Overview
- The 42-year-old actor disclosed the plan during a live interview on NBC’s Today on Oct. 30.
- He said it will be an altruistic, non-directed donation to someone he does not know, planned for mid-December.
- Eisenberg characterized the procedure as “essentially risk-free” and described such donations as “so needed,” reflecting his personal view.
- Federal data report roughly 90,000 people on the U.S. kidney transplant waiting list as of September 2024.
- He explained that an altruistic donor can help start a kidney-exchange chain that matches multiple recipients.