8th ELA/2nd Hour

6 March 2015

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education has led him tolirdhaving many different professions. He graduated from the

entertainment, he has been a producer and a director, as well as an actor. Some TV shows Collins
has appeared on are Charmed. ER, NCSI, andl most widely known, Supernatural. Liberty

Heights; Girl, Interntpted; ard Karla are some movies Collins has been in. Along with this, he is
also a certified lifeguard, EMT, and motorcyclist ('Random Acts - Board of Directors"). Collins

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Collins makes some choice posts on social media, causing some to dislike him and others to only

admire him more (Collins). Collins has a YouTube channel, in which he has a small series,
called Cooking Fast and Freshwith West,where he, his son, West Anaximander Collins

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Being influential in society has greatly helped Misha Collins to better the world. Coltins
is very popular in social media, his twitter being a popular favorite. Misha's hnritter accourt has
gained 1.9 million followers since he joined the social media site in May of 2009. This

popularity is most likely due to him being a well known actor, and his funny tweets, such

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himself has led to him being nominated and awarded several awards. Collins wor a People's
Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fiffantasy TV Show Actor in 2015. He also shared the winning

of a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance n2014 with two costars, Jensen Ackles
and Jared Padalecki. In 201I, Collins won

TV Guide Awards Favorite Non-Human for his role

as Castiel on Supernatural. He was nominated

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award in 2013. He's been nominated for Constellations Awards' Best Male Performance in a
2009 Science Fiction Television Show in 2010 for the Supernatural episode, "The Rapture"; and

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in many ways, specifically his work in spreading kindness. Random Acts and GISHWI-IES aim
to spread kindness, and the man behind both is Misha Collins. Collins founded and co-founded
the charities to make the world a betterplace (Barrett; "Random Acts - About Us."). Collins now

lives with wife Victoria, son West, and daughter Maison. He has a recurring role on
Supernatural as the angel Castiel (Smith; "Misha Collins." Wikipedia). Beiag a well known actor
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make the world a better place. Determination is a valuable qualrty to find in a person, and when a

person is determined to do good, that good is going to happen. Taking risks allowed Misha

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amazing to many, and it can allbe traced back to Collins. Actor, carpenter, poet; no matter the

job, Misha Collins is able to spread kindness throughout the world, rightfully giving him many
admirers.

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Works Cited
Barrett, Dan. "Misha Collins and GISHTS/HES: The World's Largest Media Scavenger Hunt!"
Guinness l{orld Records. N.p., 07 Mar. 2013. Web. 06 Feb. 2015.

Cdlins, Misha. "Misha Collins." Twitter. Twitter, n.d. Web.

"Misha Collins." Wkipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"Misha Collins." YouTufu, YouTube, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2A15.

"RardomActs - About Us." RandomActs. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2A15.

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Acts - Board of Directors." Random,4cfs. U.S Airways, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2A15.

Smi$r, Emily. The Misha Collins Handfuok: Everything You Need to Know afuut Misha
Collins. S.l.: Tebbo,2012. N. pag" Print.
"\rVorld Records!" Guinness Wadd

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