Caring comedian Ben Stiller helped to raise over $1million for starving Somalis

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 03:03 EDT, 19 March 2017 | Updated: 05:18 EDT, 19 March 2017

Ben Stiller's a big star with an even bigger heart.

Friday, the 51-year-old comedian helped raise over $1million dollars in under 24-hours to help Somalis facing starvation.

The Zoolander actor teamed up with Jerome Jarre of Vine and Snapchat fame to ask Turkish Airline for help sending resources to the hungry country.

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A star who cares: Ben Stiller joined forces with several other stars in an effort to send aid to Somalia, where a food crisis is currently ravaging the nation

A star who cares: Ben Stiller joined forces with several other stars in an effort to send aid to Somalia, where a food crisis is currently ravaging the nation

Social media for good: The star teamed up with Vine personality Jermone Jarre to get the attention of Turkish Airlines, who is the only company which flies direct to Somalia

Social media for good: The star teamed up with Vine personality Jermone Jarre to get the attention of Turkish Airlines, who is the only company which flies direct to Somalia

Late Friday, Ben posted an earnest black and white video to Twitter which explained the dire food situation in Somalia.

He shared a cleverly crafted - albeit far-fetched - plan thought up by his pal Jerome Jarre with fans.

The Vine star wondered if Turkish Airlines could help the stars deliver resources to people in need, so he used his army of fans to get the airline's attention.

Reaching out: The kindhearted actor and pals were able to get the attention of Turkish Airlines, who promised an entire cargo plane to help ship the 

Reaching out: The kindhearted actor and pals were able to get the attention of Turkish Airlines, who promised an entire cargo plane to help ship the 

The airline is in a unique position to help, as it is the only company which flies directly to Somalia. 

Quickly the stars were able to raise heaps of money to support the campaign, but most exciting of all was their response from Turkish Airlines, who was totally on board with Jarre's outlandishly caring plan.

With the help of NFL star Colin Kapernick, YouTuber Casey Neistat, and all of their caring followers, Ben and Jerome got the airliner to promise one of their cargo aircrafts to send food to the African nation. 

Success! With the help of fans and fellow stars, the Love Army For Somalia campaign was able to raise enough money to send 60 tons of food to the hungry Somalis

Success! With the help of fans and fellow stars, the Love Army For Somalia campaign was able to raise enough money to send 60 tons of food to the hungry Somalis

Turkish Airlines also promised that the shipment would be the first of many journeys to aid the hungry nation.

The stars were able to raise enough donations to promise 60 tons of food in their first relief mission.

You can still contribute to the cause via the Love Army For Somalia GoFundMe campaign. 

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