‘Tough’ Male Caregivers Highlighted in Media Spots

They champion the unpaid work of 16 million U.S. men caring for family members

By Sherri Snelling

What do the following actors — “The Rock” (Dwayne Johnson), “McDreamy” (Patrick Dempsey) and “The Fonz” (Henry Winkler) — have in common? While their onscreen roles show them as strong, accomplished and cool, their real-life roles have taken a departure from the traditional male stereotype: they have all been caregivers to aging and ill mothers.

And they are not alone.

Thanks to AARP and the Ad Council, another actor who has joined the ranks as a real-life caregiver stars in a new public service awareness campaign. Antihero Danny Trejo, who starred in AMC’s Breaking Bad and movies such as Con Air, Machete and Spy Kids, cared for a friend with cancer. He shows in the TV/video spots that even tough guys can care for loved ones. “Caregiving is tougher than tough,” he says in the campaign’s tagline. Lets take a look further...

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