The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Lights, Camera, Generosity

Bill Gates meets Indiana Jones.

That, more or less, is the premise behind The Philanthropist, an eight-part television series that joins NBC's summer line-up this month. In the pilot episode, a billionaire playboy turned humanitarian named Teddy Rist (played by the handsome British actor James Purefoy) battles corrupt government officials, drug dealers,...

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