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Paul Rudd becomes a real-life hero for a bullied Colorado boy

Brody Ridder, 12, came home with a nearly empty yearbook. His mom's Facebook post about the experience caught the attention of other students — and one not-so-small actor.
Brody Ridder.

Brody Ridder, 12, had arrived home from school with a nearly empty yearbook, only managing to acquire the signatures of two teachers and two classmates despite asking for more.

Ridder decided to sign his own yearbook with a note to himself: "Hope you make some more friends," he

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