Liev Schreiber's family ties to Ukraine push him to help its people
The actor speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather.
Long before Ray Donovan, Victor Creed or Richard Roma, the main character in Liev Schreiber's life was Alex Milgram.
"He became like a superhero to me," Schreiber tells NPR's All Things Considered.
The actor, who counts those roles among his long list of credits, shares a deep connection with Milgram, his maternal grandfather and a Jewish Ukrainian immigrant to the U.S. Following , Milgram was the one who raised him in many respects.
