08/04/2018. Crowe tweeted on April 17 thanking Oliver for buying his memorabilia for a good cause and announcing he’d be using the money for a wildlife cause. John Oliver on Sunday revealed that his HBO show, 'Last Week Tonight,' did indeed buy the jockstrap Russell Crowe wore in 'Cinderella Man' during the actor's recent divorce auction. The items are now on display at the video store location. That may honestly be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Oliver. All rights reserved. Oliver announced the good news during the May 6 episode of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.” The host joked he would be ending the HBO series as he can’t possibly top getting a koala chlamydia ward named in his honor. Well, a few weeks ago Oliver and his team purchased several of the 227 items that Russell Crowe sold at his controversial “The Art of Divorce” auction at … Watch Russell Crowe, Ben Platt, Brittany Howard (Season 7, Episode 162) of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon or get episode details on NBC.com Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. 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Actor gets his own back after comedian bought jock strap from Cinderella Man in ‘divorce auction’ and donated it to Alaskan video store, Mon 7 May 2018 20.46 EDT (Eric Liebowitz / HBO) John Oliver is the superfan who placed the now-notorious high bid on Russell Crowe's "Cinderella Man" jockstrap. FILE - This May 2, 2018 file photo shows the exterior of a Blockbuster Video store in Anchorage, Alaska. “Thank you so much to Russell Crowe for your amazing donation to … Oliver’s purchases exceeded $10,000, which Crowe then donated to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Oliver gave the items to Blockbuster’s Anchorage, Alaska location as a “fun, movie-themed way to draw people in” and keep its doors open. Bright Light Bright Light is a duo including the great Elton John who perform their new single. On Sunday night’s episode, Oliver announced his plan had worked and Crowe’s jock strap was on display in the Blockbuster as a mini-shrine to the actor. As of the airing of the final Oliver episode, it remained unclear who owned or … During the show’s April 15 episode, Oliver revealed himself as the mystery buyer of Crowe’s jockstrap and other items from the auction, including … “Well played Russell Crowe. I think this is such a wonderful random act of kindness that I am planning now on how to best use the @iamjohnoliver money he spent on groin protectors and such .Given his often shown genuine love for Australians and Australia , it’s got to be something special . Well played indeed. I found the Driver bit kind of well silly, but I have all season. Despite the gift of the jockstrap worn by actor Russell Crowe in the 2005 movie "Cinderella Man" from HBO's John Oliver to bring traffic into the store, Blockbuster Alaska General Manager Kevin Daymude said the last two Blockbuster Video locations in Alaska will rent their last … Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! The Blockbuster was touched, but so was Crowe. No good deed goes unpunished, and John Oliver’s recent attempts to help out struggling video stores have resulted in the comedian having a koala chlamydia treatment ward named after him, thanks to actor Russell Crowe. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. “At most I’ve shown morbid curiosity for it, the way a nine-year-old pokes a dead frog with a stick.”. “What I’m essentially saying here is we’ve accomplished everything we set out to do on this show. We’ve achieved a koala chlamydia ward, so there’s nothing left for us to accomplish. Oliver has revealed himself as the mystery buyer of numerous items at Russell Crowe… Oliver bought a number of items from Russell Crowe’s recent “divorce auction” to help out struggling Alaskan Blockbuster video stores, including paying AU$7,000 for the jockstrap the actor wore in the film Cinderella Man. Which means thanks very much everyone, but we are fucking done here. I loved the whole "white void" episode ending. Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe join Graham to discuss their new movie "The Nice Guys". John Oliver 'quits' Last Week Tonight after Russell Crowe has a koala chlamydia ward named after him 'We have accomplished everything we set out to do on this show, so we are f**king done' Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight ... purchasing the jockstrap that Russell Crowe wore in Cinderella Man and presenting it as ... which sees the comedian devote each episode … Chlamydia is a disease that has had a genuine impact on koala populations in Australia, causing blindness and infertility, and affecting the vast majority of koalas in some areas. John Oliver bought Russell Crowe's leather jockstrap — and he wants it to go to Blockbuster John Oliver relishes being able to do 'Last Week Tonight' without restrictions Watch the … This show is over.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. John Oliver in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2015. John Oliver bought Russell Crowe's jockstrap for the last Blockbuster in Alaska Other items purchased from the divorce auction include Crowe's 'Cinderella Man' robe …