Actor Zach Galifianakis paid an homeless woman’s rent for decades and spent time with her. They maintained a strong bond and even walked the red carpet with her as his date. Their friendship lasted nearly 27 years until she died at 96 years old.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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“When Zach Galifianakis met Marie “Mimi” Haist, she was volunteering in a laundromat, surviving off tips left by customers. She was only allowed to sleep between the washers and dryers so customers couldn’t see her.
Haist revealed that she became homeless after her divorce and had been on the streets for decades. Even though Galifianakis was an unknown comedian at the time, he found a comfortable apartment for her and paid her rent.
Galifianakis became a Hollywood star after filming alongside Bradley Cooper in the “Hangover” movie trilogy. However, his fame didn’t affect his heart, and he remained down-to-earth.
He maintained a strong bond with Haist and even walked a red carpet with her as his date. “If he’s in town, he takes me … I dress up nice, and a friend helps me with my makeup. It’s fun, not something I’ve ever dreamed I’d experience. The limo takes me home afterward,” revealed Haist.
Their friendship lasted nearly 27 years until she died at 96 years old.”
The best part about this is he didn’t put it on social media, or brag. Great guy.
Ooh wow🥹❤️Such things remind me that humanity still exists.
I personally knew a lady that lived in a council house in the UK. She was pretty poor and we used to help her. However, she was really good friends with Tony Bennett (the singer). Whenever he came over to the UK, his tour manager would make sure she had front-row tickets and Tony would spend time with her at the after show parties. Her flat was full of Tony Bennett memorabilia, and a lot of it was photos of Tony and her. We never knew why they were so close but they were friends until our friend got dementia and went into a home.
Just woke up from a rough night and this made me SO happy. I have always loved him as a performer and now I love him as a person.
Now imagine what actual BILLIONAIRES could do if they had even a pinch of the compassion Zach does.
Omgoodness, what a really thoughtful gesture, beyond. Heart warming!
Its to balance his evil side in Between Two Ferns
that laundromat used to be in my neighborhood. it’s been turned into a sauna studio recently
I lived here back when Mimi was still alive, and I used that laundromat occasionally. Zach happened to be a friend of a friend. I showed up to have lunch with my friend and it turned out he’d invited Zach and Mimi without telling me 😂
what a perfectly LA moment
Zach seems like a real genuinely nice guy, and such a cool thing to do
Wholesome stories like this restore a little faith in humanity
Good guy Zach. Be like Zach.
The documentary about their relationship is great! It’s called “Queen Mimi” I think.
Hero!
A most blessed and perfect gentleman in every way possible ✨ 🙏. Well done young man!
What an absolute gentleman.
Remember America, Empathy is a Sin
this has less pixels everytime its posted.
More people should do this 👏👏
What a good guy. Hope others take a leaf outta his book.
Absolutely! It’s refreshing to see someone who chooses to keep their good deeds private. It really speaks to their character and humility. Great guy indeed!
>paid an homeless woman’s rent
That must’ve been expensive.
Jokes aside, that’s really awesome of him!
How did their relationship form?
When his time comes, the pearly gates will swing wide open for him.
So was she still homeless for decades or just until Zack started paying her rent?
Wait, this is nice, but how long would he have had to pay her rent to not still be labeled “homeless woman” and be referenced with her actual name…ya know, like a person?
Now this is beautiful news!
For 27 years he made a kind ladies life infinitely better, just because he could?
Hell yes!
So she wasn’t homeless anymore.
Zach seems like a real genuinely nice guy, and such a cool thing to do😄♥️
And i thought this amazing, crazy fuck couldn’t get any better! I love this amazing fuck. Truly an inspiring story. Being kind to others turns anyone into a beautiful and incredibly soul to be admired.
Thank you for sharing this inspiring story. I am going to visit my elderly neighbor this evening. Thank you for the reminder.
How do you pay a homeless person’s rent? They’re homeless…
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That is AWESOME!
Wow.
Wow. That’s so lovely.
Wow, why can’t he be president? Too decent and kind, I guess.
Oh my god, that’s so sweet of him. 🤩
We need more people like him. 🙏
“he ain’t gone email you.”
Amazing
This makes me cry. It means so much at a time when kindness and simple human decency is under actual attack and on a vast scale.
“Paid a homeless woman’s rent for decades”
Who writes these titles?
What a generous person!
rent?
so she wasn’t so homeless, for decades,
good one Zach!
Wow!! Love you Zach.
Someone should check on Zach