Heroes Star Greg Grunberg Auctions Charity Video Chat

Meeting with Fans to Benefit the Epilepsy Foundation Charity
LIVERMORE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Greg Grunberg, star of NBC`s "Heroes" and creator of TalkAboutIt.org, will
auction his time for a one-on-one video chat to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation
charity. Bidding is exclusively online at humanety.com and will open to the
public beginning at 4:00 P.M. Thursday, March 26, and end at 4:00 P.M. April 5.
The winning bidder will participate in a personal 30-minute video conversation
with Grunberg at a later date. The auction is conducted by Humanety, which will
record the conversation and make it available for playback from its Web site.

Grunberg`s son, Jake, 12, has epilepsy and the actor relied on the Epilepsy
Foundation to gain the knowledge needed to care for him. Over time, Grunberg
became the official spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and
EpilepsyAdvocate.com. He recently created TalkAboutIt.org, a website that helps
remove stigmas about epilepsy and provides a forum for information about the
affliction.

"When I heard about Humanety, I jumped at the chance to raise money and
awareness about a cause I feel so passionately about. I love talking with my
fans, and nothing is off limits: Heroes, Alias, Felicity, Yowza!!, my best
friend JJ and his new Star Trek movie and, of course, epilepsy. Let`s talk about
it," said Grunberg.

"Humanety is a new way to help support and promote a wide variety of vital
charities," said Michael Campbell, CEO of Humanety. "By conducting these
meetings over the Internet, we are able to connect celebrities to their fans
anywhere around the world. We are honored to work with Greg to help him promote
the cause of the Epilepsy Foundation and hopefully raise significant donations
in the process."

The Epilepsy Foundation is a national voluntary agency solely dedicated to the
welfare of more than three million people with epilepsy in the U.S. and their
families. The charity works to ensure that people with seizures are able to
participate in all life experiences; to improve how people with epilepsy are
perceived, accepted and valued in society; and, to promote research for a cure.

Two-time Saturn Award nominee Greg Grunberg stars in NBC`s Emmy and Golden
Globe-nominated ensemble drama series "Heroes" as Matt Parkman, a police
detective with the ability to hear the thoughts of others. He just wrapped the
romantic comedy "Group Sex" which he co-wrote, co-produced and starred, and will
soon launch Yowza!! a mobile coupon application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. A
philanthropist by nature, Grunberg started the celebrity rock band for charity
"Band From TV" with fellow actors Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Adrian Pasdar,
Jesse Spencer and Bob Guiney. Most recently, Band From TV performed on "The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "American Idol Gives Back" where they helped
raise over $60 million.

Humanety is a new method of aiding charities. Fans bid on auctions to meet their
favorite celebrities, and this helps raise awareness and funding for worthy
causes. Two-way conversations are conducted over Internet videoconference and
shared with the world via the Humanety web site.

Release Summary:

Greg Grunberg, star of NBCs Heroes, will auction his time for a one-on-one video
chat to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation charity. Bidding is exclusively online
at www.humanety.com and starts Thursday, March 26.

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