Observer: The week of Bill Nighy

As we already know, Bill spent most of his week being a “be’nighy’n nuisance” around the G8 summit and to remind everyone of the promises that have been made on previous G8 summits.
For the Observer he wrote up his week, and you can read about his air guitar habit, his obsession with suits, his [...]

Bill Nighy in Japan with Oxfam – video

Bill has also written a post on the Oxfam International blog about his experiences in Japan.
Bill’s (and many other Oxfam ambassadors’) letter to the G8 can be read here.

And Bill would not be Bill …

without a couple of rock ‘n roll moves. The Act Now photos are taken in Japan, where Bill is supporting Oxfam lobbying at the currently held G8 conference.

All Pictures taken by Oxfam

Bill Nighy from Japan (G8) interview Andrew Marr show

Bill Nighy is currently lobbying with Oxfam at the G8, to make sure that the G8 doesn’t forget their promises about making poverty history.
Bill did an interview for the Andrew Marr show (Bill’s interview is about 30 minutes in the program).
You can see the interview here.
See also:
Oxfam
More about Bill Nighy and Oxfam
Bill has just finished [...]

Bill Nighy in Japan to support Oxfam leading up to G8

After his trip to Tanzania with Oxfam last year, Bill is now in Japan helping Oxfam to remind the G8 of their responsibility to tackle poverty.
You can follow the Oxfam campaigners in Japan on their blog.
Bill Nighy starred in The Girl in the Cafe (2005), a film made for TV written by Richard Curtis. Bill [...]

Bill Nighy in Tanzania with Oxfam

The BBC has a 3 minute film of Bill Nighy who travelled with Oxfam to Tanzania to see the difference that international aid can make. BBC news has also featured a short clip with Bill, as has the morning Breakfast show on BBC 1.
Watch it here.
www.makepovertyhistory.org
www.whiteband.org
Oxfam
www.one.org
The G8 wait
Update: Oxfam has a press release about [...]

Bill Nighy’s special kinship with freaks of nature

Interesting interview with Bill Nighy about, of course, Pirates but it also mentions that Bill is flying to Tanzania to lobby the G8 conference.
In working with Curtis, who wrote “The Girl in the Café” in part to bring attention to the problems of world poverty, Nighy too has been moved to “help a bit.” Over [...]

The Girl In The Cafe wins Emmy’s in the USA

It has been a succesful evening for the The Girl In The Cafe yesterday, at the yearly Emmy Awards. The film featuring Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald won 3 prizes :
Best TV Movie
Best Writing, mini-series/TV movie
Best Supporting actress in mini-series/TV movie (Kelly MacDonald)
All prices are absolutely deserved, Richard Curtis wrote a fantastic script, and Kelly [...]