special "Kevin Hart: What Now?"
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Haley Bennett

Apart from starring in video game-like film "Hardcore Henry" and playing a role in "The Girl on the Train," Bennett also starred in "The Magnificent Seven" and "Rules Don't Apply."
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Adam Driver

Apart from starring in the holdover "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Driver played a role in "Midnight Special," "Paterson" and "Silence" -- and he was filming the final season of "Girls."
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Felicity Jones

Jones had a good year too -- She was one of the leads in "Inferno" opposite Tom Hanks, as well as "A Monster Calls," "Collide" and the end of year hit "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Michael Shannon

Is there a movie Shannon hasn't booked this year? In addition to reprising his role as Zod in "Batman v Superman," he starred in two Jeff Nichols movies, "Midnight Special" and "Loving" -- not to mention indies "Frank & Lola," "Elvis & Nixon" and "Nocturnal Animals."
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Anna Kendrick

Kendrick starred in "Get a Job," "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," "The Hollars," "The Accountant" and voiced a character in DreamWorks' "Trolls."
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Ben Foster

Foster really shined in "Hell or High Water" opposite Chris Pine, with whom he also starred in "The Finest Hours." But Foster also starred in "Warcraft" and "Inferno."
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Sigourney Weaver

Who could forget Sigourney Weaver's voice in "Finding Dory?" Well, the actress also had other roles this year: "Re(Assignment)," "Ghostbusters" and "A Monster Calls."
Toby Kebbell

Kebbell had roles in "Warcraft," "Ben-Hur," "A Monster Calls" and "Gold" this year.
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Jeremy Irons

Irons had roles in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," "Race," "The Man Who Knew Infinity," and "Assassin's Creed."
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Elle Fanning

The younger Fanning sister had a busy year as she starred in films like "Neon Demon," "Ballerina," "20th Century Women," "Live By Night" and "American Pastoral."
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Ike Barinholtz

The comedian had a busy year as well, starring in "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" and "Suicide Squad" as well as lending his voice to movies like "Angry Birds" and "Storks."
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Mahershala Ali

Not only was Ali one of the main characters in Netflix's "Luke Cage," but the actor also starred in "The Free State of Jones, "Kicks" and "The Realest Real," as well as Oscar hotshots "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures."
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Greta Gerwig

Gerwig was also in four movies this year: "Maggie's Plan," "Wiener-Dog," "20th Century Women" and "Jackie" opposite Natalie Portman.
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Ethan Hawke

Hawke had a great role in Antoine Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven," as well as "Maudie," "In the Valley of Violence," "Born to be Blue" and "The Phenom."
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