"Today we fight. Tomorrow we fight. The day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a lunch, 'cause it's gonna have a long day doing it."
Jim Beaver
ABOUT THE VIDEO
20 cancer patients participated in a unique makeover experience. They were invited to a studio. Their hair and makeup were completely redone. During the transformation, they were asked to keep their eyes shut. A photographer then immortalized the moment they opened their eyes. This discovery allowed them to forget their illness, IF ONLY FOR A SECOND.
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ABOUT JIM BEAVER
Jim Beaver was born in 1950. He's a famous American character actor who is perhaps best known for his leading roles in the TV series Deadwood and Supernatural. After high school Beaver joined the Marines and served as a radioman with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam. Having always displayed an interest in acting, Beaver fist appeared on stage in 1972 in a production of "Rain" at the Oklahoma Theatre . Beaver went on to appear films, albeit small parts. He got his break in 1989 staring with Bruce Willis in the film In Country. In the 90s he appeared in a string of TV shows, including 3rd Rock from the Sun before landing his big television break in the hit show Deadwood as the character of Elsworth. For this he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. This gave him further opportunities scudding the role of Bobby Singer in Supernatural which gave him a worldwide fan base. He tragically lost his wife to cancer, and is now a campaigner to raise funds for cancer research.