HP actor and comedian Jim Tavaré, who played Tom the innkeeper at The Leaky Cauldron in
Prisoner of Azkaban, is throwing a
benefit to raise awareness and money for Burkitt’s lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. All proceeds for the fundraiser will go to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London, where Tavaré’s young son was treated last year for the disease.
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He had widespread abdominal tumours - one the size of a tennis ball - and disease of the bone marrow. After eight months of chemotherapy, much pain and bravery, he pulled through in time for Christmas.
I’m putting together his benefit as a way of saying thank you to Great Ormond Street and to raise awareness of the disease.
The show, featuring several comedians, is scheduled for Sunday, February 25, at Jongleurs Battersea, a comedy club in London.